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SEMINARS

Summit includes four seminar periods of ninety minutes each, before and after lunch on Friday & Saturday. The listing below groups most seminars into Tracks, shown alphabetically to help you find your interest areas.  Contact us to request descriptive summaries and presenter bios for specific seminars.

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(This list will be updated as the information becomes available.)

Seminar Presenter
   
African  
African Traditional Religion & Demonology (understand these strongholds) Moses Nueman
African Immigrants: How to Minister to and Reach Them Sunday Bwanhot
   
African-American  
African-American Communities: Effective Ministry Here Art & Audrey Grant
Slaves of ALL: An African-American Approach to Evangelism Galen Jones
Effective Ministry in Inter-Racial Relationships Ricky Eason
   
Anglo  
Your Church’s I.Q. (Internationals Quotient): Is Your Church Ready? Lynn Haines
Jump Start: Existing Churches and New Ethnic Startups Roland Wells
Transforming Churches toward Cultural Diversity Gregg Detwiler
   
Asian  
Asian Churches Reaching Beyond Their Own People Group David Lee
ABC’s of Spiritual Warfare Jeremiah Abel
Cambodian Ministry: From the Killing Fields to the Blessing Fields Docnga Sap/Mary Hensley
   
City Reaching  
City Reaching/Community Transformation with Lasting Impact Tom White
Impact Mini-Cultures: Proven Means from Church to City & Beyond Phil Migloratti
Research/Reach Diaspora in U.S. & Global Cities (part 1) Jarvis Ward & panel
Research/Reach Diaspora in U.S. & Global Cities (part 2) Jarvis Ward & panel
   
Diaspora Missions  
Ethnic Realities in the Southeast: Visualize the Mission Field! Curt Watke
Diaspora Missions: An Introduction & Overview Terry Casino
Migrations & Modern Diaspora in North America Bryan Galloway/Terry Sharp
Ethnic Diaspora in North America: Exploring & Engaging Them Bryan Galloway/Terry Sharp
   
Discipleship  
   
Disciple Making Among All Nations Larry McDonald
Church-Based Discipleship Sanghoon Yoo/Alex Turoczi
   
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESoL)  
ESoL Ministry in Your Church: How to Start Dot Whitmire
Teaching English Language Learners the Good News Mary Hensley
ESoL Students & the Citizenship Process Jerry Copeland
   
Hispanic Ministry (seminars conducted in English)  
Reaching Latinos Joaquin Vargas
Starting an Hispanic Ministry In Your Church David Brady 
   
Hispanic Ministry (seminars conducted in Spanish)  
Kingdom Life Today to Impact Communities Eternally Marcos Elizondo
Ministering to God & His People: Acts 13:1-3) Eduardo Martinez
Ministering to God & His People: Acts 13:1-3 (repeat seminar) Eduardo Martinez
Values & Principles for Christian Leaders Today Samuel Rodriguez
Church Health Joaquin Vargas 
   
Immigration  
Refugee Ministry Matthew Soerens
Welcoming the Stranger: Undocumented Immigrants Matthew Soerens
Immigration: Today's Moral Dilemma (in English) Danny Carroll Rodas
Immigration: Today's Moral Dilemma (in Spanish) Danny Carroll Rodas 
   
Individual Seminars  
How to Talk about Christ with People of Other Faiths Chandler Im
ABC's of Spiritual Warfare Jeremiah Abel
Eastern European Peoples: Reaching Them in North America Mark Hobafcovich 
Women: Reaching them ALL, including Immigrant Women Here Pamela Tanner
   
International Students  
International Student Ministry: Biblical Basis & Strategic Nature Florin & Amy Palaghia
Start & Develop a Church-Based International Students Ministry  Leiton & Lisa Chinn
Cross-Cultural Transitions: Entry/Re-entry Challenges for Sojourners Leiton & Lisa Chinn
   
Leadership  
Multi-Ethnic Teams: Effective Leadership Randal Langley
Sharpen Your Personal Leadership Edge for Effective Ministry  Randal Langley 
Forming & Leading a Multi-Ethnic Church  Chris Pollard 
   
Multicultural Ministry  
Multicultural Churches & Intercultural People Ken Baker
Intercultural Encounter & Church Partnership  Bianca Duemling
Planting a Multi-Ethnic Church: A Case Study from Metro Atlanta  John Sewak Ray
Generation 1.5: Building Bicultural Bridges for Multicultural Effectiveness Voltaire Cacal
   
Music  
Multi-Ethnic Worship Music 411 Anna Wlasiuk
Multi-Ethnic Praise Bands & Praise Teams Christabel Corazza
   
Muslim Ministry  
Studying the Bible with Muslims David Cashin
Muslim Beliefs & Practices Trevor Castor 
Diversity within Islam David Cashin 
   
Next Generation  
Learning the Language & Culture of the Kingdom  Rene Rochester
Reaching Second & Third Generations in North America  T.V. Thomas 
Youth Ministry, Intercultural Style Tavner Smith 
   
Oral Discipleship   
Telling God's Story: Intro to Chronological Bible Storying & Teaching Ken & Cindy West
TruthSticks: Where Orality & Discipleship Meet Mark Snowden
Discipleship Storying in Community Rick Brekelbaum
TruthSticks: Where Orality & Discipleship Meet (repeat)  Mark Snowden 
   
Prayer  
Prayer for Ethnic American Revival Linda Gross
Praying Effectively for the Lost (print material in 30 languages) Lee Thomas
   
Workplace Ministry  
Workplace Ministry: Reaching Life Needs of Intercultural Employees Mark Cress
Theology of Intercultural Ministry in the Workplace  Bill Hendricks
Equip God's People for Service in an Intercultural Workplace  David Kim 
Equip Churches & Businesses to Reach the World at Our Doorsteps  Lisa Smith 
   
World Missions   
Adopting an Unreached People Group David Blanton
Church History Lessons on the Advance of the Gospel among the Nations David Brady 
Orality:  Changing the Style of Missions & Evangelism Rick Brekelbaum

 

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