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EMDC 2025 Breakout Sessions List<\/h2>\n

Click on the Session links to read session descriptions, or on Speaker name to read Speaker bio<\/p>\n

Detailed Description of each and every Session => EMDC 2025 Session Descriptions<\/a><\/h4>\n
\n\n
Session #<\/th>\nA Main Hall<\/th>\nB Upper Room<\/th>\nC The Ark<\/th>\nD Sheepfold<\/th>\nE Kantine<\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n
Session 01<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 19 (Monday)
(14:00-15:00)<\/td>\n		Reaching Persecuted Church<\/strong><\/a>
(Ruben Verzijl<\/a>, Bram Grootheest<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Finding Fascinating Stories<\/strong><\/a>
(Craig Forrest<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Culture Meets Scripture<\/strong><\/a>
(Amy West<\/a>, Jo Shetler<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Church Centric Bible Translation<\/strong><\/a>
(Sachin Daniel Abraham<\/a>)<\/td>\n		It Takes a Whole Village 1<\/strong><\/a>
(Jo Clifford and Others<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 02<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 19 (Monday)
(15:45-16:45)<\/td>\n		Paratext 10 Studio<\/strong><\/a>
(Craig Nisbett<\/a>, Rolf Heij<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Casting Actors for Your Movies<\/strong><\/a>
(Steve Baldwin<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Issues of Diaspora Communities<\/strong><\/a>
(Sunny Hong<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Psalms That Sing Project<\/strong><\/a>
(Sebastian Floor<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Simply the Story<\/strong><\/a>
(Butch Vernon<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 03<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 19 (Monday)
(17:00-18:00)<\/td>\n		User Experience Workshop<\/strong><\/a>
(George C.<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Bible Games 2025<\/strong><\/a>
(Toby Beresford<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Knowing Jesus by His Image<\/strong><\/a>
(Johannes Merz<\/a>, Sharon Merz<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Training Through Partnership<\/strong><\/a>
(Scott Berthiaume<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Multilingual Assessment Tool<\/strong><\/a>
(Maik Gibson<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 04<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 20 (Tuesday)
(11:15-12:15)<\/td>\n		AI 4 God<\/strong><\/a>
(Max SABDA<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Contextualized Scriptwriting<\/strong><\/a>
(Steve Baldwin<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Audience Map<\/strong><\/a>
(Justin Sooter<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Oral Bible Translation<\/strong><\/a>
(Michele Axelson<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Arts and Mission\/Ethnodoxology<\/strong><\/a>
(Younhee Deborah Kim<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 05<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 20 (Tuesday)
(14:00-15:00)<\/td>\n		M2M Advertising<\/strong><\/a>
(George C.<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Animation in Missions<\/strong><\/a>
(Dave Hudson<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Honor & Shame Cultures<\/strong><\/a>
(Sunny Hong<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Foundations BT Video Series<\/strong><\/a>
(Mark Flood<\/a>)<\/td>\n		SE Guide \/ Tools<\/strong><\/a>
(Peter Brassington<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 06<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 20 (Tuesday)
(15:45-16:45)<\/td>\n		Cybersecurity Strategies in Missions<\/strong><\/a>
(Emmanuel Christian<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Digital Disciple Making<\/strong><\/a>
(Clyde Taber<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Ancestor Veneration<\/strong><\/a>
(David Gray<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Digital Bible Engagement Research<\/strong><\/a>
(Toby Beresford<\/a>)<\/td>\n		YouVersion Bible Distribution<\/strong><\/a>
(Danny Swenson<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 07<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 20 (Tuesday)
(17:00-18:00)<\/td>\n		Pattern Platform<\/strong><\/a>
(Jeff Gregory<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Principles for Non-Fiction Stories<\/strong><\/a>
(Craig Forrest<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Patmos Survey: A Deep Dive<\/strong><\/a>
(Richard Powney<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Audio Project Manager for Storytelling & BT<\/strong><\/a>
(Doug Higby<\/a>)<\/td>\n		AI Tools for SE<\/strong><\/a>
(Mark Woodward<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 08<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 21 (Wednesday)
(11:15-12:15)<\/td>\n		New Gadgets and Technology for SE<\/strong><\/a>
(Richard Margetts et al<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Discipleship in a Digital Age<\/strong><\/a>
(Jon Ralls<\/a>)<\/td>\n		2:19 Teach to Reach<\/strong><\/a>
(David Baldwin<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Global Bible Catalogue<\/strong><\/a>
(Neil \u201cStudge\u201d Rees<\/a>)<\/td>\n		It Takes a Whole Village Part 2<\/strong><\/a>
(Jo Clifford et al<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 09<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 21 (Wednesday)
(14:00-15:00)<\/td>\n		AI F.O.C.U.S. Effective AI Prompting (SABDA)<\/strong><\/a>
(Max SABDA<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Filming Testimonies<\/strong><\/a>
(Hans van Soest<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Engagement Strategies Built on Audience Insight<\/strong><\/a>
(Oldi Morava<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Aquifer: Translation by and for Community<\/strong><\/a>
(Ben Amundgaard<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 10<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 21 (Wednesday)
(15:45-16:45)<\/td>\n		Leveraging AI in Ministry<\/strong><\/a>
(Chris Wynn<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Filming Interviews<\/strong><\/a>
(Hans van Soest<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Ethical Reflection for Missions<\/strong><\/a>
(Rev Dr. Sue Barclay<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Language Variants: Translation Necessary or Nice<\/strong><\/a>
(Tim Strauss<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 11<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 21 (Wednesday)
(17:00-18:00)<\/td>\n		FCBH Virtual Recording Software<\/strong><\/a>
(Katelynn Zuiderveen<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Digital Tools for Global Evangelism<\/strong><\/a>
(Jon Ralls<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Al Massira: Explaining the trinity to Muslims<\/strong><\/a>
(Laurens van Dieren<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Reimagining Ministry w\/ Audience Map<\/strong><\/a>
(Justin Sooter<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 12<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 22 (Thursday)
(11:15-12:15)<\/td>\n		AI Conversational Bible A New Paradigm\/Tool<\/strong><\/a>
(Max SABDA<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Ethical Photographic and Video Storytelling<\/strong><\/a>
(Clive Thomas<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Narrative Awareness for Communicating Christ<\/strong><\/a>
(Klaas de Vries<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Publishing through Open Licensing<\/strong><\/a>
(Ben Amundgaard<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 13<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 22 (Thursday)
(14:00-15:00)<\/td>\n		Scripture App Builder<\/strong><\/a>
(Richard Margetts<\/a>)<\/td>\n		GlobalRize: Screen to Church<\/strong><\/a>
(Marten Visser<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Friendship with Jesus<\/strong><\/a>
(Clyde Taber<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Defining and Measuring SE Together<\/strong><\/a>
(Vanessa Delgado<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 14<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 22 (Thursday)
(15:45-16:45)<\/td>\n		Bloom: Create\/Translate Books & Stories<\/strong><\/a>
(Doug Higby<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Evaluating Projects w\/ Outcome Harvesting<\/strong><\/a>
(Klaas de Vries<\/a>)<\/td>\n		Understanding Human Trafficking<\/strong><\/a>
(Bryan Varenkamp<\/a>)<\/td>\n		SE in Church Centric Bible Translation and OBT<\/strong><\/a>
(Tim Hatcher<\/a>)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Session 15<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
May 22 (Thursday)
(17:00-18:00)<\/td>\n		To Be Determined<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nTo Be Determined<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nTo Be Determined<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nTo Be Determined<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nTo Be Determined<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n

EMDC 2025 Schedule<\/a><\/h4>\n

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