IMB Sending Church Lab: Oklahoma City
Council Road Baptist Church Bethany, OK
Monday, Oct 5: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm (optional 6:00 pm dinner off campus)
Tuesday, Oct 6: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ever wondered how to become a church who sends missionaries? Are you already sending missionaries, but don’t quite know how to continue the relationship and care for them well? Would you say by God’s grace you’re doing well, but you want to get better and connect with other sending churches and leaders? The Sending Church Lab is for you.
Free event and lunch. Continental breakfast, snacks, and drinks provided.
Monday, October 5th
8:30am Arrival & Registration: Light breakfast
9:00 Worship
9:15 Session 1: God’s Plan A
9:45 Break
10:00 Session 2: Church Connections Pathway
Partnering vs Sending: Workshop w/ Q&A
11:00 Break
11:15 Session 3: Cultivate: Discovering & Developing Future Goers
12:15pm Lunch
1:00 Workshop: Cultivate
1:45 Break
2:00 Session 4: Commission: Assessing and Equipping Future Goers
Workshop: Commission
3:00 Break
3:15 Cultivate and Commission Q&A
4:00 Dismiss
6:00 Dinner out together for anyone who would like to come
Tuesday, October 6th
8:30am Light breakfast
9:00 Worship
9:15 Session 5: Care: Shepherding the Sent
9:30 Missionary Q&A Panel Discussion
10:15 Workshop: Care
10:45 Break
11:00 Session 6: Working on Your Cultivate, Commission, & Care Plan w/ Q&A
12:00pm Dismiss
Spend time being encouraged & equipped by IMB mobilization staff, hearing
from current missionaries and sending churches, and developing your own
strategies and plans for how to send well.
Part of our time together will be spent in workshops where you and your team
will evaluate and work on your own church’s plans in real time.
Who should come:
• Churches who are currently sending missionaries…
• Churches who want to send missionaries…
• Anyone interested in serving mid to long-term as a missionary…
• Missionaries who have, or want, a sending church…
• Or anyone in between!
What to expect:
• Best practices for sending and caring for missionaries well
• How to grow from a partnering church into a sending church
• How to take your first steps as a partner or sending church
• Build connections between missionaries and churches
• Hear from current missionaries and sending churches
• Giveaways, snacks, & meals together
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Bryan Wooten.
Location:
Council Road Baptist Church
2900 N Council Rd
Bethany, OK 73008