Class Info

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2017

Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Location: Pine Knolls Alliance Church 614 Gansevoort Rd. South Glens Falls NY 12803

Contact: Sarah Maynard

518-796-7926

• • Registration & Orientation

    Orientation

    Registration & Orientation

  • Instructor

    

    Sarah Maynard

    Fort Ann NY

    Sarah and Kevin Maynard are Perspectives class alumni and trained coordinators who have been on fire for this class and the Kingdom of God as a result of the "Perspectives" experience. Sarah and Kevin are involved in local ministries and just started "The Hands and Feet of Hope Ministry" which assists impoverished families in Kenya through Christ like love, discipleship, fair trade opportunities and community development.

    
    

  • Date: Sunday, January 8, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 1

    The Living God is a Missionary God

    God's purpose is three-fold: against evil—kingdom victory; for the nations—redemption and blessing; and for God—global glory in worship. God's purpose revealed in promise to Abraham. Exploring God's purpose for the nations: Blessing to the nations described.

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    Robbie Lankford

    Queensbury, NY NY

    
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, January 15, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 2

    The Story of His Glory

    Exploring God's purpose for Himself: How God has been steadily unfolding a plan throughout all nations and generations to bring about His greater glory, ultimately drawing to Himself the worship of all the peoples. Passion and prayer for God's glory.

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    Julian Dangerfield

    Shalom Outreach, Inc., Woodbridge VA

    Dr. J. Julian Dangerfield is the Executive Director of Shalom Outreach Inc., a Christian based non-profit organization dedicated to achieving worldwide propagation of the essentials of the historic Christian faith. He proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Wycliffe Bible Translators and mentors pastors and leaders in several nations. He has a Bachelors degree in Business Management and has completed his Master of Arts degree in Leadership, Evangelism and Mobilization at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. He has also completed his doctoral studies at Virginia Union University with a focus on cross cultural ministry. In the United States he has organized the mission efforts of over 25 churches, ministries and not for profit organizations, which has resulted in over 54,000 people coming to Christ. Dr. Dangerfield's perspective is informed by over 29 years of ministry experience and he has traveled to over 40 countries executing strategies that lift humanity while expanding God’s Kingdom.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 3

    Your Kingdom Come

    Exploring God's purpose regarding evil: How God has accomplished a defeat of evil powers in order to open a season of history in which the nations can freely follow Christ. The kingdom of God as the destiny of all history. Christ's mission seeks a hindering of evil to bring about a sign of the coming peace of the kingdom of God. Our prayers contend with evil in order to bring about the transformation of society with Christ's kingdom in view.

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    Rebecca Kim

    New England Perspectives Study Program, Acworth GA

    Rebecca Kim has been involved in Perspectives on the World Christian Movement for 20 years. She has coordinated and taught classes in the Chicago and Boston area. She has a passion to see God's glory throughout all the earth. Besides mobilization, she has gone on numerous short-term trips and spent a year in India with her family. She has also had extensive involvement with internationals and immigrants/refugees. Currently, she and her husband live in South Hamilton, MA with their two wonderful daughters. She homeschools and serves as the New England Regional Director for Perspectives.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, January 29, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 4

    Mandate for the Nations

    Jesus shows great strategic interest in Gentiles; wise strategic focus by initiating a global mission on a few disciples among the Hebrew people. The Great Commission and the ways of God's sending in relational power. Dealing with the ideas of pluralism (all religions the same) and universalism (all persons saved).

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    Randy Curtis

    Word of Life, Schroon Lake NY

    In 2006, I started at the Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI). After finishing their two-year program, I finished my B.S. Degree in Religion from Liberty University while working various intern positions for WOLBI. I met my wife Kylie at WOLBI and we were married in 2012. After a brief stint in Michigan, we came back to WOLBI in 2014 where I served as the Dean of Men, spending most of my days discipling, counseling, teaching chapels, and organizing other aspects of student ministry. Now, I work for the International Ministries division of Word of Life as the Short Term Missions Manager where I oversee our student missions trips and internships. My wife and I now have three kids: Alivianna (5), Luke (3), and Ben (6 months). In December of 2021, I will finish my certification in Biblical Counseling from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, February 5, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 5

    Unleashing the Gospel

    The first followers of Jesus: obedient in costly, foundational ways. The climactic act of the book of Acts is the freeing of the gospel to be followed by Gentiles without Jewish traditions as a requirement. A foundational act of God which speaks to the situations where the gospel is hindered today. Strategic suffering and apostolic passion.

