Your Kingdom Come: Friendship for Great Commission Advancement

Missions is the very heartbeat of God Almighty. Every beat of His heart is a beat that desire’s the lost to come to Him through Jesus His Son and to be a part of a church in their context. If you have this same passion and heartbeat, then come join us as we dive into our theme, Your Kingdom Come: Friendship for Great Commission Advancement. You will be inspired and challenged by our speakers, as each one will present on one of the 5 apostolic planks that form the platform for the Church to engage in missions. These are times in which the Church must endure and continue to keep moving forward with the Gospel, leading to the establishing of new Outposts of the Kingdom of God. May the good hand of our God be upon all of us.

Details

Cost: $90 includes 5 meals (2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch); conference materials

For those flying, fly into Wichita, KS (ICT)

Hotel: Please make reservations at the Sleep Inn & Suites- Park City, Wichita North: https://www.choicehotels.com/kansas/park-city/sleep-inn-hotels/ks259?mc=llgoxxpx

Missions Conference Schedule

Tuesday June 25th:
Arrival and Check-in 2:00 pm
Dinner
Session #1: Jesus is Lord/Endearment

Wednesday June 26th:
Breakfast
Session #2: The Holy Spirit/Empower for Church Planting
Session #3: The Gospel/Evangelism
Lunch
Session #4: The Church/Equip (Discipleship and Apprenticeship)
Session #5: The Kingdom/Embrace
Dinner
Session #6: Endure
Communion
End: 7:30 pm

Speaker Bios

Rev. Rickie Bradshaw is serving as Pastor of First Southwest Baptist Church for 38 years. He is the Co-founder of the Greater Houston Prayer Council, of course in Houston Texas. Pastor Rickie served 25 years as a Church Consultant for Union Baptist Association in Houston. As a consultant at Union Baptist Association, he was responsible for establishing spiritual formation for pastors, church planting multiplication, community transformation, church leadership development and prayer initiatives. Presently, he serves as the elected Director of Prayer for the Union Baptist Associational Leadership Council. After serving with UBA for 25 years he served as the Director of Prayer Initiatives for Hope Media Group and KSBJ Christian Radio where his department provided ministry and outreach for the Greater Houston listening audience. Pastor Rickie serves as the Regional Director of The Journey To Transformation (JTT) for the Sentinel Group of George Otis Jr.

Pastor Bradshaw attended the College of Biblical Studies Houston; area of study – Science of Leadership. He has two Honorary Doctorate degrees in the area of Missions, King Seminary and in the area of New Testament Theology, Clay Bible College and Seminary. He is a certified crises Chaplain with Crisis Chaplaincy of America. He is married to Dreka for 41 years. They have 7 children, Ages: 30-46 years of age, and 15 grandchildren.

Rev. Dr. Yucan Chiu leads the Movement Strategic Services team to strengthen and steward City to City’s ecosystem of global leaders by cultivating strong relationships, facilitating dialogue between different perspectives, and synthesizing strategies that support, catalyze, and sustain collaboration for city-wide gospel movements.

Born in Chicago to parents of Chinese descent, Yucan Chiu came to understand and experience Jesus in his teenage years while in California. He has been a lead planter and pastor for twenty years, and also the founding director of a church planting network called the Ethnos Network - a decentralized, multiethnic, global network focused on the urban areas next to major universities.

Adept at creating tables to bring varying diverse people together for Kingdom movement, Yucan has collaborated with various leaders, communities, and organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. He holds degrees in sociology, biology, and theology, and did his doctoral work with the late urban missiologist, Ray Bakke.

Yucan has been married for over 21 years with Dr. Yen-Yen Chiu, a DEI specialist in public education, and has two teenage daughters. In his free time, he enjoys sports, visual arts, travel, local food, and nature trekking.

