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EMDC 2025 Breakout Sessions List

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Detailed Description of each and every Session => EMDC 2025 Session Descriptions

Session # A Main Hall B Upper Room C The Ark D Sheepfold E Kantine
Session 01
May 19 (Monday)
(14:00-15:00)
Reaching Persecuted Church
(Ruben Verzijl, Bram Grootheest)
Finding Fascinating Stories
(Craig Forrest)
Culture Meets Scripture
(Amy West, Jo Shetler)
Church Centric Bible Translation
(Sachin Daniel Abraham)
It Takes a Whole Village 1
(Jo Clifford and Others)
Session 02
May 19 (Monday)
(15:45-16:45)
Paratext 10 Studio
(Craig Nisbett, Rolf Heij)
Casting Actors for Your Movies
(Steve Baldwin)
Issues of Diaspora Communities
(Sunny Hong)
Psalms That Sing Project
(Sebastian Floor)
Simply the Story
(Butch Vernon)
Session 03
May 19 (Monday)
(17:00-18:00)
User Experience Workshop
(George C.)
Bible Games 2025
(Toby Beresford)
Knowing Jesus by His Image
(Johannes Merz, Sharon Merz)
Training Through Partnership
(Scott Berthiaume)
Multilingual Assessment Tool
(Maik Gibson)
Session 04
May 20 (Tuesday)
(11:15-12:15)
AI 4 God
(Max SABDA)
Contextualized Scriptwriting
(Steve Baldwin)
Audience Map
(Justin Sooter)
Oral Bible Translation
(Michele Axelson)
Arts and Mission/Ethnodoxology
(Younhee Deborah Kim)
Session 05
May 20 (Tuesday)
(14:00-15:00)
M2M Advertising
(George C.)
Animation in Missions
(Dave Hudson)
Honor & Shame Cultures
(Sunny Hong)
Foundations BT Video Series
(Mark Flood)
SE Guide / Tools
(Peter Brassington)
Session 06
May 20 (Tuesday)
(15:45-16:45)
Cybersecurity Strategies in Missions
(Emmanuel Christian)
Digital Disciple Making
(Clyde Taber)
Ancestor Veneration
(David Gray)
Digital Bible Engagement Research
(Toby Beresford)
YouVersion Bible Distribution
(Danny Swenson)
Session 07
May 20 (Tuesday)
(17:00-18:00)
Pattern Platform
(Jeff Gregory)
Principles for Non-Fiction Stories
(Craig Forrest)
Patmos Survey: A Deep Dive
(Richard Powney)
Audio Project Manager for Storytelling & BT
(Doug Higby)
AI Tools for SE
(Mark Woodward)
Session 08
May 21 (Wednesday)
(11:15-12:15)
New Gadgets and Technology for SE
(Richard Margetts et al)
Discipleship in a Digital Age
(Jon Ralls)
2:19 Teach to Reach
(David Baldwin)
Global Bible Catalogue
(Neil “Studge” Rees)
It Takes a Whole Village Part 2
(Jo Clifford et al)
Session 09
May 21 (Wednesday)
(14:00-15:00)
AI F.O.C.U.S. Effective AI Prompting (SABDA)
(Max SABDA)
Filming Testimonies
(Hans van Soest)
Engagement Strategies Built on Audience Insight
(Oldi Morava)
Aquifer: Translation by and for Community
(Ben Amundgaard)
Session 10
May 21 (Wednesday)
(15:45-16:45)
Leveraging AI in Ministry
(Chris Wynn)
Filming Interviews
(Hans van Soest)
Ethical Reflection for Missions
(Rev Dr. Sue Barclay)
Language Variants: Translation Necessary or Nice
(Tim Strauss)
Session 11
May 21 (Wednesday)
(17:00-18:00)
FCBH Virtual Recording Software
(Katelynn Zuiderveen)
Digital Tools for Global Evangelism
(Jon Ralls)
Al Massira: Explaining the trinity to Muslims
(Laurens van Dieren)
Reimagining Ministry w/ Audience Map
(Justin Sooter)
Session 12
May 22 (Thursday)
(11:15-12:15)
AI Conversational Bible A New Paradigm/Tool
(Max SABDA)
Ethical Photographic and Video Storytelling
(Clive Thomas)
Narrative Awareness for Communicating Christ
(Klaas de Vries)
Publishing through Open Licensing
(Ben Amundgaard)
Session 13
May 22 (Thursday)
(14:00-15:00)
Scripture App Builder
(Richard Margetts)
GlobalRize: Screen to Church
(Marten Visser)
Friendship with Jesus
(Clyde Taber)
Defining and Measuring SE Together
(Vanessa Delgado)
Session 14
May 22 (Thursday)
(15:45-16:45)
Bloom: Create/Translate Books & Stories
(Doug Higby)
Evaluating Projects w/ Outcome Harvesting
(Klaas de Vries)
Understanding Human Trafficking
(Bryan Varenkamp)
SE in Church Centric Bible Translation and OBT
(Tim Hatcher)
Session 15
May 22 (Thursday)
(17:00-18:00)
To Be Determined To Be Determined To Be Determined To Be Determined To Be Determined

EMDC 2025 Schedule