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From Ministry Turbulence to Engaging the International Church |
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Registration is now OPEN for the Sixth Annual MICN Conference, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 27 to May 1. Go to this page to for more information and then register and pay online. Since 2004, the Missional International Church Network has been conducting conferences that help church leaders lead with greater depth and wider breadth. MICN equips leaders from more than twenty-three countries to maximize their potential in the changing world of expatriates, nationals, and unreached people groups. We began as a small group that believed the International Church could make a difference! We believe that God strategically places International Church leadership in pivotal cities around the globe to bring the gospel to all nations. We continue to work out our DNA through continual exploration of our first name, “Missional”. We have captured some of the essence of missional in our last five conferences.
The Engaging International Church Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2008
The Missional Church in Acts Bali, Indonesia 2007
International Churches and the Kingdom of God Bangkok, Thailand 2006
Contextualization in Overseas Ministry Abu Dhabi, UAE 2005
Investigation of Missional Jakarta, Indonesia 2004 In Kuala Lumpur, April 27-May 1, 2009, we will investigate what it means to shape the International Church for the future to come. We want to demonstrate hope in our practice as we prepare the International Church for the fast approaching next few decades. Living for the future that has already begun, we anticipate the |
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News Flash: from Bahrain to Kuala Lumpur |
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Due to conflicting dates with the Formula One event in Bahrain, the site for our 2009 MICN Conference has been shifted to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We invite you to join us in this lush burgeoning multi-cultural city. There will be the usual mutual encouragement, networking, and learning about being missional in and from our various international church settings. April 27-May 1 are the confirmed dates. We hope the change has not affected anyone adversely. Please join us! Read about our past conferences, and contact us if you have questions. Registration is about to open. |
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MICN is a growing network of expatriate international church leaders who desire to be missional. MiSSIONAL is our journey. From sending a few, to all sent together. From distant consumers of culture, to incarnational and critical participants in culture. From church for the churched, to church as an active Kingdom presence in each culture. From formulaic and institutionalized programs to servant relationships of word, deed, sign and prayer. INTERNATIONAL is our composition. We intend to facilitate creative thinking in leaders who are needed to enable International Churches (IC’s) to be active participants in God’s mission in multicultural, national, and expatriate contexts. There are IC’s from fourteen different nations represented among us this year. There are planters of IC's and leaders of IC’s of over 1200 members, and everything in-between. Each person brings varying perspectives and unique ministry contexts. |
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Acts chapters 11 and 13 tell the story of the church at Antioch. That church reached Jews (expats in Antioch), Greek-speaking Syrians (locals in the city), plus Europeans and Asians (unreached peoples in those days).
It was missional. It was international. It was a model church.
Today, international churches are uniquely positioned to impact the most unreached countries of the world.
MICN is dedicated to catalyzing international churches to become missional. |
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