Throughout CMC attendees were impressed with the great need to take the Gospel of Jesus to those who are still unreached or hard to reach including people in marginalized communities such as the deaf, refugees of war, speakers of minority languages. In the English program, a long scroll was unrolled revealing over 7000 unreached unengaged people groups. We were reminded how Christians everywhere must prepare themselves to speak courageously and sometimes to be rejected, just as Jesus was rejected.

During CMC local churches received training on how to follow up those who dedicated themselves and AFC’s Next Step follow-up teams will to work with local churches and pastors to provide continued follow up after the convention.

THE ENGLISH PROGRAM

The English Program welcomes English-speaking college students and adults to participate in this unique, interactive program designed for those from the Chinese-heritage church and Asian-American context. We will have plenary sessions with small group discussions in the morning and evenings, workshops coupled with a Missions Expo & Topical Round Table Discussions in the afternoons, fellowship time over meals, and late evening activities such as prayer and praise night for the unreached and persecuted church, and mentoring sessions.

Paul Eshelman, (CRU, Finishing the Task) will kick off CMC with our joint opening message. Wayne Chen (Radius Asia) will be the English Bible expositor bringing us the Word from Philippians over the course of three sessions. Other plenary sessions will feature Mary Ho (All Nations), Michael Oh (Lausanne), and Nik Ripken (Nik Ripken Ministries). Our closing session will be given by David Platt (Radical).

workshops

Workshops are organized into Specialized Mobilization Tracks that allow you to go deep and explore relevant mission themes and ideas. Tracks that we are offering this year are -

Understanding God's Heart

• Biblical Theology of Missions
  Wayne Chen, Radius
• Praying Biblically for Missions
  Mary Ho, All Nations Int’l
• Biblical Theology of Missions
  Wayne Chen, Radius
• Missions in the NT

Nurturing Missional Living

• Coaching Those in the Home and Church for Missional Living
  Co-led by Andrew Williams, John Tung
• Missional Living in the Workplace
  Elaine Kung
• Called to Work: Case Studies in Workplace Ministry
  Elaine Kung
• Missional Living on the Campus
  Jon Shumway

Reaching the UUPG

• First Step in Reaching an UUPG
  Paul Eshleman, Finishing The Task
• Tell a Story, Reach an UUPG
  Joshua & Meredith Johnson, All Nations Int’l
• Reaching Muslim UUPGs
• Next Step in Reaching an UUPG
  Paul Eshleman, Finishing The Task
• How a Local Church Can Engage an UUPG
  Curtis Sergeant
• Using Disciple-Making Movement to Transform An UUPG
  Meredith & Joshua Johnson, All Nations Int’l

Participating in Global Outreach

• Go to Work - Kingdom Impact Through Your Labor
• Short Term Missions - Go Right
Don Johnson, SEND International
• The Homefront On Missions
• Reaching out to the “silent” world of Deaf
William Tipton, Agape Love Deaf International

Gaining a Strategic Perspective

• The Mobilized Church vs. A Church With a Missions Program
• When Everything is Missions
  Denny Spitters, Pioneers
• A Once in a Lifetime Global Partnership Opportunity - For Pastors & Lay Leaders
  Michael Oh, Lausanne
• Discipling the Nations Through the Marketable Skills of God's People
• Engaging the Emerging Diaspora Nations - From our Doorsteps to the World
  Lisa Pak, CBS

Discovering Our Next Steps

• There’s A Bear Behind You
  David Ho, OMF
• How can I know God deeper and glorify God with my life
• Set up the Sail
  Kenny Chau, ISI
• Effective Follow-Up for the Next Steppers in Your Church
  Hugo Cheng

THE YOUTH PROGRAM

Our purpose is to elevate God in all his truth and glory, give students opportunities to explore global missions and provide an experience of what deep Christian community looks like. We believe God has gifted you with a unique purpose and calling, and CMC-Youth wants to help you a what that looks like. Each student will be placed in a small group with a leader to care for them throughout the week and peers to grow and have fun with.

Don't miss out on our late night venues, stage games, service projects, concerts and more (we call it partying with a purpose!) We hope as many youth as possible will stay onsite (aka get a hotel room!) so encourage your families to book now. See you at CMC-Youth!

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND NURSERY

Unleash our next generation. Sharpen their hearts and train them to be Christ-centered, mission-minded kids. Eight sessions (mornings and evenings) with a variety of dynamic, interactive and fun activities will be provided in a rotational format for all age groups: Elementary Program (K-5th), Preschool Program (3-4yrs). In the early afternoons, we welcome children Kindergarten -5th grade to participate in our Kids Clubhouse.

We are very excited to have Norv Brown, from Kidzana, and Sophia Wong, from CBCM, leading our Children’s programs.

A fully staffed Nursery will be provided for children 0-2yrs old for the morning and evening sessions.

NEXT STEP MINISTRY

During the convention it is our greatest hope that some of you will hear the Lord speak to you. When that happens it is very likely that you will have questions. The Next Step Ministry exists to walk alongside you. They provide mentoring, training, and all kinds of resources to help you on your journey to where the Lord wants you to be. And it all starts right at CMC!

They will have informative workshops, labs hosted by mission organizations and one-on-one counseling. We are here to walk with you as you consider how God is calling you to participate in the Great Commission.

there's more to CMC…

MISSION EXPO

Approximately 60 mission organizations, training institutions and equipping ministries will join with us at CMC. This is a valuable opportunity to meet with them and hear directly what the Lord is doing around the globe to draw people to himself.

Do not miss this chance to connect with mission practitioners and explore the many practical ways to partner with these experienced organizations in taking the Gospel to the world.

If you are interested in having an exhibit, please see our exhibitor guidelines then email cmc@afcinc.org with your organization and a link to your website.

Over 30 organizations have signed-up to be a part of the Expo-

VOLUNTEER

There is no shortage of opportunities to serve at CMC! In fact, volunteers are an essential part of our program and making things run smoothly. For an event this size we will need ~400 volunteers in a two main service areas: Logistics & Programs.

Logistics: We need people to work 3-4 hour shifts in a variety of logistical areas. Things like helping at check-in, unloading trucks, ushering, workshop hosts, speaker hospitality and many more. For more information on how you or your church can sign-up to help please contact Brother Jun Tian.

Programs: We have various program needs that pop-up as we finish our planning. These positions may require previous experience or some kind of interview process. Needs could be in AV helpers, or Small Group Facilitators for example. Watch our Social Media pages, we will post these needs there.