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    Michael Neigh

    Centre Point Ministries, Argyle NY

    Michael grew up in a missionary home in Vienna, Austria, the son of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) missionaries. He married Alison in 1993 and they have thirteen living children, two that God has taken home, five grandsons, and two granddaughters. Michael served with CEF for 10 years before moving his family to Argyle, NY to serve at Durkeetown Baptist Church in 2003. He ministered at Durkeetown for 14 years before taking on full-time responsibilities with a regional church-planting network, Centre Point Ministries. Michael is also a member of the leadership team of Gospel Advance. Michael enjoys gardening, riding motorcycle, and spending time with his family.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 6

    The Expansion of the Christian Movement

    The story of God's purpose continues relentlessly from Abraham's day until the present moment. An overview of the largest and the longest-running movement ever in history—the world Christian movement. How the gospel surged through the peoples and places of the world. Important insights for our own day.

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    Katie Torchetti

    New Hope Community Church, Queensbury NY

    I am a stay at home mom,, homeschooling my 2 children. I have a Bachelor's Degree in History and a Masters Degree in Education. I have been a short term missionary in the Bahamas, writing curriculum for The Adventure Learning Center. I am active in several Ministries in my local church.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, February 26, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 7

    Eras of Mission History

    The greatest explosion of growth ever has taken place in last 200 years in three "bursts" of activity. Why we could be in the final era of missions. The global harvest force comprised increasingly of non-Western missionaries.

  • Instructor

    

    Kenneth Prater

    Fort Edward NY

    Ken Prater has served as Pastor at the Durkeetown Baptist Church since 1990. Originally from Chicago, Ill. he sensed a call to ministry in his teen years, took a three year, non-degree bible course at Bob Jones University and then accepted a position as youth pastor in Lakeland, Fla. Ken and his wife Rhonda were married in 1980 and have two sons, Captain Jesse Prater (USAF), and Zachary, who along with his wife Katie are commissioned from Durkeetown to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where they will live and work within a church planting context. Along with his service at Durkeetown, Ken is a founding member of Gospel Advance, has served as regional coordinator for the Adirondack Pastor's Fellowship, and travels to Russia and Europe on behalf of church planters who are partnered with Durkeetown.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 8

    Pioneers of the World Christian Movement

    Today we anchor the race by continuing what others have begun. It's a day of finishing. All the more reason to learn the wisdom and the heart of ordinary people who did extraordinary things in earlier generations. Reading the writings of William Carey and other leaders to discern what these people have left to us. Exploring the contribution of women in missions throughout the centuries.

  • Instructor

    

    Tricia Andrews

    Comstock NY

    Tricia is a Perspectives Area Leader in Northeastern New York State and sometimes Vermont. She loves to teach in the History section and often bring her traveling buddy, her youngest daughter Serah. Tricia and her family tried to move to Central Asia but God had other plans, so they work with their local church and Perspectives as much as possible.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, March 12, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 9

    The Task Remaining

    God's pressed His purpose forward until the present hour of amazing opportunity. Understanding the concept of "unreached peoples" to assess the remaining task. Recognizing the imbalance of mission resources shapes strategic priorities. The basic minimal missiological achievement in every people group opens the way for working with God against every kind of evil so that the gospel of the kingdom is declared and displayed with clarity and power. The need and opportunity of urban mission.

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    Lane

    English Language Institute, Alexandria VA

    This speaker is the Director of an English language program which offers English instruction in Washington, DC, as well as the pastor of an international church. He has worked extensively within the Muslim community for over 20 years. His wife is also an English language instructor, has taught English in the US and overseas, and has worked broadly among Muslim women.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, March 19, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 10

    How Shall They Hear?

    Culture and intercultural communication of the gospel. Communicating the gospel with relevance at the worldview level helps avoid syncretism (blending of cultural error with God?s truth) and also enables powerful movements of the gospel. Sensitive missionaries will look for ways that God has preserved or prepared people to hear the gospel, often finding redemptive analogies for God's truth.

  • Instructor

    Judy A.

    PI, South Yarmouth MA

    A long-term worker committed to seeing God's glory among all nations. Loved serving overseas, but also loves walking beside and behind the next generation as HE calls them out to serve HIM here and to the ends of the earth.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, March 26, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 11

    Building Bridges of Love

    The incarnation as a model of missionary humility. How missionaries can enter appropriate roles in order to form relationships of trust and respect to develop a sense of belonging, and thus to communicate with credibility for understanding. Explore the intricacy of identification in another culture. Explore the even greater complexity of presenting identity with integrity in a globalized, terrorized, pluralized world. Recognizing the dynamics of social structure in order to initiate growing movements of ongoing communication throughout the society.

