Missions Week 2023

Each June, we set aside a special week to celebrate and learn how God is working through ordinary people to change their world through mission. Missionaries and speakers encourage and challenge us, and we focus on prayer for the nations.

Wednesday, June 7

Missions Confidential •  6:30pm–8:00pm, Room 108

Did you know that many of our missionaries and global partners live in secure areas where communication can be risky? That some of our missionaries can’t be shown on camera for their own safety? For those working in “closed countries,” each day is a creative challenge to serve the Lord.

At Missions Confidential, you’ll get to hear some of these stories of how God is working in the hardest places. Our friends with Call of Hope have been working in closed countries for decades and are seeing much fruit! Be encouraged and spurred on to pray. Registration is free, and light refreshments will be provided. Register HERE

Childcare is available for those who need it – please register your children separately by clicking here.

Thursday, June 8

Praying for the Nations  • Room 107, 10:00am
Join us in prayer for the world, led by our Missionary Prayer Fellowship. Hear directly from some of our missionaries! Lunch will be provided afterwards.

Saturday, June 10

Women in Missions Breakfast  • Clarkview, 9:30am
All ladies are invited to this special event hosted by our women’s ministry featuring a light breakfast, time of prayer, and panel discussion with some of our missionary women. Hear how the Lord has called and worked in the lives of our sisters on the field. Childcare provided.

Register HERE!

Childcare is available for those who need it – please register your children separately by clicking here

Sunday, June 11

Sunday Morning Service
Pastor Michael Allen | Together Chicago

Missionaries in TMC Communities • 8:30am & 11:30am, various classrooms

Click here to view the schedule of missionaries in communities. All are welcome to attend!

Dr. J. Scott Horrell, Th.D, is both professor and missionary. As a missionary he served with YWAM, TEAM, InterVarsity Missions, Worldteam, Children’s Relief Intl, and is currently on the board of Christar (US). He was Professor of Theological Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary (1997-2022) and continues as adjunct professor at DTS as well as at SETECA (Seminário Teológico Centroamericano, DET/PhD) in Guatemala (2004-2022), JETS (Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary) in Amman (2003-2022), and the Centro de Desenvolvimento de Liderança in Maputo, Mozambique (2000-2018).

Most of his ministry years have been outside the US and centered on church planting and biblical and theological training. While teaching at several schools in Brazil he directed graduate studies at the Baptist Theological Seminary in São Paulo, and co-founded/edited Vox Scripturae that became the largest Protestant journal in Latin America. He has written and/or contributed to dozens of books and articles in Portuguese and English. His writing centers on the doctrine of the Trinity, the supernatural world, and human personhood.

Scott and Ruth have two daughters and eight grandchildren. He yearns for believers and churches around the world to love the Lord, trust the Word, and understand the basic truths of Christian faith.

Pastor Michael Allen currently serves as the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Together Chicago, an organization that catalyzes faith, business, community, and government leaders to inspire hope and affect peace and justice in Chicago communities. Together Chicago (TC) seeks to reduce gun violence and increase thriving communities in our city through five key areas: economic development, educational achievement, violence reduction, gospel justice, and faith-community mobilization.

Originally from Jamaica, Pastor Allen immigrated to the USA in 1977 and earned a BA in Biblical Studies and an MDiv with a focus in urban ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Previously, he pastored at The Moody Church (1997-2002), Sagemont Church in Texas (2002-2005), and most recently as the Senior Pastor at Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago (2005-2020). In addition to his work with Together Chicago, Pastor Allen serves on several ministry boards including the Pacific Garden Mission and Life Action Ministries. He and his wife Marilza have been blessed with four children (and one son-in-law) and reside in Chicago.