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SECOND QUINQUENNIAL
POTOMAC CONFERENCE
CORPORATIONCONSTITUENCY
MEETING
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS FOR
DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATES,
and ASSISTANTS 2010 – 2014
KingdomYour
Come
September 27, 2015Sligo Adventist Church
7700 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
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Table of Contents
Camp Blue Ridge .......................................................................................................................................................3
Communication ...........................................................................................................................................................6
Human Resources ......................................................................................................................................................8
Information Technology .......................................................................................................................................... 10
LivingWell ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Trust Services, Planned Giving, Stewardship .................................................................................................... 14
Youth, Pathfinders, Adventurers ........................................................................................................................... 15
Potomac Organizational Chart .............................................................................................................................. 20
The reports found in this book are a continuation of reports from the first book of Corporate Officers and Vice Presidents who are elected at the constituency meeting on September 27, 2015. According to Potomac Articles and Bylaws, the Directors, Associates, and Assistant Directors are nominated and elected at the first Executive Committee following the Constituency Meeting, scheduled to take place November 15, 2015. This book contains most of those individuals with a few Associate Directors in Pastoral Ministries and Education in the other book.
For a visual of who is nominated when, please refer to the Organizational Chart on the last two pages of this book (pages 20-21). There you will find a legend indicating individuals nominated and voted at the Constituency session on September 27, 2015 will have an icon beside their picture, with the ‘C’ representing ‘constituency.’ The legent also indicates leaders nominated and voted at the first meeting of the Executive Committee, scheduled for November 15, 2015 with an ‘E’ representing ‘Executive’ Committee .
As the first constituency with this new division of elections, the visualization on the Organizational Chart may help delegates analyze the information presented in an organized, understandable way.
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Camp Blue Ridge
Camp Blue Ridge was established in 1957 in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Montebello, Virginia and serves the constituents of the Potomac Conference Corporation. The ministry
of camp has impacted thousands of families, developed leaders and mentored youth. There are many who don’t realize how far reaching the camp’s ministry runs. This is not just a summer camp, which in itself is one of the largest youth evangelistic efforts each year, but also provides a venue for church retreats, elders training, leadership training, youth retreats, etc. We are excited to see what the Lord has in store for Camp Blue Ridge as we move towards the future and fulfill our mission.
Our MissiOn:
TO grOw disciples wiTh a lOve fOr
Jesus
The Gabels brought to the Potomac Team a passion for the
outdoors and kids. As courageous and strong leaders, they have met challenges of repairing an aging
infastructure while increasing renters and campers.
2010 – 2015 Significant Accomplishments:
• Held over 200 church, family, youth, and pathfinder ministry events.
• Received 1,766 campers through summer camp ministry.
• Mentored 178 staff members who have shared their love of Christ with our campers.
Chart 1: CBR Rental Group Reservations per year
Jerrod Gable Director Camp Blue Ridge2013 – Present
Jennifer Gable Associate Director Camp Blue Ridge2013 – Present
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• Established a 3-way matching program to financially assist campers to attend camp.
• Developed a taskforce volunteer program.
• Launched new camp website www.campblueridge.org.
• Developing a portion of the property for Pathfinders.
• Developed a long-term master plan.
• Updated camp promotional materials.
• Completed an official property survey.
• Transitioned all cabins so they can be winterized to save on propane costs.
• Provided new meeting spaces, as well as updated much of the infastructure.
Our Vision for the Next Five
Years:
• Develop and improve leadership skill-training for youth and young adults who work at camp.
• Improve facilities in ways that the land can be used to experience God and nature in restorative methods.
• Provide excellence in service and programming that will exceeed expectations.
• Double the number of summer campers and increase camp use as retreat by 75%.
• Increase the awareness of Camp Blue Ridge as a retreat center for churches and youth groups.
• Begin phase 1 of master plan –new multi-use building with a kitchen.
• Ambassador program: Develop a group of constituents that would share camp news with their local community on a monthly basis.
• Improve general landscaping and grounds.
• Clearly mark trails and map for hiking.
• Improve curb appeal through general landscaping, completion of renovations, and maintenance of buildings.
Chart 2: Summer Camp Attendance
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
418
365
330
325
328
CBR Summer Camp A-endance
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Bruce GailbraithCamp Director2008 – 2013
A special thank-you to Camp Blue Ridge’s former leader for his
dedicated service during some of the
past five years.
