July 28 – AuGuST 1, 2012

RENEW yOuR SPIRIT. REKINDlE yOuR PASSION.

REFRESH yOuR lIFE.

RENAISSANcE ESmERAlDA RESORT, INDIAN WEllS, cAlIFORNIA

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From the ModeratorWelcome to the desert! Thanks for taking time in your schedule to join us for Vision2020West – the National Conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. I believe you won’t be disappointed!

We’ve arranged an array of great speakers to challenge your walk with God. You’ll find practical workshops to help you implement strategies for church-planting, leadership development, and integrated ministries. You’ll also want to take advantage of the ministry semi-nars we offer on Saturday.

That’s just the beginning! This conference provides great opportunities to enjoy meals with friends, prayer times for your own soul, and a glimpse of God’s work in our churches in this nation and around the world.

And I hope your golf game is as hot as the temps – because your first round of golf is FREE – thanks to the hospitality of Grace Schools and Grace Village.

Have a wonderful week!

Bob Fetterhoff2011 FGBC Moderator

Contentsmoderator’s Welcome ...................................................................................................... 2General conference Information ................................................................................3Personalities .......................................................................................................................... 7celebrations ........................................................................................................................ 19Women’s celebration ..................................................................................................... 19Sponsored meals ..............................................................................................................21Association of Grace Brethren ministers ...............................................................21Resort map .........................................................................................................................22Pre-conference ................................................................................................................ 26Seminars ...............................................................................................................................31conference Schedule .................................Back of Name Badge......................39

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General Conference InformationTHEME: Vision2020West Leadership ConferenceDATE: July 28–August 1, 2012 LOCATION: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort, Indian Wells, California

A Special Note about Vision2020West Conference Vision2020West is all about developing leaders, planting churches, and integrated gospel ministry. Last summer, Vision2020Now in Wooster, Ohio, launched this three-way focus under the banner of “The Dawn of a New Day.” We continue that focus this year with exciting speakers and seminars as well as meal events designed to share the victories and challenges of some of the ministries of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Please let us know how we can make this conference the best ever for you.

While you are blessed and encouraged by the conference, be sure to have fun together. There’s lots to see and do in the Palm Springs area and the schedule is designed to give you time in the cooler evenings to see the area together. Don’t forget, the best part of conference happens in the hallways and informal gather-ings. We picked this resort because it has ample spaces to hang out and talk or pray. See you around!

— Tom Avey, FGBC Coordinator

Hospitality and Registration CenterThe Hospitality and Registration Center in the Crystal Ballroom Lobby will be open on Friday evening, July 27 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, July 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sunday through Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, August 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sandy Barrett and her crew of helpers will be there to assist you with general conference information, registration, Kids Konference/Child Care, and information about options. Information about other options will also be available. We do ask that you read this program and other printed materials where you will find most of the information and instructions you will need. If you pre-registered for Vision2020West Leadership Conference (by mail or on line), pick up your personal registration envelope upon arrival. This envelope will include your meal tickets. If you have not already registered, go to the Hospital-ity and Registration Center as soon as you arrive. If space is available, you may also purchase meal tickets. Registration for Child Care and Kids Konference may also be purchased if we have space. We work hard to provide an amazing children’s program and want to make sure there is adequate supervision of your children.

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ATTENTION FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES!Is this your first time at the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Breth-ren Churches? Stop by the Hospitality and Registration Center for a welcome gift. Sandy Barrett would love to answer any questions that you may have. Tom Avey, the Fellowship Coordinator, would love to meet you. Welcome!

PERSONAL ID BADGES You will receive a Vision2020West Conference ID badge in your registration envelope. This ID badge is provided for every registered attendee, whether a voting delegate or not. Please wear your badge while attending any Vision2020West event. The conference schedule is on the reverse side of your name badge.

FGBC MEMBERSHIP AND CHURCH CREDENTIALS The Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches’ membership table will be in the Crystal Ballroom Lobby on Saturday, July 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, August 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The Membership Committee will be there to assist with the church membership/credentials process. One representative from each church should pick up delegate envelopes for distribu-tion to the official delegates from his or her church. The delegate envelope will serve to identify each voting representative from member churches and will contain the official conference ballots.

BUSINESS SESSIONS Fellowship business will be conducted on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The Saturday meeting is primarily for the introduction of some recom-mended changes to the FGBC Constitution, the moderator’s address, and some elections for Fellowship Council. The Wednesday event is also a meal (lunch) and fellowship time for delegates and anyone who is interested in the direction of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. We invite everyone to enjoy the meal at 12:15 p.m. (ticket required); however, delegates not wishing to participate in the meal may enter the room at 12:30 p.m. for the official business meeting. We encour-age delegates to attend both the Saturday and the Wednesday meetings.

KIDS KONFERENCE AND CHILD CARE Kids Konference (grades 1-8) and Child Care (Infant-Kindergarten) are provided daily during all the planned meetings and meals. If you are attending a meal, your child also will be served a meal and it is included with their registration. Be sure to secure an information sheet at the Hospitality and Registration Center for complete details about the times being provided. The Kids Konference is under the capable

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direction of Jeff and Lisa Patton and Child Care is under the fine direction of Bethany Cruise. Kids Konference and Child Care are available for families that are registered for Vision2020West.

