Urbana 2009 is a conference that provides college students the opportunity to learn about global missions. The document summarizes presentations from the conference. It includes testimonies about serving in difficult places like China and Afghanistan. Several main takeaways are highlighted: the unity of Christians from different countries and languages; the global awareness of social injustices; focusing on justice and personal salvation in evangelism; and the kingdom of God transforming communities globally and individually. Students are encouraged to get involved in global missions opportunities.

1. Urbana 2009

2. State of Christianity

3. Presentation Structure Objectives What is Missions? What is Urbana? Schedule Layout Main Takeaways Pauline Mayline Tim Jonathan Now What?

4. Objectives To share what we learned at Urbana To empower YOU with the resources to share the gospel (i.e. further Urbana’s mission!) To break your misconceptions about missions. And… to get you excited!!!! =D

5. What is Missions? The Great Commission Overseas OR domestic activities or lifestyles that create disciples of Jesus, spread the Good News, reflect God’s love, etc. Your neighborhood is your missions field. It is smaller and bigger than you thought.

6. What is Urbana? Since 1946, Urbana conferences have been providing a place for college students to learn about God’s global mission. Students learn about critical global issues from dynamic teachers, worship with thousands in one of the most diverse gatherings in North America, and hear testimonies about God’s faithfulness to the ends of the earth. At Urbana, attendees participate in: General body assemblies (plenary session) Manuscript Bible studies Seminars on specific topics Praise and worship sessions Connexions (opportunities to get involved)

8. Testimonies! Embracing weakness as outreach – A missionary in China who is in a wheelchair Working in dangerous places (Afghanistan) – Name withheld A slight woman, lived in Afghanistan for 30 years. The sacrifices. The courage. Knowing that she might be killed. Live to be forgotten! Leaving your father’s house – Patrick Fung (http://www.vimeo.com/8433862) Human Trafficking – Ruth Padilla Borst (http://www.vimeo.com/8323712) , (http://www.vimeo.com/8324378), (http://www.vimeo.com/8433949) The stories of the impact that individuals can have - Alec Hill (http://www.vimeo.com/8508849)

9. Pauline’s Main takeaways Unity. Taiwan and China, Korean/Japanese joint prayer meetings Praise in different languages Tangible reminder of the vastness of God’s family. If you ever feel alone in your faith where you are, remember the millions of others there are out there even if they aren’t right next to you. Rejoicing together! God calls us to rejoice; it was amazing to see so many members of God’s family rejoicing together Awareness Many others out there are suffering for their faith; different social injustices are rampant. It’s not enough to do good works, they must be connected to the gospel

10. Mayline’s Main Takeaways John 1 “He dwelled among us” Inductive Bible Study Prayer: Pray big and pray bold! “How do we change cliché-ridden prayers that simply repeat back to God what He already knows, into spiritual defiance, of what is in the name of what God has promised? - Sundar Krishna (http://www.vimeo.com/8467883)

11. Mayline’s Main Takeaways

12. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Justice Message of the Kingdom: global and communal transformation Evangelism Message of the Gospel: personal salvation and transformation The modern American Church has dichotomized these two messages

13. Timothy’s Main Takeaways "The university is a clear-cut fulcrum with which to move the world... More potently than by any other means, change the university and you change the world.” - Charles HabibMalik, former President of the UN General Assembly

14. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Globally Conscious Mystically Hungry Socially Concerned Civically Active Resource Interdependent Environmentally Committed Multiethnically Assumptive If Jesus is not seen first as globally relevant, He will not be seen as personally relevant

15. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, second after drugs and arms trafficking There are more slaves today than were trafficked in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade Child prostitutes serve between 100-1500 clients per year, per child One of the fastest-growing markets for child prostitution is the United States

16. Timothy’s Main Takeaways “If you want your light to shine brightly, go to dark places” “Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.” -Isaiah 58:6,8

17. Timothy’s Main Takeaways “He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain-first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come’” -Mark 4: 26-29

18. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Mysterious & Organic vs. Psychological & Binary Non-Christian Christian Non-Christian Christian ? ? ? ? ?

19. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Wondering about Jesus Opening up to Change Entering the Kingdom Trusting a Christian Seeking after God Non-Christian Christian ? ? ? ? ?

20. Timothy’s Main Takeaways Designed for Good Damaged by Evil Restored for Better Sent together to heal

21. Jonathan’s Main Takeaways BAMMM! Brian Chan David Batstone The Prayer Room

22. Now what? http://www.urbana.org http://www.vimeo.com/8467883 Missions opportunities You are empowered; go forth and make an impact in Jesus’ name!