unlocking the abundant life - Central California Conference
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unlocking the abundant life - Central California Conference
RE • uly P M TE •J SU LE TR EA 16 - 25 , 2015 TE NT T I M E • TA • A LE R R ng ti e e Ce ntra pM m a l Ca lifornia Conference C THE MASTER’S KEYS unlocking the abundant life WELCOME Bienvenidos We welcome you to the 135th Central California Conference Camp Meeting. The theme this year is, “The Master’s Keys: Unlocking the Abundant Life.” This theme speaks to Central’s holistic stewardship initiative and uses John 10:10 as a scriptural anchor: “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 NKJV We call all people to embrace God’s holistic stewardship formula as contained in the four T’s of stewardship: time, treasure, talent, and temple (body). In addition, Central’s initiative calls for one more T, terra. This final T speaks to God’s creation, the stewardship of the land. Together, these powerful elements of stewardship invite all people into a vibrant relationship with God in which we recognize Him as Lord and partner with Him to enlarge His Kingdom throughout Central and beyond. I hope and pray these insights into our camp meeting theme will assist you in your prayerful journey…once again, welcome! Bienvenidos al Campestre de Soquel 135° de la Asociación Central de California. El tema de este año, “Las Llaves del Maestro –Abriendo la Puerta hacia una Vida Abundante.” La iniciativa de la Asociación Central de California al elegir el tema de mayordomía holística escogió como ancla bíblica a Juan 10:10. “El ladrón no viene sino para hurtar y matar y destruir; yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia.” Juan 10:10 JOHN 10:10 I CAME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT Abundantly Hacemos el llamado a toda nuestra hermandad para acoger la fórmula que Dios nos ha dejado sobre mayordomía holística donde figuran las cuatro T’s: tiempo, tesoro, talento y templo (cuerpo). Además de estas, la iniciativa de la Asociación Central de California es de adoptar una T más y es para tierra. Esta última nos habla de la creación de Dios y la mayordomía de la tierra. Juntos todos estos elementos de mayordomía son poderosos que nos invitan a gozar de una relación viva con Dios en que nosotros lo reconocemos como Señor y socio para ampliar Su reino en toda la Asociación Central y aún más allá. Oro y deseo que el tema de este campestre le ayude en su jornada hacia una Vida Abundante a través de la oración... una vez más, ¡bienvenidos! Ramiro Cano President 3 THE MASTER’S KEYS TR EA SU LE THEME MP LEGEND MEETING ROOMS TENTING AREAS unlocking the abundant life TE R • E his year’s camp meeting theme revolves around the concept of stewardship. While most Christian believers are familiar with stewardship, our time T AMENITIES CABINS TRAILER RV AREAS P PARKING AREA LUNCH TABLES RESTROOM SHOWERS COOK SHACK CASE LOTS FOOD SALES B BURGER BAR FIRST AID ADVENTIST BOOK CENTER MATRESSES at Soquel this year will give us a chance to fully explore this powerful principle that calls us to wise management of life’s God-entrusted resources. To begin our discussion, consider five significant areas of our lives that call us to stewardship: our time, our talents, our treasure, our temple (or body), and our terra (the Latin word for earth). As we respond to Christ’s invitation to use these God-given resources to serve and to enlarge the Kingdom of Heaven, they will become keys to living the full and abundant life that Jesus spoke of long ago. Below are thoughts and questions about each of them as we begin our journey together. Time Perhaps the most universal resource that God created is time. None of us have more or less of it on any given day. And yet many times we take it for granted. How then can we use our time more intentionally, more purposefully to connect with our Creator, to create meaningful experiences and to further the cause of the Kingdom in service? Talent Each of us were created by God as unique individuals. Every one of us possesses God-given talents, skills, interests, passions, spiritual gifts and experiences. When it comes to impacting the world for Christ, each of these unique talents is critical to serving those around us and to inviting them to consider the life-changing message of the Gospel. What unique talents do you possess and have you ever considered 4 them as powerful ways to advance Christ’s Kingdom? Treasure Perhaps the resource most associated with stewardship is money. As the “owner of the cattle on a thousand hills,” the Lord entrusts each person with financial resources to meet the various needs of life. How well we manage and grow those resources has a lot do with how well we can meet our personal and family needs and how effectively we can contribute to the spreading of the transformative Gospel message within our communities. Temple Another God-given resource is our body. Though we do not often think about it in those terms, the state or health of our bodies has tremendous potential for increasing the health of our spiritual life. Scripture refers to our bodies as the temple of the Holy Spirit and the care of our bodies as an “act of worship.” Consider how a healthy, cared-for body empowers you to fully live out Christ’s calling in your life, while serving others. Terra A new addition to our conventional understanding of stewardship, terra refers to the planet on which we live, created by God for us. Scripture recalls God’s instructions to mankind to care for, tend and exercise responsible authority over the earth and its resources. How well are we doing in this area? How effectively and responsibly are we using and preserving earth’s resources to expand the Kingdom of Heaven? SOQUEL CONFERENCE CENTER 1931 Old San Jose Road Soquel, CA 95073 p: 831.460.9811 - Registration f: 831.464.4900 - Information http://ccc.adventist.org/campmeeting facebook.com/cccsda twitter.com/cccsda vimeo.com/cccsda EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION Contact the Information Booth After Hours - Contact Security 911 BURGER BAR Monday - Thursday 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 4:00-6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 p.m.-Closing Sunday 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. 9:00-10:30 p.m. NO SABBATH HOURS CAFETERIA Sunday - Friday Breakfast–7:30-8:15 a.m. Lunch–12:15-1:15 p.m. Supper–5:30-6:30 p.m. NO SABBATH HOURS CASE LOTS/STORE Sunday - Friday 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00-11:00 p.m. NO SABBATH HOURS LAUNDRY 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. FIRST AID 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. For after hours go to Security, located by the Main Entrance 5 Thursday, July 16 7:00 P.M. 9:15 P.M. 3:30 P.M. LESLIE POLLARD PRAISE & INTERCESSION ESPERANZA ROOM Friday, July 17 7:00 P.M. 9:15 P.M. AUDITORIUM ED REID 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 9:00 A.M. TY GIBSON* 9:15 P.M. 11:00 A.M. ED REID 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION Sabbath, July 25 PRAISE & INTERCESSION 2:00 P.M. TONY MOORE* 6:00 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 6:30 A.M. WANDA FLOWERS 6:30 P.M. MINI-CONCERT 6:30 A.M. SAM SMITH STEVE WOHLBERG 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. JOHN BRADSHAW 7:30 A.M. ANOINTING PRAISE & INTERCESSION 9:00 A.M. TY GIBSON* 9:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 9:00 A.M. TONY MOORE 11:00 A.M. ANTONIO HUERTA JOHN BRADSHAW 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION Friday, July 24 10:45 A.M. 3:00 P.M. CONCERT CHRISTIAN EDITION 2:00 P.M. TONY MOORE* 6:00 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION LESLIE & PRUDENCE POLLARD 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. BREATH OF LIFE QUARTET 9:00 A.M. TY GIBSON* 9:15 P.M. LESLIE POLLARD 11:00 A.M. ELISSA KIDO PRAISE & INTERCESSION 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION Wednesday, July 22 2:00 P.M. TONY MOORE* 6:00 A.M. 6:30 P.M. MINI-CONCERT PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. 9:15 P.M. AFRICAN AMERICAN SPONSORED MEETING ESPERANZA ROOM UPPER ROOM UPPER ROOM ESPERANZA ROOM ON THE STAGE UPPER ROOM UPPER ROOM JOHN BRADSHAW PRAISE & INTERCESSION ESPERANZA ROOM ON THE STAGE PRAISE & INTERCESSION Sunday, July 19 6:30 A.M. ROB COLON 6:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. ROLAND HILL 6:30 A.M. EDWIN MENDOZA 11:00 A.M. ROLAND HILL 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 2:00 P.M. PIERRE STEENBERG 11:00 A.M. ROLAND HILL 7:00 P.M. LESLIE POLLARD 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 4:00 P.M. ABC BOOK SALE 6:30 A.M. DAVID SALAZAR 6:30 P.M. MINI-CONCERT 6:30 A.M. ARTURO LÓPEZ 5:15 P.M. BAPTISMAL SERVICE 7:00 P.M. ROLAND HILL 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. TY GIBSON 8:15 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 7:00 P.M. JOHN BRADSHAW 9:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 9:00 A.M. TY GIBSON* 11:00 A.M. TY GIBSON 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION PRAISE & INTERCESSION 2:00 P.M. TONY MOORE* GARY FORD 6:30 P.M. MINI-CONCERT 6:00 A.M. 9:15 P.M. ON THE STAGE PRAISE & INTERCESSION ESPERANZA ROOM Sabbath, July 18 6:00 A.M. 6:30 A.M. 6 MAIN PRAISE & INTERCESSION ON THE STAGE JOSHUA MAJORS ON THE STAGE UPPER ROOM UPPER ROOM ESPERANZA ROOM Monday, July 20 ESPERANZA ROOM Tuesday, July 21 6:00 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION ON THE STAGE UPPER ROOM 9:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION TY GIBSON* 11:00 A.M. LEAH JORDACHE 1:15 P.