Professionals in Christian Mission Conference to be Held Feb. 5
Interserve USA will hold a conference Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005 to highlight how God is using professionals to build His Kingdom in North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The event, "Professionals in Mission," will to be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, Calif.
Interserve, an international fellowship of Christian professionals and highly trained individuals from 20 countries, has for 152 years served holistically the peoples of North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, regions where a large majority of the peoples have never heard the message of the Gospel.
During the conference, workers on home leave will share on-the-ground realities from their areas of service and encourage those considering cross-cultural ministry. The event is open to those with an interest in using their professional skills overseas or supporting those who do.
Speakers include Interserve USA's Executive Director, Douglas Van Bronkhorst and Interserve workers serving in Central Asia. Van Bronkhorst, who became the Executive Director of Interserve on Jan. 1, 2004, formerly served as Senior Pastor of the Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church in the San Francisco Bay area and the First Reformed Church of Grandville, MI.
Seminar sessions will cover a wide range of topics including: Tentmakers and Tentmaking: The Biblical Basis and Current Practice, Rural Health and Development: Reflections from a Medical Doctor, Technology and Mission: Computer Training Program Serves Eager Students, Partnership in Mission: Creating Avenues for Service and Witness, Issues & Challenges in Mission: Community, Patronage & Development and Health Care Reform in Central Asia.
For more information contact westcoast@ludlow.net or go to www.interserveusa.org.
