The World Reformed Fellowship 2010 General Assembly
Edinburgh, Scotland
April 12 - 15, 2010
Schedule for the General Assembly
(updated February 10, 2010)
Monday, April 12, 2010
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Opening Worship Service. Greetings brought by Dr. Doug Birdsall, Executive Chairman of the Lausanne Movement. Worship Leader: Dr. Rick Perrin. Music led by Keith and Kristyn Getty. Preacher: Dr. Jung Hyun Oh, Senior Pastor of Sarang Community Church in Seoul, South Korea. Sermon title: “The Biblical Living Hope for the 21st Century Church”
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Display tables available to Assembly participants
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Morning devotional by Dr. Tito Lajara (Puerto Rico and the United States)
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Greetings brought by Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the World Evangelical Alliance. Opening plenary presentation by Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (Uganda). Topic: “Keeping Christ’s Church Faithful”
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Workshops
1. Dr. Ron Scates {Moderator} (USA), Archbishop Henry Orombi (Uganda), and Rev. David Court (Scotland), “Evangelicals in Mainline Churches”
2. Dr. Derrick Mashau (South Africa), “The Pentecostal Church”
3. Dr. John Leonard (USA), “The Challenge of Islam”
4. Dr. Leonardo De Chirico (Italy), “Ministering the Gospel in the Context of Roman Catholicism”
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Workshops
1. Dr. Doug Birdsall (USA), “The Lausanne Movement”
2. Dr. Peter Jones (USA), “The New Spirituality”
3. Rev. Peterson Sozi (Uganda), “Responses to Post-Colonialism in Africa”
4. Mr. Keith Getty (Northern Ireland and the USA), “Behind the Songs: A Seminar for Church Leaders - New Worship Songs and the Ideas Behind Them”
2:15 - 2:45 P.M. Coffee break
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Plenary presentation by Dr. Andrew McGowan (Scotland). Topic: “Crafting an Evangelical Reformed Theology for the 21st Century”
4:15 - 5:45 p.m. General Assembly Business Session #1, Chaired by Dr. Rick Perrin
1. Presentation and explanation of the Statement of Faith (which will have been sent to all Assembly participants and to all WRF members by March 15, 2010) and presentation of motion regarding the Statement of Faith (Andrew McGowan);
2. Presentation and explanation of all By-Law changes which have been made by the Executive Committee/Board of Directors since the Johannesburg Assembly, which will have been sent to all Assembly participants and to all WRF members by March 15, 2010, which changes must be ratified by the Assembly and presentation of motion regarding the By-Laws changes (Paul Gilchrist);
3. Presentation of any nominations for the Board of Directors (in addition to those being made by the present Board of Directors, which will have been sent to all Assembly participants and to all WRF members by March 15) received by the International Director by April 1, 2010, and reviewed by the Board at its meeting on April 12, 2010, and presentation of recommendation of the present Board (from the meeting on April 12) regarding these nominations (Rick Perrin);
4. Presentation and explanation of any proposals coming to the Assembly out of the pre-Assembly workshop on missions in an Islamic context (Phil DeHart).
6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Dinner
7:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Worship celebration led by Keith and Kristyn Getty (Northern Ireland)
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Greetings brought by Dr. Jong Yun Lee, President of the Council of Korean Presbyterian Churches. Plenary presentation by Dr. Os Guinness (England and the USA). Topic: “Impossible People: Standing Fast in Faith in the Advanced Modern Global Era”
9:00 - 10:00 Worship discussion and celebration
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Display tables available to Assembly participants
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Morning devotional by Professor Pierre Berthoud (France)
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Greetings brought by Judge Rollin Van Broekhoven from the Board of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). Plenary presentation by Dr. Flip Buys (South Africa) Topic: “A Biblical Response to Issues of Poverty and Social Justice: A South African Post-Apartheid Reformed Perspective”
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Workshops
1. Dr. Elias Medeiros (Brazil and the United States), “The Migrant Church”
2. Dr. Augustus Nicodemus Lopes (Brazil) , “The Church and Gender Issues”
3. John Leonard (USA) [Moderator], Edward Ayub (Malaysia), and John Nicholls (UK), “Discussion of Issues in Missions in an Islamic Context”
4. Mr. Brad Bradley (USA): “Missional Church Planting: The X Factor”
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Workshops
1. Dr. Allan Harman (Australia), “The Family in Society”
2. Rev. Scot Sherman (USA), “The Church in a Pluralist Society: The Missional Vision of Lesslie Newbigin”
3. Ms. Sarah Chan and Mr. David Zadok (Christian Witness to Israel), “Jewish Missions and Evangelism”
4. Dr. John Nicholls (England), “Hidden Believers”
2:15 - 2:45 Coffee break
3:00 - 5:30 p.m. General Assembly Business Session #2, Chaired by Dr. Rick Perrin
Voting on items presented in Business Session #1
NOTE: Only members of the WRF will be allowed to vote. Please note the stipulations regarding voting in the WRF By-Laws, Article 5., Sections D. and E.
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Dinner
7:00 - 7:15 p.m. Worship Celebration
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Greetings brought by Dr. Adriaan Neele on behalf of the Jonathan Edwards Center to Yale University. Plenary presentation by Dr. Matthew Ebenezer (Sri Lanka and India). Topic: “Missional Theological Education”
Thursday, April 15, 2010
7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. “Toward 2110" - Reports on the church in
Brazil - Dr. Augustus Nicodemus Lopes
India - Dr. Matthew Ebenezer
China - Dr. Wilson Chow and Ms. Sarah Chan
9:10 - 9:45 a.m. Coffee break
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. “Toward 2110" - Reports on the church in
Korea - Dr. In Whan Kim
Indonesia - Dr. Benyamin Intan
Uganda - Rev. Peterson Sozi
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Worship Service. Worship leader: Dr. Andrew McGowan. Preacher: Rev. Martin Allen, retired minister of the Church of Scotland and Chairman of the Crieff Fellowship.
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Closing lunch for the General Assembly