DAILY NEWSSHEET The daily newssheet, Vision2020West, will be distributed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. In Vision2020West you will find up-to-date news and information about the conference, special meetings, luncheons, options, etc. To be included in the issue for the next day, announcements must be written and handed in at the Hospital-ity Center by 12:00 p.m. If appropriate, personal notes, advertisements, etc. will be included as space is available. All materials are subject to editing. Vision2020West will be ready for distribution at various conference locations each morning.

EXHBITS AND DISPLAYSExhibits and displays are located at the Crystal Ballroom Lobby. You will want to spend some time at each of these exhibits and displays, meeting our fine exhibitors and getting better acquainted with the work of national organizations of the Fellow-ship of Grace Brethren Churches and other exhibitors. You might even find a few freebies there and some great books or other gifts to purchase. Our national minis-tries will have a place to sign up for free giveaways.

CONFERENCE LITERATURE A conference literature table will be placed in the Crystal Ballroom Lobby. Only Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches official conference literature may be placed on that table. See Sandy Barrett if you have any questions.

We have encouraged each of you to join a prayer triplet and gather at least three times during Vision20020 West to pray. The Corsica meeting room on the 3rd floor has been set aside as our prayer room Sunday through Wednesday a.m. (except Sunday from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.).

Pray, Pray, Pray!

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Vicki Johnson has spent her career teaching English as a second language to immigrants in Southern California.

“I love my job,” says the member of the Bell-flower, California, Brethren Church (Tom Hocking, pastor). “I go to work to relax,” she adds. “I’m there for my students.”

She’s had a heart for internationals since her days as a student at California State University, Long Beach, where she earned a degree in language and composition and helped begin the International Student Ministry at the Long Beach, California, Grace Brethren Church, where she then attended. (She went on to earn a master’s degree in linguistics.)

Today, she teaches four days a week for the Long Beach school system, leading classes of 10 students at a time in basic literacy concepts. She also knows many who grace her classroom need to know about Jesus.

Still, she is quick to emphasize, “I am not paid to proselytize.”

Outside the classroom, she and her husband, Guy, a literacy coach for Los Angeles Unified School District, invite her students to their home during the Christ-mas holidays. “For many of them, it is the first time they see inside an American home,” she says. The evening includes a presentation of the Gospel.

“We’ve become friends with a few of [them],” she adds, “and have seen them come to know Christ.”

Last year, several women asked her to help them learn to knit. So they began to gather every Friday morning at a coffee shop in Cerritos to work on various projects.

“We have a great time,” Vicki says. It has become a mix of Korean and Chinese women, with a few American Caucasians. The focus of their meeting is to learn English, but she also wants to use the time as outreach. She encourages most English-speaking women who ask to participate to seek knitting lessons at a local yarn shop. “I don’t want it to get too big,” she admits.

She’s cautiously begun to initiate spiritual conversations with the ladies, knowing that the exchange will be better received once a friendship is established. “Some of the Korean women are Christians,” she notes.

This native Californian’s heart continues to beat for the disadvantaged and dispossessed that come from around the world to seek a better life in the U.S.

“I think these people are the most over-looked in cities,” she says. “[Most] people just don’t see them.”

language lessons

Stories

Reprinted From Spring 2011 FGBC World

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BOB FETTErHOFF Moderator / ConferenCe SpeakerPastor Bob Fetterhoff is the current Moderator of the Fellow-ship of Grace Brethren Churches. He is known as a gifted speaker, a man of great hospitality, an effective leader, and one who loves Jesus. Bob is Senior Pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio, leading the church through four building programs, the establishment of a Christian School

and Pregnancy Care Center, and the construction of two orphan homes in South-east Asia. Bob and his wife, Roxanne, are the parents of two daughters, Kristen and Kara, who are happily married to Jon and Adam respectively. They are also the proud grandparents of two grandsons.

TOM AvEy >> fellowShip CoordinatorTom Avey has been the full-time Fellowship Coordinator since January 1998. He served as pastor at the Grace Brethren Church of Orlando, Florida, and as church administrator and pastor of church growth at the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Sandi, reside in Winona Lake, Indiana. They have four adult children and seven grandchildren.

SANDy BArrETT >> offiCe ManagerSandy Barrett serves as the Administrative Assistant to the Fellow-ship Coordinator. Many of the details including registration, meals, childcare staffing, exhibits, transportation, and general room use are coordinated by Sandy. You can see her during conference at the Hospitality Center. Sandy and her husband, Steve, are members of the Winona Lake, Indiana Grace Brethren Church. They have three married children and three grandchildren.

JOHN TEEvAN ConferenCe Speaker: integrated MiniStryJohn Teevan integrates his unique experiences as pastor, econ-omist, and teacher in the Indiana Department of Corrections into his talk on Justice in Action during our Sunday morning Celebration. John is the Executive Director of the new Weber School at Grace College and continues as the Director of the Prison Extension for Grace College. He served as moderator

of the FGBC in 2003 and has served as pastor of the Winona Lake, Indiana, and

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Ashland, Ohio, Grace Brethren churches. John is married to Jane and they have three grown sons who live and work in Ohio, Indiana, and Hong Kong.

