This calendar is a service of Missions Catalyst e-Magazine. Questions? Comments? Submissions? (Corrections?) Please contact us! We'd especially like to increase our coverage of events outside the US. See also the UK-based mission information service OSCAR and the calendar put together by Lausanne.
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MARCH
01 to 31 – Month of Prayer for Yemen (global). Actually, Praying through the Arabian Peninsula has assigned a country or topic to pray for every month of the year. Pray on!
04 – Five Things I Wish Missionaries Remembered about Taking Care of Themselves (webinar). Featuring Brent Lindquist, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
04 to 07 – Women of the Harvest retreat (second of two) (Cape Coast, Ghana). Refreshing retreat for North American women serving in West Africa. Register by December 21!
12 to 13 – 247 To Go Workshop (Bakersfield, CA, USA). That's 247 large, unengaged Muslim people groups. Come explore what you can do. Sponsored by Frontiers.
13 – ACMC Midwest Regional Conference (Oak Brook, IL, USA). Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment.
13 – Heart for Asia Conference (New York, NY, USA). An OMF event.
13 – Vision Conference (Lancaster, PA, USA). Encouraging junior high and high school students and their leaders to become actively involved in God's missionary plans for the nations.
18-19 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Greenville, SC, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
18 – Leadership Succession Planning (webinar). Featuring Dick Wynn, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
25 – Children and Missions: Moving from Education to Action! (webinar). Featuring Jill Harris Jordan, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
26 to 28 – Jesus to the Nations (Halifax, NS, Canada). Free, regional mission conference.
26 to 28 – The Journey Deepens (Atlanta, GA, USA). Retreat and mentoring for prospective missionaries; explore next steps on your journey.
APRIL
08 to 11 – New Wineskins for Global Mission (Asheville, NC, USA). Triennial mission gathering for Anglicans in America.
08 – Overcoming Death by Email (webinar). Featuring Ted Esler, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
10 – Heart for Asia Conference (Lancaster, PA, USA). An OMF event.
13 to 15 – PIONEERS Church Partner Forum (Orlando, FL, USA).
14 to 16 – Field Security Seminar (Waxhaw, NC, USA). Provided by Crisis Consulting International.
15 to 17 – Tenth Annual Ethnic Ministries Summit (Boston, MA, USA). Sponsored by the Ethnic America Network.
16 to 17 – ACMC Mid-Atlantic Conference (Philadelphia, PA, USA). Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment.
16 to 17 – Care ConneXion (Beaverton, OR, USA). Conference on missionary care.
16 to 17 – Living Sent 2010 (Houston, TX, USA). Missions conference with the Southern Baptists of Texas.
16 to 18 – MissionFest Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada). Free, regional mission conference.
19 to 21 – Crisis Management Seminar (Waxhaw, NC, USA). Risk assessment, policies, trends, and more, with Crisis Consulting International.
20 to 24 – GO Equipped TENTmaking Course (Bergen, Norway). 4.5-day course, 30 sessions, two-week curriculum for new, current, and former tentmakers.
22 – Shaping Spiritual Formation, Part 1 (webinar). Featuring Steve Hoke, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
22 to 23 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Bellflower, CA, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
23 to 24 – New Mexico Finisher's Forum (Albuquerque, NM, USA). A safe place to reflect on how, where, and when the Lord may be leading you to invest in Kingdom service. Sponsored by Finishers Project.
29 – Shaping Spiritual Formation, Part 2 (webinar). Featuring Steve Hoke, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
29 to May 1 – Connecting to Equip Conference (Chicago, IL, USA). “Moving Women Beyond Surviving to Thriving in Missions,” sponsored by CrossGlobal Link.
MAY
06 – Involving the Next Generation in Missions (webinar). Featuring Jim Tebbe, Facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
11 to 14 – Tokyo 2010 Conference (Tokyo, Japan). Global mission consultation.
12 to 16 – Tentmaking Business as Mission Course (Bergen, Norway). Provided by Global Opportunities.
12 to 22 – Ten Days of Prayer (international). Leading up to the Global Day of Prayer.
20 – Missions Tomorrow (webinar). Featuring Paul McKaughan, facilitated by The Misson Exchange.
20 to 21 – GDOP2010 Conference (Cape Town, South Africa). Join others in celebrating what God has done in the 10 years of the Global Day of Prayer.
