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Evergreen Baptist Church SGV
323 Workman Mill Rd.
La Puente, CA
ENVISION
ENRICH
October 2-3, 2015
EXPLORE
AMERICAN
BAPTIST
CHURCHES
of LOS ANGELES
SOUTHWEST AND HAWAII
EXPAND
ANNUAL MEETING
2015
For more information contact the Regional Resource [email protected]
What a blessing! American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles (109 years),
Southwest and Hawaii (120 years) have been hard at work, under the
guidance of the Holy Spirit, to further the Kingdom of God among
communities in California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. We have planted
churches, raised up pastoral and lay leaders, commissioned and supported
global and urban missionaries, established social service centers, and
educational institutions; the list is too numerous to mention in this letter.
On October 2-3, 2015, “In Your Wildest Dreams! Imagine a Church with
God’s Spirit Poured Out.” The critical component that is lacking seems
to be “an imagination of church through the eyes of the Holy Spirit. This
imagination requires us to think outside the carefully crafted categories of
ministry, we have envisioned. This year’s annual meeting committee has
assembled gifted speakers. They will share their insights and creative ways
of doing shepherding outreach among our rapidly growing population of
non-believers and unchurched.
SCHEDULE
Friday, October 2, 2015
8:30 AM
Registration and Refreshment
9:30 AM
Worship
10:15 AM
General Session - Alistair Brown
“Leadership in a Church Living Out God’s Mission”
12 NOON
Lunch
1:15 PM
Workshop Session 1
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Workshop Sessions 2
6:00 PM FOCUS GROUP Dinner
Walk through the buffet dinner line (or we can give you a hand) and find the focus group table(s)
that most interests you...TRENDS IMPACTING OUR CHURCHES’ MINISTRY AND MISSION or just
a time for fellowship with friends in the general dining area.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
8:30 AM
Registration and Refreshment
9:30 AM
Business Session
10:30 AM
General Session – Efrem Smith
“The Multi-Ethnic and Missional Church”
12 NOON
Lunch
1:15 PM
Workshops offered by our keynote speakers
Efrem Smith - A Church that Reconciles, Empowers, and Transforms Lives
This breakout session will provide a practical theology, principles, and ministry models for churches that desire to be
healthy and thrive internally while being missional externally. Session will include exploring how churches can embody
compassion and extend Kingdom justice.
Alistair Brown - If the Gates of Hell Can’t Prevail Against The Church, Why Aren’t We Doing Better?
With God’s Spirit poured out, what would be different about how we lead, about our mission, about our community,
about our relationship with God, and about the results we see? Do we believe it can happen, and do we want it?
3:15 PM
Closing reception
LEADERS
Samuel Chetti
Executive Minister ABCOFLASH
Dr. Alistair Brown
Dr. Alistair Brown is an ordained
Baptist pastor from the UK who
has been serving as President
of Northern Baptist Theological
Seminary in the Greater Chicago
area since 2008.
Randy Hasper
Summer Armentrout
The REFINERY
Chula Vista
Ana Siguenza
Iglesia Bautista Nuevo Vivir
Immanuel Fears
Atherton Baptist Church LA
Layne Wakuta
Gardena Valley Baptist Church
Jared Kilduff
Ocean View Baptist Church, San Pedro
Juan Antonio Sariyana
Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer, Cudahy
Rev. Efrem Smith, World Impact
Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader who uses
motivational speaking and preaching to equip people for a
life of transformation. He also consults on issues of multiethnicity, leadership, and community development for churches,
educational institutions, and other organizations.
Ray Schooler
International Ministries
Missionary Presenters
Mike and Becky Mann - Thailand
Jill Lowery - Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Pieter and Nora Kalkman - Europe
Richard Freeman - Turkey
Melanie Baggao - Lebanon
Rev. Nick Warnes
Northland Village Church, LA
Nick is the organizing pastor of
Northland Village Church and
has a passion for seeing new
churches plant and multiply.
Nick received his Masters of
Divinity from Fuller Theological
Seminary, with an emphasis in
worship, theology and the arts.
