GOspel // 2024 WOC
Purpose
Our annual World Outreach Celebration (WOC) is a celebration of what God is doing in and through our church to reach the unreached and unengaged with the gospel. This church-wide celebration will inform, inspire, and involve all ages!
Format
The format of our annual WOC is designed to maximize your interaction with all of our missionary partners and guests. Each event has a intentional purpose that will expose you to a different facet of God's global mission and the role LifeBridge plays in it. Make it a priority to participate Wednesday night through Sunday night to find your place in God's global purpose and partner with our church to reach the unreached and unengaged.
Theme: GOspel
GO is in the GOspel. This year's theme will motivate us to go with the gospel as Christ followers and as a church. The triune God has done for us what we could not do for ourselves. God the Father planned a global salvation for His glory. God the Son purchased a people for Himself from among all nations. God the Spirit is the pledge that protects this salvation for all who repent by faith. All we have to do is GO and be His ambassadors who share this Good News with every tribe, people, nation, and language. GO is in the GOspel itself!
Global Guests
B & L | Belgium | Church Planting
Corey & Kaylee O'Grady | Successfully planted Grace Church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jacob & Sydney Mulford | Portugal | Church Planting
Kent & Tanya Douglas | Philippines | Church Training and Outreach
Cody Wilbanks will be our special speaker at this year's WorldChanger Seminar.
Cody is the Teaching Pastor of Grace Road Church in Rochester, NY. Before joining the staff of Grace Road, Cody and his family were missionaries and planted Mosaico Church in Florence, Italy. He and his wife, Dannielle, have three daughters and one son.
Cody has written a book, Sent Together, that provides a basic introduction to healthy partnerships between goers and senders. Strong, healthy relationships between a missionary and his or her supporters are vital to a sustainable life and ministry on the mission field. Unfortunately, those relationships can be weak, superficial, and even contentious. So, how can we develop strong gospel partnerships for global missions? How can we become better senders and goers, all for the glory of God among the nations? Sent Together attempts to help both missionary and supporter develop and maintain strong gospel partnerships, beginning not with the healthy practices of a missions program but with healthy attitudes of the heart. Copies of his book will be available at a discounted price.
Schedule | Everyone Welcome
Check the Events Calendar for all WOC events. Both the Nursery (Birth to 4 yrs) and Kidz GO Celebration (K-5th grade) will be offered during the Impact Nights (Wednesday, Friday), the WorldChanger Seminar (Thursday), and Celebrate Unplugged (Sunday night).
