Mission First!
Learn From Mission First Team
Mission First! calls Disciples to name a church-wide, shared mission focus. It’s about Disciples making a difference by putting God’s mission first. It’s also a 2-year pilot of a framework to help Disciples work in partnership to fulfill that common call. Mission First! is about new wine of the Spirit and new wineskins.
Attend the 1:30 presentation Saturday to learn about Disciples ministries in all expressions – general, regional, local and educational. Learn how to create strategies for partnering in the shared areas of mission.
9 Local Mission Sites
What’s Your Passion
Reserve a spot at one of these mission sites and get your hands dirty Saturday morning!
- Stamp Out Starvation
- Tulsa SPCA
- Oxley Nature Center
- Oklahoma Blood Institute
- Harvard Avenue Christian Church Community Garden
- Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
- Emergency Infant Services
- Church World Service
- FCC Tulsa Snack Pack Outreach
Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. Juan Rodriguez
Rev. Juan Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York City and served as a congregational pastor in Northwest Indiana for 30 years prior to beginning his service as Regional Minister of the Florida Disciples Regional Church in January of 2012.
Juan has also served as Pastoral Psychotherapist Intern in Park Ridge, IL and as Adjunct Professor for Field Education at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago.
Worship
Two Unique Services
Friday Evening
Following dinner we’ll join for worship service at 7:30 pm with a sermon from Florida Regional Minister, Rev. Juan Rodriguez.
Saturday Afternoon
Join us for Missions and Carols closing worship service Saturday at 3:30 pm, highlighting various mission work being done by churches throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Cost
Regional Assembly Registration (includes Saturday breakfast)
$40 Early-Bird
$50 After April 15th
$15 Friday Evening Catered Dinner (optional)
$45 Golf Tournament – pay at the golf course (optional)
A love offering will be collected at both worship services to support future mission work.
$ Saturday lunch on your own at Food Trucks
We look forward to seeing you!
Friday April 29, 2016
11:00 am Golf Scramble Shotgun Start (optional)
5:00 pm Registration Opens – Lobby
6:00 pm Dinner – Fellowship Hall (optional)
7:30 pm Opening Worship – Sanctuary
Saturday April 30, 2016
Please note Saturday’s schedule has changed. Download an updated copy.
7:30 am Registration Opens – Lobby
8:00 am Continental Breakfast – Fellowship Hall
8:30 am Regional Assembly Business Meeting – Fellowship Hall
9:00 am Mission Work Sites
12:30 pm Lunch at Food Trucks – FCC Tulsa east parking lot
12:30 pm Disciples Men Meeting at FCC Tulsa
1:30 pm Mission First Program – Fellowship Hall
3:30 pm Closing Worship – Sanctuary
| Item | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Quilt Squares from Congregations | March 15 |
| Hotel Reservations | March 28 |
| Congregation Videos | April 1 |
| Friday Dinner Reservations | April 15 |
| Child Care Reservations | April 15 |
| Golf Scramble Signup | April 15 |
| Regional Assembly Registration | April 15 Early-Bird • April 29th |
| Mission Work Site Selection | April 29 (Recommended April 15) |
- Regional Assembly business meeting agenda
- Congregational voting representatives
- Congregational mission video
- Congregational quilt square
- Publicity materials
Check out our publicity tools!
913 S. Boulder Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119
(918) 582-8237
Free parking is available around the perimeter of the building. Saturday parking is also available at the Holy Families Parking lot at corner of 9th & Main/Boulder.
Saturday 8:00 am: Continental Breakfast sponsored by Phillips Seminary
Saturday Noon: Food Trucks
Come Hungry!
We Love Children!
Where to Stay
Special Rates are available for those attending Regional Assembly at these hotels:
Aloft Hotel
200 Civic Center
Tulsa, OK 74103
Guest Rates Available until March 28th
Holiday Inn Tulsa City Center
17 West 7th Street
Tulsa, OK 74119
Mention Code: CCO
Fore!
What Is Regional Assembly?
Regional Assembly is the event where congregations in the Oklahoma Region gather to take care of the business of the church as well as share together in community. It occurs once every two years as defined in the Region’s constitution. This year, Regional Assembly is in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will be all about Mission.
Our theme is “Festival of Missions” and a large portion of our Assembly will be the opportunity to actually do some mission work together!
We will also have representatives from the General Church of the Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada to share with us information about the new program “Mission First”.
What’s the Best Part?
The best part about this year’s Regional Assembly is that it will be a place for our churches to learn about and perhaps take ideas from all the amazing mission work that churches in our Region are already doing.
From quilt squares representing our church’s mission work, to videos highlighting what we are doing in our communities, it YOUR opportunity to showcase how your congregation shares the good news.
It all culminates in a Lessons and Carols style closing worship where the lessons will be people from churches throughout the Region sharing stories about their particular mission work, celebrating our missions will be the focus of the weekend!
Why Does It Matter to Me?
Because each and every church in the Oklahoma Region and furthermore, each and every member of those churches are vital towards the part of the Body of Christ that we represent here in Oklahoma.
As we as Disciples strive towards the global unity that God is calling God’s church to have, we relish these opportunities to embody that unity in our smaller geographies. The work that each of our churches are doing to better their immediate surroundings, their towns and cities, this great state in which we live, our country, and even the world is worth celebrating and sharing with the other churches in the region.
Come and make sure your voice is heard and that we are lifting up the great work your church is doing along with all of the other Disciples institutions in the Oklahoma Region!