KEITH MINIErConferenCe Speaker: integrated MiniStryKeith Minier is the pastor of a growing church that integrates service and gospel in its community. He brings that passion to our Sunday afternoon celebration on Real Time: Integrated Ministry in a Normal Church. Keith is the Lead Pastor at Grace Fellowship in Pickerington, Ohio, where he has served faith-fully in this role for seven years. He is a passionate and skilled

communicator and leader, who loves seeing the power of the local church unleashed. Keith is married to Kelly, and they have two children, Kaden (6) and Kaiya (3). They reside just outside of Columbus, Ohio.

rANDy SMITHConferenCe Speaker: leaderShip developMentRandy Smith is known for his passion to train leaders that know and obey God’s word. He brings this passion to our Monday morning celebration and will talk about From Fisher-man to Foreman: Jesus on Leadership Development. Randy is pastor of the Grace Church in Sebring, Florida, and has lived and worked in the Holy Land for more than a quarter of his

life. As the International Director of Christian Travel Study Programs, Ltd., he has designed countless biblical and church history study programs throughout Europe and the Middle East. Dr. Smith is founder of the Great Commission Bible Institute in Sebring. Randy and his wife, Dottie, have three children.

DAvE GuILESConferenCe Speaker: leaderShip developMentDave Guiles, as Executive Director of Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions), has worked with amazing leaders from all over the world including Samuel Dadje of the CHAD in Africa. On Tuesday morning, Dave will talk about Relentless Pursuit –The Samuel Dadje Story. Encompass World Partners deploys cross-cultural workers in the

areas of evangelism, church planting, leadership training, and holism ministries on five continents and 30-plus countries. Dave and his wife, Sue, have four grown children, currently serving Christ in the fields of medicine, engineering, and education.

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TIM BOALConferenCe Speaker: ChurCh plantingTim is well-known as a pastor with a passion for church planting. On Tuesday afternoon, Tim will talk about The Foundation of Prayer in Church Planting. Tim has served as the executive director of Go2 Ministries since 2007. His career is rich with experience in church planting and directing missions boards. Since 1991 he has been senior pastor of the Penn

Valley Church Multi-site Network in Telford, Pennsylvania. He is married to Tammy and they have three sons, Benjamin, Daniel, and Andrew.

LArry OSBOrNEConferenCe SpeakerLarry Osborne is Senior Pastor at North Coast Church in Vista, California, which is widely recognized as one of the most innovative and influential churches in America. North Coast is one of the first churches to successfully implement multisite strategies and consistently maintains small group involvement equal to 80 percent of their weekend attendance

(now more than 8,000). Their commitment to the community produces an average of more than two service projects per day. His books include: Sticky Church, Sticky Teams, 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe, Spirituality for the Rest of Us, and The Unity Factor. Larry and his wife, Nancy, have three adult children. Larry speaks on Wednesday morning on Are We Missionaries or a Historical Preservation Society? Lessons from the Apostle Paul.

CHEryL FAwCETTpre-ConferenCe SpeakerCheryl Fawcett is a long-time friend of CE National and serves on the Executive Committee of the board of the Evangelical Training Association. Dr. Fawcett has published one of ETA’s textbooks that examines the lifespan of growth and develop-ment. She has also authored Know and Grow Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 published by the Regular Baptist Press (Schaumburg, Ill., 1980

and 1982) and I Have a Question about God, also published by Regular Baptist Press. Cheryl teaches You Must Know What You Are Doing If You Are Going To Have a Minis-try Team, at 9:30 a.m.,Why I Believe Children and Young Teens Are the Best Evangelists at 11:00 a.m., and Can Women Lead in a Local Church? A Biblical Approach at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in the Monte Carlo meeting room.

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The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers provides fellowship and counsel for its members across the country, providing strength and guidance for

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From recruiting and orienting new pastors to providing standards for ordination exams, AGBM gives support and encouragement where it’s needed most.

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JIM BrOwNpre-ConferenCe SpeakerJim Brown has a passion for preaching, developing leaders, strengthening families and reaching the lost. He has been the senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Goshen, Indiana for 17 years. He has been married to Ann for 24 years. Jim and Ann have three children, Josh, 20; Hannah, 18; and Isaiah, 13. His greatest joy outside of Jesus is investing in his

wife and kids, and family times together. Jim teaches: Keeping Your Personal Priorities Yet Having Vision for What God Can Do at 9:30 a.m., Why Outreach and Growth Are Important to the Church and How to Stimulate Your People to Get on Board at 11:00 a.m., and How to Connect With People (Preaching Without Boredom) and Helping Men Take Leadership on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Barcelona meeting room (3rd floor).

JEFF PATTONpre-ConferenCe SpeakerJeff Patton is the pastor at Norwalk, California, Grace Breth-ren Church. His passion for the local church is Matthew 28: “to reach the lost with the truth of Christ,” and Ephesians 4: “to equip the saved with the truth of Christ.” His desire is for the church to know the whole counsel of God and do the ministry of the church together as a whole body. Jeff is

currently pursuing a master’s degree in Counseling from the Master’s College. Jeff and Lisa have been married 20 years and have three children: Jay is in the Air Force, and Mallory and Nathan both are in their first year of college. Jeff teaches: Does Jay Adam’s Counseling Approach Really Work? on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Crystal Ballroom, section I (1st floor near the Hospitality Center).

