Anglican District of Virginia to hold inaugural missions and outreach training event

Via email, the ADV continues along (looks very interesting):

WHAT: The Anglican District of Virginia (ADV) and its members unite this weekend at its inaugural outreach event, Inspired Service Through Missions – a conference designed to enlighten, equip and encourage. The conference is for those in ADV churches who would like to get involved in missions, those who are actively supporting or participating in outreach, and those who are planning to participate in a local, domestic, or international trip in the future. At the event, there will also be a list of all 2008 mission trips planned by ADV churches.

ADV parishioners travel around the globe each year with the goal of responding to God’s call to share the Good News of Jesus Christ by loving and serving the nations. Through mission trips, prayer and financial support, ADV member churches provide outreach to over 50 different countries or regions of the world from Afghanistan to Uruguay.

WHO: The featured speaker will be Jim Hobby, Rector of Trinity Anglican Church in Thomasville, Ga., and Director of Ethne Mission Networking and Equipping (http://www.ethneonline.org/).

WHEN: Friday, February 22 and Saturday, February 23, 2008

Friday
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. – Registration and Check in
7:30 p.m. – “Why Don’t We Just Send the Money?” – Short-term Trips That Make a Difference

Saturday
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. – Registration and Check in
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. – “But There Is So Much Need Right Here.” – The World through the Eyes of a Missionary God
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. – “Why Do They Do That?” – Engaging Cultural Differences
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. – “This Isn’t What I Had in Mind!” – Conflict and Expectations Going and Coming
5:00 p.m. – Worship and Eucharist – Rev. Jim Hobby Preaching

WHERE: Church of the Apostles, 3500 Pickett Road in Fairfax, Va.

RSVP: To attend the conference, please contact Jerry Baker, ADV Outreach Coordinator at 703-626-6774, or ADVOutreach@cox.net. (For members of the media who wish to attend any portion of the conference, please RSVP to Caitlin Bozell (ext. 119) or Kelly Oliver (ext. 140) at (703) 683-5004.)