For more information about M15, visit m15conference.org.
M15 workshops revealed
Kansas City, Missouri
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The USA/Canada Regional Office released details of the Mission 2015 Conference (M15) workshops and presenters to date. All workshops will be held in the Kansas City Convention Center February 10 and 11, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Nazarene Theological Seminary confirmed two workshop tracks for the event thus far. The theme of the first track is "Holiness and Engagement in the World" with a special focus on immigration and the church's response. These workshops are funded through the Tom Nees Lecture Series on Social Justice, which is an annual event at NTS. Matthew Soerens from World Relief, an evangelical nonprofit that connects churches with local refugees, is one of the featured speakers. Soerens is the author of Welcoming the Stranger, a book that presents a biblical perspective on the complexities surrounding immigration. The second track of workshops, titled "Ministry with Young Adults in a Postmodern Context," will feature NTS graduates working with millennials in Christian formation, evangelism, social engagement, worship, and more, both in the church and in academia.
The region's Multicultural Ministries Office is sponsoring several workshops through ethnic facilitators and other leaders on how to reach local people groups with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Several Spanish language workshops will also be offered. A special workshop will be presented by a World Relief attorney on how local churches or compassionate ministries can be recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals to become an official site offering immigration assistance to their communities.
Evangelism Ministries has confirmed the following workshops:
As an added feature, there will be a one-day pre-conference, "Worship, Preaching, and the Mission of God," at the Kansas City Convention Center (same site as M15) on Monday, February 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include plenary and workshop sessions on a variety of topics, as well as special music. T. Scott Daniels, who serves as senior pastor at Pasadena, California, First Church of the Nazarene and dean of the School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University, is the main plenary speaker, and Karen Westerfield-Tucker, professor of worship at Boston University, will lead a special workshop on worship in the Wesleyan tradition for today's worship leader and planner. To register for the pre-conference, click here.
The M15 Exhibit Hall is almost full. To apply for exhibit space, click here.
Register for M15 at m15conference.org/#register. The regular rate of $39 per person lasts through January 15.
For more information, visit m15conference.org or contact M15 Logistics Coordinator Loretta Cloud at m15@nazarene.org.
--Church of the Nazarene USA/Canada Region
Nazarene Theological Seminary confirmed two workshop tracks for the event thus far. The theme of the first track is "Holiness and Engagement in the World" with a special focus on immigration and the church's response. These workshops are funded through the Tom Nees Lecture Series on Social Justice, which is an annual event at NTS. Matthew Soerens from World Relief, an evangelical nonprofit that connects churches with local refugees, is one of the featured speakers. Soerens is the author of Welcoming the Stranger, a book that presents a biblical perspective on the complexities surrounding immigration. The second track of workshops, titled "Ministry with Young Adults in a Postmodern Context," will feature NTS graduates working with millennials in Christian formation, evangelism, social engagement, worship, and more, both in the church and in academia.
The region's Multicultural Ministries Office is sponsoring several workshops through ethnic facilitators and other leaders on how to reach local people groups with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Several Spanish language workshops will also be offered. A special workshop will be presented by a World Relief attorney on how local churches or compassionate ministries can be recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals to become an official site offering immigration assistance to their communities.
Evangelism Ministries has confirmed the following workshops:
- Redefining Church to Culture, presented by Brent Hofen
- Loving Your Neighbors to Jesus, presented by Joe Knight
- Intentional Missional Focus: Transitioning from Inward to Outward, presented by Kevin McDonald
- Have You Got IT?, presented by Laura Root-Tanner
- Connecting and Ministering to Young Adults, presented by Thomas Tregeser
- Pastor as Educator, presented by Larry Morris and Dan Copp
- Best Practices of Sunday School and Small Group Leaders, presented by Eric Bryant
- Biker Ministry: Beyond Biker Sunday, presented by David Middendorf and Nazarene Motorcycle Fellowship Advisory Council members
As an added feature, there will be a one-day pre-conference, "Worship, Preaching, and the Mission of God," at the Kansas City Convention Center (same site as M15) on Monday, February 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include plenary and workshop sessions on a variety of topics, as well as special music. T. Scott Daniels, who serves as senior pastor at Pasadena, California, First Church of the Nazarene and dean of the School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University, is the main plenary speaker, and Karen Westerfield-Tucker, professor of worship at Boston University, will lead a special workshop on worship in the Wesleyan tradition for today's worship leader and planner. To register for the pre-conference, click here.
The M15 Exhibit Hall is almost full. To apply for exhibit space, click here.
Register for M15 at m15conference.org/#register. The regular rate of $39 per person lasts through January 15.
For more information, visit m15conference.org or contact M15 Logistics Coordinator Loretta Cloud at m15@nazarene.org.
--Church of the Nazarene USA/Canada Region