Missions Conference 2024

Our theme for Missions Conference 2024 is "Labouring Together in Harmony". We recognize that the fulfillment of the Great Commission requires many workers, all serving and labouring in the areas to which God has called them, working in harmony with one another.

We invite everyone in the Northeast region of Saskatchewan to set aside the weekend of Feb 9-10 in their calendar to join us here at Nipawin Bible College to hear more about God's work in missions around the globe, and to learn how to get involved.

We expect to have 30+ mission and camp organizations represented here this year, and the schedule will include sessions and activities, as well as time to visit booths and meet the missionaries.

Cost: Free

Bible Camps: Session 1, will provide a focus on camp ministry, introducing attendees to local Bible Camps, and the ways in which they serve the children and youth of their surrounding communities.

Missions: Sessions 2-3 will spotlight missions throughout the world, with a primary focus on the ways in which everyone can participate in the Great Commission, labouring together in harmony.

Local Church: Session 4, "Missions and the Local Church", will be a session specifically focused on how the local church can be actively involved in missions around the globe.

Coffee House: NBC Student Council will be hosting a coffee house during the weekend with beverages that can be purchased with cash.

Prayer: Throughout the weekend, there will be scheduled opportunities for focused prayer.

Tim Whatley

Co-Director of Ethnos Canada

Tim and Kathy Whatley have served with Ethnos Canada since 1995.  Tim is currently the Co-Director of Ethnos Canada.

Tim was born in Nova Scotia and raised in the jungles of Indonesia as a son of a missionary family.  Kathy was raised on a farm in Southern Ontario, and during Elementary School her parents responded to a call to serve in a full-time ministry in an Evangelism Camp in New York State.

Tim and Kathy served as church planters in the Moi people group in Asia-Pacific, being part of the team to first make contact with them in 2000. Today there is a thriving church among the Moi people, and Tim uses his experience and passion to challenge the North American church to take an active role in global missions. Tim was on the Asia-Pacific field leadership for 7 years, and in 2010 they were asked to return to Canada to serve as the director of Ethnos Canada’s senior leadership team.

Tim and Kathy currently live on Prince Edward Island but spent about half the year travelling for Ethnos Canada, including 3 months a year in Asia-Pacific, helping our new team serving in the Arctic of Canada, and his ongoing responsibilities as a co-director.

We, here at NBC, believe that Missions Conference is important not only to our students, but to all believers. If you attend a church in the Northeast region of Saskatchewan, we would like to encourage you to promote Missions Conference to your local congregation. Click the button below to download a copy of the poster for Missions Conference, and contact Michael Rowland (michael@nipawin.org) if you would like any other specific promotional material.

Set-up & Registration: Friday, Feb. 9, 10:00-11:30am, Rempel Auditorium (NBC Gym)

Take Down: Saturday, Feb. 10, 9:00 pm

Expectation: Exhibitors are required to stay for the entire duration of the conference, 11:30am Friday through 9 pm Saturday, and are expected to attend the Friday, 11:30am briefing session.

Booths / Displays: Throughout the weekend, there will be opportunities for the students and guests to interact with reps at their booths which will be set up in the gym:

• 8' table, with 2 chairs, will be provided - bring your own table cloth
• Power is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis - bring your own extension cord
• Video is welcome, but please no audio

Meals: Friday Lunch through Saturday Supper are available for a small fee, for registered mission & camp reps only, in the NBC dining hall.  Please indicate which meals you will be attending on your registration form.

Accommodations are available (Friday and Saturday night), for registered mission & camp reps only, in the dorms.  Accommodations are limited, and will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please indicate when you register whether you will need accommodations for the weekend. These are shared rooms, with NBC students or other representatives, and you will need to bring your own bedding (single beds).