Global Christian Week: September 22-26, 2008

What is Global Christian Week?

Global Christian Week is a time when Trinity International University places special focus on God’s heart for the world. As believers, we are called to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts. 1:8). As a result our message and the form of our witness are in constant need of biblical review and renewal.  During this week we hope to inspire, instruct, and reflect upon the biblical mandate to proclaim the gospel to all people. Our world awaits the hope, justice and love of the Gospel. Global Christian Week is an opportunity for TIU as a whole and each of us as individuals to hear God’s heart beat and respond to his call.

How can you participate?

Throughout the week Trinity students will have numerous opportunities to consider short and long term missions. Representatives from missions agencies are invited to participate in this week by stimulating the Trinity community into conversations about missions as well as recruiting for individual job posting for with your organization.

Please Register

If you have received an invitation letter and registration code, please register on-line. Please feel free to call or email the Student Ministries Office of TIU, (847.317.7030, studentministries@tiu.edu) if you have any questions.

What can you expect?

Encouragement

While you are here participating in the Trinity community, the university offers an opportunity for reps to participate in chapel services. It is Trinity’s hope that you will find this time of worship inspiring, refreshing and challenging. There are separate chapel services for the undergraduate and graduate students. 

Opportunities

Traditionally, representatives display information about their organization on tables set up around around campus, requiring that students visit the display in order to interact with Mission reps. While you will still be provided a display table, please consider engaging our campus through our variety of opportunities we have provided for you to have the best experience at TIU. As you look over this list of opportunities be mindful of completing the registration with personal information so we can best assign you to these other opportunities.

• Display Tables: You will be given a table to display your agencies’ materials. Tables will be located through out the campus and half way through the conference we will rotate table placement in order to provide everyone with a variety of foot traffic.  (Open to all)
• Graduate advisee groups: professors and students meet weekly in a small group format. This is a chance to introduce yourself and participate in an intimate environment. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• Faculty and Missionary rep “meet and greet”: a casual time to mingle with our faculty. (Open to all)
• Adopt-a-Missionary program:  a dorm Resident Assistance will connect you with the door floor they oversee. In the past, reps have done things such as provide a cultural dinner and slideshow, or spoken at a Bible study. You and the RA will work together directly to determine your involvement. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• Undergraduate class: introduce yourself and your organization in the classroom. This opportunity has a wide range of possibilities, from being introduced, to incorporating your field of interest into classroom discussion. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• F.A.T. Global Night of Prayer: pray with students according to your field of interest and passion. (Open to all)
• Workshops: suggest a workshop topic related to your area of expertise. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• HIV/AIDS sessions: facilitate a workshop specific to HIV/AIDS issues, or the conference theme of Micah 6:8. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• Dining room: students eat in the student dining hall, Melton. Sign up for meals on the registration. (Open to all)
• Short-term Mission Trips: meet with a student member of the Mission Cabinet to discuss your organizations opportunities for short-term mission trips with TIU in the future. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• Student Groups: interested in music, art, sports? Student groups meet weekly, incorporate your field of interest in with their passions. (By invitation only. Please indicate your interest in this opportunity on the registration.)
• Lunch with Seminary/Graduate students: special lunch with just seminary/grad students interested in missions. (Open to all)
• GCM./BLAM: student groups join weekly, meeting to pray for missions & discuss missions related topics. (Open to all)

Hospitality

• We have limited housing available. Please register early as housing is on a first-come first-served basis.
• You will be provided one breakfast meal and three lunch meals. There will also be a hospitality corner in both the Student Ministries Office and the Mission and Evangelism Department. This will provide coffee and light food throughout the day as well as a quiet place to rest. 
• You may purchase additional meals in the student dining room..
• We will assign a student to you as a “buddy” in order to offer direction and assistance on campus.

Specific Questions:

For specific questions about opportunities on the graduate Level or undergraduate level at TIU:

The Student Ministries Office

847.317.7030

studentministries@tiu.edu

Registration begins May 27, 2008. All registrations must be completed by July 10, 2008.

For directions to Trinity, visit http://www.tiu.edu/tiu/about/deerfield/.