2015 ICOC Delegates Meeting – Western Hemisphere

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(Service teams’ and delegates’ meetings will be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston Hotel)

Sunday, October 11                

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Chairmen Service Team Dinner Meeting for 12

October 12-13   Service Team Meetings

Monday, October 12   

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Knutsford Hotel Restaurant (free for hotel guests)

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Service Team Meetings  (including lunch)

These teams will be meeting: Evangelists, Elders, Women, Teachers

(These teams will not be meeting: Campus, Singles, Youth & Family, HOPEww and Benevolence, Communications and Admin)

Tuesday, October 13  

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Knutsford Hotel Restaurant (free for hotel guests)

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Service Team Meetings  (including lunch)

12:00 – 3:00 PM Women’s Service Team Lunch Meeting

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Collaboration Meeting of All Service Teams

October 14-16   Delegates Meetings

Wednesday, October 14 

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Knutsford Hotel Restaurant (free for hotel guests)

Delegates Meeting – The Future of HOPE worldwide

Coordinator:  Doug Arthur, Boston

9:00 AM Devotional – Steve Kinnard, New York, Teachers Chairman

9:20 AM Welcome – Gregory Baugh, Jamaica / Wyndham Shaw, Boston, Elders Team Chairman

9:30 AM Overview of Western Hemisphere Delegates Meeting – Doug Arthur, Boston

9:40 AM God Has Brought Us This Far:  A History of HOPE   

Randy Jordan, Philadelphia, retired HOPEww CEO

The Past:  Question and Answer Session

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM I Have a Dream   Robert Carrillo, San Diego, new HOPEww CEO

11:40 AM The Future:  Question and Answer Session

12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch at Knutsford Hotel (included in registration)

Delegates Meeting —  The Future of HOPE worldwide

Coordinator:  Bruce Williams, Los Angeles

1:30 PM Worship & Prayer

1:45 PM Disciples Today World Report – Roger Lamb and Jonathan Hoggard (Communications & Admin Service Team)

2:15 PM The Future Structure and Strategy of Our Global Charity

  • Robert Carrillo, San Diego, new HOPEww CEO; Bruce Williams, LA, John Causey, LA,
  • HOPEww Board members

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Question and Answer Session

4:00 PM Announcements & Dismissal   

6:00 PM, 7:00 PM  Busses Leave for Delegates Dinner at The Grogg Shoppe at the Devon House

8:00 PM, 9:00 PM Busses Return

Thursday, October 15    

7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Knutsford Hotel Restaurant (free for hotel guests)

Delegates Meeting —  Morning of Missions

Coordinator:  Jorge Bittencourt, Sao Paulo

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome: Jorge Bittencourt

9:10 AM – 9:35 AM Devotional: Mike Taliaferro, San Antonio, ICOC Hot News  

9:35 AM Act Local – Building God’s Church at Home

Todd Asaad, Dallas

10:05 AM Break

10:20 AM Dream Global – Continuing to Build Our Mission Societies

 John Lusk, Denver

Discussion 

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch at Knutsford Hotel (included in registration)

Delegates Meeting – The Battle for Brotherhood

Coordinator:  Rafael Lua, Los Angeles

1:30 PM Worship & Prayer

1:45 PM Hard Lessons Learned in Hard Times —  Wyndham Shaw, MCPanel: Walter Evans, John Causey, Ed Anton, Mike Taliaferro

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Friends Learning to Fight Fair — Steve Staten, Chicago, Bridging International

Panel:  Scott Kirkpatrick, John Lusk, Guillermo Adame, Steve Kinnard

4:30 PM Prayer Groups by Region

6:00 PM, 7:00 PM Busses Leave for Delegates Dinner at The Marketplace – numerous restaurants including Usain Bolt’s Restaurant

8:00 PM, 9:00 PM Busses Return

Friday, October 16          

7:00 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast at Knutsford Hotel Restaurant (free for hotel guests)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chairmen Service Team Breakfast – Action Items – Board Room A

Delegates Meeting – God’s Mighty Army Moving Forward

Coordinator:  AT Arneson, Chicago

9:30 AM Devotional –  Wade Cook — Singles Team Chair, Chris Zillman – Campus Team Chair

10:00 AM See You in St. Louis 2016  Jeff Mannel

10:20 AM Delegate Decisions  Roger Lamb

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM Zeal for His House  Sam Powell, New York, Evangelists Team Chairman

11:45 AM Closing Prayer                      

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch at Knutsford Hotel (included in registration)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Optional Shopping Excursion     

4:00 PM Dinner at the Knutsford Hotel 

5:45 PM Busses leave for Caribbean Conference

According to your Faith Caribbean Conference

October 16-18   Caribbean Conference

According to Your Faith

(All Caribbean Conference meetings take place at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Registration fee and transportation included for Delegates and Service Team members.) 

Friday, October 16

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Caribbean Conference Opening Ceremony

Saturday, October 17

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Some Delegates speak at Caribbean Conference7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Elder Training Workshop (Knutsford Court Hotel)

Sunday, October 18

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Worship service & Closing of the Caribbean Conference