REACH 2019

Prepare? There is work to be done! Let us go before we waste more time! While zeal is commendable, proper Read More...

These reflections will include stories from thirty years as a church planter’s wife. Lessons learned in this exhilarating, sometimes exhausting, Read More...

God reserves the best for those who invest the best in their marriage. Clair and Clara share what they have Read More...

Mankind has gone from scratches on cave walls to quill pens, the printing press, telephone, recorded audio, the digital explosion, Read More...

Can I, a conservative Mennonite in the 21st century, actually relate to the cultures of the world around me? This Read More...

Sailing can be a wonderful experience! Sailing can also be dangerous. No one sets out to experience shipwreck! You can Read More...

Why grow up? Adulting can be difficult especially if there is always someone to bail you out of your problems. Read More...

Conservative Anabaptists have historically been successful at retaining their own people, but have had difficulty integrating seekers. Why is this? Read More...

What makes a leader stand out? What are the keys that make a difference in leading well? In this session, Read More...

We live in a confused world. Political correctness supersedes morals and human life is expendable. How can followers of Jesus Read More...

Mary Lois Shenk shares stories and principles from her experience of raising a family in an urban setting. How can Read More...

This session reviews basic belief choices. It will briefly cover four choices: why I am a theist, why I am Read More...

Great board and administrative decisions are rooted in good discussions. The best decisions are the results of well-orchestrated discussions where Read More...

How many talents do you have? Have you doubled your talents? Jesus’ story about the talents helps us to understand Read More...

When we are convinced that God orchestrates all the events of our lives, we are able to enter new levels Read More...

You are looking forward to graduation or graduation is still visible in the rear-view mirror. Business, helping at home, Bible Read More...

Serving others and serving with others constantly shows up our personal limitations and needs, which can easily make us feel Read More...

We women have many competing demands for our time and emotional energy. Relationships are important to us. Family, church, ministry, Read More...

This session is a call to young people and all Christians to go to battle for Christ’s cause. He calls Read More...

The Master Planner lovingly labored over writing a recipe for each of our lives. In this session, we explore how Read More...

Why so many books on leadership and so little on subjection one to another? Why an emphasis on being filled Read More...

As followers of Jesus, how involved in business should we be? Is it possible God has more in mind than Read More...

As women, we have the awesome privilege of bearing the image of God in many facets, one of which is Read More...

This workshop looks at fundamental causes of poverty. It demonstrates how the formation of community is the best way to Read More...

There are over 65 million refugees in the world today, displaced by unstable governments, war, and terrorism. How should Anabaptists Read More...

Stephen Russell looks at the record found in the New Testament, various early church writers, and even in pagan writers Read More...

Elisha’s success as a servant of God was founded on his previous ability as a follower. Men and women of Read More...

Each of us as women brings our unique blend of gifts/passion to a team. Sometimes those differences grate instead of Read More...

Someone has said, “Ministry is not primarily something we do for God but what God is doing in and through Read More...

This workshop discusses what missiologists have called the Three Waves of Missions since the Reformation. By looking at the past Read More...

Is there an answer for the ache in the heart? Can wholeness encompass physical, mental, and emotional pain? How does Read More...

Fear or love? That does not sound like a difficult decision. Why do we complicate it? Fear drives so much Read More...

The challenges of cross-cultural communication are ever-present in missions today. How do we avoid the pitfalls of wrong communication, improper Read More...

How can we maintain the compassion of Jesus when exposed to the endless needs? Mission opportunities abound and we can Read More...

Is cross bearing and self-denial still integral to the Gospel message? How is Jesus’ victory on the cross made available Read More...

From Abraham to Jesus to you, God is in the business of sending people to a complete a mission. How Read More...

How we treat the poor is how we treat Jesus. No one can do everything to help them, but we Read More...

Saying “yes” to God changes people. Encounter the stories of two women who said yes to God’s call to serve Read More...

We currently have unprecedented opportunities to “tell the story” among Muslims and internally displaced people. In this session, Reuben Yoder Read More...

There is so much done today in the name of the Holy Spirit. How do we tell the difference? Is Read More...

Every person is a leader to someone. This session gives you a fresh glimpse into Jesus’ leadership and provide practical Read More...

The potter has a useable end-product as his guide as he starts working the clay until he has the final Read More...

When Jesus died, the church became His light on the earth.  It’s members go into places of spiritual darkness and Read More...

Do you truly want to be God’s servant? What are you doing for the Kingdom of Heaven? Using the parable Read More...

In Matthew 9, what did Jesus see, say, and do? If we want to bring a plentiful harvest into God’s Read More...

What is my life purpose? Am I worth anything to people and to God? Life is a gift and we Read More...