MIKE SCIArrApre-ConferenCe SpeakerMike Sciarra is the Senior Pastor of Grace Church of Orange, California, where he has served the Lord since July 2006. Mike is a founding board member and senior pastor liaison of NAFM (National Association of Family Ministries). He is on the Christian education faculty of Talbot School of Theol-ogy. Mike and his wife, Angela, have five children; Alexandra,

Michael, Ariana, Savannah, and Sophia. Mike will lead the class: Five Common Mistakes Churches Make with Families and How to Avoid Them at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday in Crystal Ballroom, section I (1st floor near the Hospitality Center).

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It started as a way to get rid of unwanted items for the members at Dimond Grace Fellowship in Anchorage, Alaska, but it’s developed into a bi-annual tradition that blesses the people of the 49th state’s largest city.

The church hosts an annual garage sale with a twist. Instead of selling items to raise funds for special projects, they give them away.

At their October 2011 garage sale, held in a tent with heaters and barbeque grills warming the cool air, they gave away close to $20,000 worth of merchandise. Also available, for free, were hot dogs, chips, and soft drinks.

“They (the customers) always want to make a donation,” says Pastor Chris Ball. “But then the free part of the garage sale is, everything we bring in, we give abso-lutely free. And it’s amazing.”

No funds are accepted for “purchases” the day of the sale, though individuals donate items throughout the year to be included in the next event.

The congregation plans all year for the two garage sales, which are held at different member’s homes in the spring and in the fall. The changing location helps host families identify with the church and provides oppor-tunities to share Christ with their neighbors.

While it takes all week to set up the sale, the actual event goes quickly. “We start at 9:00 in the morning, and we’re done either by noon or 1:00,” he adds. “And quite honestly, about two hours in, half the stuff is gone.”

The sale is understandably popular. They’ve had at least 300 family units attend each time, all counted by a man sitting at the entrance with a clicker.

As a result, the congregation has developed a reputation for being a giving church.

“We do it in Jesus’ name,” says the pastor. “We include a Gospel tract and a little information about our church, but just will not accept any donations at that time,” he adds. “We want our people to be able to say, ‘Jesus gave us to freely. We want to freely give to you.’”

Integrated ministries: Giving in the Name of Jesus

Stories

Chris and Marsha Ball

by Liz Cutler Gates

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BOB COMBSpre-ConferenCe SpeakerBob is a respected pastor in the Fellowship of Grace Breth-ren Churches who is known for his passion for shepherding God’s people God’s way and tackling tough cultural issues. He also has successfully transitioned a growing church into a congregation under new leadership that continues to grow and meet needs. Bob teaches: God Help Me to Change (Transition)

Graciously on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom, section I (1st floor near the Hospitality Center).

JOHN AND CArOLyN MCINTOSHpre-ConferenCe SpeakerSJohn McIntosh was senior pastor at Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley, California, from 1983 through 2012. In March of 2012, he relinquished the position to Jordan Bakker and assumed an associate pastor role. John is committed to God’s Word and ministers by the motto, “the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible.” John continues to enjoy ministry

to pastors in and outside the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. John and his wife, Carolyn, were married in 1968 and have three children and nine grandchil-dren. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, golf, fly-fishing, and riding his Harley with friends. John and Carolyn will teach a class on Keeping Romance and Spiritual Growth Strong in Marriage on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Stir meeting room (1st floor, South side).

JASON HOLTpre-ConferenCe SpeakerJason is currently the Director of Urban Hope Training Center and Community Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., and has served in various roles at Urban Hope over the past 11 years. He is married to Christy and they have three children - Samuel, Micah, and Ruby. Urban Hope Community Church has gone from a dream of establishing a church through

targeting youth to a reality where hundreds of children, youth, and their families are being transformed through knowing Jesus Christ. Jason teaches How to Connect With Non-Believers with Ed Lewis on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Stir meeting room (1st floor, South side).

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ED LEwISpre-ConferenCe SpeakerEd Lewis is well known in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches as a man of endless energy and passion for people and for Jesus. Ed spends one-third of his time living and ministering in inner-city Philadelphia, one-third on the road encouraging pastors and churches, and one-third in Winona Lake, Indiana leading CE National. Ed will bring his unique

gifts and experiences to the subject of How to Connect With Non-Believers on Satur-day at 11:00 a.m. in the Stir meeting room (1st floor, South side).

AL SEIBErTpre-ConferenCe SpeakerAl Seibert is the Executive Director of Southern Califor-nia’s Youth For Christ. Al’s heart is to disciple young men and women into a lifetime of ministry to young people. He believes that the place where a person gets paid is secondary to the mission that God has placed them on earth to do. His goal is to see churches connect to one another in such a way

that Satan is defeated and revival comes to the Los Angeles basin. Al served on the Elder Board of Bellflower Brethren Church for 36 years. Al and his wife, Hannah, have two daughters. Al teaches during the Saturday pre-conference on Your Approach To Reaching Today’s Youth Has To Change! at 2:00 p.m. in the Stir meeting room (1st floor, South side).

