East White oak bible church 2020 missions conference November 1 - 15 Welcome Welcome to Bold & Unhindered - a very different missions conference! We live in strange, uncertain and unprecedented times. Feeling Bold? Unhindered? Uncertainty and chaos can wear on you. Yet our theme - Bold & Unhindered - from the end of Acts is about Advancing the Gospel! Boldly and without hindrance he (Paul) preached the Kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 28:31 I like this note in the NET Bible: “Despite all the attempts to stop it, the message continues to go forth.” Notice the parallels between 2020 and Paul’s life at the end of the book of Acts. After three missionary journeys, Paul is on house arrest for preaching the gospel. Yet even on lockdown, Paul kept a warm and open home, welcoming all who would visit - including soldiers assigned to guard him. Imprisonment did not prevent him from speaking about the Kingdom of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul was confined, but God’s word was not. To exercise caution in the midst of COVID, the format of this year’s conference will be different in some ways. Many conference activities will be virtual giving us opportunities to hear from missionaries who cannot travel to be with us physically. You can attend most events from your home and in person. Check out our conference webpage or My Oak Central for all the details. Pastor Scott recently noted that COVID19 has shifted for the world from a “crisis” to a “chronic” situation. In the midst of this pandemic, many normal distractions and idols have been stripped away. Many are struggling, hurting, and fearful in our neighborhoods and around the world. May we who belong to Christ reach out with the love, joy and hope of the gospel to a scared, hopeless and hurting world. The Scripture gives us so many things we can know for certain. Here are just a few. · We know God loves us so much He sent His Son. John 3:16 · We know everything works for good according to God’s purpose. Romans 8:28 · We know our old self was crucified with Christ so we are no longer a slave to sin. Romans 6:6 · We know we were crucified with Christ and we no longer live but Christ lives through us. Galatians 2:20 · We know we can rejoice in suffering for suffering produces endurance and perseverance. Romans 5:3 · We know we are not justified by works but grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Galatians 2:16 Ephesians 2:8-9 · We know we have been ransomed by the precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18-19 · We know our labor is not in vain if we remain steadfast in Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:58 · We know God’s strength will sustain us. Isaiah 40:31 · We know we can always have hope because God has always been faithful. Hebrews 10:23 You may want to compile your own list. God has given us unshakable truth, so we can anchor to these truths during these uncertain times. As you take time to consider what God is doing in the world, our prayer is that you will also look at your own life and consider the question, how can you be a Bold & Unhindered witness for Christ? In these tumultuous times, folks are looking for hope and answers to hard questions. We know the One who is truth and life and provides the only real and lasting hope. Our desire is for every follower of Jesus - every man, woman, and child - to live on mission for Christ. God calls us to obedience and trust and He uses us as beacons of light in a dark, hopeless world. Our prayer is that God would speak to us individually and corporately as we seek to be Bold & Unhindered witnesses for the gospel. Enjoy the Conference! For the East White Oak Missions team, Ron Miller Conference Sunday Speakers Sunday | November 1 | 9:00 & 10:30 Sunday | November 8 | 9:00 & 10:30 Sunday | November 15 | 9:00 & 10:30 Jim Roberts Dr. Scott Horrell Dr. Rodney Orr Special Events Sunday | November 1 | 4:00 Saturday | November 7 | 8:00 Tuesday | November 10 | 7:00 Saturday | November 14 | 6:30 Global Worship Men’s Breakfast with Dr. Ladies’ Missions Connection Bold Steps Horrell & Jake Prochaska with Susan Simmons An Evening with Dr. Orr Saturday | November 7 | 6:30 Life Unhindered An Evening with Dr. Horrell Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday | November 1 | 9:00 Sunday | November 8 | 9:00 Sunday | November 15 | 9:00 Micah Ngussa - 171 (170 overflow) Dennis & Janet Schlagel - 171 Jim & Susan Simmons - 171 RTD - Banquet R00m (172 overflow) (170 overflow) (170 overflow) Sunday | November 1 | 10:30 Bill & Debbie Miller - Banquet Room SpreadTruth - Banquet Room Laurie Soliday - 171 (170 overflow) (172 overflow) (172 overflow) RTD - Banquet Room (172 overflow) Sunday | November 8 | 10:30 Sunday | November 15 | 10:30 Laurie Soliday - 171 (170 overflow) Dennis & Janet Schlagel - 171 SpreadTruth - Banquet Room (170 overflow) (172 overflow) Bill & Debbie Miller - Banquet Room Jake Prochaska - Bridge & Ignite (172 overflow) Youth Events Sunday | November 1 | 4:00 Sunday | November 8 | 9:00 Global