GLOBAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE
November 4–13, 2022
Schedule of Events
Registration is not required for this year’s conference, though some of the events during the week do require registration. Please see the event schedule below for details and registration instructions. Questions? Email [email protected]
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Concert of Prayer & Praise for the World | 7:00 PM | Sanctuary
Gather with us and other area churches as together we seek God’s kingdom to come to the nations. This will be an evening of worship and prayer. We hope that you can join us. Registration not required.
Childcare is available from 6:30 to 9:00 PM for ages 0-5. Register HERE by THU, NOV 3.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Loving Our Neighbors: Afghan Ministry Workshop | 9:30 AM-1:00 PM | Welcome Center
This event is open to individual volunteers, churches and organizations seeking to serve Afghans in New England and elsewhere.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Email [email protected] by WED, NOV 2 to register.
This is an interactive workshop guided by a senior Afghan Christian leader, a cross-cultural worker, and experts with first-hand experience in Afghanistan. Learn about contexts and perspectives for ministry to Afghans today. Discuss ways to engage in this vital opportunity both here in New England and farther afield.
Suggested donation of $10 for a light breakfast and snacks.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Worship Service | 8:30 AM
Join us for the first Sunday of our Global Missions Conference, where we will hear from a believer from the persecuted church about how seeds of God’s kingdom are being sown among his people.
Kids Missions Program | 9:45 AM
Kids will have an opportunity to hear how our missionaries are planting God’s seeds of hope around the world. They will also get to plant some seeds of their own, as well as sample some delicious treats from South Africa, West Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East!
Loving our New Neighbors: Q & A | 9:45 AM | Fellowship Hall
Hear from a national believer and a veteran global worker about how we can share our lives with our new neighbors.
Registration not required.
Youth Missions Program | 9:50 AM
The youth group will be hearing from our newest missionaries who are getting ready to serve in the Middle East and North Africa. They are currently in the UK to receive some training before they go to their mission field. The youth group will be meeting in the regular location, and our missionaries will be joining them virtually.
Worship Service | 11:00 AM
Join us for the first Sunday of our Global Missions Conference, where we will hear from a believer from the persecuted church about how seeds of God’s kingdom are being sown among his people.
Loving our New Neighbors: Panel Discussion & Lunch | 1:00 PM | Fellowship Hall
It’s been a year since we welcomed our new neighbors from a war-torn country. How do we continue to show them the love of Christ? Hear from a national believer and a veteran missionary about how to share our lives and be a witness to those God has brought to our doorstep. Registration not required.
Childcare is available from 1:00 to 3:00 PM for ages 0-3. Register HERE by FRI, NOV 4.
Worship Service | 4:00 PM
Join us for the first Sunday of our Global Missions Conference, where we will hear from a believer from the persecuted church about how seeds of God’s kingdom are being sown among his people.
Kids Missions Program | 5:30 PM | Bldg 1, Rms 302-303
Kids will have an opportunity to hear how some of our missionaries serving in South Africa are planting God’s seeds of hope. They will also get to plant some seeds of their own; learn a fun dance; do a craft activity; and sample some delicious treats from around the world!
Loving our New Neighbors: Q & A | 5:30 PM | Fellowship Hall
Hear from a national believer and a veteran global worker about how we can share our lives with our new neighbors.
Registration not required.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Noon Time Prayer: Unreached People Groups & the Muslim World | 12:00 PM | Zoom
Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30 PM
Pray for our missionaries and specifically for our involvement in God’s mission to the world in the five strategic priorities of PSC’s missions program. Today we will pray for unreached people groups and Christian movements in the Muslim world.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
Stories of the Kingdom: Planting Seeds in Central Asia | 7:30 PM | Zoom
Join us on Zoom as we hear from our missionaries and their local partners who are ministering to families and planting seeds of the gospel in Central Asia.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Noon Time Prayer: Internationals in Boston | 12:00 PM | Zoom
Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30 PM
Pray for our missionaries and specifically for our involvement in God’s mission to the world in the five strategic priorities of PSC’s missions program. Today we will pray for internationals in Boston.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
Cafe (20s & 30s) Missions Night | 7:00 PM
Both the Tuesday 20s & 30s as well as the Wednesday early 20s Cafe ministries will be hearing from one of our “new neighbors” about her experiences in her home country, and here in America. Contact [email protected]g for more information.
Stories of the Kingdom: "Outside the Box" | 7:30 PM | Zoom
Join us on Zoom as we visit with missionaries who are ministering “outside the box” and seeing seeds planted and lives transformed.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Women's Life Together | 10:00 AM | Terrace Room
Hear testimonies from our missionary women.
RSVP to [email protected] by TUE, NOV 8.
Women’s Life Together is an intergenerational women’s faith group hosted by Park Street Church, open to all regardless of any or no church affiliation. Meet other women each Wednesday morning to study the Bible in a group setting “where relationships matter.”