JEFF GILLpre-ConferenCe SpeakerJeff Gill is the Dean of Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, and was the Senior Pastor of the Delaware, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, from 1982-2002. He and his wife of 32 years, Kathy, have two daughters; Emily Bechtel with husband, Dave, has two children, Gideon Jeffrey (4) and Stella Grace (2), and Lisa Wright, with husband Abe, has a

one-and- a-half-year-old son, Ezra Abraham. Jeff leads a seminar on Good Things We Can Learn From Our Reformed Brothers, but Why We Have Distinct, Scriptural Differ-ences. on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in the Cannes meeting room (3rd floor).

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TOM JuLIENpre-ConferenCe SpeakerTom Julien is the former Executive Director of Grace Brethren International Missions (now called Encompass World Part-ners) and current coordinator of E-Net, a network of equip-ping churches. Tom is known as a world-class theologian, statesman, ecclesiologist, author, and friend of pastors. Tom will lead a discussion about his recent book in a seminar titled

Satan Is Attacking Us! Looking At The Three Princes on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in the Cannes meeting room (3rd floor).

JIM CuSTErpre-ConferenCe SpeakerJim Custer is on staff at Polaris Grace Church, a Grace Brethren church in Worthington, Ohio, where he served as Senior Pastor from 1968 until the church transitioned to new leadership in recent years. Jim currently serves as chairman of the board of Grace College and Seminary. Jim is known as a great preacher and theologian as well as a man able to connect

current events with the prophecies of the Bible. Jim leads a seminar, The Rapture is Sooner Than Soon on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Cannes meeting room (3rd floor).

JErEMIAH OLSONpre-ConferenCe Speaker and worShip leaderJeremiah and Marcie Olson are worship leaders at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Indiana, where Jeremiah serves as an associate pastor. Also known as “40 Miles North,” the Olsons have been writing, recording, and performing original music and leading worship together in various venues for more than 10 years. They are the proud parents of four children and they just celebrated their tenth anniver-

sary. Jeremiah will lead worship during Vision2020West and will lead a seminar on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. on Straight Talk for Pastors and Worship Leaders in Crystal Ballroom section G (1st floor near the Hospitality Center).

to the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to

Join Encompass on Tuesday, July 31:• Celebration at 10:30 a.m.

Commissioning of new missionary appointees Dave Guiles shares the story of Chadian Samuel Dadje

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At Grace Community Church (Pastor Phil Bryant) in Surrey, B.C., Einer and Laura Teng are an answer to prayer. But they are more likely to say the church is an answer to their own prayers.

The couple had been involved in an evan-gelical ethnic Chinese church that was a 25 minute drive from their home. But they knew their life was now in the Vancouver suburb where Einer has taught intermedi-ate school for the last 15 years and they are raising their two children.

One summer Sunday they decided to attend the “movie theater” church, the one they’d seen advertised on a leaflet that came in their mail. “It’s right here in the community,” says Einer. “We walked there in 15 minutes on the first day.”

It wasn’t that they were looking for a new church. They just knew that God was nudging them to something different.

As they began to attend Grace Commu-nity Church, a Grace Brethren congrega-tion which meets in the Strawberry Hills Cinema, they continued to seek guidance. “We were praying that God would show a

lot of affirmation,” Laura recalls. She also remembers the sense of peace and confirma-tion they both felt in receiving an answer was “very overwhelming.”

On the flip side, the leadership of Grace Community had been praying for estab-lished, mature Christians to become involved in the ministry that was attracting many new believers.

“I don’t know about mature,” says Laura. “How can you call yourself mature? Experi-enced,” she adds with a smile.

In the two years since the family has attended Community of Grace, they have immersed themselves in ministry. She’s run the Sunday morning PowerPoint slides, he’s serving on the finance committee, and they’ve both been involved in the children’s ministries.

“I think that by God providing this new church family was an extreme answer to our prayers,” says Laura, adding that it feels “weird” to know someone was praying for them. “I would just attribute it to God matching, tongue and groove. You know it’s of God when it’s clearly not of your own doing.”

A Tongue-and-Groove match

Stories

Einer and Laura Teng

Reprinted From Winter 2011 FGBC World

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CelebrationsWe have seven celebrations during Vision2020West. Each Celebration will be held in the Crystal Ballroom.

SATURDAY EVENING AT 7:00Concert with Jeremiah and Marcie Olson and friends – Awaken! – see page 16

SUNDAY MORNING AT 10:30 Justice in Action by John Teevan – see page 7

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:00 Real Time: Integrated Ministry in a Normal Church by Keith Minier– see page 8

MONDAY MORNING AT 10:30From Fisherman to Foreman: Jesus on Leadership Development by Randy Smith – see page 8

TUESDAY MORNING AT 10:30 Relentless Pursuit: The Samuel Dadje Story by Dave Guiles– see page 8

TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4:00The Foundation of Prayer in Church Planting by Tim Boal– see page 9

WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 10:30Are We Missionaries or a Historical Preservation Society? Lessons from the Apostle Paul by Larry Osborne – see page 9

WOMEN’S CELEBRATIONWednesday, August 1, 8:30 a.m. in Crystal Ballroom GHIFind out how you can have a local and global impact through involvement with Women of Grace USA. This interactive gathering will give you a chance to explore the opportunities to grow in your relationship with Christ and in your effectiveness in ministry. Includes a brief corporation meeting and a chance to meet other women with similar interests.

