Adventist Christians have been successful in evangelizing to fill empty pews for years. In more recent years there has been a decline in North America to fill the pews, let alone retaining current members. People are leaving the church in almost as great of numbers as they came in. Others just don’t attend. In a world of despair and brokenness, the churched and unchurched, young and old alike are searching for more than just membership.  We have been called to be DOORKEEPERS TO CHRIST; ministering to all His children, directing them to the door and ushering them to the pews of LOVE, ACCEPTANCE, HOPE, and WHOLENESS.

Session Speakers

Sunday, January 8, 2017

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

	Daniel R. Jackson President North American Division	Opening General Session "Why We Work"

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Monday, January 9, 2017

7:45 am – 9:30 am

	Bonita Joyner Shields Associate Director North American Division Stewardship Ministries	Morning Worship "The Have's Versus the Have Nots"
	K. Shelette Stewart Author/Consultant Harvard Business School	Leadership Session "Connecting Your Career with Your Calling"

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

	Julian Archer Author	General Session Lunch "Beyond the Pew — Testimony"

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

7:45 am – 9:30 am

	Sonia Perez Associate Pastor Beltsville SDA Church	Morning Worship "Heart Audit"
	Doug Fields Executive Director Home Word's Center for Youth/Family	Leadership Session "Leading From a Healthy Place and Pace"

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

	Tara VinCross, DMin. Senior Pastor Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventists Church	General Session Lunch "Enough for Each One"

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

7:45 am – 9:30 am

	Adly Campos Speaker and Evangelist Family Well-Being International	Morning Worship "Reflecting God's Character"
	Sharon Pittman, PhD. C.S.W.M. Chair, Global Community Development Southern Adventist University	Leadership Session "Out to Pasture or Out in the Pasture?"

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

Aidan Thomas Anderson Co-Founder of Aidan Cares

Closing General Session Lunch Living to Give