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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Training designed to enhance your effectiveness in caring for your congregation, community, and missionaries.

If you’re a missions pastor, a counselor or coach, a missions educator, a missionary care provider, a missionary supporter, a friend or family member . .. maybe you are the missionary yourself . . . this conference is for you.

Caring for People & Caring for the Global Worker

Featured Guests and Speakers

WHO WILL BE THERE

Matt Mikalatos
AUTHOR, STORYTELLER, AND FORMER MISSIONARY

Kathy Khang
SPEAKER, JOURNALIST, AND ACTIVIST

Local Pastor
A chill local pastor who cannot be named because he supports global workers in tough areas

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Our Host Church

WHERE THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

9800 SE 92nd Ave., Happy Valley, OR 97005
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

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Tickets are $30 – $425 (Groups)

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Schedule

WHEN IT ALL TAKES PLACE

Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16

Workshop Schedule Coming Soon!

Schedule

WHEN IT ALL TAKES PLACE

Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16

Friday, May 15

4:00 PM
Booth Set up

4:30 PM
Doors Open

6:30 – 8:00 PM
Keynote 1

8:00 – 9:00 PM
Connect with One another and Exhibitors

Saturday, May 16

8:00 AM
Doors Open

8:30 – 9:30 AM
Keynote 2

10:15 – 11:15 AM
Workshop Session #1

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Workshop Session #2

12:30 PM
Lunch

1:45 – 2:45 PM
Workshop Session #3

3:00 – 4:30 PM
Keynote 3

9:00-9:30: Worship and Announcements - MAIN HALL

We’ll begin Xposed with a moment of reflection and worship, followed by the information needed to navigate the event like a pro.

9:30-10:45: Uncovering Post Traumatic Growth: Becoming Better, Not Bitter with Debbie Laaser & Elizabeth Hardesty - MAIN HALL

Discover how healing from relational betrayal brings together clinical insight and biblical truth. This session explores the post traumatic growth model and highlights key research, including Debbie Laaser’s work, showing how genuine growth can emerge from deep pain.

Workshops

WHAT THE TOPICS ARE

This year’s breakout line-up includes:

5 Breakouts from MissioCare Collective, YWAM, Barnabas, Sanctuary Inn to aid you in caring for your missionaries more effectively:

Mentoring to Wholeness
The Biblical Basis of Member Care
The Building Blocks of Trust
An Open Letter From Your Missionary
Third Culture Kids – What to Know

3 Breakouts featuring counselors from Core Values Counseling, Charis Counseling, and MissoCare Collective providing education, tools, and resources to increase your awareness of emotional health and how to support people navigating difficulty in their lives:

Mental Health Informed Ministry: The beauty between Chaos and Control
Trauma-Informed De-Escalation
Overcoming the Silent Struggle: Understand the Potential Impact of Neurodivergence, Addiction, Depression, and Trauma on the Global Worker

3 Breakouts hosted by ministry professionals from Genesis Christian Mediation, Hope Chaplain, and Pastor Karen Shimer, designed to give you some practices to help you in caring for others and yourself when in difficult spaces:

Art is for Life
A Mediative Journey into the 4 Spaces of Forgiveness
The Ministry of Presence: A deeper look below, as it will be a Chaplain-level course, broken into 3 sessions designed for your care ministry or mission teams:
- Module 1: The Foundation of Presence
- Module 2: The Heart of Presence
- Module 3: The Practice of Presence

Room Number

Breakout #1 RM A

Breakout #2 RM B

Breakout #3 RM C

Breakout #4 RM D

Workshop Session #1

Mentoring to Wholeness

BO#1 The Biblical Basis of Member Care
BO#2 The Building Blocks of Trust
BO#3 An Open Letter From Your Missionary
BO #4 Third Culture Kids – What to Know

Workshop Session #2

Mental Health Informed Ministry

The beauty between Chaos and Control
Trauma-Informed De-Escalation
Overcoming the Silent Struggle: Understand the Potential Impact of Neurodivergence, Addiction, Depression, and Trauma on the Global Worker

Workshop Session #3

Art is for Life
A Mediative Journey into the 4 Spaces of Forgiveness

The Ministry of Presence: A deeper look below, as it will be a Chaplain-level course, broken into 3 sessions designed for your care ministry or mission teams:
Module 1: The Foundation of Presence
Module 2: The Heart of Presence
Module 3: The Practice of Presence

Exhibitors

Located in high-traffic areas of our events, exhibit areas are concentrated areas of congregation for attenders to find about your programs, products and services.

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Caring for People & Caring for the Global Worker