Table of Contents Programming 03 Conference at a Glance 04 Youth Rally 04 Movie Festival 05 Children’s Program 12 Featured Music 13 Seminars 21 Friday Field Trip 30 Pastors’ All-day Friday Workshop Editorial 02 Welcome from the Chairman 06 Featured Speakers’ Biographies 10 Missionary Spotlight 17 Seminar Presenter Biographies Mission Exhibitors 22 Exhibition Hall Booth Layout 23 Exhibitors’ Booth Location Missions Fest Seattle 2014 Program Maga- zine is a product of Missions Fest Seattle, a 24 Exhibitors’ Directory Washington State non-profit corporation. “MISSIONS FEST & Design® and MISSIONS Information FEST® are trademarks owned by the Mis- 27 Sponsoring Churches sions Fest International Association and used under license by Missions Fest Seattle.” 30 Missions Fest Seattle 2014 Special Project 31 General Information For more information contact: Missions Fest Seattle 32 Acknowledgements P.O. Box 33813 Seattle, WA 98133 Web: www.missionsfestseattle.org 1 Welcome from the Chairman with the life-giving power of the Gospel of the Kingdom, an entire nation, province, re- Greetings gion, or people group can be transformed! Followers of Jesus! It’s time to make cities our intentional mis- Welcome to the 2014 regional missions sional target again. If the Apostle Paul conference sponsored by over 95 area could be sent back to finish what he started, churches. This is our 9th year of locking we would have to join him in the cities arms in unity around the great cause of the because without a doubt that is where he expansion of the Kingdom of God. We are would be found. putting feet to the Lord’s Prayer for “God the Father’s Kingdom to come and His will to be Does Seattle create the culture of the Pacific done on earth as it is in Heaven.” Northwest? Absolutely! We may not like all aspects of the culture Seattleites create, but More than ever, the mission of communicat- ing the Gospel is about reaching cities. In our lifetime the world has moved off the “Going across the farms and rural small towns. This phenom- enon has been given a name by social sci- street has become entists: URBANIZATION. It is one of the most nearly as difficult and significant changes in all of human history. equally essential.” Once missions was seen as carrying the Gospel to the ends of the earth to reach let’s admit they do create it. And they are in remote tribal cultures. That need is still large part immigrants. The world has come important. There are unreached people to us! So why not stop complaining about groups remaining in jungles and isolated the pagan city we live in and cooperate mountainous regions. But the world has with the Spirit of God in loving it and invit- moved to the cities. The unreached are now ing it into the Kingdom? our neighbors. They live in communities within larger communities...they are Now, multiply city-reaching to all the Global city dwellers! cities and the magnitude of the magnificent obsession of Jesus explodes into a monu- Going to the far ends of the earth is still vi- mental task that only God can imagine and tal, but going across the street has become accomplish. God loves cities. He is building nearly as difficult and equally essential. The the New Jerusalem, the perfect city, for his first missionaries (called apostles) and their children to enjoy for all eternity. This year teams whose story is in the book of Acts, let’s shake off our fear of city walls of ethnic launched out into the cities of the Roman diversity and fortresses of post-Christian world. The New Testament is full of their culture and get back to what Ray Bakke names: Jerusalem, Antioch, Corinth, Galatia, calls, “A theology as big as the city!” Ephesus, Colossae, Thessalonica, and Rome! Cities have always been the primary culture-creating engines of the nations. Dr. Jan D Hettinga 2014 Conference Chairman and MC When a city is penetrated and permeated Missions Fest Seattle 2 Conference at a Glance Vision and Mission Statement: The purpose of Missions Fest Seattle is to glorify God by raising the awareness of mission activity within Christ’s body of believers and by uniting and empowering members of local congregations to work together in obedi- ence to the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19-20) Friday, October 10 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Prayer Room Open (Room 281) 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Pastors & Mission Leaders All-day Friday Workshop* (Room 320) 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Students Grades 4-12 Friday Field Trip* 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Movie YembiYembi: Unto the Nations (Choir Room 171) 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Exhibits Open (Rooms 201, 260, 265) 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Seminars 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Visit Exhibitor’s (Rooms 201, 260, 265) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Children’s Program K-6th Grade: Child Evangelism Fellowship (Room 139) 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm All City Youth Rally 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm General Session: Raymond J. Bakke (Sanctuary) 8:45 pm - 10:30 pm Movie End of the Spear (Choir Room 171) 9:00 pm Exhibits Close Saturday, October 11 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Prayer Room Open (Room 281) 8:00 am - 9:00 pm Exhibits Open (Rooms 201, 260, 265) 9:15 am - 10: 55 am Children’s Program (Room 139) 9:30 am - 10:40 am General Session: Jeff Lilley, Paul Watson(Sanctuary) 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Seminars 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm Children’s Program (Room 139) 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm General Session: Grace & Sarah Mally and Panel (Sanctuary) 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Seminars 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Children’s Program (Room 139) 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm General Session: Alec Rowlands (Sanctuary) 9:00 pm Missions Fest Seattle 2014 closes *Advance Registration required at [email protected] INTERN AT I ONA L MISSIONS FEST SEATTLE 3 Youth Rally Friday Evening 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Teens and Students at Westgate Chapel Church youth are encouraged to RSVP as groups. Friday FRIDAY RALLY A time for Christian students and young 7:00 pm -10:00 pm people of the Greater Seattle area to gath- Featured Music: The Exchange Band Featured Speakers: Grace Mally, er, meet one another and be challenged Moriah Beaulieu with the Great Commission in a together setting. This is the largest mission gather- Saturday ing of its kind in the Northwest. Hear great Youth are encouraged to attend all of the speakers, excellent music and a wide variety MFS General Sessions and any of the vari- ous seminars offered. of mission opportunities offered to those with a heart for sharing Christ with others. 2014 Movie Festival YembiYembi: Unto the Nations (30 min.) Time: Friday, 3:00 pm Room: Choir Room 171 End of the Spear (102 min.) Time: Friday, 8:45pm Room: Choir Room 171 4 Children’s Program Friday Evening 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm K-6th Grade Saturday Morning 9:15 am - 10:55 am Saturday Afternoon 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm Saturday Evening 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm Room 139 Parents must be in attendance at the conference. Friday Friday evening 6:30-9pm is hosted by Child Evangelism Fellowship (cefofwa.com). Child Evangelism Fellowship is the largest Missions Fest Seattle’s children’s mission to children. They are professionals! program exists to inform K- Several of their staff will be teaching/leading the children’s program this evening. Your child grade 6 kids about what God will enjoy the stories and games; singing and is doing in the world and what snacks; and other surprises! Spread the word! their job is to help Him in His work. It’s geared for their level. Your child will benefit from this time. We do our best to excite them about reaching their friends next door, in the seat next to them at school, and Saturday kids overseas who need their This year we will have the exciting sister duo, prayer help. Grace and Sarah Mally, speak to them. The sessions will include a visit by Al Nye, the magic guy. He was saved when attending a Christian illusionist’s presentation, and the Lord called him to continue in that area of outreach. Coming from Florida, he will chal- lenge the kids to find a way to communicate the Gospel with their peers. Angela Brandle has a passion to reach chil- dren, and she will also be with us on Saturday during one of the sessions. Suzi Tucker returns to present a biography in drama. Gary and Paula Hays will tell about children in Thailand. ...and more! Preschool – we need an adult to take charge of this age. If you are interested and willing, please contact Children’s Program Coordinator Heather Ewald (425)587-1259 or [email protected] We DO NOT offer a nursery. 5 Featured Speakers Raymond J. Bakke Urban Missions Author, Coach, Speaker Dr. Bakke currently serves as Chancellor of nary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education English-speaking programs for the Union Uni- (SCUPE). In 1989, he founded International versity of California. Through his own company, Urban Associates (IUA), a network of more than Ray Bakke Associates, he continues to invest 100 urban-based church and mission leaders in in the next generation of urban ministry lead- many of the largest cities of the world. He was ers locally, nationally and around the globe Senior Associate for Large Cities with the Lau- by speaking, teaching, mentoring, consulting sanne Committee for World Evangelism from and publishing.