Pre-Conference Trainings are purchased as you register for the ICOM conference.
Accounting for Missionaries/Nonprofits
WHEN: Thursday 20th - 2:00pm
COST: $25
Led by ICOM's finance ministry, Tower Accounting, this group seminar is for those working in finance/accounting departments of nonprofits and/or missionaries. We will cover the basics of QuickBooks Online, the IRS form 990 and anti-fraud measures. The seminar will end with a Q&A.
Cross-Cultural Discipleship Training
WHEN: Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th, & Thursday 20th - 1:00pm
COST: $99
The Word of God is living and active! Come gain skills and practice in learning, memorizing, and sharing the gospel in a powerful and intentional process that tailors to the needs of the people you're befriending. Learn how to evangelize and disciple others using innate gospel communication tools. By the end of our time together, you will have learned strategies and skills, seen them modeled by the trainers, put them into practice yourself, and be equipped to replicate the process in your life and ministry. This training will equip and benefit people serving in cross-cultural work (global missions, refugee/immigrant work) as well as church discipleship roles.
For Missionaries Only
WHEN: Wednesday 19th
Registration: 2:00 - 2:45pm
Seminar 3:00 - 5:00
Welcome Dinner: 7:00 - 8:00 (Keynote Speaker tba)
COST: $30 for adults, Children are Free
"Sustained "Strength for the Journey, Faith for the Harvest"
Do you feel passionate about the work God has called you to, yet overwhelmed by the challenges that make it difficult? God sees your faithfulness and promises to sustain you. Come and be encouraged with others like you. Find renewed strength for the journey in this unique time as we address real topics and hear a powerful message of hope as we work together for the harvest.
Learn to Reach International Students
WHEN: Thursday 20th - 9:00am
COST: $15
With over one million international students from over 200 nations at our college campuses, we have an excellent opportunity to offer hope for the nations. Sharpen your international outreach with new insights and creative ideas working in churches and campus ministries throughout the USA. You will receive practical training, valuable resources, networking opportunities, university connections, and Bible study materials.
Mission Trainers Forum
WHEN: Thursday 20th - 10:00am
COST: $30
This forum is a gathering of professors and students of mission, mission organizational leaders, and mission mobilizers who are engaging in missiological research for the purpose of training workers for field service. The gathering has been designed for professors of intercultural studies and mission who are attending ICOM in order to provide a place to present and discuss new research and the best tools and practices that are working in the classroom and for the training of new missionaries. Every other year we invite an outside scholar to present to the group, in the alternate years we ask someone from within our group to present new research.
Driven by Disciple-Making
WHEN: Thursday 20th - 9:00am - 5:00pm
COST: Starting at $89, for more information go to
The RENEW.org One Day Gathering in partnership with the International Conference on Missions (ICOM), themed “Driven by Disciple Making,” will be a powerful day of equipping and encouragement for church leaders and disciple makers. Featuring speakers like Mark Moore, Orpheus Heyward, Jonathan Storment, and others, this event will focus on practical strategies for aligning church leadership and cultivating a disciple-making culture. Attendees can expect biblically grounded teaching and actionable steps to use in their mission of making disciples in their local contexts. Join us in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, November 20th, this gathering will offer valuable connections with leaders passionate about advancing the greatest mission on planet earth!