WORKSHOP 1 - Friday 1:15 and 3:30 pm
“What’s Trending” – Nick Warnes from Northland Village Church of Los Angeles
The constant interaction between culture and the church goes back almost two thousand years. From Paul in Athens, to
Bono in Los Angeles, the people of God have maneuvered with both nuance and clumsiness as time has passed. How do
we, as the next generation of God’s people, be a people with an authentic witness our unique cultural climate? We hope
that you will join us to begin the conversation.
“Transcultural Leader—The Leading Edge Reality” - Samuel Chetti, Executive Minister, ABCOFLASH
Increasingly we are becoming a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society. All of our communities are a cross section of our
planet. In this reality Shepherd/Leader must engage with a mindset, and skill set that embraces and empowers the rich
humanity in mission and ministry for the Kingdom of God on earth. We will explore a Biblical model God has embedded in
the scriptures.
Your Wildest Dreams: How to Go For Them!
Randy Hasper and Summer Armentrout, The REFINERY Church, Chula Vista, CA.
We all have beautiful dreams for our churches -- adding another service, reaching more people in our community for Christ,
hiring great staff, starting new ministries, increasing diversity, building new spaces, remodeling old ones. The question is
how do we take responsibility for the dreams God gives us and put processes and resources in place to make them come
true? Join us for lessons from the trenches, the story of a real church, with real challenges,
going for it!
“Imagine a Church That Attracts the Young Generation!”
As we all know young people are leaving the church. What can be done to reverse this trend in our churches? Listen to
veteran youth pastors from churches in our region share why we need to minister to this young generation and what we
need to do in our churches to keep them involved in ministry and in the life of the church so that they will become lifelong
followers of Jesus Christ!
Workshop Leaders: Ana Siguenza - Iglesia Bautista Nuevo Vivir; Immanuel Fears - Atherton Baptist Church, LA;
Daniel Matsuda - Gardena Valley Baptist Church; Jared Kilduff - Ocean View Baptist Church, San Pedro.
“Lessons from the Field - Learning from Ministry Being Done Around the World”
Churches thrive when they minister to the needs of their people and communities. Hear about models of ministry being
done on the mission field and how we can apply those principles to our ministries where we are so that we
can build thriving churches that share the love of Christ with those around us.
Workshop Facilitators - Ray Schooler, International Ministries; Mike and Becky Mann, Thailand; Jill Lowery. Democratic
Republic of the Congo; Pieter and Nora Kalkman, Europe; Richard Freeman, Turkey; Melanie Baggao, Lebanon.
“En Tu Sueño Salvaje: Imagínese una Iglesia con el Derramamiento del Espíritu de Dios”. (1:15 PM)
Todos tenemos sueños bellos para nuestra iglesia...Imagínese una iglesia en la actualidad donde Dios derrame de su
Espíritu Santo, que transformaciones surgirán, o usted quisiera que surjan. Una iglesia llena de la compasión por el perdido,
y que bajo el poder del Espíritu Santo impacte su comunidad bajo el poder transformado del Espíritu donde todos los
dones carismáticos sean sobre todos los discípulos de la iglesia actual.
Dios a través de sus discípulos quiere aplicar estos principios en la iglesia contemporánea.
Rev. Juan Antonio Sariyana, Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer, Cudahy
“Las Corrientes Actuales en la Comunidad Latina que Están Impactando la Iglesia”. (3:15 PM)
Las Comunidades están constantemente cambiando, y las iglesias se estima que cada seis años es diferente. Hay olas que
en este siglo 21 están surgiendo e impactando las familias, comunidades, y las iglesias; y muchas veces desconocemos esos
cambios que forman parte muchas veces de lo que en si es la iglesia en la actualidad.
Como esas corrientes afectan mi iglesia, y están formando cambios en las personas que la componen.
Preparémonos para que la iglesia de este siglo sea contextual a nuestra comunidad.
Rev. Juan Antonio Sariyana, Iglesia Cristiana Ebenezer, Cudahy