Harvestfest 2024

Volunteer
Seminars
Family Night
Events

Celebrate what God is doing around the world during Harvestfest 2024!

There are many ways to interact with visiting Elmbrook field workers from October 13 to 20. Check out the list of available events throughout the week in the program link below.

Download the Harvestfest Program

Volunteer at Harvestfest

We have a variety of one-time volunteer needs at Harvestfest 2024. Volunteer an hour or two of time to help set up, serve food, and make the Harvestfest events a success!

Take a Field Worker to Lunch

Treat a field worker family, couple, or individual to lunch at your home or your favorite area restaurant on Thursday, October 17, from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Monday Night Seminar Descriptions

The vision for Harvestfest is to CELEBRATE our field workers and all that God is doing through them, EDUCATE our congregation on the current issues in global mission, and MOTIVATE the Elmbrook congregation to be on mission in their daily lives. Monday night, October 14, will accomplish all three. Join Elmbrook field workers for dinner in the Fellowship Hall at 5:15pm, then learn from their expertise by attending a seminar at 6:30pm on relevant topics in our daily lives. This night will help spur Elmbrook to be on mission each day.

God is at Work in Southeast Asia (Chapel): Did you know that there are around 7,000 unreached people groups on earth today? Many of these groups live in Southeast Asia, an area where it is difficult to bring the gospel. Elmbrook Church is committed to making disciples of all nations, even those where it is difficult. Elmbrook resources have been given to this area of the world to bring the good news of Jesus particularly to Muslims in this area. During this seminar, Harvestfest opening weekend speakers and field workers serving this area of the world will share about how God is working in the hearts and minds of the people of Southeast Asia.

Reaching the Next Generation | Field Workers Serving College & Youth (Fellowship Hall): Many field workers highlighted during Harvestfest 2024 serve with college students and youth around the US. Hear from Sean Kaiser (college students via InterVarsity), Roger Hamilton (Navigators/Eagle Lake Camps), Doug Lindberg (mobilizing through CMDA), and Phil and Kym Schank (youth in rural Mississippi) as they talk about the joys and challenges of making disciples of Jesus in the next generation. Learn how you can, in turn, use some of the strategies they find helpful to encourage kids and students in your sphere of influence to follow Jesus more closely.

Friday Family Night

Kids on Mission | Worship and Prayer Night

Bring the entire family - all generations - to the Brookfield campus Fellowship Hall at 5pm for dinner from Chick-fil-A on Friday, October 18. Following dinner, the Family Ministry Team will host Kids on Mission, featuring our field workers, for kids K3 through 5th grade. They can explore various cultures through worship, stories, and games and will be able to interact with the field workers they have learned about on Sunday mornings. They will also be encouraged and equipped to pray for our fieldworkers and God’s work in the world through them! Nursery care will also be available. Register for kids programming HERE!

Teens and adults are encouraged to attend the Worship and Prayer Night in the Chapel at 6:30pm. This gathering will allow the Elmbrook family to hear from field workers serving in secure locations among people groups unreached with the gospel. Be part of this night of worship through song and prayer as well as short presentations about the deep joys and real difficulties that come with serving in these difficult places.