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION Thursday, July 23 UPPER ROOM DICK DUERKSEN 6:00 A.M. PRAISE & INTERCESSION 2:00 P.M. TONY MOORE* 6:00 A.M. 10:45 A.M. LESLIE POLLARD 6:30 A.M. ZAC PAGE 6:30 P.M. MINI-CONCERT 6:30 A.M. *Turn to page 15 for information on daily seminars and classes. UPPER ROOM 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. ON THE STAGE UPPER ROOM ESPERANZA ROOM ON THE STAGE ESPERANZA ROOM ON THE STAGE PATHFINDERS UPPER ROOM UPPER ROOM Join us for daily Praise & Intercession! Check at the Prayer Booth or the Upper Room for any additional prayer session times. 7 CARPA HISPANA Viernes 17 de Julio 6:45 P.M. 10:30 A.M. ANTONIO HUERTA Sábado 18 de Julio TEMAS SOBRE SALUD DOCTOR JOAQUÍN CÁZARES 11:30 A.M. DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES 6:45 P.M. OMAR GRIEVE 6:45 P.M. Miércoles 22 de Julio MOISÉS GUERRERO 10:30 A.M. TEMAS SOBRE SALUD FAMILIAS 11:30 A.M. DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES TEMAS SOBRE SALUD 6:45 P.M. SANTA CENA 11:30 A.M. ADMINISTRANDO CON SABIDURÍA 7:45 P.M. ROGER HERNÁNDEZ 6:45 P.M. ROGER HERNÁNDEZ 6:15 A.M. IRVING HAYLOCK 9:30 A.M. 8:45 A.M. SERVICIO DE CANTO 6:45 A.M. EDGAR GÓMEZ 10:30 A.M. 9:25 A.M. JUSTO MORALES 10:30 A.M. TEMAS SOBRE SALUD 11:25 A.M. OMAR GRIEVE 11:30 A.M. ADMINISTRANDO CON SABIDURÍA 3:30 P.M. CONCIERTO JOSÉ OCAMPO 6:45 P.M. OMAR GRIEVE 4:00 P.M. DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES 6:45 P.M. OMAR GRIEVE Domingo 19 de Julio DR. JORGE RICO Martes 21 de Julio JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES DR. JORGE RICO Jueves 23 de Julio JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES Sábado 25 de Julio 6:15 A.M. RICARDO WAINZ 6:15 A.M. PABLO MALDONADO 6:45 A.M. MAURO GUTIÉRREZ 6:45 A.M. F. JAVIER YÉPEZ 8:45 A.M. SERVICIO DE CANTO 9:30 A.M. FAMILIAS 9:05 A.M. RICARDO CAMACHO TEMAS SOBRE SALUD 9:20 A.M. ERNEST CASTILLO 6:15 A.M. JOEL TERRONES 6:45 A.M. EDWIN MENDOZA FAMILIAS 11:30 A.M. DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES 11:25 A.M. ROGER HERNÁNDEZ TEMAS SOBRE SALUD 6:45 P.M. ROGER HERNÁNDEZ 3:30 P.M. CONQUISTADORES 4:00 P.M. CONCIERTO SAMPAGUITA BAHENA 6:15 A.M. MAURO GUTIÉRREZ 9:30 A.M. 6:45 A.M. ALFREDO LEE 10:30 A.M. 9:30 A.M. FAMILIAS JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES DR. JOAQUÍN CÁZÁRES ERNEST CASTILLO 6:45 A.M. JORGE SORIA JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES 6:45 A.M. FAMILIAS 6:45 A.M. FAMILIAS CRISTIAN MARDARIE 9:30 A.M. ARTURO LÓPEZ 9:30 A.M. 6:15 A.M. RICARDO WAINZ 6:15 A.M. DAVE GILLHAM Viernes 24 de Julio 6:15 A.M. Lunes 20 de Julio 9:05 A.M. OMAR GRIEVE 11:30 A.M. JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES 10:30 A.M. ADMINISTRANDO CON SABIDURÍA DR. JORGE RICO JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES DR. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES BAUTISMOS 6:45 P.M. 8 Pase a la página 15 para obtener información sobre seminarios y clases diarias. NINOS Cuna Jardín de Infantes (Ages 0-3) Primarios (Ages 4-6) “JOYAS PARA JESÚS” (Ages 7-9) “EL PERMANECER FIRMES POR DIOS” Diario y Sábados: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Tardes: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Diario: 8:45-11:00 a.m., 1:45-4:00 p.m. Sábados: 10:30-12:45 p.m., 3:00-5:00 p.m. PADRES DEBEN QUEDARSE CON SUS HIJOS No habrá programa de noche “SIN MIEDO” Diario: 8:45-11:00 a.m., 1:45-4:00 p.m. Sábados: 10:30-12:45 p.m., 3:00-5:00 p.m. Tardes: 7:00-9:00 p.m. No habrá programa de noche Menores Jóvenes Hispanos en el Auditorio Chico (Edades 10-12) “DESENTERRANDO EL TESORO ESCONDIDO DEL ALFOLÍ DE DIOS ” Sábado, 18 de Julio de 9:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Escuela Sabática: Federación de Jóvenes No Habrá Despedida de Sábado Diario: 8:45-11:00 a.m., 1:45-4:00 p.m. Martes: 1:30 p.m. Sábados: 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Programa de noche: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Sábado, 25 de Julio de 9:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Escuela Sabática: Federación de Jóvenes Culto Divino: Pastor Eddy Perez Despedida de Sábado: 6:00-11:00 p.m. en las playas de la Academia de Monterey (MBA) ROGER HERNÁNDEZ Niños de 0 - 12 deben estar registrados. 9 COLLEGIATE/YOUNG ADULT “Set Free” Small Auditorium YOUNGER DIVISIONS YOUTH “Fierce Love” Youth Tent Friday, July 17 Sun - Tues, July 19 - 21 Thursday, July 16 Sunday, July 19 7:00 P.M. 10:00 A.M. SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY 7:30 P.M. 7:00 A.M. EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES 7:00 A.M. EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES 9:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL 7:00 P.M. EVENING PROGRAM 9:30 A.M. POWERFUL TESTIMONIES 9:30 A.M. POWERFUL TESTIMONIES 11:00 A.M. TARIQ PATEL 2:00 P.M. REC/OUTREACH 1:30 P.M. MBA RECREATION 3:00 P.M. CONCERT/BAPTISMS ANDREW UYEYAMA TEAR DOWN MIKE MINIMO Sabbath, July 18 9:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL Wednesday, July 22 10:45 A.M. MIKE MINIMO 10:00 A.M. SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY CONCERT 5:00 P.M. BEACH DAY 3:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. YOUTH TENT MIKE MINIMO LO-AMMI RICHARDSON Friday, July 17 9:30 A.M. LO-AMMI RICHARDSON 7:30 P.M. LO-AMMI RICHARDSON 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW Thur - Fri, July 23 - 24 10:00 A.M. SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDY 7:00 P.M. COMING OUT MINISTRIES Sabbath, July 25 9:30 A.M. BIBLE STUDY 10:45 A.M. COMING OUT MINISTRIES 3:00 PM CONCERT 7:00 P.M. CHAD KREUZER Tue - Wed, July 21 - 22* Sabbath, July 25 7:30 P.M. LO-AMMI RICHARDSON 7:30 P.M. COMING OUT MINISTRIES 7:30 P.M. 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW 9:00 P.M. Mon, July 20* MAIN AUDITORIUM Thu - Fri, July 23 - 24* 7:00 A.M. EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES 7:00 A.M. EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES Sabbath, July 18 9:30 A.M. POWERFUL TESTIMONIES 9:30 A.M. POWERFUL TESTIMONIES 9:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL 2:00 P.M. REC/OUTREACH 2:00 P.M. REC/OUTREACH 11:00 A.M. LO-AMMI RICHARDSON 7:30 P.M. COMING OUT MINISTRIES 7:30 P.M. SPECIAL GUEST 3:00 P.M. CONCERT 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW 7:30 P.M. LO-AMMI RICHARDSON 9:00 P.M. AFTER GLOW MAIN AUDITORIUM *SEE PAGE 13 FOR PATHFINDER HONORS CLASS SCHEDULE 10 Feeling the chains binding you? Witness the awe-inspiring testimonies from Coming Out Ministries and learn how to truly be free from the bonds that are holding you! Join us nightly for after glow, Bible study or just to hang out at the fire bowl! 11 BEGINNER (Ages 0-3) “JEWELS FOR JESUS” YOUNGER EARLITEENS “The Desire of Nations” Earliteen Tent DIVISIONS JUNIORS “God’s Bank - Unlocking Buried Treasure” KINDERGARTEN Thursday, July 16 Sunday, July 19 Wed - Thu, July 22 - 23* Thursday, July 16 Tuesday, July 21 7:30 P.M. 10:30 A.M. SR. YOUTH TENT 9:30 A.M. MORNING MEETINGS 7:00 P.M. 8:45 A.M. MORNING MEETING 1:30 P.M. ON-CAMPUS RECREATION 1:00 P.M. MBA RECREATION 1:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M. LAMB WINS 7:30 P.M. JIM AYER Friday, July 17 FAMILY FUN DAY AT MBA OR PATHFINDER HONORS EVENING MEETING FILIPE FERREIRA Friday, July 17 7:30 P.M. SAM SMITH WELCOME TO SOQUEL 7:00 P.M. (Ages 4-6) 8:45 A.M. PROGRAM 1:45 P.M. UNLOCKING BURIED TREASURE Wed - Fri, July 22 - 24 7:00 P.M. EVENING MEETING 8:45 A.M. MORNING MEETING 1:45 P.M. UNLOCKING BURIED TREASURE OR PATHFINDER HONORS EVENING MEETING Mon - Tue, July 20 - 21* Friday, July 24* Sabbath, July 18 9:30 A.M. MORNING MEETINGS 9:30 A.M. MORNING MEETINGS 9:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL 1:00 P.M. ON-CAMPUS RECREATION 1:00 P.M. ON-CAMPUS RECREATION Sabbath, July 18 11:00 A.M. SAM SMITH 7:30 P.M. SPECIAL GUEST 7:30 P.M. JIM AYER 10:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL & CHURCH 7:30 P.M. SAM SMITH 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM Sabbath, July 25 Sabbath, July 25 7:00 P.M. EVENING MEETING 10:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL & CHURCH 9:30 A.M. SABBATH SCHOOL Sun - Mon, July 19 - 20 3:00 P.M. PROGRAM & BAPTISMS 11:00 A.M. IVOR MYERS 7:00 P.M. EVENING MEETING 7:30 P.M. TESTIMONIES & SINGING 9:15 P.M. TEAR DOWN 8:45 A.M. MORNING MEETING 1:45 P.M. UNLOCKING BURIED TREASURE OR PATHFINDER HONORS EVENING MEETING 7:00 P.M. *SEE PAGE 13 FOR PATHFINDER HONORS CLASS SCHEDULE 12 Daily & Sabbath: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Afternoon: 3:00-4:00 p.m. No evening program for this age PARENTS MUST STAY WITH CHILD Don’t forget to bring the right gear for your fun days at MBA! Monday ORIENTEERING 7:00 P.M. MAIN AUDITORIUM “STANDING STRONG FOR GOD” Daily: 8:45-11:00 a.m., 1:45-4:00 p.m. Sabbath: 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 3:00-5:00 p.m. No evening program for this age PRIMARY (Ages 7-9) “FEARLESS” Daily: 8:45-11:00 a.m., 1:45-4:00 p.m. Sabbath: 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 3:00-5:00 p.m. Evening Program: 7:00-9:00 p.m. PATHFINDER HONORS CLASSES Weekdays 1:00-5:00 p.m. Tuesday HEART & CIRCULATION Wednesday LETTER BOXING Thursday DECOUPAGE To sign up for an honor class go to the Pathfinder Booth in the Main Auditorium Friday TRAVEL 13 for Each Child to: Registration •Connect to Christ Every child from birth to twelve years old must be registered. Registration not only