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis, founder, and former director of The Urban Ministry Institute, and Senior Executive Advisor, World Impact, has been involved in urban ministry and missions with World Impact since 1975. He has spent his entire ministry career seeking to raise up a new generation of qualified spiritual leaders, pastors, and church planters who can build up Christ's church in the most vulnerable and unreached urban communities in America and across the world. As of January 2024, there are 375 TUMI satellites in 18 countries (79 sites of which are in jails or prisons), and 745 Church Plant Teams equipped who are planting new churches around the world! (Bangladesh, East Africa, Mexico, Tanzania, a closed country, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and the US).

Dr. Davis is a graduate of Wheaton College (B.A., Biblical Studies) and Wheaton Graduate School (M. A., Systematic Theology,) with summa cum laude honors in both degrees respectively. He earned his Ph.D. in Religion (2000, Theology and Ethics) from the University of Iowa School of Religion. A recipient of numerous teaching and academic awards, he has also authored a number of books, curricula, and study materials all to equip, empower, and release biblical leaders to serve the Church of Jesus among the poor and oppressed, and display Kingdom transformation where they live and minister. He married his wife, Beth in February 1975 and together they have three children (one deceased), and four grandchildren.

Rev. Bob Engel For over 41 years, Bob has served with World Impact, a Christian Missions Organization, whose purpose is to train leaders focused on communities experiencing poverty to produce healthy churches. Bob serves as the Director of Church Planting. He oversees the Evangel School, Dean Training, the Evangel School of Church Planting, and facilitates the Evangel Network. Combined, these three initiatives seek to catalyze leaders of church planting movements to plant healthy, multiplying churches “by and among” the poor, domestically and internationally. through certification/commissioning, coaching, consultation, and convening. Bob and Susan live in New Jersey and have four children - Rachel Tristan, Chase, and Mihaly - and one granddaughter, Amilia.

Rev. Susie Krehbiel grew up in Kansas City. She has a BA in Sociology from Wichita State, and an MA in Leadership Studies from Azusa Pacific. She served as a missionary with World Impact from 1978 to 2014. Her 28 years in LA were split between Watts and South Los Angeles, and she later worked in Wichita. A short list of her WI roles includes teaching Bible clubs, writing Through-the-Bible curriculum, coaching middle school basketball, directing the LA ministry, interviewing and assessing potential missionaries, training staff, and planting Spanish-speaking churches. She currently substitutes at Wichita East High School. Just before her 61st birthday, the Lord surprise-gifted her with Amanuel, a 9 year-old autistic Ethiopian refugee boy (now 17), who has rocked her world and tested everything she thought she knew about just about everything. When not attending Aman’s soccer games, she enjoys reading, quilting and playing pickleball.

Rev. Dr. Angulus Dion Wilson, Ph.D., D.Min., is a dedicated servant of Christ with a profound calling to guide students in their personal relationship with Jesus. With three decades of experience in both national and international ministry, Dr. Wilson's passion for ministry has led him to establish congregations throughout North America.

As a university chaplain and church planter, he has made significant contributions to the Christian community. Dr. Wilson's academic journey is equally impressive, with a bachelor's degree in social work from Fresno Pacific University, master's degrees in spiritual formation leadership and evangelism from Wheaton College and Birmingham Theological Seminary, and doctorate degrees from Ecclesia University of Divinity and Azusa Pacific University.

Driven by his commitment to nurturing disciples and preparing students for the work of ministry, Dr. Wilson takes the initiative to create international Bible schools, organize conferences, and host seminars to equip leaders for Christian service. He has generously offered his expertise to institutions like Wheaton College, Samford University, Fresno Pacific University, and Warner Pacific University.

A globetrotter with a heart for missions, Dr. Wilson enjoys traveling internationally with students, delivering powerful sermons, and teaching the Word of God through various networks, mission agencies, and biblical conferences. He affirms, "There is no greater joy than serving students during this crucial period of their formation journey. Being a guide in their spiritual maturation is a privilege beyond words. I am genuinely honored and thrilled to be part of the Christian family."