Childcare available for ages 0-4. Registration is required. Contact Stephanie Verrengia at [email protected]
Noon Time Prayer: City Engagement | 12:00 PM | Zoom
Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30 PM
Pray for our missionaries and specifically for our involvement in God’s mission to the world in the five strategic priorities of PSC’s missions program. Today we will pray for city engagement.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
Cafe (early 20s) Missions Night | 7:00 PM
Both the Tuesday 20s & 30s as well as the Wednesday early 20s Cafe ministries will be hearing from one of our “new neighbors” about her experiences in her home country, and here in America. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Stories of the Kingdom: The Seed of God's Word | 7:30 PM | Zoom
Join us on Zoom as we hear about how seeds of the gospel are being planted in the heart languages of people around the globe through Bible translation and scripture engagement.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Noon Time Prayer: Bible Translation | 12:00 PM | Zoom
Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30 PM
Pray for our missionaries and specifically for our involvement in God’s mission to the world in the five strategic priorities of PSC’s missions program. Today we will pray for Bible translation.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
Stories of the Kingdom: Welcoming the Nations | 7:30 PM | Zoom
Join us on Zoom as we spend the evening hearing from our international brothers and sisters about how God is bringing the nations to Boston.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Noon Time Prayer: Growth of the Majority World Church | 12:00 PM | Zoom
Monday-Friday, 12:00-12:30 PM
Pray for our missionaries and specifically for our involvement in God’s mission to the world in the five strategic priorities of PSC’s missions program. Today we will pray for the growth of the Majority World Church.
Join us on Zoom. Register HERE for the Zoom link.
Dinner & a Movie: The Hard Places | 6:00 PM Dinner & 7:00 PM Movie
The dinner is full but all are welcome to attend the movie at 7:00 PM.
Dan Swinton, a documentary filmmaker, will screen his movie The Hard Places at this ethnic dinner & movie event.
Dan is a multi-Emmy award-winning visual storyteller and documentary veteran. He spent over ten years working at PBS stations in New York where he produced numerous documentaries, television series and original multi-media content. As a filmmaker his work often explores aspects of Christianity as he seeks to understand the faith journey of those whose lives have taken unconventional paths.
Dinner is at 6:00 PM in the Welcome Center, and the movie will begin at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary. Register for Dinner & a Movie by WED, NOV 9. Cost for dinner is $15 per person. ($10 for students) If you’re planning to come for the movie only then there’s no cost, and no need to register.
“The Hard Places chronicles the extraordinary journey of a man who chose to forsake a life of comfort and security in order to touch the lives of strangers and deliver the gift of sight in one of the most dangerous places on earth—Afghanistan” (imdb.com).
View the Trailer.
Kids can participate in the regularly scheduled “Friday Night Live” from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Registration for ages 0-6th grade is required. Register for “Friday Night Live” HERE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Reflect & Respond: Art Space *CANCELLED
Reflect & Respond: Nature Walk | 1:30-3:30 PM | Middlesex Fells Reservation
Join us for an afternoon of reflecting on the missions conference in the peace and splendor of the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Stoneham, MA. We will be doing a guided walk with stops along the way to discuss, pray, and respond to how God is calling us to act as laborers in his harvest field.
The Middlesex Fells are just north of Boston, only a 10-minute drive. They’re also easily accessible via bus 132 from the Malden Center T station. The bus stop is Wyoming Ave @ Fellsway E. (We can arrange for someone to give you a ride if you’d rather not take public transportation.)
Registration is required. Register HERE by THU, NOV 10.
Questions? Email [email protected]
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Worship Service: Missionary Panel | 8:30 AM
Worship with us as we hear from a panel of our missionaries and consider what our role is in God’s Kingdom work.
Second Sunday Meal: Seed Stories | 9:45 AM | Fellowship Hall
Join us in fellowship around a meal and hear stories about how God is building his kingdom around the globe.
Registration not required.
Worship Service: Missionary Panel | 11:00 AM
Worship with us as we hear from a panel of our missionaries and consider what our role is in God’s Kingdom work.
Second Sunday Meal: Seed Stories | 12:30 PM | Fellowship Hall
Join us in fellowship around a meal and hear stories about how God is building his kingdom around the globe. Registration not required.
Childcare is available from 1:00 to 2:00 PM for ages 0-3. Register HERE by FRI, NOV 11.
Worship Service: Missionary Panel | 4:00 PM
Worship with us as we hear from a panel of our missionaries and consider what our role is in God’s Kingdom work.
Second Sunday Meal: Seed Stories | 5:30 PM | Fellowship Hall
Join us in fellowship around a meal and hear stories about how God is building his kingdom around the globe.
Registration not required.
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Seeds of the kingdom
“Listen! A sower went out to sow” (Mark 4:3).
Our theme for this year’s Global Missions Conference is Seeds of the Kingdom. Seeds in a garden have their own ways of behaving. They sprout, grow, die or yield a harvest in accordance with the laws of nature. They contain a type of power that can shape the future. And the seeds of the kingdom of God behave similarly.Our invited speakers for the conference will describe how seeds of the kingdom are at work among Afghan peoples inside and outside the country. We are happy that three speakers with considerable experience in Afghan ministry will be with us. Dr. Len Bartlotti, an expert on inter-ethnic tribal relationships in Afghanistan, will be joined by an Afghan believer who has served both inside and outside the country.
Dan Swinton, a documentary filmmaker, will screen his movie, The Hard Places at a dinner discussion event. We will hear from our Park Streeters about how seeds of the kingdom have been sown, sprouted and harvested in parts of the world where there are few Bibles, Christians or churches.
We all have the privilege to sow, nurture, and harvest seeds of his kingdom both here in Boston and around the world. In the weeks before the conference, I hope you will till the soil of your own hearts in advance of what God will do. And I hope you will be open to commit or re-commit yourselves to God’s kingdom mission as we conclude our conference on November 13. May his Spirit lead us all to greater giving, serving, praying and going to advance his kingdom among the nations!
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