Worship Jake Prochaska Children’s Events Wednesday | November 4 | 6:30 AWANA - TCRC Prayer Meetings Wednesday | November 4 | 6:30 Wednesday | November 11 | 6:30 Jim & Susan Simmons International Student Ministry Facebook Live Prayer Time Every Monday - Friday at 8:00 am Various Featured Missionaries Meet the Jim Roberts WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS Jim and Paula Roberts have served with Wycliffe Bible translators for 30 years beginning in Bible translation ministry through aviation and children’s education, then working as field director in Peru, followed by oversight to translation work in all of the Americas. Jim now serves as part of the Wycliffe executive leadership team giving guidance to Bible translation ministry globally. Jim and Paula currently serve from Dallas, Texas. They have four adult sons and five grandchildren. J. Scott Horrell DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Dr. Horrell has been a missionary and theologian in various world cultures in addition to evangelism and church-planting. He especially loves to orient students to a global understanding of Christian faith and the implications of the triune God for all of life. After 18 years teaching and church-planting in Brazil, Scott teaches both theology and world missions at Dallas Seminary and is adjunct professor at SETECA (Guatemala), JETS (Amman, Jordan), and CDL (Maputo, Mozambique). He and Ruth have 2 daughters and 8 grandchildren. Jake Prochaska Jake Prochaska serves as a youth and young adult pastor serving teens and sharing the goodness of Jesus with them. He is also working on a Master’s of Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Jake has traveled to the Philippines three times and Burkina Faso once to share the gospel with those who have never heard it. He is currently exploring a path toward missions to Muslim people. As Paul says, “it has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ is not known” (Rom. 15: 20). He hopes to share this vision with other believers so that we might lay down our lives for others to experience eternal life in Christ. Rodney H. Orr DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Dr. Orr spent his formative years in Ethiopia and Germany. He served with Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) for 34 years, 17 of which were overseas. Dr. Orr taught at the Nairobi International School of Theology in Kenya and, serving as executive director, helped build Africa Leadership and Management Academy (ALMA), a graduate school in Zimbabwe. While stateside, his ministry focused on Yale University and United Nations diplomats in New York City. Dr. Orr is married to Enid and they have 10 children and 2 grandchildren. Event Descriptions Global Worship Bold & Unhindered worship Sunday, November 1 at 4 p.m. Worship Center/Livestream Join us as we lift our hearts and our voices in praise to our glorious King! We’ll worship together and celebrate ways that music allows people of every tribe, nation and tongue to worship our creator. All ages are invited! Men’s Breakfast Unhindered Men Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 a.m. Gym Bring your appetite for the food as well as your spiritual appetite for fellowship and encouragement. Muffins and juice will be offered. Feel free to bring your own hotverage. be Life Unhindered An Evening with Dr. Horrell & Jake Prochaska Saturday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. Worship Center/Livestream Discover how theology - what we believe about God - meets the real world with Dr. Scott Horrell and Jake Prochaska. We’ll explore how the Triune God motivates us to be self-giving, unhindered, on mission to love our neighbors and to make disciples. Ladies’ Missions Connection Unhindered Women with Susan Simmons Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00 p.m. Worship Center/Livestream Ladies, join us for an encouraging and inspirational evening as we explore taking bold steps to follow God’s call. Bold Steps An Evening with Dr. Orr Saturday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. Worship Center/Livestream Explore ways we can boldly step outside our comfort zones and do what God has called us to do in making disciples of all nations. Hear from Dr. Rodney Orr about living life intentionally and reaching across cultures to share the Good News of the Gospel. Local ministry partners Online Anytime Check out ways you can partner, pray, give or go with local ministries. Featured Bill & Debbie Miller Jerry McCorkle Global Service Network SpreadTruth Dennis & Janet Schlagel Micah Ngussa Fellowship of Christian Farmers TCRC Jim & Susan Simmons Laurie Soliday AIM CRU Our Missionaries Steve & Natalie Arn Jenny Klouse Jim & Paula Roberts Ethnos360 InterVarsity Wycliffe Sanford, FL Santa Rosa, CA Duncanville, TX Bill & Gloria Bagley Mel & Marian Kunz* Dennis & Janet Schlagel RHMA IMI/SOS Fellowship of Christian Farmers Garden City, UT Ocala, FL Bloomington, IL John & Linda Berger Mark & Meg Kuzdas John & Pat Sharp International Students, Inc.