CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOS
THE REVEREND DR. IRWYN INCE, JR., is the new Mission to North America Coordinator Pro Tempore. Formerly, Dr. Ince served at Grace DC Presbyterian Church as Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Mission. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary (Master of Arts, Religion, 2006), and Covenant Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, 2016). In January 2006, after an 11-year career as an engineer with Motorola, he began pastoral ministry at Mount Zion Covenant Church in Bowie, Maryland, which merged with New Town Church in Columbia to plant City of Hope Presbyterian Church, where he served as Senior Pastor from 2007–2017. He is the author of The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity and the Church at Its Best, published in 2020, and also contributed to the books Heal Us Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church, and All Are Welcome: Toward a Multi-Everything Church. He and his wife, Kim, have been married 29 years and have four grown children. THE REVEREND RONNIE GARCIA grew up in Houston, Texas, with hardworking and loving Mexican immigrant parents. By God’s grace, he surrendered his life to Christ in high school. In college, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ronnie was discipled and his passion for studying the Bible was kindled. Even though he served five years as an officer, he always looked for opportunities to serve in the local church. During Ronnie’s first assignment in the Air Force, he met his wife, Amanda. Over the last 20 years, they have lived in three countries, six houses, and now have four teenagers. The bulk of Ronnie’s ministerial life has been directed at helping to plant the first three PCA churches in Puerto Rico. Recently, the Garcias moved to Denver, Colorado, where Ronnie serves as the Senior Pastor of Denver Presbyterian Church.
IPC MISSIONS CONFERENCE • FEBRUARY 16–20, 2022
The Kingdom of God CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
THE REV. DR. IRWYN INCE | THE REV. RONNIE GARCIA The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King. — R. C. SPROUL
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
My Dear Friends: After not having IPC Missions Conference in 2021 because of COVID, I am looking forward to this year’s conference. One reason why is our theme: the Kingdom of God is central to the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray, central to his own preaching (Mark 1:14-15), and so must be central to our own praying and teaching as we participate in God’s mission in his world. Another reason why I’m looking forward to our conference is our speakers: Dr. Irwyn Ince was recently appointed coordinator of our denomination’s Mission to North America. Irwyn is a powerful preacher, a thoughtful leader, a generous and gracious partner. We need men like Irwyn to help us think about God’s Kingdom. And I’m thrilled that Rev. Ronnie Garcia is with us also. Several IPC folks have gotten to know Ronnie through short-term missions trips to Puerto Rico; now, Ronnie is in Denver, working in a city that, in 2010’s census, was 31 percent Hispanic or Latino. I’ve known Ronnie since he was a student at Covenant Seminary; his heart for Christ’s Kingdom is contagious. I hope you make your plans to take advantage of all that God has for us in our Missions Conference this year as we participate as answers to our own praying that “your kingdom come!” In the grip of God’s grace,
Sean Lucas, PhD | Senior Pastor
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Congregational Dinner | 5:30 p.m. | $7 adults, $5 children Mercy Ministry Partners Exhibits: Advance Memphis | Agape | Neighborhood Christian Centers Palmer Home | Streets Ministries Guest Speakers | 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince and the Rev. Ronnie Garcia • Children’s BLAST! activities and nursery available
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Congregational Lunch | 11:30 am–1:00 p.m. | $7 Guest Speaker | The Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince • Nursery available
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Congregational Lunch | 11:30 am–1:00 p.m. | $7 Guest Speaker | The Rev. Ronnie Garcia • Nursery available
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 The Bridge Tour | 9:00–11:00 a.m. Led by IPC Ruling Elder Cannon Allen See the house that Jesus is building through his people at 579 Orchard Street in Frayser. IPC, Innovation Church, and St. Paul Baptist are renovating it to help Innovation Church members bridge the gap from renting an apartment to owning a home. Work began in August 2021, and we hope to finish in February 2022. • All ages are welcome to attend. • Transportation available from IPC with bus departure at 8:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Morning Worship Services | 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. | The Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince Joint Adult Sunday School | 9:45 a.m. | The Rev. Ronnie Garcia Congregational Dinner | 5:30 p.m. | $7 Celebrating Life in the Kingdom | music Closing Message | The Rev. Ronnie Garcia
CONFERENCE SPEAKER BIOS
THE REVEREND DR. IRWYN INCE, JR., is the new Mission to North America Coordinator Pro Tempore. Formerly, Dr. Ince served at Grace DC Presbyterian Church as Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Mission. He is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary (Master of Arts, Religion, 2006), and Covenant Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, 2016). In January 2006, after an 11-year career as an engineer with Motorola, he began pastoral ministry at Mount Zion Covenant Church in Bowie, Maryland, which merged with New Town Church in Columbia to plant City of Hope Presbyterian Church, where he served as Senior Pastor from 2007–2017. He is the author of The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity and the Church at Its Best, published in 2020, and also contributed to the books Heal Us Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church, and All Are Welcome: Toward a Multi-Everything Church. He and his wife, Kim, have been married 29 years and have four grown children. THE REVEREND RONNIE GARCIA grew up in Houston, Texas, with hardworking and loving Mexican immigrant parents. By God’s grace, he surrendered his life to Christ in high school. In college, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ronnie was discipled and his passion for studying the Bible was kindled. Even though he served five years as an officer, he always looked for opportunities to serve in the local church. During Ronnie’s first assignment in the Air Force, he met his wife, Amanda. Over the last 20 years, they have lived in three countries, six houses, and now have four teenagers. The bulk of Ronnie’s ministerial life has been directed at helping to plant the first three PCA churches in Puerto Rico. Recently, the Garcias moved to Denver, Colorado, where Ronnie serves as the Senior Pastor of Denver Presbyterian Church.
IPC MISSIONS CONFERENCE • FEBRUARY 16–20, 2022
The Kingdom of God CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:
THE REV. DR. IRWYN INCE | THE REV. RONNIE GARCIA The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King. — R. C. SPROUL
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE