Looking Forward to Missions Fest



Missions Fest Alberta is this coming weekend, Feb 19 - 21. Alpha Canada has another booth there, and I am presenting another seminar. My subject is still evangelism in a post-Christian culture, but this time is must be somewhat divorced from Alpha itself (Missions Fest regulations not to promote one's particular ministry during one's seminar). To be honest, it is basically the same presentation with the Alpha logo removed from the Power Point slides, and instead of Alpha, I am speaking on, "small group relationship" evangelization. However, because the audience will know that I am the Alberta Regional Director for Alpha, they will know the source of both my material and my inspiration. They will know, in other words, that there is a particular ministry I have in mind, (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)

Speaking of audience, this could be interesting. My audience at Break Forth (a couple of weks ago)was close to 150 people, with SRO along the sides and back of the room. I dropped in to WECA (West Edmonton Christian Assembly, where Missions Fest is being held this year) to scope out my room for this seminar. It's the nursery. It will hold, I'm estimating, about 25 - 30 people, so who knows how it will work out. Perhaps there will be opportunity for a repeat presentation somewhere; perhaps if, out of a sense of pride I'm assuming the room is too small, I will attract no larger audience than will fill the allotted space.

In any case, perhaps you would pray with me that God's hand will be on all who participate and all who attend this year's Missions Fest, and that through it, many will be added to the Kingdom, this weekend and in the days, months and years to come.

Blessings,

John

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