Michael Frost is an internationally recognized Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the international missional church movement. His books are required
reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker. Frost is the Vice Principal of Morling College and
the founding Director of the Tinsley Institute, a mission study centre located at Morling College in Sydney, Australia. He is the author or editor of twelve popular Christian
books, the most recent of which are the highly successful and award-winning The Shaping of Things to Come (2003, co-authored with colleague Alan Hirsch), Exiles
(2006) and Re:Jesus (2009). These books explore a missiological framework for the church in the postmodern era, and their popularity has led to regular speaking
engagements at international conferences all around the world. Frost is also a church planter, having launched the missional community, Small Boat Big Sea, in Sydney in 2002.
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PRE-CONFERENCE: Empowering the Church for Missional Movement – Hosted by Forge
Today we find increasing complexities in mobilizing church movement. The past few years have presented challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetime, causing many existing churches to scramble, looking for innovation in ministry and discipleship. As well, planters are challenged in following past models of launching a new community of faith. So how do pastors and pioneers find momentum and movement within such a challenging time? What are the innovations that are taking place, the experiments finding success, that allow churches, new and old, to continue participating in the mission of God? What are the practical steps leaders can take to adapt their current paradigms to meet our new and future reality? More details for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm — 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am — 11:30am
Location: Language Ministry Center – Room 140
Workshop Session 1: The Mission of an Empowered Church
What is it the mission of the church today, and how can it be empowered toward participation in God’s kingdom movement? Today, more than ever, churches must regain their identity and posture in Kingdom values and movement that allow them to be good news to a culture that is feeling the effects of disruption on numerous fronts. This workshop explores our key narrative as God’s church, announcing the reign of God through Christ in the places we live, work, and play.
Time: Tuesday, 2:30pm — 3:30pm
Location: Language Ministry Center - Room 140
Speakers: Michael Frost - Virtually
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