Purpose
Gather for inspirational worship, motivational preaching/teaching/workshops, interactive fellowship and a celebration of what God is doing in diverse, multi linguistic, and multicultural worship experiences.
Pricing
Registration costs:
Registration Fee € 25 Per Person (including children of all ages).
Rate per night:
€ 64 per person per night Age 10+ ( 2 persons per room)
€ 85 per person per night private room (1 person per room)
€ 39 per child per night Children ages 5-9
No Cost – Children 0-4 years
Rates provide:
Lodging, full board, plenary sessions, gaps/workshops, transportation to and from airport, and childcare during sessions.
Payment will be made to your District Office.
Mission Experience – Nov 8 – 9
Stay a couple of extra nights to be part of Mission Experience Albania!
Contribute to the work of the Church of the Nazarene in Albania by reaching and impacting the community through service, compassion, and love. Work alongside the local pastor and church members, share a meal together, and join the church family for Sunday morning services.
Participants will experience a comprehensive cross-cultural experience that draws them closer to God, challenges their faith, and plants a deep desire to actively contribute to the expansion of God’s Kingdom. Possible activities include community service (offering food packages), evangelism, educational and recreational activities for children, support for kindergartens and a Child Development Center, and working on a new church building doing painting and cleaning.
Will require additional night’s stay at the conference hotel for the nights of 9 &10 November at the published conference rate. Check “Mission Experience” as an area of interest when you register.
Speakers
Dr. Carla Sunberg (Past Jurisdictional GS)
Dr. Carla Sunberg was elected 43rd general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene at the 29th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2017. At the time of her election, Dr. Sunberg was president of Nazarene Theological Seminary, where she had been serving since January 2014.
She was ordained on the Russia North District, where she and her husband, Chuck, served the Church of the Nazarene for 13 years as pioneer missionaries to the former Soviet Union.
Carla was born in Germany, the daughter of missionaries. She loves to teach and train leaders for the future of the church and has served as adjunct faculty for a number of institutions. Her heartfelt passion is a life of holiness and service for the Lord. Carla and Chuck are proud parents of two adult daughters, Christa, who along with her husband, Iain Maciver, lives in England; and Cara, who with her husband, Justin Shonamon, and daughters Mackenzie and Alice, lives in Shawnee, Kansas.
Dr. Mark Louw (Eurasia Regional Director)
Bio coming soon
Dr. Filimão Chambo (Jurisdictional GS)
On 26 June 2017, he was elected as the 42nd General Superintendent at the 29th General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. Prior to being elected as General Superintendent, he served as the Africa Regional Director of the Church of the Nazarene.
Filimão was raised in a pastor’s home in Mozambique. His parents, Rev. Manuel Tshambe and Rev. Bessie Louisa Tshambe, met at the Nazarene Bible College in Tavarne, Mozambique, where they were married in January, 1969. His mother became senior pastor of the Central Maputo congregation in 1992. Filimão first felt a call to Christian ministry at nine years of age. With a heart for discipleship and evangelism, his leadership continues to shape the church’s mission, building on his years of service across Africa.
Dr. Chambo is married to the Rev. Samantha Chambo, also an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Together, they have two children, a daughter, Tsakani Gabriella, and a son, Emanuel.
Rev. Jim Ritchie (Global Missions Director)
Ordained in 1998 in the Church of Scotland, he has pastored several local congregations in Scotland and Canada. His ordination credential was recognized by the Church of the Nazarene in 2013. He served in dual leadership roles as British Isles North District superintendent and as senior pastor of the Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Perth, Scotland, prior to being appointed Eurasia Regional Director.
Ritchie gave his life to Christ at 16 and said he “almost immediately had a passion for missions.” Jim and his wife, Maggie have five adult children, two grandsons, and one granddaughter.