makes it possible for your children to attend a program designed specifically for their age, but also helps security. If something were to happen to your child, security can find you through their wristband number and the information you put on the registration card. Location & Times LONGEVITY LIFESTYLE MATTERS—KEEPING YOUR BRAIN, BODY + WEIGHT IN THE GAME Small Auditorium This seminar will help 7:30 - 8:10 A.M. EXERCISE CLASS Esperanza Room Want to start the day feeling great? Come get your body moving and also learn healthy exercise practices. Esther Alonso-Neal 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH Main Auditorium Salvation isn’t merely the promise of a future life •Have Craft Time Rules for Safety • Children must wear wristbands at all times. • If parents have lost their pick up number, they must show their California Driver's License at registration to get a new number before picking up their child. • Only a parent or guardian should pick up children. Age Specific Program Each division leader spends months prayerfully preparing a program designed specifically for your child. This makes the program more impactful for the child. It also makes it easier for staff to relate to the hundreds of children that come to each division. Please respect the process and truthfully give your child’s age. Yellow Wristband Red Wristband Forgotten Angels Forgotten Angels is exactly that. Due to the hustle and bustle of camp meeting, some children aren’t picked up until very late. This only causes distress to the children and for the staff (who need a break before preparing your child’s next meeting). Fifteen minutes after each children’s program is over, all children not picked up will be taken to the “Forgotten Angels Station,” located at the Children’s Registration Booth after morning and afternoon programs or the Primary Tent after the evening program. If the children are still not picked up, they will be sent to security. Primary: Juniors*: 7 years - 9 years 10 years - 12 years *Juniors may leave without parent pickup Green Wristband Blue Wristband Lost or Broken Wristbands • All wristband replacements happen at the Children’s Registration Booth. • If a wristband must be replaced for any reason, the registration team will replace the first one for free. • Any replaced after the first free band will be charged a $2.00 fee. • If a parent has lost his/her number, then a new band will be replaced after the parent has shown his/her picture identification to the registration team. •Serve Others so Outreach Becomes a Lifestyle It is our prayerful mission that every child will come to know Christ as their personal Savior. He has called each and every one of them. They need to know He is a personal God, who knows and loves them more than anyone else. We long for them to experience His loving and merciful heart, so that they can be transformed into His likeness. This goal doesn’t change at camp meeting. Our leaders spend months in prayerfully planning the programs, asking our Father which stories and activities will best reach each child. The staff builds personal relationships with the children, praying that through their feeble humanness Christ will be revealed. We ask that you join us in this mission. Pray for the children’s meetings or stop by before each meeting and pray with the staff. MONDAY - FRIDAY, JULY 20 - 24 • Parent will be given a corresponding band & two additional numbers to be shown at the division tent when picking up their kindergarten or primary child. people enhance communication and overall success by understanding more about brain function, and will help individuals identify personal innate giftedness so they can manage their brain’s unique energy advantage effectively and thrive. Arlene Taylor in heaven. First and foremost, the gospel communicates to us the beautiful secrets of mental, emotional and relational healing and thriving. After this seminar, you will never be the same again. Ty Gibson LONGEVITY LIFESTYLE MATTERS—KEEPING YOUR BRAIN, BODY + WEIGHT IN THE GAME Small Auditorium This seminar will help people enhance communication and overall success by understanding more about brain function, and will help individuals identify personal innate giftedness so they can manage their brain’s unique energy advantage effectively and thrive. Arlene Taylor •Participate in Fun Activities • All children from birth to twelve years old must be registered. • A registration card and medical form must be filled out completely. • Colored wristband will be placed on child. 14 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. •Learn Health Principles Steps to Register Birth - 3 years 4 years - 6 years •Hear God's Word •Practice Positive Choices The Children’s Registration Booth is located north of the Main Auditorium in front of the Beginner’s Tent. Registration is open daily between 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Beginners: Kindergarten: •Experience God's Love SEMINARS & CLASSES SUNDAY, JULY 19 Children’s Ministries’ Mission CHILDREN’S REGISTRATION DEFINING DISCIPLESHIP Minister’s Room A practical and interactive experience that will help you define what biblical discipleship is and how it defines you as you live out your identity as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Leah Jordache & Don MacLafferty PLANNING YOUR LIFE FOR SUCCESS—STRESS-REDUCING STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLES Esperanza Room God’s desire for each of us is that we live an abundant and happy life – even amidst the problems of life. This seminar will use biblical principles of life management to guide you toward God’s plan for you. Ed Reid 2:00 - 3:30 P.M. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS Main Auditorium The Bible will come to life with fresh insights that are faithful to Scripture, archaeology and history. This seminar offers an emphasis on character study and is peppered with fascinating details, concluding in a practical spiritual application. Tony Moore LONGEVITY LIFESTYLE MATTERS—KEEPING YOUR BRAIN, BODY + WEIGHT IN THE GAME Small Auditorium This seminar will help people enhance communication and overall success by understanding more about brain function, and will help individuals identify personal innate giftedness so they can manage their brain’s unique energy advantage effectively and thrive. Arlene Taylor EAT MORE RAINBOWS Cafeteria During Eat More Rainbows, Charmaine will demonstrate the Eight Laws of Health attractively presented through the R.A.I.N.B.O.W.S acronym—“Rest, Activity, In-Control, Nutrition, Believe, Oxygen, Water, Sunshine.” Charmaine Vierra ACHIEVING ABUNDANT FAMILY HEALTH Minister’s Room The Achieving Abundant Family Health seminar is designed to encourage greater family health by addressing topics from handling stress and enhancing communication skills among family members to eliminating overuse of technology/TV and developing healthy eating practices, and other health-promoting lifestyle habits. Carlton Oler GET READY! GET READY! GET READY! Esperanza Room Jesus is coming soon! Discover eye-opening information about America, the beast, the devil’s deadly mark, and how to prepare for earth’s final crisis through the Good News of Jesus Christ “OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS,” see Jeremiah 23:6, “The time is at hand!” Revelation 22:10. Steve Wohlberg 4:00 - 5:15 P.M. SHARPENING THE SWORD Small Auditorium This is a hands-on live-screen workshop on how to effectively use e-Sword Bible study software. Tips will be demonstrated on how to personalize e-Sword so that this free, yet powerful study tool becomes more than just a searchand-find computer program. Bring your laptops—PC and Mac. Updated syllabus will be provided. Shirley Babienco GROWING YOUR LEGACY Esperanza Room Your Legacy lives after death. Plan for it! “Death will not come one day sooner, brethren, because you have made your will.” EGW COS page 328 Chuck Simpson AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATION Minister’s Room This training is to prepare church ham radio volunteers for their qualifications and equipment with their local church for ARES leadership or participation for communications duty in the public service when a disaster strikes. Wendell Paypa Want to know more about this years speakers? Turn to page 19-21. 15 What is Gift Planning Ministries? Leslie Pollard serves as president of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. He brings an extensive education to his service and calling and remains a productive and engaged scholar. During his many years in leadership, he has served as pastor, evangelist, professor, ministerial educator, and leadership development facilitator. Dr. Pollard has published numerous articles and book chapters on the subjects of leadership, cultural competence, and mission. The Central California Conference Gift Planning Ministries department offers careful LEGACY TO FAMILY, CHURCH and COMMUNITY each individual most desires. assistance in planning for the type of ESTATE PLANS Will – This legal document identifies who will manage your personal estate (who will get your belongings, and, if applicable, who will become guardian of your minor children) after you die. If you die without a will, the state of your last residence makes these decisions on your behalf – often at an added cost to those you left behind. Pollard Finance – This delegates the power to legally handle your financial affairs should you become disabled or incapacitated. Without this, no one may be able to access your bank account, securities, or any other property in your name without lengthy legal proceedings. Health Care – This refers personalized directives. care should you become trusted relative/friend to so on your own. to health care directive, living wills, health care (medical) powers of attorney, and other All of these documents allow you to express legally your preference for continued health incapacitated. A health care power of attorney (also called a living will) names a spouse or make health care decisions for you in case you are physically or mentally incapable of doing GIFT INSTRUMENTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CURRENT INCOME • Charitable Gift Annuity • Charitable Remainder Trust 16 For more information call 1-888-424-5777 - visit www.cccgift.org These services are provided without obligation to any member with the desire to leave a gift to a church, school or ministry within Central California Conference. Camp Meeting Office - located at the north-east corner of the Main Auditorium Bradshaw LESLIE Revocable Trust – A useful tool to provide privacy, avoid expensive probate (if gross assets subject to probate are above $150,000), as well as, provide for your care if you are ever incapacitated. POWERS OF ATTORNEY A native New Zealander, John Bradshaw was propelled into ministry by a desire to find Bible-based truth and a deeper Christian experience. He began working as a full-time public evangelist, served as pastor and in 2011 accepted an invitation to serve as the fourth speaker and director of It Is Written media. From working internationally on evangelistic projects, speaking at partnership meetings, authoring books, to working at home base in Chattanooga, Tenn., John Bradshaw continues to energetically lead the It Is Written ministry team to impact the world for Christ’s soon return. JOHN President, Oakwood University El Pastor Omar Grieve, de nacionalidad Argentina, dedicó muchos años trabajando para el ministerio de televisión de Ayer, Hoy, Mañana. Se graduó de la Universidad de la Unión del Atlántico en Massachusetts y entre sus responsabilidades ministeriales el fue Director de Ministerios Hispanos y Evangelista en la Asociación de Washington. También trabajó como Coordinador Hispano y Evangelista para la Asociación de Arizona. Además, fue pastor de iglesias americanas e Hispanas en Nueva York, California y Arizona. OMAR Grieve Director, La Voz de la Esperanza Director/Speaker, It Is Written El pastor Hernández es de descendencia Cubana. Ha servido en el ministerio por más de 20 años. Su pasión es la de plantar iglesias, grupos pequeños, el ministerio de jóvenes, y la obra de evangelización. Él es un gran orador motivacional y ha presentado temas a nivel de división, unión, y asociación. Ha sido orador de campestres, de convenciones de liderazgo y evangelización. Fue orador de SEEDS, seminario para plantar iglesias que esta bajo la dirección de la División Norteamericana y el Instituto de Evangelismo (NADEI) en Berrien Springs, Michigan. El pastor Hernández es bilingüe y es un reconocido autor. ROGER Hernandez Director Ministerial/Evangelismo, Unión del Sureste 17 LE R TE Lineup NT NT TE LE R LE SU RE • TE MP TR TR EA The Central California Conference team could not be more excited to present Soquel 2015’s lineup of inspiring, passionate and spirit-led speakers. It is our prayer that with the inspiration of this year’s powerful messages, you will take hold of the Master’s Keys and Unlock the Abundant Life. EA SU LE SPEAKER M RE • TE P SHIRLEY BABIENCO JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES ERNEST CASTILLO ROB COLON DICK DUERKSEN WANDA FLOWERS GARY FORD CARPA HISPANA BREATH OF LIFE QUARTET 3:30 P.M. 1ST SABBATH 3:30 P.M. PRIMER SÁBADO MINI-CONCERTS SAMPAGUITA BAHENA 6:30 P.M. MONDAY - FRIDAY CHRISTIAN EDITION 18 JOSÉ OCAMPO 3:00 P.M. 2ND SABBATH TY GIBSON EDGAR GÓMEZ MOISÉS GUERRERO MAURO GUTIÉRREZ ROLAND HILL ANTONIO HUERTA LEAH JORDACHE ELISSA KIDO ALFREDO LEE ARTURO LOPEZ DON MACLAFFERTY JOSHUA MAJORS EDWIN MENDOZA TONY MOORE JUSTO & ROSA MORALES ESTHER ALONSO-NEAL CARLTON OLER ZAC PAGE WENDELL PAYPA ED REID JORGE RICO DAVID SALAZAR CHUCK SIMPSON SAM SMITH JORGE SORIA PIERRE STEENBERG ARLENE TAYLOR CHARMAINE VIERRA STEVE WOHLBERG JAVIER YÉPEZ 4:00 P.M. ÚLTIMO SÁBADO 19 MEET THE Speakers ENGLISH SPEAKERS SHIRLEY BABIENCO After discovering the blessings of being able to start “finding” things in God’s Word, Babienco consulted with the creator of the e-Sword utility program and launched www.sharpeningthesword.net from her kitchen table. ELISSA KIDO Professor of Education at La Sierra University, project director of CognitiveGenesis and director of the Center for Research on Adventist Education (CRAE) K-12. ROB COLON Senior pastor of Sunnyvale Church. ARTURO LOPEZ Pastor of San Jose Hispanic Church. DICK DUERKSEN As an educator, pastor, and administrator, he and his wife DON MACLAFFERTY Pastor of the Clovis Church and founder/speaker for Brenda, are currently on a special assignment for the Adventist Review and the General Conference Department of Communication. WANDA FLOWERS Church leader of Hanford House of Hope and Administra- tive Assistant for African American Ministries in Central. GARY FORD Serving for many years as conference evangelist in Southeastern California Conference, Ford is currently pastor of the Monterey Peninsula Church. InDiscipleship ministries. JOSHUA MAJORS Pastor of the Arroyo Grande Church. TONY MOORE In 2004, Elder Tony Moore launched and serves as speaker and president of The Biblical World, a media ministry dedicated to creating fresh witnessing materials to people living in North America. TY GIBSON Ty is co-director of Light Bearers, an international publishing, media and teaching ministry, and pastor of Storyline Church in Eugene, Oregon. ESTHER ALONSO-NEAL Program developer for Pacific Health Education Center since 2010, her enthusiasm as a lecturer is a direct result of her personal journey with seeking life-balance and optimum health. ROLAND HILL Senior Pastor of Maranatha and Penuel Churches in CARLTON OLER Licensed Psychologist, National Health Service Psychologist, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and author of multiple books and resources on the topic of stewardship, including the Total Life Stewardship curriculum. Master Addictions Counselor, and Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor. He is currently a Professor at Gavilan College in Gilroy, California. ANTONIO HUERTA Director of Hispanic Ministries, Public Affairs/Religious ZAC PAGE Pastor of Templeton Hills Church. Liberty for Central. LEAH JORDACHE Serving as Discipleship director for Central, her passion in ministry is to connect people to God in a deep and authentic way. 20 CARPA HISPANA WENDELL PAYPA An Amateur Radio operator for 26 years, Paypa has a true passion for radio communications and electronics. He currently works at Pacific Health Education Center as the director for IT and media productions. ED REID As an ordained minister, and a licensed attorney with a graduate certificate in Personal Financial Planning from City University, Ed Reid specializes in stewardship concepts and is certified as a teacher and counselor by Crown Financial Ministries. DAVID SALAZAR Pastor of the Santa Maria Church. CHUCK SIMPSON Associate director of Planned Giving & Trust Services for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. SAM SMITH Associate Pastor of the Discover Life Church in Sonora, California. PIERRE STEENBERG Vice President for Personnel and Director for Human Resources for Central. ARLENE TAYLOR Founder and president of Realizations Inc., a nonprofit corporation engaged in brain-function research and in providing related educational resources. CHARMAINE VIERRA Food for Life Nutrition & Cooking Class Instructor, Stanford Healthy Lifestyle Program® Facilitator for Stanford Prevention Research Center as well as a CHIP® Facilitator. STEVE WOHLBERG Speaker/director of White Horse Media and executive producer of numerous television series. Wohlberg has been a guest on over 500 radio shows, and is a published author. He has also spoken by special invitation inside the Pentagon and U.S. Senate. JOAQUÍN CAZÁRES Tiene una maestría en Salud Pública y Epidemiología de la Uni- versidad de Loma Linda, presentará temas en cómo vivir más saludable en un mundo enfermo. ERNEST CASTILLO Vicepresidente para Ministerios Multilingües de la División Norteamericana. EDGAR GÓMEZ Pastor de las iglesias Hispanas de Fresno Sequoia y Hanford Bilingüe. MOISÉS GUERRERO Pastor de la iglesia Hispana Mountain View. MAURO GUTIÉRREZ Pastor de las iglesias Hispanas de San Jose Maranatha y de Redwood City. ANTONIO HUERTA Director de Ministerios Hispanos, Relaciones Públicas y Libertad Religiosa de la Asociación Central de California. ALFREDO LEE Pastor de la iglesia Hispana de Van Nuys en la Asociación del Sur de California. EDWIN MENDOZA Pastor de la iglesia Americana de San Jose Central y la iglesia Hispana de Santa Clara. JUSTO Y ROSA MORALES Trabajan para la Asociación de Illinois. El, como Director Asociado Ministerial y Director de Ministerios Hispanos y ella, como Coordinadora de la División de Niños y del Ministerio de Damas. JORGE RICO Actualmente es profesor de Religión en la Universidad Adventista del Suroeste en Keene, Texas. JORGE SORIA Director de Ministerios Hispanos por más de 23 años en la Unión del Pacífico. JAVIER YÉPEZ Pastor de la iglesia Hispana Fresno Remanente. 