Report on Missions Chair Activities 2005

by

Herb Hoefer

LCMS World Mission-Related Activities (50%)

Jan-Feb. touring in India and Sri Lanka

Leader of tsunami relief survey team in Sri Lanka

Tsunami relief meetings (St. Louis, Chicago), conference calls, e-mail discussions

Meetings, phone calls, e-mails, conference calls on India and Sri Lanka matters

India Mission Society meetings/conference calls – four times

Presentations at Rethinking Forum conferences in Hawaii and London

Presentations at Aloha ke Akua conference in Hawaii

Training of MOST teams to India – four times

POBLO Board of Directors meetings

Preparation of CDs for orientation of Spoken English Workshop volunteers in Sri Lanka and India

Articles written:

“Why?  Spiritual Dimensions of the Tsunami Event” (Missio Apostolica, May 2005)

“Gospel Proclamation of the Ascended Lord” (Missiology, Oct. 2005)

“Proclaiming a ‘Theologyless’ Christ” (Int’l. Journal of Frontier Missions, Oct. 2005)

 “Church in Context” (to be published in Evangelical Missions Quarterly, April 07)

Foreword to Comprehensive Vision and Transforming Mission by Joshua Siromony (ISPOCK, 2005), pp. xiii-xix

Presentations on tsunami relief in congregations, pastoral conferences, CSL Theological Symposium

Preparation of CD on tsunami relief – distribution of 100+ copies

Initial preparations for conference in 2006 on outreach to Muslims

AMT meetings, phone calls, and e-mail discussions

Planning and presentation at Asia Ablaze Summit

Speaking at Tamil congregation in New York City

Concordia University-Related Activities (30%)

Teaching World Religions and Faith for the Future courses

Teaching web-based Masters in Christian Outreach course on “History of Missions” – collaboration with CSP

Serving as mentor in Concordia Commitment program

Counseling, chapel presentations, faculty meetings

Mission Institute

Northwest Dt.- Related Activities (20%)

Killen Seminar on “None Zone” – notes and discussions

Discussion Guide to “None Zone”

Paper presented at Puget Sound pastoral conference on “Women’s Leadership in the Church:  a Mission Perspective”

U. of Portland conferences on evolution – notes

Mission Festival

Theological Cabinet meetings

LAP class

Preaching in area congregations

Tsunami relief presentations at pastoral conferences and congregations

Ministry Task Force meetings

Ethnic Ministry Task Force meetings – chair

Presentation on Preaching and Teaching Creation