Mission programs begin by responding to a real need. Staff, structure, and funding develop around this need, and gain a Read More...

God intends diversity to have a useful role in the building of His Kingdom. Whenever God designs something, He does Read More...

Are you interested in helping children in foster care? Perhaps you are a stay at home mom or someone with Read More...

Are you in touch with your deepest longings? Have you put words to those longings? Your heavenly Father knows and Read More...

In this session, Gary Miller considers a board’s role in governance and its composition and organization, as well as different Read More...

Praying for others and with others is a ministry we easily neglect. But both Jesus and Paul—the two lives most Read More...

Every person in every culture is made in God’s image, no matter how poor or how rich they are. Our Read More...

Leadership: what an inspiring word! We get it started, we are moving forward, but then… what is happening? Something is Read More...

How often have we prayed with the words “Father,if it is Your will, please__________”? But what if we would pray Read More...

This breakout takes a practical look at some new, some mature tools that are becoming affordable/accessible that may help to Read More...

Most missionaries discover soon enough that it is one thing to lead unbelievers to receive Christ as Lord and Savior. Read More...

As a leader’s wife, do you find it difficult to find your place in ministry? Does it sometimes feel like Read More...

This session is designed to help us identify people in our churches, schools, and families who have a missionary calling. Read More...

Donors expect us to issue donation receipts that allow them to deduct their contributions on their income tax returns. But Read More...

All around us are searching faces. Jesus encountered them, too. Lovingly He reached into dark places to bring healing and Read More...

This session considers how women specifically reflect God’s image, and how this reflection gives direction for women of God to Read More...

Each year, over 1.5 million international students come to America to study. Many of these scholars never visit or make Read More...

Leaving the mission field and returning home can be a very traumatic event. Returning missionaries need discerning and caring people Read More...

Whether you live in a foreign country, teach in a classroom, work in an office, or serve your husband and Read More...

Conservative Anabaptists involved in social media will discuss what they do and how they do social media. We will attempt Read More...

Ministries can expand their fundraising networks by involving their workers. But to use deputized fundraising effectively, ministries need to know Read More...

As He did with Moses, God uses what we have, however inadequate it appears to be, for the task He Read More...

What’s a woman to do with disappointments, difficult relationships, discouragement, grief, stressful schedules, endless sacrifice, and just plain weariness in Read More...

Restricted donations can cause dilemmas for an organization. Such donations may approach the line of personal gifts or be designated Read More...

This session is based on the book by the same title by Jean Lush. The counsel from this book enables Read More...

“I’ll exercise 20 minutes each day.” But he doesn’t. “I missed two days of Scripture reading.” She feels discouraged. Some Read More...

Have you ever felt your role on the team is insignificant? Have you struggled to find fulfillment in serving others? Read More...

We work with our heads, hands, and hearts–and we work with our words in mission administration. As with any other Read More...

What should a supporting church do when the mission appears to be failing, when concerns are increasing, and when support Read More...

How can we effectively minister to those different from ourselves? How can we learn from the mass culture while not Read More...

“It is better to burn out than to rust out.” True or false? Let’s have an honest conversation about your Read More...

Our physical bodies are made up of hundreds of interesting and different parts. So it is with the body of Read More...

What would it look like for God’s kingdom to be on earth? What is God’s kingdom in the first place? Read More...

We think all the time. But how should we think about ourselves? What is the relationship between who we are Read More...

Why wasn’t Paul ashamed of the Gospel? Ken Miller shows how the Gospel was foretold and fulfilled and shares stories Read More...

This session covers the attitudes and practices that help a leader to lead effectively and in a way that is Read More...

Effective ministries are the product of communication, integrity, and accountability. This session explores ways to weave these ideas together with Read More...

To what extent am I willing to invest personally in my place of ministry? What would be the results if Read More...

Board members cannot paint every detail of the picture, as only God holds the future, yet they are wise to Read More...

Organizational success is dependent upon three key elements: 1) a clearly stated vision/purpose statement, 2) a written methodology of how Read More...

The goal of this session is to share practical ways of resolving every day, real world relational problems between people. Read More...

Every leader needs to invent vision. Vision and foresight are fundamental elements of leadership. Many embryo-dreams are never birthed into Read More...

Are you prepared to respond to conflicts around you? Jesus teaches us to respond peacefully when in conflict with our Read More...

People who serve at our missions bring a heart for the work, a vision of how things should be done, Read More...

Often in ministry teams, those serving in subordinate roles are more competent in some ways than those in leadership roles– Read More...

In this session, Allen Roth observes the Apostle Peter in his (sometimes bumbling) experience of visiting a non-Jewish home. He Read More...

Growing up is hard for anyone. What is it like to grow up in a foreign land and understand two Read More...