21 THURSDAY, JULY 16..........................................................................................................OPENING DAY From 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. you can save up to 20% off your total purchase.*Buy $25.00 Save 10%; *Buy $50.00 Save 15%; *Buy $75.00 or more and Save 20% off your total purchase! *Discount applied before sales tax. FRIDAY, JULY 17...................................................................................................... NO SALES TAX DAY Let your ABC help you SAVE on NO SALES TAX DAY! Your ABC will pay the sales tax on all cash, check, or credit card purchases! SUNDAY, JULY 19.......................................................................GIGANTIC AUDITORIUM BOOK SALE* 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. THE BIGGEST SALES EVENT OF THE YEAR! Offering unbelievable savings on some of the newest and best items available for the growing Christian family. Come early to the main auditorium, get the best seats, and be ready for a great time! MONDAY, JULY 20...................................................................................................................BIBLE DAY 15% off on most regular priced Bibles. Hundreds of Bibles to choose from, with many reduced as much as 30%. 20% off on all regular priced Bible covers and accessories! We have the Andrews Study Bible NKJV and Remnant Study Bible NKJV and KJV in stock. TUESDAY, JULY 21........................................................................................................ DVD/MUSIC DAY On all regular priced DVDs buy 1 or 2 - get 10% off, buy 3 or more - get 15% off! 20% off on all regular priced music CDs $13.98 or higher. Also, Save 15% on all regular priced music CDs marked $3.99 – 13.98. Save 10% on all regular priced Audio Books. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22.......................................................................................................RETIREES’ DAY If you’re 60 plus, this is your day! Get an additional 10% off* your purchase on all regular priced and marked sale items in the store. *Excludes Newsprint Items, and Seminar Materials. THURSDAY, JULY 23.......................................................................................SPIRIT OF PROPHECY DAY 10% off* on all regular priced Spirit of Prophecy books and all other related items. Stop in and check out our unadvertised specials! Save 10% off all Spirit of Prophecy Audio books. *Excludes Newsprint Items, and Seminar Materials. FRIDAY, JULY 24........................................................................................................... CHILDREN’S DAY 10% off on all regular priced children’s items. This includes games, children’s books, stuffed animals, toys, felts, coloring books, stickers, puzzles, pens, pencils, hand puppets, and much, much more! PATIO SALE DAYS - ATTENTION BARGAIN HUNTERS! Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., our patio sale is for you! Hundreds of items to choose from. Save as much as 80%! Spanish items also available! Our Patio will be open all day Thursday, July 23. Our patio is located at the back of store. 22 THURSDAY.................................................. 2:00-5:00 p.m. & 9:00-10:00 p.m. FRIDAY....................................................................................9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. SATURDAY NIGHT..................................................................... 9:00-10:30 p.m. SUNDAY,*.......................................... 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. & 9:00-10:00 p.m. MONDAY-THURSDAY...................... 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. & 9:00-10:00 p.m. FRIDAY....................................................................................9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. SATURDAY NIGHT..................................................................... 9:00-10:30 p.m. SUNDAY....................................................................................... 9:00-11:00 a.m. *The ABC will close for the Auditorium Book Sale at 3 p.m. and will re-open after the evening meeting at 9 p.m. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION M E G A N ’S L AW Persons who are required by law to register as sex offenders and who appear on the Megan’s Law Internet website, or any similar websites, are not allowed on the Soquel Conference Center grounds during camp meeting. Your compliance with this policy will avoid the possibility of unnecessary embarrassment to you and/or your family members. RECYCLING BINS To comply with local ordinances, recycling containers are located throughout the campgrounds. Please sort all your items. PET POLICY Pets are only allowed for registered RV campers who comply with the pet policy and pay the pet fee of $20, along with a pet deposit of $30 per pet. If you are not an RV camper and arrive at camp meeting with your pet, you may be denied entry until you “kennel” your pet or provide proof that someone in an RV has agreed to keep your pet in their RV. Aggressive behavior of any pet is grounds for removal. FIRST AID The First Aid and Health Trailer is available to assist our campers with first aid needs. NO SELLING Camp meeting is about fellowship with God and each other. An open, safe environment is a gift we give each other. Goods are only sold at the ABC and Case Lots. BLOOD DRIVES Stanford Blood Center will provide two blood drives—Fri. July 17 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Small Auditorium and Fri. July 24, 9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. near the Spanish Tent. Schedule an appointment online: www.sbcdonor. org (use zip code 95073). Special gift for all presenting donors. For details and eligibility information: bloodcenter. stanford.edu. WHEELS RULE For your safety, NO skateboards, scooters, bicycles, roller skates, or roller blades are allowed on the campgrounds. I N F O R M AT I O N B O O T H Along with general information, you may check for messages or lost and found items here. MASSAGE BOOTH Therapeutic and relaxing massages are available near the First Aid Trailer every day except Sabbaths. For more information or appointments, visit the Massage Booth daily from 8:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. or 2:00-6:00 p.m. C A R O T I D U LT R A S O U N D E X A M This test is designed to scan your carotid arteries for cholesterol plaque. The test is administered by Dr. Clarence Ing, president of the Newstart Medical Clinic and medical director of the Newstart Program at the Weimar Institute. Between 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and from 2-5 p.m. on Friday, Sunday-Tuesday, and ThursdayFriday in the Small Auditorium. Cost: $20.00 ($5.00 for current full-time CCC employees only). SINGLES POTLUCK Sat. July 18, in the Small Auditorium immediately following the divine worship service. Come for lunch and fellowship. Bring a dessert. The entrée will be provided. The singles potluck is for those 21 years or older. C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N U N I T S (C E U ) Available for $10.00 per unit through the six-day “Longevity Lifestyle Matters—Keeping your Brain, Body + Weight in the Game” seminar. Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing #CEP2644. Registration is in the Small Auditorium. M E N ’S S U I T S Located next to Case Lots, Sarkis Knnablian has quality suits for sale; a portion of each sale goes to the Evangelism Offering. Call him at 559-298-6063. CHURCH TREASURERS Come to the Administrative Offices on Sunday, July 19, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. for the JEWEL 5.0 General Training Session. Spanish Training Session 2:005:00 p.m. C A P I TA L C A M PA I G N Find out more about our capital campaign which funds projects at Camp Wawona, Soquel and the Education Endowment. Camp Wawona— A new artificial turf recreational field has been completed! Soquel—Ask us for the status on the Central City upgrade. Education Endowment—Scholarships for students/schools over the past six years totaled nearly $447,198. See the Soquel Camp Meeting map in this program for the location of the Capital Campaign Trailer. Come, visit and ask questions. PIANOS If a church, school, or individual is interested in one of the pianos used at this year’s camp meeting, please contact Yuma Tscuchiya at 408-203-1435 for more details. Want to know the scoop? Sign up to receive our eNewsletter! Let’s stay connected! Access CCC information that is current, relevant and inspiring • Central Lite bulletin insert • Central Express eNewsletter • Central Acts Newsletter • Online at http://ccc.adventist.org 23 Don’t forget to visit the booth exhibit showcase CALENDAR OF EVENTS JULY Why God? – Area 2 Evangelism Series July 30-Aug. 2 For Info: 559-347-3161 AUGUST Archeology Lectures – Area 2 Evangelism Series Aug. 12-15 For Info: 559-347-3161 iShare Aug. 13-17 For info: ishareconference.com Prison Ministry Training Oct. 23 For Info: 559-347-3142 Music in Worship Workshop Sept. 25-27 For info: 559-347-3169 NOVEMBER Koinoni Women’s Retreat Nov. 6-8 For Info: 559-347-3169 Clerks & Treasurers Training Sept. 27 (Conference Office) Clerks Info: 559-347-3194 Treasurers Info: 559-347-3196 Hispanic Marriage Retreat Aug. 14-16 For Info: 559 -347-3144 OCTOBER Children’s Director Certification – Track 3 Oct 2-4 For info: 559-347-3181 Pathfinder Leadership Training Aug. 14-16 For info: 559-347-3174 Hispanic Officers Training