For the first time in its 34-year history, Missions Fest Vancouver will incorporate several mini-conferences, which organizers describe as “opportunities for you to learn from experts who are collaborating together to help you go deeper into a subject than can be done in a seminar.”
The theme of the three-day event (January 27 – 29 at the Vancouver Convention Centre) is Justice and the Gospel; the five mini-conferences (all on the first day) will focus on these issues:
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Fruitful Friendships with Muslims
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Residential Schools: Responding to Our Shared History
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Earthkeeping as Mission: Caring for People and Creation through Small Scale Sustainable Agriculture, Locally and Internationally
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Ending Poverty Together Boot Camp: Rethinking Causes and Solutions
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No Lone Rangers: A Collaborative Approach to Missionary Care
(From the January 12 edition of Church in Vancouver)
Many thanks to Flyn Ritchie and his e-news publication Church in Vancouver for writing and researching this great article on this notable event for people of faith in Vancouver and MVA.