1. What is Go Forth (Go4th) National
Missions Conference?
Go Forth National Missions Conference is an initiative
to mobilise churches in Singapore to the call of
the Great Commission. It started in 2001 when several
Christian leaders from various denominations and
mission agencies came together to organise (organize)
the conference to mobilise (mobilize) Singapore Christians
and churches for missions. Instead of several missions
conferences, organised (organized) by the various
denominations, there will be one for all. In love
and unity, Go Forth 2002 came into being.
Go Forth
NMC is truly an interdenominational and national
event for missions mobilisation (mobilization).
The theme for Go Forth NMC 2008, which has been
scheduled for 16-19 July 2008, will be “God’s
Glory in the East: Our Asian Missions Challenge.”
2. What is the goal of Go4th?
The goal of Go4th NMC is to mobilise (mobilize)
churches in Singapore for missions.
3. Who runs Go4th?
Go4th is run by a group of volunteers whose heart
is for missions. These volunteers are from various
denominational and missions agencies backgrounds.
Go4th does not belong to one particular denomination.
Its agenda will always be mobilisation (mobilization)
of churches in Singapore for missions.
4. How
often does Go4th happen?
Go4th NMC is organised (organized) every three
years (2002, 2005, 2008…).
5. How is Go4th financed?
Please see attached budget. Most of the income
will come from the registration fees, offerings
from the night meetings and donations to be raised.
We hope that you will share with us in the cost
of running this national missions event.
6. How many people are you expecting to attend
Go4th 2008? Who is it for?
We are aiming for 3,000 conference registrants.
We saw nearly 3,000 in both 2002 and 2005. This
event is being organised for both the young and
old, Christians of all ages. In 2008, we are particularly
targeting the tertiary students.
7. Why are we using Suntec SICEC? Isn’t
it too expensive?
Yes, it is true that hosting an event in Suntec
is a megabuck business! However, we had searched
high and low and come to the conclusion that it
is still the best choice. In selecting the venue
for 2008, we had considered: location and ease
of transportation, workshop rooms, sound system,
chairs, food outlets, and other logistic requirements.
8. What kind of budget are we talking about?
The budget is $600,000.
9. What can we do to make
this missions event a success?
PAP – Pray and Participate! Encourage your
church people to do likewise. Can we request you
to consider making Go4th 2008 your church’s
missions emphasis event for 2008.
There are still
opportunities for many volunteers to be involved,
e.g. ushers, helpers for the registration,
helpers for the children’s programme and
logistic help. We would like to urge you to register
early and if possible, in groups, by setting
up registration
table in your church. This will help us tremendously
with the cash flow and organizational logistics.
10. Why is GoFest part of GoForth?
GoFest Asia (GFA), a missions and outreach conference
initiated by Youth With A Mission (Singapore),
first organised in June 2006 and next scheduled
for July 9th to 12, 2008. When GoForth NMC
2008 announced its dates, 23rd to 26th July,
2008,
a dilemma was presented to the YWAM leadership
and GFA staff. God spoke to them about embracing
unity, specifically the passage from John 17
and Psalms 133. After much prayers and deliberations,
GFA expressed their obedience to the Lord by
laying down its name to embrace GoForth NMC
2008. When GoForth NMC 2008 accepted GFA’s request
to open its application to the global church
community and to have outreach as its expression
of missions, the two events have become one for
2008, and will now be known as GoForth NMC 2008,
truly in the spirit of GoForth, unity of the
Body of Christ.
11. When will registration start?
In January 2008 – via the web: www.goforth.org.sg
and also by using the brochures that will be distributed
to you. Payment will be possible by electronic
means (via the web) or cheque. All cheques should
be made payable to: NMC and sent to: SCEM, Raffles
City P O Box 1052, Singapore 911736.
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