Oct. 3 (Fresno) For Info: 559-347-3144 Children with Special Needs Training Aug. 29-30 For info: 559-347-3181 Hispanic Officers Training Oct. 10 (Bakersfield) For Info: 559-347-3144 SEPTEMBER FeJA – Hispanic Young Adult Retreat Sept. 4-7 For info: 559-347-3174 Family Life / Sabbath School Workshop Sept. 12 For info: 559-347-3181 Clouzet – Area 2 Evangelism Series Sept. 10-Oct. 11 For Info: 559-347-3161 24 African American Convocation Sept. 18-19 For info: 559-347-3169 Men’s Retreat Oct. 16-18 For Info: 559-347-3142 Pathfinder Camporee Oct. 23-25 For Info: 559-347-3174 Prayer Ministries Training Oct. 23-25 For Info: 559-696-3692 GLOW Leadership Training Nov. 7 For Info: 559-347-3149 CCC 33rd Constituency Meeting Nov. 8 (MBA) For Info: 559-347-3194 Exhibit hours Youth Prayer Conference Nov. 11-15 For Info: 559-347-3174 Thursday, July 16 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Pastors’ Wives’ Retreat Nov. 13-15 For Info: 559-347-3129 Friday, July 17 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. DECEMBER Family Life / Sabbath School Workshop Dec. 12 For info: 559-347-3181 Sabbath, July 18 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Clerks & Treasurers Training Dec. 6 (Conference Office) Clerks Info: 559-347-3194 Treasurers Info: 559-347-3196 JANUARY 2016 Women’s Retreat Jan. 29-31 For Info: 559-696-3692 Sunday, July 19 - Friday, July 24 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, July 25 Teardown 9:30 p.m. Exhibits are NOT to be taken down during the meetings. STOP BY THE KHOETEC BOOTH LOCATED BY THE WEST ENTRANCE OF THE MAIN AUDITORIUM AND PICK UP YOUR WIFI ACCESS VOUCHER CODE. Wifi rules and regulations strictly enforced, any attempt to override or tamper with the system will result in a ban of the device from accessing the wifi network system. 1. 2. SOQUEL 2015 WIFI 3. Wifi hot-spot mobile devices are strongly discouraged on campus as they interfere with our wifi network. High bandwidth media streaming sites have been blocked to provide the campus with adequate bandwidth for each user. Please do not attempt to bypass and stream media content over the network. The system will automatically detect the increased network demand and ban the device from the network. Viewing inappropriate content is prohibited on campus. The system automatically monitors content and will ban devices from the network. Please respect the purpose of the Soquel wifi system to provide users with appropriate Internet access. [email protected] | office (559) 840-3999 | facebook.com/KhoeTech KHOETECH 25 Take advantage of this opportunity to speak with a professional about any of the following: FAMILY CAMP MEETING COUNSELING LIFE DEPARTMENT Are you looking for a professional Christian counselor to talk to? Could you use help to find answers to your questions? As a service to you, the Conference Family Life Department continues to provide professional counselors/therapists to assist you. This is a complimentary service, which is both professional and confidential. Free appointments offered Sunday, July 19-Friday, July 24, 2015. • The challenge of parenting adolescents, small children, infants • Relationship issues • Caring for elderly parents • Adult children that have moved back home • Aftermath of a childhood trauma • The challenge of being misunderstood • Mourning the death of a loved one • Making a major decision • Stresses of life • Setting realistic limits • You have suffered a significant loss • Dealing with divorce or separation • Launching your young adult • You are in a physically or sexually abusive relationship • You or your child have been sexually abused or molested • Sexual identity issues • Domestic violence • Addictive Behaviors • Self inflicted harm • Depression • Communication • Conflict resolution • Relationships • Living up to the expectations of others • Just need someone to listen • Or other concerns MAKE AN APPOINTMENT To schedule a FREE, confidential appointment, please sign up with the Counseling Services appointment coordinator, Corliss A. Watkins located near the Evangelism Booth in the Main Auditorium. You may also leave a message for the clinical director of this service, Cynthia M. Williams, at the Information Booth. MEET THE COUNSELORS Keith Drieberg, Ph.D., Psychology, currently serves as coordinator of Psychological Services for the San Bernardino Unified School District. He holds master’s degrees in the areas of Public Health, School Psychology, Library Science & Information Management, Instructional Media, Counseling and Guidance, and his bachelor’s degree is in Theology. Drieberg has served as an adjunct professor at Loma Linda, Azuza Pacific, and CSU, San Bernardino. His counseling focus is children & adolescents, and those with medical issues. Science, and Social Studies. She works as a college advisor assisting students with clarifying college goals, course selection and transition to college, with special attention to the needs of first generation college students. Additionally she serves as a diversity and inclusion facilitator, and instructor. She is owner of KAYCAM ENTERPRISES, and Sahara Press Designs. Helen W. Hill, has an M.A. in Education, and an M.S. in Counseling. She was formerly employed by the San Francisco Unified School District as a teacher and head counselor working with at-risk students. She specializes in working with adolescents and their families and has served as a consultant for Burt Children’s Center and Whitney Young Child Development Corporation. Currently, she runs the Imani Center at San Francisco’s Philadelphian Church, which provides computer and tutoring services for the community. She is co-leader of a Depression Recovery seminar and is available to conduct other workshops through C&H Williams Seminars. Cynthia M. Williams, Clinical Director of this program, has an M.S., MFT, in Marriage and Family Therapy, and an MFT License from the State of California. She maintains a private practice in San Francisco with Christian psychotherapy services, and has recently worked with a San Francisco-based physician providing comprehensive social services to address family and patient needs. Previous employment includes the City and County of San Francisco Department of Human Services, as a Protective Services Supervisor and then served as the Executive Director for Whitney Young Child Development Corporation. She is co-leader of a Depression Recovery seminar, and is available to conduct other workshops through C&H Williams Seminars. Corliss A. Watkins, holds an M.A. in Counseling with a dual emphasis in College Student Services, and Career Counseling from St. Mary’s College of California. She has a B.S. in History, Political Know of a Christian Therapist practicing in your area? Please provide their contact information for inclusion in a resource database. 26 27 A variety of ministries and events have been developed under the Bridges: Bay Area for Jesus initiative, all with the purpose of impacting the Bay Area for Christ, while adding value to its residents and communities. South Bay Multi-Church Evangelism Life Hope Centers A Closer Look South Bay Evangelism The preparation and training for the Fall 2015 South Bay evangelism meetings has energized members throughout the area to engage with neighbors and new believers. Selma, who serves as the Mountain View Central secretary, is so excited about what she’s learning that each Sabbath evening she takes her son along to deliver Bible study lessons to a neighbor. Meanwhile, Lisa, another member, has started studying the Bible with a new believer in the congregation. A Closer Look Health Clinics Iris, a community resident who attended the Monterey Peninsula clinic came to the medical outreach in her wheelchair. She has been in her chair since she was shot by a stray bullet in a gang-related event. CROSS Trainer Phillippe Buttin began studies with her, only to find out that she had begun studies some time earlier but never finished. She, along with two other clinic guests have since been baptized. Thirteen South Bay churches, including Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Redwood City Hispanic, Mt. View Japanese, and Los Gatos have come together to plan an area-wide evangelistic series featuring Dr. Ron Clouzet, director of the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI). The churches have been involved in various planning stages over the last few months in an attempt to increase effectiveness. The multi-event series includes an Easter series, an apologetic series, and an archaeology series with the main and concluding series beginning on September 11 and running through October 10. The South Bay series comes on the heels of the San Francisco Missions Project, which sought to engage multiple churches and schools in comprehensive ministry. The project resulted in 104 baptisms in San Francisco, thus far. Total Received in Gifts and Pledges: $1,051,326.19 Total Received as of June 18, 2015: $886,960.07 This is the 11th year gifts and pledges have exceeded $1 Million! 