PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS PRESENTERS
Hispanic Pastors Training
Pedro Larson retired as a missionary to Argentina and Mexico after serving for 41 years with the Baptist General Conference. He has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books and compendiums and has taught in numerous institutions and seminaries on the topics of Missions and Church Growth.
Black Cau
cus Visioning Meeting
Aubrey Barnwell, Senior Pastor of First New Life Missionary Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ, has been the director of the Black Caucus since 2004.
BREAKOUT SESSION PRESENTERS
Mission USA
“The Biblical Mandate”
John Nix McReynolds is the Senior Pastor of Second Baptist Church, Santa Ana, CA. He also teaches Old Testament at California State Christian University.
Every Church a Mission Center
“Serving Your Community”
John O. Hopkins, the founding pastor of Truevine Missionary Baptist Church of Lynwood, CA, is also Church Ministry Coach for Transformation Ministries and Director of Truevine of Lynwood Community Outreach, Inc.
Joe Lutz, the lead pastor at First Baptist Church, Riverside, CA, is actively engaged in the community. Most recently, the church partnered with Iglesia Bautista Nuevo Nacimiento of Riverside to renovate its facilitie
s.
Reynel Tapia is pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Nacimiento (Born Again Christian Church) of Riverside. Under his leadership, the church is impacting the community by reaching out and leading people to commit their lives to God.
“Reaching Your Community through Children’s Ministry”
Host Church Team, Alta Loma, CA
Dave Burns is Senior Pastor of Hillside Community, a church that desires to exemplify the kind of contagious Christianity that can influence and encourage the entire community, one life at a time.
Sheryl Walden has been Director of Children’s Ministry for the past 15 years. Prior to coming to Hillside, she taught elementary school.
Harmony Bathauer, the Assistant Director of Celebration Arts, has a passion for music and youth that led her to create Hillside Arts Academy. Harmony believes strongly in using the arts as a tool to lead youth to a deeper understanding of who Christ is.
Alan Aylor, after 20 years of management in the private sector, joined the staff of Hillside Community (HCC) as Executive Pastor and Director of their Sports Ministry. He is excited about serving God with excellence knowing that, through the ministries of HCC, kids and their families are exposed to the reality of life with and in Jesus Christ.
“Multiplying Churches”
Duncan Davidson is Pastor of the Journey Church in Santa Maria, CA, a new church planted in the spring of 2008. Duncan is passionate about planting churches.
Jeremy McGarity is Founding and Lead Pastor of Seven San Diego Church, launched in 2008, now meeting in two locations in the San Diego area. He is excited about what God is doing in the lives of those impacted by this new church.
Every Pastor a Mission Estrategist
“Leading
a Church from Maintenance to Mission”
Lee Hamby, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Alhambra, CA, is passionate about Christians being involved in their community as well as within their churches. He currently serves as President of the Alhambra Rotary and is the clergy representative on the Bio-ethics Committee at San Gabriel Valley Medical Hospital.
“Soul on Empty”
Ty Guy, Senior Pastor of South Shores Church, Dana Point, CA, also serves as a USAF Reserve Chaplain. His childhood years were spent on the mission fi
eld as his parents were missionaries to Nigeria.
Doug Meye serves as Mission Strategy Director for Transformation Ministries. He was formerly pastor of a successful church plant in Nevada for over 20 years.
“Missio
n from the Inside Out” (In Spanish for Hispanic pastors and lay leaders)
Miguel Iraheta, Pastor of Iglesia Bautista Monte de Sion, Los Angeles, CA, was born, raised, educated and served as a pastor in El Salvador. He is a former professor of theological studies at the Bethel Bible Institute.
“Doing Less with More Results”
Dane Aaker is Senior Pastor of Centerpoint Church, Colton, CA, a downtown multi-ethnic and multi-generational church. The church restructured their ministry priorities and has since experienced new growth. Last year, they planted a Biker Church that now runs 200 bikers a weekend.
Every Believer a Missionary
“The Oikos Seminar” (Session 1)
Tom Mercer is Senior Pastor of High Desert Church, Victorville, CA, where ministry is designed to prepare individuals to engage their "eight to fifteen," their oikos, with the tremendous news of God’s grace. Tom’s passion for oikos led to the publication of his book, Oikos, Your World Delivered.
“The Oikos Seminar” (The Sequel)
Scott Furrow is Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, San Diego, CA. To him, one of the most exciting things ever is when someone finally realizes the Bible is true, trusts God and a life is transformed.
Ted Soderholm is Lead Pastor of Catalina Church, Midtown, Tucson, AZ. During his 6 years at Catalina, the church has more than doubled in weekly attendance and is effectively reaching the 20-something population. They are currently in the process of opening a second campus.