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Annual Themes
Each year APMP typically gathers the Wednesday after Thanksgiving through that Friday for a time of challenge, reflection, motivation and development of ministry skills, utilizing speakers, seminars, and small group interaction.
In addition to valuable training, this gathering allows members to build relationships with other mission professionals and to enrich their own spiritual lives.
Generally APMP meets in Louisville, Kentucky at the Presbyterian Center, which facilitates interaction with PCUSA staff.
"I always leave challenged in my mission thinking and full of promising ideas for the mission program in my church." – Rev. Tom Theriault, Solana Beach Pres, California
| 1989 | Convening Meeting |
| 1990 | Missionary Recruitment (outlined by the Hackett/Beals Scale) |
| 1991 | Mission: Commitment to God’s Hopeful Vision |
| 1992 | The Mission Pastor as Mobilizer, Resource Developer, and Communicator |
| 1993 | A Time for Change, A Time for Renewal (Meetings centered around the topics of Defining the Times, An Avenue for Renewal: A Year with Africa, and Resources for Mission Renewal. |
| 1994 | The Urbanization of Mission with Ray Bakke (held in Chicago) |
| 1995 | Perspectives on Money and Mission: How money affects our relationships in mission. |
| 1996 | Developing Cross-Cultural Workers in the PC(USA) |
| 1997 | Developing Mission Minded Churches (held in St. Louis) |
| 1998 | Alliances for Global Sophistication: Preparing our congregations for the challenges of mission in the new millennium. |
| 1999 | Turning Your Church Inside Out: Motivational Models for Mission Involvement |
| 2000 | Insights from the Past & Vision for the Future: Mission Challenges for the 21st Century |
| 2001 | Mission in the Middle |
| 2002 | |
| 2003 | Partnership and Money - Wealth in the Missional Church, with the Rev. Dr. David Dawson |
| 2004 |
Called as Partners in Christ's Service: The Practice of God's Mission, with Rev. Dr. Sherron George |
| 2005 |
The Missional Church, Dr. Darrell Guder from Princeton Seminary |
| 2006 |
Worship as Mission, and Mission as Worship, Tim Dearborn from World Vision, Steve Hayner from Columbia Seminary, and Mark Labberton from First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. |
| 2007 |
The Shape of Things to Come: Preparing for our Role in God's Work |
| 2008 |
The Fullness of Time for the Muslim World |