20 to 21 – Becoming Globally Friendly (Chicago, IL, USA). “Engaging the Majority World Missions Movement,” sponsored by CrossGlobal Link.
20 to 22 – Rekindling the Fire (Chicago, IL, USA). Sponsored by the National Association of Missions Pastors, now part of CrossGlobal Link.
21 to 22 – Cleveland/Akron Finishers Forum (Hudson, OH, USA). A safe place to reflect on how, where, and when the Lord may be leading you to invest in Kingdom service. Sponsored by Finishers Project.
21 to 22 – 247 TO GO Workshop (Colorado Springs, CO, USA). That's 247 large, unengaged Muslim people groups. Come explore what you can do. Sponsored by Frontiers.
23 – Global Day of Prayer (international). Unite with millions of Christians for repentance and intercession.
24 to August 24 – 90 Days of Blessing (international). Prayer campaign designed to accompany the Global Day of Prayer.
27 to 28 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Champaign, IL, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
JUNE
03 – Means and Meanings: Conducting Online Surveys and Focus Groups (webinar). Featuring James Nelson, facilitated by The Mission Exchange.
05 to 06 – World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk (international). Facililtated by Viva Network.
05 to 12 – Sahara Challenge (Atlanta, GA, USA). Week-long intensive training for ministry to Muslims. Provided by Crescent Project.
11 to 18 – Perspectives Intensive class (Delta, BC, Canada). Learn more about Perspectives classes in Canada and around the world.
13 to 17 – International Literacy Training Institute (Tulsa, OK, USA). Sponsored by Literacy & Evangelism International.
15 to 16 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Nashville, TN, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
19 – The Next Mile Conference (Ogden, UT, USA). One-day conference for teens and adults designed to help you "stay different" after a short-term mission.
24 to July 4 – Breathe 2010 (Wilderswil, Switzerland). Ten-day retreat for cross-cultural missionaries, provided by Catalyst International.
25 to 27 – The Journey Deepens (Fort Washington, PA, USA). Retreat and mentoring for prospective missionaries; explore next steps on the journey.
JULY
01 to 04 – Tentmaking Business as Mission Course (Victoria, BC, Canada). Provided by Global Opportunities.
06 to 09 – Women of the Harvest Furlough Retreat (Colorado Springs, CO, USA). For North American women who live and work cross-culturally and are on home assignment. Register soon; these fill up fast.
18 to 27 – TCK/MK Re-entry Retreat (Columbia, SC, USA). Helping high-school seniors and college-aged MKs (missionary kids) transition to the US. Sponsored by Missionary Resources Connection.
24 to 31 – New Wilmington Mission Conference (New Wilmington, PA, USA). Multi-generational, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-related, youth-focused conference.
AUGUST
08 to 17 – TCK/MK Re-entry Retreat (Gaston, SC, USA). Helping high-school seniors and college-aged MKs (missionary kids) transition to the US. Sponsored by Missionary Resources Connection.
15 to 21 – Perspectives Intensive (Pittsburgh, PA, USA). Hosted by World Mission Initiative.
19 to 21 – India Missions Association National Leadership Conference (Nagpur, Maharashtra, India). Sponsored by the IMA.
SEPTEMBER
10 to 11 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Elgin/Chicago, IL, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
24 to 26 – The Hindu-Christian Interface (near Los Angeles, CA, USA). A 15-hour training course exploring culturally relevant ways to make Christ known among Hindus.
OCTOBER
16 to 25 – Capetown 2010 (Captetown, South Africa). The third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. 4000 delegates are expected to attend, but there's room for many more online. Intercessors, volunteers, and donors are also needed. Join the global conversation.
24 to 27, 28 to 31 – Women of the Harvest Retreats (Goa, India). For North American women who live and work cross-culturally.
NOVEMBER
05 to 06 – Personal Support Raising Boot Camp (Iowa City, IA, USA). Provided by The BodyBuilders.
05 to 07 – Missions Globales (Montreal, QC, Canada). Free admission. Bi-lingual (English and French) global missions conference; part of the Mission Fest movement.
10 to 13 – Call2All America Launch (Fairfield, OH, USA). Network of ministries for winning and discipling a generation.
12 to 13 – ACMC Virginia/Maryland Conference (Washington, DC, USA). Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment.
13 – ACMC Minnesota Regional Conference (Burnsville, MN, USA). Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment.
18 to 20 – National Missionary Convention (Lexington, KY, USA). Associated with the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ.