  • Instructor

    

    David Bouffard

    Fort Ann NY

    Dave is the husband of Andrea and father of 5 children. After 15 years of experience in Christian camp & conference center ministry primarily serving youth from both inner city and rural environments, Dave and family served for 2 and a half years in Uganda, East Africa. In establishing ministries to orphans through camp ministry with New Hope Uganda, they fell in love with their neighbors and gained a new perspective on poverty and God’s heart for marginalized and defenseless people. Upon returning to the US, Dave became the pastor of Cornerstone Bible Church in rural Fort Ann, NY. He has also served as the Program Director/Chaplain at the Open Door Mission in Glens Falls, NY and as a counselor in a year long discipleship and recovery program called Bridges to Freedom at the City Mission of Schenectady. In addition to pastoring and mission work, Dave is currently the Interim Director of Peniel Bible Conference in Luzerne, NY and drives school bus part time in Fort Ann. He received a Bachelor’s in Bible from Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University) and also worked on a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership there. Dave plans to start working on becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the Fall of 2018.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, April 2, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 12

    Christian Community Development

    A survey of world need. Dynamic balance of evangelism and social action. Hope for significant transformation as a sign of Christ's Lordship by Christian community development. Exploring the charge that missionaries destroy instead of serve cultures. Healing the wounds of the world between the peoples.

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    Don

    Clifton Park NY

    Don is founder (1988) and executive director of an investment advisory firm that manages approximately $140 million for individuals and institutions. He leverages his personal commitment to a better world and his corporate experience to drive others to be generous – and not just with their money. An entrepreneur for almost 3 decades, Don has successfully started and run numerous businesses. For the past 10 years Don has also served with an economic development fund which provides mezzanine level funding to businesses throughout the Arab world and Asia. He serves as both a mentor, coach and board member to numerous BAM projects in that region. He currently acts as Director of Strategic Operations for the economic development fund.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, April 9, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 13

    The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches

    Look beyond institutional features of churches to understand churches as dynamic movements of Christ Himself being followed. Such a view of churches as organic, living things opens up the practicality of seeing them multiply rapidly as movements and also flourish in society bearing the fruit of social transformation. Churches as counter-communities, acting as salt and light, bringing change to their cultures. How movements multiply by connecting with entire families and larger social structures.

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    Joel Rissinger

    Newington CT

    Pastor Joel L. Rissinger Pastor Joel is the lead pastor of Mill Pond Church, in Newington, Connecticut. Pastor Joel has been in fulltime ministry since 1992. In this capacity, he has led several congregations through major transitions prior to planting Mill Pond Church in 2007. Pastor Joel has a BA in theology from Ambassador University, as well as MAs in both religion and religious education from Liberty University. He is currently pursuing a D.Min. from the Antioch School in Ames, Iowa.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, April 23, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 14

    Pioneer Church Planting

    The hope of planting churches among unreached peoples. How the breakthrough of the gospel in an unreached people requires that the gospel be "de-Westernized". The difference of contextualizing the message, the messenger and the movement. Distinguish and appreciate people movements, church planting movements and insider movements.

  • Instructor

    

    Harry Vellekoop

    Livonia Community Church, Lima NY

    Ordained with Elim Fellowship, member of Elim Fellowship Council of Elders. 14 years pastoral and missionary service Argentina & Paraguay, 7 yrs Director Elim World Mission Agency, 20 yrs instructor & leadership Elim Bible Institute & College. Currently pastoring Livonia Community Church, Livonia, NY. For several years annual seminar ministry to pastors throughout Paraguay on behalf of the Paraguayan National Association of Evangelical Pastors.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Lesson 15

    World Christian Discipleship

    What it means to integrate life for Christ's global purpose as a "'World Christian". Into the great story for His glory: a Person-driven life as a way of. pursuing a purpose-driven life. The basic practices of world Christians: going, sending, welcoming and mobilizing. The essential disciplines of World Christian discipleship: community, giving, praying and learning. Simplifying your lifestyle as if in "war-time". Exploring the practical ways of pursuing God's purpose. Business and mission. Short-term mission. Welcoming international visitors. Wisdom in working with local churches and in partnership with Christians in different parts of the world.

  • Instructor

    

    Sarah Maynard

    Fort Ann NY

    Sarah and Kevin Maynard are Perspectives class alumni and trained coordinators who have been on fire for this class and the Kingdom of God as a result of the "Perspectives" experience. Sarah and Kevin are involved in local ministries and just started "The Hands and Feet of Hope Ministry" which assists impoverished families in Kenya through Christ like love, discipleship, fair trade opportunities and community development.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, May 7, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

• • Celebration

    Celebration

  • Instructor

    

    Kevin Maynard

    Fort Ann NY

  • Class Info

    Date: Sunday, May 14, 2017

    Time: 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM

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