28 The Central California Conference has recently launched a new initiative to drive the development of Life Hope Centers. These centers are intended to impact local communities by meeting needs specific to each community. Three CCC areas have already benefited from extensive training and education in how to develop effective ministries. A comprehensive proposal to purchase a three-chair mobile dental clinic (van) to serve the Bay Area has gained significant momentum thanks to the partnership of the Pacific Union, the North American Division and the General Conference. The Life Hope Centers initiative also includes the purchase of a mobile home improvement trailer, which will allow teams of volunteers to take on various charitable home improvement mission projects. Health Clinics Inspired by 2014’s Bridges to Health event, several churches throughout the Central California Conference have organized health fairs and clinics in an effort to serve their surrounding communities, introduce residents to the Seventhday Adventist Church and impact their area for the Kingdom of Heaven. Among those in or near the Bay Area are the Mountain View Japanese and Monterey Peninsula churches. Mountain View’s event, called Smiles 4 Mountain View, served 30 community members with dental and ministry services, while Monterey Peninsula’s clinic served 37 patients, of which seven requested follow-up Bible studies. Three of the guests have already been baptized. 29 “Ten weeks of Youth Rush are done and I must say it has completely changed my life.” —Austin, Youth Rush student Youth Rush A Closer Look Literature Ministries Since 1999, three main channels for literature evangelism have developed – Youth Rush, CROSS training, and GLOW. The common goals of these ministries include leading people to Christ by placing as much spiritually inspiring literature in as many hands as will receive it and providing outreach opportunities for students while earning funds for Adventist education. Literature is one the simplest ways for anyone to share their faith. There are two ways this can be done: by selling it, as the Youth Rush program does; or by giving it away as thousands around the globe do with GLOW tracts. Once the literature is distributed, Bible study requests begin to appear. CROSS Trainers step in to facilitate the Bible studies, while mentoring willing local church members to give their own Bible studies. A Closer Look GLOW GLOW GLOW (Giving Light to Our World) is a ministry born in the Central California Conference that inspires and empowers members to share their faith through short, topical tracts. This past year has seen tremendous growth for GLOW with the General Conference publishing department adopting GLOW as one of its official ministries. In addition, GLOW reached the 50,000,000 printed tract mark! New tracts have been developed including, Why I Go to Church on Saturday, Secrets of Mental Health, and When Freedom Dies. The Adventist World magazine has begun printing GLOW tracts in their magazine as well! Readers are asked to cut out the tract, distribute it, then write in with their story. One such story came back to GLOW of a 70-year-old man in Brazil who cut out the tract, took it to a printing shop and had it copied 2,000 times. He then gave the tracts to 67 churches to distribute! Recently a Korean high school student found a Steps to Health GLOW tract on the ground at school. After he read it, he began to practice the health principles found in the tract and soon lost 20 pounds. When reading the part about trusting in God, he became interested in learning how to pray. He contacted a local Adventist pastor and began to take Bible studies. He is now a baptized Seventh-day Adventist Christian. 30 Literature Ministries Last summer (2014), Brian Pham from the San Jose Vietnamese Church was visiting homes in the Visalia area. Inside one home a woman named Jasmine was on her knees praying when Brian knocked. Jasmine did not answer, hoping whoever it was would leave. Brian persisted in knocking. She finally answered and gave a contribution for four books, including The Great Controversy. Brian offered to pray with her, and prayed for several minutes about the needs she had shared with him. After praying, Brian offered her Bible studies. She accepted, and within a few days CROSS Trainer Noemi Gallegos began studying with her. Ten months later she was baptized. On the day of her baptism, Brian was in attendance. Jasmine said publicly to Brian, “Ever since you knocked on my door my life has never been the same.” She added, “I don’t know if I would have gone to a church and asked for help.” One hundred twenty-nine young people in five groups are visiting nearly 500,000 homes as part of Central’s Youth Rush this summer (2015)—the most ever. Youth Rush is a summer literature distribution program hosted by churches around the conference. These students will travel a combined 125,000 road miles, meeting people in every corner of our conference’s territory, from Lompoc to Sonora and Bakersfield to the Golden community. CROSS Training (formerly known as Bible work) is an acronym: Churches Reaching Out To Serve and Save. Led by Ranela Kaligithi, CROSS Trainers who graduate from SOULS West are working around the conference leading members in two specially-developed classes called Fishers of Men 101 (FM 101) and Spiritual Friends. One hundred ninety-six church members have received training. Gate. This summer’s partnership with Northern California Conference will also take students to Lodi and Oakland. The latter is part of our joint Bridges initiative with Northern. CROSS Training With the help of the evangelism offering, young graduates from SOULS West (Pacific Union’s school of evangelism) are placed in CCC churches to lead members in reaching out to their A Closer Look Youth Rush “How could a summer spent reaching out to searching hearts, experiencing God first-hand, eating good and healthy food, getting scholarship money, learning how to be independent/dependent on God, and enjoying the company of individuals who become family steer you wrong?”—Austin SUMMER 2014 STATISTICS $644,914 87,896 456,375 Total Received Books Distributed Homes Visited As part of Central California’s commitment to creating a culture of discipleship, the CCC Discipleship department continues to partner with InDiscipleship, a ministry focused on uniting the generations through church, home and school. Working as part of the CCC Cradle to Crown initiative, this ministry seeks to equip disciples of all ages with the tools they need to experience a personal relationship with 124 young people working $438,542 190,000 484 Jesus Christ and to disciple others. During the past year, among other training events hosted around the conference, five Central schools have participated in Schools in Discipleship, which aims to engage schools, churches and homes in creating a discipleship-oriented academic environment. CCC’s Discipleship department and InDiscipleship have also launched monthly CORE training sessions, during which participants are Student Earnings Bible Study/Interest Cards Bible Study Interests immersed in principles and practical applications of discipleship. In addition, a new K.I.D. Home training event has been developed, which equips families to make their home a center for growing disciples of Jesus Christ. The emphasis is on engaging leaders of the home to be intentional first about being disciples of Jesus themselves, and then to be disciple makers to their children, families, friends and neighbors. 31 Hmong Outreach The CCC Executive Committee recently voted to organize the Fresno Hmong group into a company. The Hmong congregation started ten years ago as a church plant. The group has grown to 90 members. A company is the last step in the process of a congregation becoming an official local church. California has the largest Hmong-American population and over a third live in the Fresno area. Two evangelistic events have been facilitated yielding 15 baptisms. A Hmong language evangelistic television program is now being aired weekly and several GLOW tracts are now translated for distribution among the Hmong community. Local Church Evangelistic Meetings Forty-six public evangelism meetings funded by the evangelism offering have been hosted throughout Central since last year’s camp meeting. Meetings were held by Conference 32 Evangelist Taj Pacleb, along with associate evangelists Antonio Cano, Anil Kanda, Ivor Myers, and Howard Tello, in addition to guest evangelists. Since July 2014, Central has had 1,198 baptisms. Of those, more than 270 individuals have joined the Seventh-day Adventist community of faith by baptism or profession of faith as a result of the meetings! A first-of-its-kind evangelism series for the deaf and hard of hearing was held, beginning on March 31, at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Center in Fresno. Pastor David Trexler presented, as the messages were translated from American Sign Language to English for the hearing in attendance. The series resulted in six baptisms and more studying for future baptisms. Women Messengers of God Seventeen Hispanic churches participated through October and November. Each church sent a team of women to be trained for local A Closer Look Public Evangelism I have joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church after attending an intense 3-week Bible study, where I learned so much about the Bible, it was fantastic! This Church and God have changed my life completely. I have never been better. I have improved my connection with the Lord, which is beyond definition, it’s just wonderful! I am so blessed in everything. —Attendee church preaching. They were on fire and started showing up with friends, doing all the prep work, preaching, and even the special music. There have been 20 baptisms thus far due to this effort. Public Evangelism – SALBA SALBA (Seminary of Adventist Laity in the Bay Area) is a lay evangelism program operated by Andrews