2025 Intermissions Conference February 21-23, Porta Hotel del Lago Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala

Steve Moore serves the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust as the CEO Emeritus, having served the Trust the previous 16+ years as its CEO. The Trust is a private foundation which seeks to nurture and enrich the educational, spiritual, cultural, and social life of individuals, families and communities with particular attention to the Pacific Northwest.

Currently Steve serves individuals, families, boards, and organizations providing counsel on strategy, leadership, stewardship, and generosity.

Steve is an alumnus of McMurry University, Asbury Theological Seminary, St. Andrew University, and the University of Michigan. He did post grad work at Hebrew University and Harvard University and served as a visiting scholar at Oxford University. He is a widely published author and speaker and has served in a number of leadership and board roles in community, educational and professional organizations.

Steve and his wife Thanne, a professional speech therapist, have five adult children: Madison and his wife Chandi in Portland, Maegan, and her husband Jon Moorehart in New York City; and Mollie in Washington D.C. The Moore’s have four grandchildren Greyson, Kyah, Selah, and Nora and a wild yellow lab , Griffey.

Program

Since 1937 the evangelical missionary community of Guatemala has gathered to worship, fellowship, pray, play and enjoy time together. For many, especially those who are in smaller mission organizations or live in rural areas of the country, Intermissions provides a once a year opportunity to worship and hear God’s word taught in English. It provides the place to renew old friendships. It affords the space to spend time away from your ministry focus in order to hear God in a new and fresh way.

We are excited and privileged to have Dr. Steven G.W. Moore to be our speaker for the 2025 Intermissions Conference. Originally from Abilene, Texas, Steve and his wife, Thanne, live just outside of Portland, Oregon where he served as Executive Director of the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust from 2007-2022. Prior to that, Steve served as:
Vice President – Asbury Theological Seminary
Vice President – Baylor University
Vice President – Seattle Pacific University
Director – Wesley Foundation, Texas Tech University

Please begin now praying for the 2025 conference, Steve, and the teams and counselors that will be coming to minister to us!

The Framing and Finishing Committees are already working on next year’s conference. Stay tuned here and on ther Intermissions Guatemala Facebook Page for the latest information on conference package prices, date of registration in the fall, and other information as it becomes available.

Panajachel, Solola, Guatemala
PACKAGE A CONFERENCE, LODGING, MEALS, AND SERVICES (Click for more information)

All-inclusive package, including lodging at the conference hotel(s). Also includes the
conference sessions and workshops, all meals and snacks (including youth and
children’s programs), and the special services offered by the Servant Team.


ALL of the following requirements must be met to qualify for Package A:

  • CURRENTLY RESIDING AND WORKING IN GUATEMALA AS MID-TERM
    MISSIONARY(IES)
    , HAVING MADE A COMMITMENT TO SERVE IN GUATEMALA FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS.
  • AT LEAST ONE SPOUSE HAS ENGLISH AS HIS/HER FIRST LANGUAGE AND
    HOLDS A PASSPORT FROM A COUNTRY OTHER THAN GUATEMALA.
  • HAVING ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 of the year prior to
    conference.


A registration form must be filled out by the missionaries online prior to the conference by logging
into your account at https://intermissionsgt.org/system/?page=conference_registration

  • Adults (Ages 18 & up): Q.1,050
  • Youth (Ages 12-17): Q.1,050
  • Child (Ages 3-11): Q.540
  • Child (Ages 0-2): Free


*The age at the time of the first day of the conference. Children high school age and below must be
accompanied by at least one adult family member who qualifies as an Intermission member.


NOTE: For those families who may need an additional room, there may be an additional charge for the
weekend.
Also, if a single person requests a room by him/herself, there will be an additional charge of Q.800
for the weekend. Single/Extra rooms will ONLY be assigned ifspace is available in the hotel.

PACKAGE B CONFERENCE, MEALS, AND SERVICES (NO LODGING) (Click for more information)

This is a conference and meal only package for missionaries that qualify for Package A, numbers 1 and 2
as outlined above, but that arrived in Guatemala on or after September 1 of the year prior to the
conference date
. Package B is also for missionaries who qualify for Package A but prefer to secure their
own lodging.  This package includes the conference sessions and workshops, all meals and snacks
(including youth and children’s programs), and the special services offered by the Servant Team. IT
DOES NOT INCLUDE LODGING

A registration form must be filled out by the missionaries online prior to the conference at https://intermissionsgt.org/system/?page=conference_registration

  • Adults (Ages 18 & up)*: Q.1,010
  • Youth (Ages 12-17): Q.1,010
  • Child (Ages 3-11): Q.465
  • Child (Ages 0-2)*: Free

*The age at the time of the first day of the conference. Children high school age and below must be
accompanied by at least one adult family member who qualifies as an Intermission member.

PACKAGE C CONFERENCE ONLY (no lodging, meals, or services) (Click for more information)

This package is for anyone who doesn’t qualify for Packages A or B but falls into one of these categories:
family member of missionary attending, active missionary in another country, vision team for future
Intermissions supporters, approved short-term missionaries (under 12 months commitment), Supporting
Ministries, national staff manning an approved display table; or for missionaries that qualify for Packages
A and B preferring this package.

Package C includes only the conference sessions and snacks (including youth and children’s programs).
This package does not include lodging, the pool and other hotel amenities, meals or servant team
services.
The fee is to help cover general conference expenses only.

If possible, a registration form should be filled out by the missionary online prior to the conference
at https://intermissionsgt.org/system/?page=conference_registration

  • Adults (Ages 18 & up): Q.525
  • Youth (Ages 12-17): Q.525
  • Child (Ages 3-11): Q.525
  • Child (Ages 0-2): Q.300

Meals may be purchased on your own directly at the main conference hotel for the weekend, on a meal-
by-meal basis, or you may visit local restaurants. Please get in touch with the hotel personnel at the front
desk for more information on prices and options.

Package C registrants may not stay at the main conference hotel(s) unless there are extra rooms available,
after the missionaries receive their room assignments. If they do stay at the main hotel(s), they must pay
the full price for their hotel, meals and conference costs (more than the subsidized price for
missionaries). Each request will be evaluated on an individual basis by the Framing Committee. Please
feel free to contact the registrar with any questions.

*The age at the time of the first day of the conference. Children high school age and below must be
accompanied by at least one adult family member who qualifies as an Intermission member.

CANCELLATIONS (Click for more information)

NOTE: ONCE RESERVATIONS ARE MADE, THERE WILL BE A CANCELLATION FEE OF Q200
PER PERSON FOR ANYONE 12 AND OLDER WHO CANCELS FOR WHATEVER REASON.
ALSO, YOU MAY NOT “SELL” YOUR ROOM TO ANOTHER PERSON. ALL RESERVATIONS
AND CHANGES MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE REGISTRATION COORDINATOR.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DENY ADMISSION TO THE CONFERENCE TO ANY
PERSON.

Counseling Services (Click for more information)

As missionaries we all deal with a high stress level on any given day. Some studies suggest that most missionaries live constantly over the dangerous stress level indicators. Another significant factor is we find ourselves with no one to talk to about these stressors. That is why it is so exciting to have professional Christian counselors with us each year at the conference.


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