International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
TABLE TALKS
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A conversation among peers on topics of interest and concern to staff. 35 topics were shortlisted from the Staff Survey conducted by East Asia.
Coaching, Mentoring, Caring for others
(CM1) Counselling Students
How can we be a counselor to students? (Understanding counselling needs, principles, limits and tips)
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(CM2) Caring for Colleagues
How can we care for one another as staffworkers? (Helping other staff through burnouts, emotional needs, and growing while serving)
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(CM3) Facilitating Staff Development
What can the "whole organization" do to help staffworkers sustain "learning and self-development"? Both top down and bottom up.
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(CM4) Creative Coaching & Mentoring
How to coach/mentor others. Reverse mentoring.
Contemporary Issues
(I1) LGBTQ
LGBTQ and how to deal with these minority students as a student ministry.
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(I2) Feminism
Feminism from a biblical perspective.
Context, Culture, Theology, Hermeneutics
(C1) Asian Church History
How Asian cultures were shaped by Christianity.
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(C2) Contextualizing Ministry for East Asia
Apologetics, evangelism, bridges linking Christianity to local beliefs, International Student Ministry, and missions.
Culture, Trends, History, Theology, Hermeneutics
(CT1) Trends in Ministry
What trends shape student culture and how culture affects the characteristics of student work. Engaging with millennials and Gen Z.
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(CT2) Trends in Bible Interpretation
Hermeneutics: What are current trends in bible interpretation and how it affects our Bible studies.
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(CT3) Digital Ministry
Learning about digital ministry. Media/technology usage and access.
Evangelism
(E1) M Evangelism
M Evangelism on campus.
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(E2) Contextualized Evangelism
Identifying opportunities, methods and how to equip students to do it. Sharing the Gospel in a pluralistic society.
Funds and Finance
(F1) Financial Stewardship
Proper management of movement finances.
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(F2) Ministry Partnership
Ministry support: Raising and building partnerships with others.
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Ideas, Pedagogy, Creative Approaches
(A1) Leading Small Groups
How to make small group materials in our own context?
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(A2) Teaching Today's Generation
Pedagogy: What are the latest ways of teaching to reach a changing generation with shorter attention spans?
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(A3) Effective Self-Management
Manage your life and ministry: Task and time management, facilitating effective meetings, making a personal self-development program.
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(A4) Resource Sharing
Sharing resources for ministry with each other for staff development and improvement.
IFES History, Spirit of the Student Ministry
(H1) History and Heritage of IFES / FES
Share stories of IFES national / regional movements.
Personal Growth and Self-Care
(SC1) Self-Care
Mental health: Growing in self-awareness & self-understanding. Ministering & caring for yourself.
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(SC2) Staying Passionate in Ministry
How to stay passionate in the ministry without burning out.
Scripture Engagement
(SE1) Scripture Engagement
How to understand the Bible deeper? Relating current issues to the WORD and the student world. Bible studies for students and alumni.
Senior Staff, Moving On, Aging
(SS1) Senior Staff Discussion
Staying strong in long-term staffwork commitment. Training needs for senior staff. How to train young staffworkers?
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(SS2) Aging
How to deal with growing old? Life after staffwork and how we can prepare for it.
Social Engagement and the Public Square
(PS1) Facing Persecution
Persecution: Understanding the social context and dealing with it both as an organization and as an individual.
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(PS2) Creation Care
Creation care and the gospel.
Spirituality, Prayer, Contemplative, Spiritual Formation
(S1) Handling stress and temptation
How to face stress and temptation, and to keep a quiet soul in ministry.
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(S2) Discipleship
Spiritually healthy discipleship & leadership. How to help fellow staff?
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(S3) Prayer
Cultivating a prayerful life. Contemplative prayer and spirituality.
Team and Community Building, Conflict Management
(T1) Ministry Management
Team building & managing a spiritual organization.
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(T2) Working together
Working with different personalities. Developing healthy relationships and communication. Conflict management.
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(T3) Raising Leaders
Identify, develop, and build a leadership team. Staff supervision & development.
Miscellenous
(M1) Vision Casting
Having a vision and leading a team there.
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(M2) Church
Issues with church, Serving in church & influencing church ministry.
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(M3) Preaching
Homiletics (the art of preaching), expository preaching training, preparing messages and speeches. Postmodern preaching.
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(M4) Being a United Witness
Being a united witness championing movement.
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(M5) Singlehood
Journeying as a single staff worker.
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(M6) Ministry-Life Balance
Maintaining a healthy balance of life and ministry.