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Tickets for sponsored meals have been ordered in advance. In some cases, tickets may still be available. Check with the Hospitality Center in the Crystal Ballroom Lobby for availability.

Saturday evening reCeption at 8:30Integrated Community Development International sponsoring (free, no ticket required) // Crystal Ballroom Lobby

Sunday BreakfaSt at 8:30Eagle Commission sponsoring // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

Sunday lunCheon at 12:15Grace College and Seminary sponsoring // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

Sunday dinner at 6:00Brethren Missionary Herald sponsoring // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

Monday BreakfaSt at 8:30 Grace Brethren Canada sponsoring // Ticket required // Mountain View

Monday lunCh at 12:15Association of Grace Brethren Ministers sponsoring // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

Monday dinner at 5:30 (gather at the traM at 4:30)

CE National sponsoring at the Pines Café // Ticket required // Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

tueSday BreakfaSt at 8:30Go2 Ministries sponsoring // Ticket required // Mountain View

tueSday lunCheon at 12:15Encompass World Partners sponsoring // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

wedneSday lunCheon at 12:15Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Business Meeting // Ticket required // Crystal Ballroom GHI

aSSoCiation of graCe Brethren MiniSterS Meeting wedneSday, auguSt 1 at 8:30 a.M. in the valenCia BallrooM AGBM president, Joel Richards, will preside, and the meeting will be a time for pastor-to-pastor fellowship and encouragement and will also include some brief matters of business along with the recognition of the Pastor of the Year, the Excellence in Ministry Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Additionally, pastors are invited to an AGBM-sponsored lunch on Monday afternoon where their wives can attend at half price ($7).

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CELEBRATIONS SPONSOREDMEALS

Exhibits and Hospitality Center

Child CareKids Konference

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Pastor Jesús Munoz has a simple plan for developing leaders among the Spanish-speaking churches of central Florida.

He simply follows Jesus Christ.

But he admits it took him awhile to figure that out.

“One of the things I learned is how Jesus was working in reaching the disciples,” he recalls. “It was very frustrating, seeing He called the disciples, they followed Him, and they started doing great things.”

That was until Jesús read the Gospels in chronological order. He noticed that Christ was preaching, teaching, and going through the neighborhoods for a year and a half before He called His disciples.

“Then He called them. He asked them, ‘Come and see what I am doing,’” Jesús stresses, noting that He didn’t allow them to do anything, just to observe. It’s a pattern

he’s followed as he has planted Hispanic Grace Brethren congregations in Florida.

He says he watches then “I call them to come with me, to work alongside me,” he says. “And, little by little, I start giving them responsibilities and seeing how they react in certain things and correcting things along the way, giving them more responsi-bilities and to see how far they can go for themselves.”

Javier Forero, who helped plant Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza in Valrico, Fla., and is now succeeding Munoz as pastor, says the time has been beneficial. “We used to spend a lot of time together,” he said last May, as Munoz and his wife, Rosa, prepared to move to Atlanta, Ga., where they will work with Encompass World Partners.

“He’s been teaching me, day by day, God’s Word and the way that we should apply God’s Word in our lives,” adds Javier.

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Saturday, July 28

9:30 A.M.You Must Know What You Are Doing If You Are Going to Have a Ministry TeamCheryl Fawcett in Monte Carlo (3rd floor). See page 9 for more information.

Keeping Your Personal Priorities Yet Having Vision for What God Can DoJim Brown in Barcelona (3rd floor). See page 11 for more information.

Does Jay Adam’s Counseling Approach Really Work? Jeff Patton in Crystal Ballroom section I. See page 11 for more information.

Keeping Romance and Spiritual Growth Strong in Marriage John and Carolyn McIntosh in Stir (1st floor). See page 13 for more information.

Good Things We Can Learn From Our Reformed Brothers, but Why We Have Distinct, Scriptural Differences Dr. Jeff Gill in Cannes (3rd floor). See page 15 for more information.

11:00 A.M.Why I Believe Children and Young Teens Are the Best EvangelistsCheryl Fawcett in Monte Carlo (3rd floor). See page 9 for more information.

Why Outreach and Growth Are Important to the Church and How to Stimulate Your People to Get on Board Jim Brown in Barcelona (3rd floor). See page 11 for more information.

Five Common Mistakes Churches Make with Families and How to Avoid ThemMike Sciarra in Crystal Ballroom section I (1st floor near Hospitality Center). See page 11 for more information.

How to Connect With Non-Believers Jason Holt and Ed Lewis in Stir (1st floor). See page 15 for more information.

Satan is Attacking Us! Looking at The Three Princes Tom Julien in Cannes (3rd floor). See page 16 for more information.

Straight Talk for Pastors and Worship Leaders Jeremiah Olson in Crystal Ballroom section G (1st floor near Hospitality Center). See page 16 for more information.

Pre-Conference

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as proud sponsoring churches of The eagle Commission, we provide support and encouragement to our grace Brethren Chaplains in the U.s. armed Forces.

grace Brethren Chaplains serve alongside their troops, often in harm’s

way, offering the redemptive message of god’s love and grace. The eagle Commission is a band of brothers and sisters who regularly pray for our Chaplains and the courageous men and women who defend our shores and the cause of freedom around the globe.

We honor the bravery of our veterans who wore our nation’s uniform. We honor the memory of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. We honor our troops and their spouses and children. We honor our chaplains and their courageous service for Christ.

As followers of Christ, we are stewards of everything entrusted to our care

– time, talent, and treasure. He teaches us to be faithful and fruitful and is

pleased when we take what He’s given us and make it count for kingdom

purpose and His glory. For over 50 years, GBIF has provided consistent

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2:00 P.M.Can Women Lead in a Local Church? A Biblical Approach Cheryl Fawcett in Monte Carlo (3rd floor). See page 9 for more information.

How to Connect With People (Preaching Without Boredom) and Helping Men Take LeadershipJim Brown in Barcelona (3rd floor). See page 11 for more information.

God Help Me to Change (Transition) Graciously Bob Combs in Crystal Ballroom section I (1st floor near the Hospitality Center). See page 13 for more information.

Your Approach to Reaching Today’s Youth Has To Change! Al Seibert in Stir (1st floor). See page 15 for more information.

The Rapture is Sooner Than Soon Jim Custer in Cannes (3rd floor). See page 16 for more information.

The Vision2020West Leadership Conference is a ministry of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Phone: 574-269-1269 Email: tomavey@fgbc.org Web: www.fgbc.org

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grandma at Easter time. So we said, ‘this is church, so let’s figure out how to do this together,’” recalls Wells.

“At that time we had about 30 people, most of which were new believers coming out of backgrounds like drug and alcohol addictions and broken families,” he says. “It was really an amazing work of God to pull this group of people together.” East Gate Bible Church started that spring with that group. “We’re on the east side of Ashland,” says Wells. “We want to be a gateway into the family of God and we want to be focused on the Bible.”

It’s a congregation that most likely would not feel comfortable in a traditional Grace Brethren church. “Out of all the other good churches in Ashland, there was no thriving, Bible-believing, Gospel-saturated church for this large segment of the population,” stresses Wells, who saw the church begin in 2006. “[There was no] place where they would feel welcome, and they would feel like this was theirs.”

“We took the church to the people and we allowed it to become what they wanted it to become,” he concludes.

Nathan Wells was getting restless. He’d had a successful ministry as youth pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio, but he felt a “rumbling” to do something differ-ent. That agitation led to the development of a unique church in a needy area of town.

“I noticed a low income apartment complex down the road,” he recalls. “So we started taking the teens there to care for the kids that lived there. The kids responded to our teens,” he says, noting that it “blew up pretty fast into a children’s ministry of it’s own.” As the young people were working with the kids, Wells started talking with their parents. Despite some negative push back, he started a Bible study with three adults in the manager’s home. “It snowballed,” he remem-bers. “It was obviously a God thing.” Within the first six months, a number of people had accepted Christ as their savior.

As Easter approached that year, the group began to ask about services on the holiday – one when many people attend church, even though they aren’t religious. “People were saying, ‘what are we going to do for church,’ because they live in North America and evidently they went to church with their

Church planting: taking Church to the people

Nathan and Jenna Wells

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Seminars are on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. and include offerings focused on Integrated Ministry, Leadership Development and Church Planting.

Sunday, July 29 2:15 P.M.Holistic Mission: Caring for Physical and Spiritual Needs Locally and Globally You have the opportunity to be a part of the Red Cross in your backyard as well as around the world. It is our mandate from God to care for people on both sides of that cross. Learn how to build a holistic plan that cares for the physical and spiritual needs of people in your world. Haiti will be the story, but local-global impact will be the thrust. Come learn how to set up your personal life, your small groups and even your church for holistic and compassion ministries. Led by Dan O’Deens in Corsica (3rd floor).

The Grace Clinic Story By God’s grace the ‘Grace Clinic’ model has been replicated to five unique, indepen-dent, faith-based free medical clinics in five years. Using medicine as a vehicle to share the hope that we have in Jesus while equipping the volunteers from the body of Christ to “go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” Is your community in need of free medical care? Is your church in need of a place to serve? Consider starting a ‘Grace Clinic.’ Led by Dr. Kevin Doherty and Dr. Kent Doherty in Gibraltar (3rd floor).

Implanting an Equipping Culture: Helping Every Member Rise to His Full Potential for Christ. In an equipping culture, ministry is not just what leaders do for the members of the body, but through them. Led by members of the E-Net Team, and featuring three Equipping Churches in Stir (1st floor, South side).

