Conference Schedule

Mike Goheen

Session One: The Cross and the Missional Church

The crucifixion has often been interpreted simply in terms of its benefits for individual people. While true, this is inadequate. When the cross is placed in the context of the literary structure of the gospels and in the context of the whole biblical story, the cross has cosmic and ecclesiological significance. This talk will unfold the cosmic scope, communal significance, and the transforming power of the cross, all of which produce a missional people.

Session Two: The Resurrection and the Missional Church

Like the cross, the resurrection has often been shorn of its ecclesiological and missional implications. The resurrection stands at the centre of history with cosmic and communal significance, and this lecture will open this up with an eye to its missional importance.

Session Three: The Commissioning of Jesus: Our Identity

All the gospels end with a commissioning by the resurrected Lord. Often these commissions are interpreted as sending individuals to do evangelistic or mission work. Yet these are words that define the church in terms of its identity and its role in the biblical drama. We will open up these comissions in terms of the way they define a missional community.

Steve Timmis

The church wasn’t some idea that emerged out of Paul’s missionary journeys. Jesus came to create a new stand-out community that would model to the world what it actually looked like when Jesus ruled. When we read his manifesto known as the Sermon on the Mount, we see that it was (and is) something altogether phenomenal. In these three sessions, we’ll take a close look at just what it means to be the people of God.

Session One: A Phenomenal Holiness

Session Two: A Phenomenal Dependency

Session Three: A Phenomenal Obedience

David Fairchild

Eating is an activity all of us do. It is a basic human practice. Yet when Jesus came, He transformed the ordinary meal into a missional encounter. In fact, one commentator said that Jesus “ate his way through Luke’s gospel.” Luke gives us nine meal narratives with Jesus to show us the power of God’s Kingdom, the character of the King and the nature of His mission. The welcoming grace of the True Host is put on display as He calls us to come and dine with Him and invite others to His feast. The coming wedding banquet is for us to taste now as we rehearse this feast of grace with one another before a watching world. These sessions will look at what was accomplished by our Great Host and the example He sets for His church to enact His grace in these missional encounters.

Session One: Invitation to the Party

Session Two: The Humble Feast

Session Three: Jesus, the Scandalous Host

Day 1-Tuesday, November 17

Worship Center
900-905 Welcome & Opening Prayer
905-920 Worship
920-1035 Main Session: A Phenomenal Holiness
Speaker: Steve Timmis
1035-1045 Break
1045-1200 Main Session: The Cross and the Missional Church
Speaker: Mike Goheen
1200-100 Lunch Break
100-215 Main Session: Invitation to the Party
Speaker: David Fairchild
215-225 Break
225-325 Discussion Groups

Worship Center: Group 1:
Facilitator: Drew Goodmanson
Cafe: Group 2:
Facilitator: Steve Timmis
Patio: Group 3:
Facilitator: David Groen
Living Room: Group 4:
Facilitator: Michael Goheen
War Room: Group 5:
Facilitator: David Fairchild
325-345 Break
345-445 Discussion Insights
445-500 Worship

Day 2-Wednesday, November 18

Worship Center
900-905 Welcome & Opening Prayer
905-920 Worship
920-1035 Main Session: The Resurrection and the Missional Church
Speaker: Mike Goheen
1035-1045 Break
1045-1200 Main Session: The Humble Feast
Speaker: David Fairchild
1200-100 Lunch Break
100-215 Main Session: A Phenomenal Dependency
Speaker: Steve Timmis
215-225 Break
225-325 Discussion Groups:

Worship Center: Group 1:
Facilitator: Drew Goodmanson
Cafe: Group 2:
Facilitator: Steve Timmis
Patio: Group 3:
Facilitator: David Groen
Living Room: Group 4:
Facilitator: Michael Goheen
War Room: Group 5:
Facilitator: David Fairchild
325-345 Break
345-445 Discussion Insights
445-500 Worship

Day 3-Thursday, November 19

Worship Center
900-905 Welcome & Opening Prayer
905-920 Worship
920-1035 Main Session: Jesus, the Scandalous Host
Speaker: David Fairchild
1035-1045 Break
1045-1200 Main Session: A Phenomenal Obedience
Speaker: Steve Timmis
1200-100 Lunch Break
100-215 Main Session: The Commissioning of Jesus: Our Identity
Speaker: Mike Goheen
215-225 Break
225-325 Discussion Groups:

Worship Center: Group 1:
Facilitator: Drew Goodmanson
Cafe: Group 2:
Facilitator: Steve Timmis
Patio: Group 3:
Facilitator: David Groen
Living Room: Group 4:
Facilitator: Michael Goheen
War Room: Group 5:
Facilitator: David Fairchild
325-345 Break
345-445 Discussion Insights
445-500 Worship