Events

• Mobilization
  Candidate Assessment and Orientation - September

  Event date: September 12 — 15, 2010
  

  By invitation of staff, attend Candidate Assessment and Orientation, which is held several times a year in Atlanta. The candidate is responsible for the costs of CAO, which usually totals $200 plus travel expenses. (CAO not required for interns or campus missionaries.) The four days include interaction with staff, ministry and team-building activities, interviews and a Personality Profile Assessment. Approval for missionary appointment made at the end of the week.

   

• General Events
  Beyond These Walls Mission Conference

  Event date: October 7 — 9, 2010
  

  Beyond These Walls is a mission conference co-sponsored by The Mission Society. Hosted by McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church in Powder Springs, Georgia, the conference will be held October 7-9, 2010.

  Dr. Tony Campollo and Rev. Jorge Acevedo, a Mission Society board member, will serve as the keynote speakers. Mission Society staff members Stan Self and Dr. Darrell Whiteman will lead workshops during the event.

  Online registration is provided at the link below. The cost of the seminar is $85.

  Go to Beyond These Walls for more information.

• General Events
  Lausanne III

  Event date: October 16 — 25, 2010
  

  The third Lausanne Congress will take place from October 16-25, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. Slightly more than 4,000 leaders from more than 200 countries have been invited to participate. The diversity will be greater than ever with more countries invited and the selection committees’ emphasis on women, ethnic minorities, and young leaders. Of the 4,000 invitees, 400 will be from the U.S. and three are from The Mission Society – Dr. Darrell Whiteman, Rev. Kirk Sims, and Richard Coleman.

• General Events
  Board Meeting

  Event date: November 2 — 3, 2010
  

  The Mission Society's bi-annual Board meeting will gather for two days in the Norcross area. All board members, staff, and missionaries are invited to attend.

• Training
  Foundations Training - November

  Event date: November 3 — 6, 2010
  

  Upon successful completion of Candidate Orientation, newly approved missionaries will be invited to a second event, called Foundations Training. This event takes place at least twice a year. Attendees will learn about support raising, policies and procedures, and other subjects that will help them in their deputation process. Attendees are responsible for the costs of Foundations Training, plus travel expenses.

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