Go Week 2022
September 19th-23rd
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Come interact with mission team leaders and participate in the various Center for Global Opportunity events throughout the week. In addition, be inspired by messages in chapel and workshops geared to build a passion for global missions.
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Info below for GO Week 2022
Global Opportunities Week is more than a long-standing tradition at BJU. Go Week represents the very heart of BJU. Every student in every major is preparing to make disciples. Fulfilling the Great Commission is at the core of what it means to follow Jesus. Not every student will be or should be a vocational missionary, but all of us are called to use our vocations to make disciples. Go Week is not a ploy to urge you to change directions in life and abandon everything you have ever expected (although that may happen to some). It is an opportunity to envision how God can use your passions and the skills you are attaining to make His name known around the world. You will graduate from Bob Jones University as an elite ambassador for Christ. Well educated. Well discipled. Right worldview. Right priorities. Go Week seeks to expand your horizons for where and how you might deploy your gifts and fulfill your calling. Imagine the possibilities!
Schedule of Events
Monday, 9/19: 11:00-11:35 – Chapel— Andrew Bunnell, President of Biblical Ministries Worldwide (FMA) Tuesday, 9/20: 10:20-11:00 – Mission Representatives/Faculty/Staff invited-Prayer (College Point) 11:00-11:35 – Workshops (FMA, SH, RA, WMC, Levinson, Sem 113, AL Lect. A, AL Lect. B) 3:00-4:00 – Prayer with Mission Reps (CGO) 11:45-7:00 – Displays Open (Davis Room) 7:30-8:30 – CGO Mission Team Meetings (Alumni) 8:30-9:30 – Short Term Mission Expo (Mission Team Leaders/Mission Reps) (CGO and Gazebo) Wednesday, 9/21: 7:00-7:45 – Prayer Rally (front of RA) 11:00-11:35 – Chapel— Andrew Bunnell, President of Biblical Ministries Worldwide (FMA) 11:45-7:00 – Displays Open (Davis Room) Area Churches Thursday, 9/22: 8:00-11:00 – Cards and Notes for Refugees (Student Center) 11:00-11:35 – Workshops (FMA, SH, RA, WMC, Levinson, Sem 113, AL Lect. A, AL Lect. B) 11:45-7:00 – Displays Open (Davis Room) 7:00-8:30 – Study Abroad Meetings (Alumni) Friday, 9/23: 9:30 – Missions Video Night (Gazebo Lawn or Stratton Hall if raining) |
GOW Workshops
Workshops- Tuesday and Thursday
“Welcoming Refugees: How to Get Involved on the Local Level with World Relief Upstate SC”— World Relief Upstate SC Speaker: Austin Donahoo and Esther John Description: This workshop will cover who World Relief is, who refugees are, and some ways to get involved on the local level. Location: WMC "The Narrow Gate & The Refugees" – Arabic Bible Outreach Ministries Speaker: Michael Hajj Description: The Narrow Gate in the title reflects both sides of ministering the Gospel to refugees. The forced migration of millions of people especially from the Middle East, has opened great doors for His Church to minister the Gospel among the refugees and direct them to the narrow gate. Equally, the opportunity to reach them and see vibrant churches among refugees is becoming narrow. We will look at lessons learned from ministries working among refugees in the Arab world and in the West for a more effective outreach among refugees in the USA. Location: AL Lec A “100 days to Freedom” – Biblical Ministries Worldwide Presenter: Liz Williams, Director of Compassion Medical at Biblical Ministries Worldwide Panel: Pastor Arif, Pastor Amin, and Zane Bloom, Director of Mobilization. Description: Join this workshop to hear incredible details about the extraordinary story of salvation, rescue, and persistence that led to nearly 10,000 rescues from across the Christian community of Afghanistan. Liz will narrate the story, answer questions, and facilitate a conversation with Zane, Pastor Arif and Pastor Amin, about the true nature of refugee ministry in one of the most difficult moments for missionary work in contemporary times. *Arif was a secret Baptist church planter in Afghanistan from 2010 until his miraculous evacuation from Kabul in 2022. He was saved, baptized, ordained, and commissioned during his years in Russia after fleeing a different era of conflict in Afghanistan in the 1990s. *Amin was rescued in 2022 after the fall of Kabul, through the work of the Compassion Medical team from Biblical Ministries Worldwide. He spent many years as a church leader in his native Afghanistan. Since his evacuation to the United States, he has actively worked to engage the refugee community with the Gospel. Location: FMA “Theology of Compassion and Refugee Ministry” – Biblical Ministries Worldwide Presenter: David McCrum, VP of Education at Biblical Ministries Worldwide Panel: Brendon Wung, Director of Development, Chris Anderson, VP of Global Opportunities Description: David, Brendon, and Chris will drive a dynamic conversation about evangelism, compassion, church planting, and missiology all set against the backdrop of refugee outreach. They will tackle the tough questions about why we should do it, how we can do it Biblically, and ways to engage churches and ministry leaders to get involved. Location: RA Update on Ukraine and Connections to Upstate South Carolina – Spartanburg Church Speaker: Pastor Sergey Minka Location: SH Medical Ministry to Refugees – Medical Missions Outreach Speaker: Bradley Edmundson Location: Levinson Hall “Radical Rescue Work” – Frontline Missions International Speaker: Josh Trainer and Ronny Marmol Description: Radical Rescue Work opens a window into the human misery in the lives of displaced refugees, and how God sends His people to serve with compassion as they run into the cries of darkness in refugee ministry. This workshop will briefly explain Frontline Missions International’s connection to refugee ministry and our passion to equip people to advance the Gospel in the world’s difficult places. Location: Sem 113 Addressing Academic and Spiritual Needs of Refugee Children-- For the Nations Refugee Outreach Speaker: Maryellen Smith Description: The experience of every refugee child is diverse, but there are common needs that can feel daunting to their American educators. Bring your questions and learn ways to creatively support these students in Jesus' name. Location: AL Lec B |