Planting Legacy Churches with No Money Legacy churches are churches that go by many other names: attractional, traditional, institutional… Many in our family of churches are this kind. Typically it costs a lot of money to plant these kinds of churches. What if you were able to plant this kind of church without any dedicated mission funding? We are able to plant legacy churches without money using our Gatherer/Shepherd/Elder church starting process (GSE). In this session we will overview how to use the GSE and what next steps look like in your application of the GSE. Led by Dr. Tony Webb in Mountain View (2rd floor, South side)

Process Evangelism and Church Planting: Thinking Through Your Evangelism Philosophy and Building It Intentionally Into Your Model of Church. Your commitment to the gospel is rock solid. You want your church to be focused on evangelism and even church planting, however, it’s not easy to build this focus

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into the DNA of your church. Nathan Bryant will help you know how to build these values into your church. In Monte Carlo (3rd floor)

Monday, July 30 2:15 P.M.Meeting Needs Both Physically and Spiritually: A Food Pantry Ministry How do you get a food pantry ministry started? How can a food pantry ministry build relationships that become spiritual in nature? How do you get people excited about serving in a food pantry ministry? How do you gain the trust of the commu-nity in which your church building is located? Does the Bible address such things as feeding the poor? Led by Ron Smals and Aaron Jones in Valencia I (1st floor).

A Medical Practitioner’s Look at How Christ Integrated Helping and Ministry Christ, the Master Physician, gave us incredible illustrations of how He integrated His ministry with meeting the physical needs of people. Come join this class as we look at three life-changing examples from Africa. The principles gleaned are transferable within our North American context. Led by Mike Taylor in Valencia II (1st floor).

Intentional Leader Building: Finding and Growing Our Future Ministry Leaders Churches are led by the last generation, but can and must intentionally construct the leaders of the next generation. Is there a pattern that we can follow to construct leaders? How do we deliberately mold lay leaders and build future pastors and missionaries? What principles and practices produce solid results? Led by Dr. Randall Smith in Valencia VI (1st floor).

Praying for the United States of America! Are you praying for our country? Do you have a plan? We are calling on every Grace Brethren Church to identify an area of the country for prayer that God would raise up workers for the harvest. Led by Dr. Tim Boal in Valencia VI (1st floor).

Thinking of Starting a New Church? Seven Things To Consider A couple of decades ago a team of young men and women moved to the Toronto area of Canada to ignite a church planting movement in Canada. Four churches later they have learned many lessons. Nathan Bryant lists seven important questions to ask before you start a new church. In Valencia V (1st floor).

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tueSday, July 31 2:15 P.M.How God is Planting Grace Brethren Churches in Low Income Apartment Complexes Pastors Dan Allan and Nathan Wells had a vision for reaching a culture of their town that would never enter the doors of their church building. They started a church in a local apartment complex and lives were transformed. Soon God opened opportuni-ties in an apartment complex in the next town. And it looks like there will be many more opportunities to come. Learn from Nathan about what they are learning and see a new opportunity for the gospel in your area. Location: Valencia I (1st floor)

The Sacrificial Poet The church has its own subculture. We have Christian bookstores, Christian radio, Christian sports leagues, Christian T-shirts, Christian campgrounds, and Christian cruises. None of this is inherently bad, but is there life outside the bubble? Is it safe to venture beyond the walls and into the world? Ten years ago John Shirk wandered into a poetry slam at a bar. He was impressed with the powerful artistry he heard and decided to become a “regular neighbor” at the open mic. This session will discuss his journey as a Christian integrated in the world of art. Led by John Shirk in Valencia II (1st floor).

Transforming Churches through Ministry Teams Turning committees into functioning ministry teams opens the door for allow-ing each part of the body to do its work. Led by members of the E-Net Team, and featuring three Equipping Churches in Mountain View (2nd floor, South side).

Regional Church Planting Movements – Is One Right For Your Region? Let Us Talk About It In VisionOhio we are convinced that regional movements are the way to focus our energy in church planting. In this session we focus on how to move a regional move-ment ahead - even if there is not anything happening on the ground at this time. What is necessary? Those willing to explore this idea, a passion for lost people and the willingness to move ahead. Both Stetzer and Logan project that it takes 7 to 13 years to get regional matters under way - we might as well get started, shouldn’t we? Led by Dr. Tony Webb in Valencia V (1st floor).

How to Create Additional Income Streams for Your Ministry Want more money for ministry? Want to help fund church planting? Want to help farmers in Southeast Asia? Want to do all this at the same time! Dr. Tim Boal will show you how this can work in your church. In Valencia VI (1st floor).

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SaturdayJuly 28

SundayJuly 29

MondayJuly 30

tueSdayJuly 31

wedneSdayAugust 1

GB Canada Breakfast8:30-10:00

GO2 Breakfast8:30-10:00

Leadership deveLopment

integratedministry

church pLanting

Eagle CommissionBreakfast8:30-10:00

AGBM Meeting & Women’s Celebration

8:30-10:00

SaturdayPre-conference

9:30-3:30

Seminars2:15-3:30

Seminars2:15-3:30

Seminars2:15-3:30

Celebration with John Teevan10:30-11:45

Celebration with Randy Smith

10:30-11:45

Celebration with Dave Guiles 10:30-11:45

Celebration with Larry Osborne

10:30-11:45

FGBC Business Meeting #13:30-4:30

Brethren Missionary Herald Dinner

6:00-7:30

CE NationalDinner on the Mountain

4:30 at the tram

Awaken!Worship

7:00

CelebrationKeith Minier

4:00-5:15

CelebrationTim Boal4:00-5:15

DessertICDI

Pastors and WivesLuncheon12:15-1:45

Grace College & Seminary Luncheon12:15-1:45

EncompassLuncheon12:15-1:45

FGBC Business Meeting & Luncheon

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