GO Week Agency Representatives

Sunday, January 25

• 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM           Representative Registration, Orientation, & Welcome Dinner (Great Room, AFSC)
• 9:00 PM                           Student Led Prayer & Praise for the Nations (Speer Chapel)

Monday, January 26

• All Day                             Agency Displays Open in Allen Family Student Center (AFSC) and Abbott Aviation Center (AAC)
• 10:35 AM                          Chapel (S.E. Belcher Performance Center)
• 6:00 PM                            Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, January 27

• All Day                              Agency Displays Open in AFSC & AAC
• 11:00 AM                        Chapel
• 6:00 PM & 7:15 PM          Mission Focused Workshops (Heath Hardwick Hall)

Wednesday, January 28

• All Day                              Agency Displays Open in AFSC & AAC
• 10:35 AM                          All Campus Chapel (S.E. Belcher Performance Center)
• 6:00 PM                           Our World Cafe (Belcher Lobby)

STEVE RUSSELL

JAARS President & CEO

Steve is a natural leader, from serving as a youth pastor in his college years, to joining the U.S. Army and rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, to serving for a decade in both the Oklahoma State Senate and in the U.S. House of Representatives after returning to civilian life. Prior to serving as JAARS president, Steve served as executive pastor at First Southern Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. There he provided counsel to the lead pastor, oversaw the staff of the 1,250-member church, and implemented churchwide ministries.

Steve’s faith journey began when he became a Christ follower at age 13. He believes that sensing the call to preach in high school and the call to military service are aspects of his faith journey that give him a strong, personal  understanding of the power of Scripture in one’s own language. Steve and his wife, Cindy, have been married for 40 years and have five adult children, three of whom are siblings they adopted from a Hungarian orphanage.

For more information, Check out Steve’s Wikipedia page at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Russell_(politician)

6:00 Workshops

Title: Sent to Soar
Location: HHH C140
Participants: Ethnos 360, JAARS, Kingdom Air Corp, Mission Aviation Fellowship
Description: Aviation Panel

 

Title: Sent From My Desk (Tech Ministry)
Location: HHH C139
Participants: Tech Team, Galcom, SonSet
Description: Panel discussion on using Tech in Missions. How can coding, engineering projects and other tech focused jobs be used in missions around world?

 

Title: Dear Younger Me
Location: HHH C131
Participants: Adam & Lindy White
Description: Keynote speaker, Adam White, will talk about the things he wishes he had known when was first sent to the mission field. A Q & A time will be included.

 

Title: We're All Sent Together (Family Life In Missions)
Location: HHH C106
Participants: Assemblies of God World Missions, Avant/Echo Ranch, Cru, UIM, Pioneer Bible Translators
Description: What does the day in and day out life look like on the field – whether in the US or overseas? How are kids schooled, do I get a paycheck, will I be poor, will I ever see my family again?

 

Title: Sent Into the Unknown (Crisis Response and At-Risk Ministry)
Location: HHH C105
Participants: AmaziWater, Reach Global, Mercy Ships, Wings of the Way
Description: Ministering to some of the most at-risk individuals in the world has its own set of challenges. Ministering to those in immediate crisis requires unique skills as well. What are these challenges and skills? How can I be equipped for all the unknowns that will come my way?

 

 7:15 Workshops

Title: Sent to Soar
Location: HHH C140
Participants: MARC, MMS, Mercy Air, Send North, UIM Aviation
Description: Aviation Panel

 

Title: Where All Can I be Sent? (Missions Around the World)
Location: HHH C139
Participants: Greater Europe Mission, Liebenzell, One Sun Foundation, SIM
Description: This panel represents mission organizations working all around the world.

 

Title: Why Do They Need the Sent? (Unreached People Groups in the US)
Location: HHH C131
Participants: Beloved & Beyond, Signs of Love, Tri-Grace
Description: This panel will share about their unique ministries to specific people groups located within the US. How is it possible that there are unreached groups in the US? What are their needs? How can I help them?

 

Title: Am I Sent If I Stay? (Bi-Vocational Missions)
Location: HHH C106
Participants: Cadence, Friends In Action, Righteous Rides, Wings of the Way, Young Life
Description: How can I serve even if I want to jump into my profession after graduation. Are there ways I can combine my passion for ministry and my engage in my profession immediately? What skills do I have that I could use in a volunteer capacity during time off from my “day job”?

 

Title: Can I Be Sent Short-Term? (Gap Year/Internship Opportunities)
Location: HHH C105
Participants: Café 1040, CMTS, GO Corps, Next Step Ministries, Village Schools International
Description: I’m not ready to commit to a life on the mission field – is there some where I can serve for a year or two before entering the work force? I want more training and discipleship before I commit to a life time on the field – is there a place to do this?