ASSEMBLY AGENDAA Final April 28, 2015 TUESDAY, MAY 5 12:000 pm 10:00 pm Registration & Arrivals Lodge 2:00 pm 5:00 pm World Renew Canadian Board of Directors Meeting Family Life Center - 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Dinner & Networking: (Dining Available from 5:00-6:00pm) Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower 6:30 pm 7:00 pm Networking Reception Family Life Center Great Lakes Room 7:00 pm 9:00 pm CONFERENCE OPENING PROGRAM Family Life Center - Gym, Assistant Director Grand Rapids Initiative on Leadership Opening Prayer: Jodi Cole Meyer, World Renew US Board President Opening Remarks & Overview of Conference: Ida Kaastra-Mutoigoo and Andrew Ryskamp, Canadian andd US Directors Welcome to Muskegon, Michigan: Terry Sabo, Muskegon County Commissioner Worship Leader: Minister Nate Glasper, Calvin College s Gospel Choir, Assistant Conductor Reading of Scripture Theme: Kuki Rokhum, Director of Training & Mobilization, EFICOR Praise Dance Performance: Alisha Cowell Introduction of Speaker: Melissa Barnes, World Renew CFO Opening Keynote Address: Dr. Ruth Haley Barton, Discernment: The Heartt of Spiritual Leadership Closing Prayer: Dr. Ruth Haley Barton Dismissal
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level Agriculture Working Group Ontario Room 8:30 am 10:30 am Devotional Plenary and Small Group Discussions: Dr. Ruth Haley Barton - Discernment: Preparing Ourselves for Spiritual Leadership (Lower Level of Duneside Apartments) Welcome to Marantha Conference Center: Gary Feenstra, Marantha Board of Directors Worship Leader & Opening Prayers: Joe Lane the entire day Erie Room Michigan Room East Ontario Room Huron 12:30 pm 2:00 pm Lunch & Rest(Dining Available from 12:30 1:30pm) Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level Environmental Working Group Dining Room 2:00 pm - 3:10 pm Erie Room Michigan Room East Ontario Room Huron 3:30pm - 5:00 pm Erie Room Michigan Room East Ontario Room Huron 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Dinner Break & Networking: (Dining Available from 5:00-6:00pm) Lodge Dining Room US Board of Directors Huron Room 5:30-7:00PM Lebanon Lodge-Lower 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Devotional Plenary and Small Group Discussions: Dr. Ruth Haley Barton - Discernment: Preparing Our Communities for Spiritual Leadership (Lower Level Duneside Apartments) Worship Leader & Opening Prayers: Minister Nate Glasper
THURSDAY, MAY 7 Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level 8:30 am 10:30 am Devotional Plenary and Small Group Discussions: Dr. Ruth Haley Barton - Discernment: Bringing It All Together (Duneside Apartments) Worship Leader & Opening Prayers: Glenda Williams from 10:30am to 3:10pm Connecting Business, Government & Civil Society Erie Room Cross Cultural Decision Making Youth Strategy 2025: Partnering With Millennials Michigan Room East Diversifying Funding Ontario Room Collective Impact Huron Room 12:30 pm 2:00 pm Lunch & Rest (Dining Available from 12:30 1:30pm) Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level 2:00 pm - 3:10 pm Connecting Business, Government & Civil Society Erie Room Cross Cultural Decision Making Youth Strategy 2025: Partnering With Millennials Michigan Room East Diversifying Funding Ontario Room Collective Impact Huron Room 3:30pm - 4:45 pm Peacebuilding Erie Room Designing Equity into Health Programs Men and Women: Partnering To Create Change Michigan Room East Harnessing the Private Sector for Development Ontario Room International Humanitarian Standards & Certifications Huron Room 4:45 pm 6:15 pm Dinner: (Dining Available from 5:00-6:00pm) Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level 6:15 pm 7:00 pm Networking Reception Family Life Center Great Lakes Room 7:00 pm 9:00 pm INNOVATION TALKS: Family Life Center - Gym Opening Prayer: Dr. Peggy Kabonde, General Secretary, United Church of Zambia Worship Leader: Amani Children s Choir Bishop Simon Peter Emiau THE AFRICAN CHURCH AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION, Sheryl Haw THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS & YOU, Matthew Ellison - SPIRITUAL WARFARE AS A BASIS FOR COMMUNITY, Nema Aluku - WHY GENDER MATTERS, Dr. Wageeh Mikhail - ISLAM - A MIDDLE EAST PERSPECTIVE FOR THE WEST Closing Prayer: Gabriel Rozario, Director, PARI Development Trust
FRIDAY, MAY 8 7:00 am 8:15 am Breakfast: (Dining Available from 7:00-8:00am) Lodge Dining Room 8:30 am 10:30 am Devotional Plenary and Small Group Discussions: Rev. CB Samuel - Biblical Justice Family Life Center - Gym Worship Leader & Opening Prayers: Jasmine Hurtado Speaker and Closing Prayers: Rev. CB Samuel Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level Global Partnership (Duneside Apartments) MC: Wendy Hammond and Mary Dykstra Speaker: Matthew Ellison Best Practices in the Asia Erie Room North America East Africa Michigan Room East Latin America Ontario Room West Africa Huron Room Best Practices in International Relief & Great Lakes West Southern Africa Great Lakes East Global Partnership 12:30 pm 2:00 pm Lunch Break & Rest Lebanon Lodge-Lower Joint Ministries Council Michigan Room East 1:00 2:00PM 2:00 pm - 3:10 pm World Renew Bi-National Board Meeting Global Partnership 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Canadian Board of Delegates Meeting US Board of Delegates Meeting Michigan Room East Global Partnership 4:30 pm 6:15 pm Relaxation & Networking 6:15 pm 9:00 pm Keynote Address: Biblical Justice by Rev. CB Samuel Program: Director Andrew Ryskamp s Retirement Celebration Dinner Family Life Center - Gym Worship Leader: Minister Nate Glasper Presentations: Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo, World Renew Canadian Director Closing Prayers: Leanne Geisterfer, World Renew Latin America Team Leader
SATURDAY, MAY 9 Lodge Dining Room Lebanon Lodge-Lower Level 8:30 am - 10:30 am 1 strategic area from the workshop topics earlier in the week to work on. Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Global Partnership 10:50 am 12:30 pm CONFERENCE CLOSING PROGRAM Closing Keynote Address: The African Church and Social Transformation by Rev. Simon Peter Emiau Closing Comments & Prayers: Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo and Andrew Ryskamp Family Life Center - Gym Worship Leader: Minister Nate Glasper Opening Prayers: Ida Kaastra-Mutoigo, Canadian Director, World Renew Closing Prayers: Andrew Ryskamp, US Director, World Renew Global Partnership Speaker: Matthew Ellison (Duneside Apartments) MC: Wendy Hammond and Mary Dykstra 12:30 pm 2:00 pm Box Lunches & Departures to Grand Rapids THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT!