From June 7-10, 2007 various men and women from the Christian Reformed Church, its agencies, and its affiliate organizations around the world met in Grand Rapids, Michigan for an Assembly of World Wide Partners.  To read a summary of this event, click here. 

Written copies of the plenary sessions and workshops are available below.  Note that the plenary session documents include a summary and the full text of the speeches that were given.  The workshop documents contain only a summary.  If you'd like to read a full paper on any of the workshop topics, please contact talsmab@crcna.org.

(Photos by  Karen Huttenga for The Banner, www.thebanner.org)

 

• Plenary # 1 - "Keeping Christ Central" by Barnabas Mam
• Plenary #2 - "Together in Missions in the 21st Century" by Ruth Padilla deBorst
• Plenary # 3 - "Partnering in a Global Context:  Principles and Patterns that will Shape Us" by Setri Nyomi
• Plenary # 4 - "The Church in the Middle East:  Challenges and Perspectives" by Wageeh Mikhail
• Workshop # 1 - "Christian Education In Ministry"  by Comfort Enders & Gaylen Byker
• Workshop # 2 - "Integrating Reconciliation Into Ministry" by Rev. Simon Emiau & Peter VanderMeulen
• Workshop # 3 - "Justice & Advocacy:  A Biblical Strategy" by Karen Bokma & Zakka Chomock
• Workshop #4 - "Developing Leadership For Ministry At Home & Abroad" by Duane Kelderman & Nomer Bernardino
• Workshop #5 -"Engaging Constituency in the 21st Century" by Henrietta Hunse & Ruth Padilla deBorst

• Workshop #6 - "Partnership Relations In Church Planting:  A Case Study" by Carl J. Bosma & Ricardo Agreste de Silva
• Workshop # 7 - "Doing Mission Where There is No Church"
• Workshop #8 - "Economic Empowerment for Sustainability"  by Joe Lamigo & Roland Hoksbergen
• Workshop #9 - "Role of Technology:  What Have We Been Learning?"  by Celsino Gama & Bob Heerspink
• Workshop #10 - "Effective Partnerships Across Cultures"  by Gary Bekker & Setri Nyomi
• Workshop #11 - "Discipleship in the Islamic Context"
• Workshop # 12 - "Business As a Mission"  by Robert Ulysses & Ted Boers
• Saturday Panel Discussion
• Sunday Wrap Up Session