Pre-Conference Trainings

Accounting for Missionaries/Nonprofits

WHEN: Thursday, November 14th: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

COST: $25

Led by ICOM’s finance ministry, Tower Accounting, this group seminar is for those working in finance/accounting departments of nonprofits and/or missionaries. We will cover the basics of Quickbooks Online, the IRS form 990 and anti-fraud measures. The seminar will end with a Q&A.

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Cross-Cultural Discipleship Training 

WHEN: Tuesday, November 13th: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm; Wednesday, November 14th: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; Thursday, November 15th: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

COST: $99

The Word of God is living and active! Come gain skills and practice in learning, memorizing, and sharing the gospel in a powerful and intentional process that tailors to the needs of the people you’re befriending. Learn how to evangelize and disciple others using innate gospel communication tools. By the end of our time together, you will have learned strategies and skills, seen them modeled by the trainers, put them into practice yourself, and be equipped to replicate the process in your life and ministry. This training will equip and benefit people serving in cross-cultural work (global missions, refugee/immigrant work) as well as church discipleship roles.

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For Missionaries Only

WHEN: Wednesday, November 13th: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Thursday, November 14th: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

COST: $15

Entrusted to Thrive: The gospel brings life that can permeate every aspect of our lives. We know that’s true for those we serve, but are YOU experiencing that too? Join us at this year’s FMO and gain skills and insight to help you thrive holistically as you serve cross-culturally.

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Learn to Reach International Students

WHEN: Thursday, November 14th: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

COST: $15 with Lunch Included

With over one million international students from over 200 nations at our college campuses, we have a wonderful opportunity to offer Hope for the nations. Sharpen your international outreach with new insights and creative ideas that are working in churches and campus ministries throughout the USA. You will receive: Practical Training, Valuable Resources, Networking Opportunities, University Connections, Bible Study Materials.

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Mission Trainers Forum

WHEN: Thursday, November 14th: 10:00 am –  3:00 pm

COST: $30 (Students attend free with college ID)

This forum is a gathering of professors and students of mission, mission organizational leaders, and mission mobilizers who are engaging in missiological research for the purpose of training workers for field service. The gathering has been designed for professors of intercultural studies and mission who are attending ICOM in order to provide a place to present and discuss new research and the best tools and practices that are working in the classroom and for the training of new missionaries. Every other year we invite an outside scholar to present to the group, in the alternate years we ask someone from within our group to present new research.

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Disciple-Making Principles Pre-Con by Renew.org

Group A: Disciple Making Principles for Churches UNDER 200 

WHEN: Thursday, November 14th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

COST: $25

The small church (under 200 people), provides unique opportunities for making disciples in what sociologists call the social space. This is a space missionaries find very helpful and small churches can also find helpful.  We will explore what it means to be effective in disciple making with this space and with the transparent space, where Jesus discipled Peter, James and John.

Group B: Disciple Making Principles for Churches OVER 200 

WHEN: Thursday, November 14th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

COST: $25

The church that is over 200 people, but not yet 1,000 people, is deal, in many ways, for disciple making today. Tim Keller said, in one of his last statements, that this is the ideal size for churches today.  The leader can personally know all the other leaders and many members in the church and so they can create a discipling environment that is still personal and effective.

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