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Lay Evangelism Festival Guest Speakers:
Elder Gordon Pifher, President of the British Columbia Conference will give us a warm welcome to his Conference and challenge us during our opening meeting at 7:30 pm on April 8.

Elder Max Torkelsen, President of the North Pacific Union will speak for us on Friday evening,  April 9, at 7:30 pm as we welcome in the Sabbath. 

Elder Dan Jackson, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, will inspire us through the  message given during the church service on Sabbath morning, April 10, at 11:00 am.  This will follow Sabbath School (9:30-10:50 am).   

You will be blessed as each of our speakers interview lay men and women who have touched lives for the Kingdom and been blessed themselves through sharing Him!  Also, we invite all to enjoy a particularly powerful session of interviews and testimonies on Sabbath afternoon from 4:15-6:00 pm.  This session will be interspersed with musical selections from Fountainview Academy. 

Seminar Tracks:
You will be able to choose from 1 of 3 tracks.       

Track #1:  General Outreach Track.  This track will include a variety of seminars given by individuals passionate about how God can use each of us in great and small ways.  These seminars will take place during Friday sessions as well as during the single seminar session on Sabbath afternoon.  The seminars include topics such as:

- Being Neighbors to Muslims  
   by Michael Porter, CEO, Quiet Hour Ministries
- Christ's Way of Reaching People   
   by Gayle Lasher, Bible Worker Trainer, Washington Conf.
- Door to Door:  Does It Still Work?
   by Jordana Ashburn, Bible Worker Trainer, Upper Columbia Conf.
- Fishing Tips for Turning an Interest into a Bible Study
    by Steve Rogers, Bible Worker Director, Upper Columbia Conf. 
- How to Reach Out to Inactive or Former Members   
   by David Prest, Personal Ministries Director, Montana Conf. 
- Outreach Leadership Teams    
   by Bob Folkenberg Jr., President,  Upper Columbia Conf.
- Reaching Your Community Through Acts of Kindness   
   by David Jamieson, Aldergrove Church Pastor, British Columbia Conf.
- Tell the World about Jesus, but Do It Personally    
   by Wesley Torres, Evangelism and Church Growth Director, British
   Columbia Conf.            

Track #2: ShareHim Speaker Training Track.   In this seminar track, participants will obtain the training necessary to apply as ShareHim speakers in their home Conferences. The program will include group activities, coached practice preaching sessions, and helpful presentations. NOTE: In order to apply as ShareHim speakers, participants must attend all sessions of this track.  This track will take place during the four Friday sessions and the Sabbath afternoon session from 2:30-4:00 pm  and will be conducted by members of the ShareHim Team including Jeremiah Weeks, ShareHim Associate Director,  and Benny Moore, ShareHim Date Block Manager. 

Track #3:  Conference Leader and Pastor Track:  This seminar track will update pastors, Conference evangelism coordinators and other Conference leaders on the latest developments with ShareHim evangelism initiatives in North America.  (This track will take place during Thursday and Friday sessions. You will be able to attend an available seminar from the General Outreach Track on Sabbath afternoon that will run from 2:30-4:00 pm.) This seminar track will be conducted by Elder Robert Folkenberg Sr., ShareHim Director.
 

 What is the Registration Fee?  
There is no registration fee and all seminars are free of charge. 

The work of God in this earth can never be finished until the men and women comprising our church membership rally to the work and unite their efforts with those of ministers and church officers.
 9T 116-117.