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IF<br />
you are reading this, the Annual Missions Conference has already descended<br />
on the Chicago campus. The commitment to missions is inextricably tied<br />
into our identity and DNA. Thousands of alumni have been inspired, mobilized, and<br />
equipped to serve the cause of Christ across cultures, languages and generations.<br />
This year’s conference intends to celebrate and recognize the contributions of<br />
women in missions. The theme is H.E.R. Honor.Empower.Release. Through dynamic<br />
speakers like Dr. Ed Stetzer and Carolyn Custis James, passionate worship, and<br />
thought-provoking workshops, the Moody community as a whole and in part will learn<br />
how they can participate in God’s multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial global<br />
enterprise called the church.<br />
There are several elements in the overall missions conference experience that you<br />
will not want to miss. We are releasing Volume III of the Moody Missions Collective.<br />
We will be highlighting the stories of ten female alumni who graduated from Moody in<br />
the early 20th century. Five of them will also be introduced to Moody through dramatic<br />
presentations. We have also commissioned a spoken word piece in honor of Emma<br />
Dryer. This will take place on Wednesday evening, so you will not want to miss it. And<br />
lastly, EthneFest will take place on Thursday night.<br />
This theme was identified through much prayer, reflection, and dialogue and the<br />
image posted on Facebook was carefully and prayerfully crafted. The intention was to<br />
convey a simple, yet elegant image of a strong woman, a warrior and woman of valor.<br />
Every time we use the arts and visual images they is a potential for misunderstanding.<br />
Please lean into any discomfort or dissonance caused by any part of missions<br />
conference. Seek first to understand and pray through your discomfort. I ask that<br />
you respond to the conference’s overall message, not just a piece. Our purpose is<br />
to juxtapose the image of warrior and the images of ordinary missionaries to Honor.<br />
Empower.Release.<br />
The time is now to honor women in missions. Approximately 2/3 of the<br />
missionary force has been comprised of women. Even the very school that hosts this<br />
conference, would not exist, but for the prayers and labors of Emma Dryer. And I think it<br />
is time that we had a serious conversation about how women are honored, empowered<br />
and released in service of the Lord Jesus Christ.<br />
H.E.R INTRODUCTION<br />
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For God, the Cities and the Nations,<br />
Clive Craigen<br />
@urban_prof<br />
@MissionsMoody
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