University Theological Seminary and hosted at the San Jose Spanish Church. The goal of the program is to educate, equip, and train church members to do evangelism. Andrews University completed the first module on the topic of witnessing in May 2015. Of the eight classes that make up each module, 500 members travel from all over Central to participate in the training program. To date, SALBA has graduated 250 students, who have facilitated 300 ongoing Bible studies and have formed over 50 small groups in and around the Bay Area, together with other current students. A Closer Look Public Evangelism Bakersfield Central approached public evangelism with a new twist. While hosting a series with Taj Pacleb, series organizers ran simultaneous evangelistic series focusing on adults, teens and children. The simultaneous series resulted in 35 baptisms and 9 decisions for further study. English Women’s Retreat In 2015, over 500 women gathered for the 18th annual Women’s Retreat, about 100 of whom were not members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This year, CCC women reflected on the idea of being “Redeemed,” as they pondered how God paid the price for each of them in His kingdom. Additionally, free personal counseling was a well received first-time offer during the weekend. A Closer Look Women’s Retreat “My eyes were opened to my ‘wretchedness,’ while giving me hope of being transformed into Christ’s likeness. I have been beyond blessed and leave with a fire in my heart.” —Women’s Retreat Attendee A Closer Look Education “Our daughter attended an Adventist school last year and our family noticed huge changes in her. She has become more self-confident, Spanish Women’s Retreat Four hundred five women attended this retreat at Wonder Valley Ranch Resort which was themed “Women with a Divine Purpose” and highlighted the example of Queen Esther and her faith and courage in saving her people. One woman shared how the weight of personal conflicts and struggles had left her feeling suicidal, however, during the retreat she found peace. respectful and her growth in spirituality has never been stronger. She is showing a love for God and enjoys that she can pray and openly discuss Christian topics at school. As we struggle financially to give her this type of positive education, we do greatly appreciate the blessings of these scholarships and any extra help. We are very grateful and thankful for this help!” Adventist education offers a tremendous opportunity for students to grow academically, spiritual and socially. In order to acquaint new Seventh-day Adventist members with the value of Adventist education, the camp meeting evangelism offering funds two-year scholarships to newly baptized members. This year, 21 new-baptized-member scholarships were distributed to students attending an Adventist school in the Central California Conference. 33 Camp Wawona Camp Wawona offers an annual opportunity for young people to grow in their faith in a fun, memorable and beautiful environment. For some, Camp Wawona offers a chance to hear the gospel for the first time and to learn about the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Every year, summer camp scholarships are provided for campers from the Bay Area who are not members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This year, more than 30 Bay Area scholarships have been awarded! Youth Evangelism Team (YET) YET members have crisscrossed CCC territory over the last year training, inspiring, educating and facilitating opportunities for spiritual growth and decisions for Christ. Highlights from this year include an online Friday night Bible study, a three-week intensive at the Modesto Central church, assisting with a student-led week of prayer at Monterey Bay 34 Fifty-five guys ages 13-17 gathered from across the state for the CCC Guys’ Retreat 2015 featuring guest speaker Larry Graack, enrollment director at Pacific Union College. Using this year’s theme “Crossfit,” Graack shared that believers can be fit to carry their cross because of Jesus’ sacrifice and His promises. “It’s powerful to see over 50 guys that are supposed to be ‘too cool’ to worship singing with such sincerity,” says our conference youth director Andrew Uyeyama. The weekend included many physical fitness challenges as well as a trip to the Año Nuevo State Park where they walked throughout the park to see the giant elephant seals near the beach. While sharing and bonding with each other, attendees listened attentively while guides spoke of the elephant seal’s evolution. The teens took this opportunity to share with other park-goers about how God created the animals. During each of the four meetings, Uyeyama along with Matt Morgan, one of the retreat organizers and Tom Gearing, youth pastor of Fresno Sunnyside delivered what they called “man talk.” Topics included how to respectfully talk to a girl in a way that lifts her up, even in giving a proper handshake. These and other topics gave teens practical lessons on how to be a man of God in every day life, and how being a man of God permeates even the small things. “I was really impressed with how the guys got along so well. They all seemed to be there for the right reasons,” said one parentchaperone. By the end of the weekend many of the guys had committed or recommitted their lives to Jesus and were inspired to be godly men. A Closer Look Camp Wawona A Closer Look YET Academy, the creation of a prayer texting hotline, participating in a church plant in the city of Patterson and facilitating annual girls and guys retreats each with multiple decisions for Christ. Teen Guys’ Retreat Three brothers attending Camp Wawona found themselves in a cabin with a camper who was not a Christian. He began asking questions and the brothers answered them from Scripture to the best of their ability. Other cabin mates, along with the counselor joined the conversation. The camper finished summer camp by signing his name in the Book of Life with a decision to be baptized in the future! Jaira is a sophomore at Patterson High School. The YET members met her at her high school’s basketball game. Jaira participated in a number of YET activities, eventually signing up for TBA and getting baptized, along with her parents. Struggling to decide between attending TBA or a summer basketball program, Jaira concluded, “God is always #1 in my heart,” and attended! Teen Bible Academy (TBA) TBA has experienced explosive growth this year. While the highest historical enrollments have involved around 60 teens, and the last few years have averaged 40 or so, this year TBA has enrolled 91 teens! Extra staff members (a total of 26) have been brought in to manage the extraordinarily large group. TBA is a three-week program that provides evangelistic training for teens who are not able to attend a longer training program such as ARISE, AFCOE, Mission College, or Souls West. Teen Girls’ Retreat Two hundred and eighteen girls from across the Central California Conference gathered together for a weekend of prayer, learning, and fun at Teen Girls’ Retreat 2015. Guest speaker Ruth Rivera introduced this year’s theme “I Am__.” by telling the story of the world’s loneliest whale, tying it in with the fact that Jesus always hears and understands our song even when other’s don’t, ending with the affirmation “I Am Valued.” Sabbath morning, the girls attended breakout sessions on topics such as toxic relationships, human/ sex trafficking, anxiety, inner beauty, and maintaining a personal relationship with God. For the church service, Rivera shared a compelling message on accepting God’s invitation to follow Him entitled “I Am Chosen.” That afternoon, four stations paved the way for their journey to the top of the hill. Girls learned what it’s like to carry real life burdens such as inadequacy, guilt, shame, and loneliness, discovered their spiritual gifts, learned the importance of priorities, and learned that Jesus is the only one who can completely blot out sins. Saturday night’s meeting proved to be life-changing as speaker Ruth Rivera shared her testimony “I Am His.” Tears were shed and hearts were touched as girls shared their testimonies of God’s saving power in their lives through cardboard testimonies on stage. “It was a powerful and moving experience,” reflects Elizabeth Pombo, YET audio-visual coordinator, “to see how these girls have changed or how they are now working on changing their view of themselves, now that they are focusing more on Jesus.” A Closer Look Teen Bible Academy While enjoying God’s remarkable creation, TBA students are taught how to spend meaningful time with God in prayer and Bible study. They come away with life-long spiritual friends, and many go on to become effective spiritual influences in their schools. 35 LORD, I GIVE YOU MY HEART Hoy te rindo mi ser Reuben Morgan This is my desire To honor You Lord, with all my heart I worship You All I have within me I give You praise All that I adore Is in You Este es mi deseo honrarte a ti Con todo mi ser te adoro a ti Con todas mis fuerzas Te alabaré Mi adoración eres tú Lord, I give You my heart I give You my soul I live for you alone Every breath that I take Every moment I’m awake Lord, have Your way in me Hoy te rindo mi ser te doy mi corazón Yo vivo para ti en cada palpitar Mientras haya aliento en mí ¡Dios haz! tu obra en mí Scan Here Central California Conference 2820 Willow Avenue, Clovis, CA 93612-4646 Want to attend an event near you? 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