HEADING TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER!

BACKPACKER CONFERENCE IN AUSTRALIA-APRIL 3RD THROUGH APRIL 7TH

Want to see where I'll be? The Backpacker conference/forum will be held at:
www.campdrewe.com.au

Here's the proposed schedule of sessions: Remember-I'll be co-moderating in a couple of these-YIKES!

Session schedule and details and description ( we will be flexible).
Various people will be moderating these sessions. All are encouraged to
have their input into these sessions. there may be 'topics' that need
to be covered that are not listed here, topics that are on your heart,
so please be ready to share on these and we can try and cover them as
well.

Monday, April 3

700-830pm - Welcome. Getting to know each other. Backpacker
Ministry History and Development. Catch the Vision. Mutual sharing of
all attendees regarding their involvement or interest in ministry to
backpackers.

Tuesday, April 4
915-1030AM - Session 1 - Kingdom Ministry, Philosophy of Ministry
1045-1200AM - Session 2 Post-Modernism
700--830PM - Session 3 - Backpacker Evangelism, Follow-up
(discipleship), Networking Part 1

Wednesday April 5
915-1030AM - Session 4 - Backpacker Evangelism, Follow-up
(discipleship), Networking Part 2
1045-1200AM - Session 5 - ???
700--830PM - Session 6 - Local Church Ministry, Ministry House
(House Church). Christian Hostels

Thursday April 6
915-1030AM - Session 7 - ESL (English as Second language)
backpackers, various backpacker sub-cultures, Global Ministry
1045-1200AM - Session 8 - Intercession (Why and How to Pray), Prayer
Mobilisation/Discipline
700--830PM -Session 9 - Training and Equipping of Workers


Friday April 7
915-1030AM - Session 10 - Communication, Networking, Accountability,
Future forum(s)
1045-1200AM - Session 11 - Closing, Communion, Praying for one another

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FORUM CONCLUDES AFTER LUNCH ON FRIDAY...

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NOTES/DETAILS ON SOME SESSIONS (Session topics and Scheduling are
Tentative. these serve as a guideline. We want to be open as to where
everyone's interests are and to discern what is on the Lord's heart for
this 'movement'. Also hoping to see if there may be an opportunity for
attendees to participate in any scheduled backpacker outreach happening
in Byron Bay during the week forum is being held.

Session 1 - Kingdom Ministry - Basically, working with a very
itinerant group of people, not necessarily adding numbers of people to
local church. Need a Kingdom of God mindset, and understand why do this
kind of ministry and how. Establish a biblical frameview for this.

Session 2 Post-Modernism- what is it? How is Gospel to be communicated
to this culture?

Session 3 and 4 Backpacker Evangelism - Discuss what kinds of
'evangelism' have worked and not worked and share other forms that
could be attempted and would be relevant
Tools for Ministry: DVDs, movies, literature, Web, books (Christian
and secular), BPer New Testament,
backpacker testimonies
Pilgrimage/Spiritual Journey - Backpackers are on a 'spiritual
pilgrimage" - how to equip and encourage them to seek to get to know
God while they 'travel'. The search for Truth has to come from them,
within.
Meals and hospitality, relationships
Backpacker to Backpacker
Living and working in tourist towns
ETC

Session 5 - ?Any ideas?

Session 6 Local church Ministry - what can local church do for
ministry to backpackers (free meals, Backpackers United in Sydney,
Byron Bay ministries, Wanaka in New Zealand)
Ministry house (house church - backpacker focus)
Christian Hostel (The shelter Hostel ministry model), Dilaram house
(YWAM from years ago), L'Abri (Francis and Edith Schaeffer -
worthwhile to obtain copies of the book "L'Abri" by edith Schaeffer and
"Living on the Devil's Doorstep" by Floyd McClung

Session 7 ESL backpacker, etc - Discuss various backpacker cultures
and different means to reach and minister to them. Need for
'long-term' trained teams to move to, live and work in various tourist
communities around the world and equip local churches to minister and
reach out (ie Nepal, Thailand, India, Europe, North And South America,
etc)

Session 8 - Intercession/Prayer - some testimonies concerning
Backpacker ministry, teaching, the importance of seeking God and
learning to hear from Him and knowing His way in all of this

Session 9 Training and Equipping Workers - what should be involved in
the training process - in class training versus practical ministry and
on hands experience. Training and equipping young adult Christians so
they can be effective "Christians" and Christian witness while they do
their backpacker overseas experience journey. Discipleship. Jesus and
His disciples and mobile training and ministry.
Backpacker discipleship Schools
Missions Training, "church planting"...multiplication of ministry
Local church Training
Christian University Students - 'recruiting' them - many will do
backpacker journey during uni or shortly after uni but most do not know
about the backpacker ministry networks that exist and the need to equip
them for their own 'spiritual journey'.

Session 10 Communication, Networking, Accountability, Future forum(s)
Newsletters, Websites, forum Boards. Networking of Ministries and
Individuals. More future forums (if so, where, when, how...Europe?)

WE WANT TO REACH THE TRAVELERS OF THE WORLD!!!