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Communication
Tiffany Doss Communication Specialist2012 – Present
Kosly Joseph Pastor and CCB Implementation Coach2012 – Present
Karen Cress Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and Communication 2011 – Present
The purpose of the Communication Department is to support minis-tries throughout the conference office, churches, schools, camp and LivingWell store as together, we grow healthy, disciple-making churches through sharing individual and cor-porate stories of transformation. Throughout the years, this department has been led by capa-ble and talented leaders who had a passion for God and a desire to work for Him. It is upon their hard work that today’s team carefully and prayerfully continues to build (see inset, p. 9).
The VisitorThe Columbia Union Visitor is the largest monthly methodology of com-municating with our constituency. The communication department submits
inspiring and informative stories for the two pages of Potomac People monthly. On average, 40 stories are published each year. The Visitor goes to every Potomac home and even prisons. The same stories, with some exceptions, are often featured in the Visitor’s digital News Bulletin, as well.
The communication department works to give a well-rounded picture of what is happening in the Potomac Conference Corporation and works to cover news and events sponsored by the conference, churches and schools.
Chart 3 Highlights:• 16.6% Confer-ence Office are cov-ered annually
• 16.8% of churches can get covered each year (around 160 churches & companies exist in Potomac, excluding Mission Groups)
• 5.2% of schools are covered annu-
ally, with 20 schools with four being featured per year aver-age,
Chart 4 Highlights:• Small regions, defined by a
lower number of members within the region, average one article per region per year
• Conference departments aver-age 16.5 articles per year
• DC/MD averaged 6.2 articles per year
Chart 3: Stories Published 2010–2014
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Church Management SolutionFollowing two conference-wide assessments, two major issues were identified as needing attention: train-ing for church leaders (thus EQUIP was created by the Pastoral Ministries Department), and increased communi-cation. However, communications is a complex, multifaceted point of discus-sion as it envelopes such a wide vari-ety of mediums, methods, and prefer-ences. Communication issues began to be addressed quietly, through focus groups and research, identifying the differing needs surrounding communi-cation.
After focus groups, research, testing, referencing, on site visits, and all-day demonstrations, it was decided that Church Community Builders (CCB) addressed the needs identified based on its simple, yet robust database and incredibly friendly ability to share with all types of computers--Apple, Linux, or Windows, to name a few. As imple-mentation began, however, FOG also set in–an acronym for Fact, Opinion and Gossip. Let’s connect Fact to some of the rumors heard around the conferece:
• CCB is mandatory for all churches. No, it is an option available to assist in both man-aging and communicating min-istries – easily.
• CCB is replacing the official database, eAdventist, for the North American Division, as a member database. No, instead we are working together to produce more accurate data.
• All churches must install this year. No, a 50-church installa-tion limit is set this year – with only a few open slots left.
The outcomes have been exciting! Baptisms due to the way the solution tracks small groups no matter where or when they meet; plus discovering attendance is much higher than when manually counted due to simply miss-ing people.
The purpose of CCB is to help leaders better communicate with one another, as well as spend less time managing the church and spend more time in ministries training, and meeting the
needs of others, modeling Christ’s method of reaching people.
Our Strategy for the FutureYour Communication Department is planning several immediate changes:
• Continue transitioning Leader-2Leader into a local church and school leadership newsletter, not employee only.
• Work with the Human Resources Department to create a new employee newsletter that includes personnel changes, openings, and as appropriate, reasons for changes. This will also include new policies (as well as reminders of old ones), including, healthcare changes.
• Increase the use of social media and blogging tools to better reach younger generations and provide a safe place for dialogue.
• Increase number of (1) CCB implementations; and (2) stories by creating a communication team in each region using CCB’s tools to collect and coordinate stories.
Former leader to whom we are forever grateful
Dan JensenATP for
Communication2009 – 2014
Chart 4: Stories by Regions, 2010 – 2014
– for his com-mitment to Christ, laugh-ter, and people throughout this conference.
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Jordan Trent Director (former) Human Resources2015 – July, 2015Position Open
Human Resources
Gisselle White-Palacios. Office Assistant 2013 – Present
The Human Resources Department has seen major changes since the last constituency meeting and seeks to provide quality service for all Potomac Conference Corporation personnel operations in an ethical, responsive, sensitive and Christ-like manner.
Significant Accomplishments from 2010 - 2014:
• Each year the number of new employees attending the August new employee orienta-tion has gradually increased. Teachers, Staff members, and Pastors alike all attend. Pastors also attend a pastoral orienta-tion individually whenever they first arrive in the conference.
• Implementation of Adventist Payroll System (APS) for the Human Resource and Treasury departments was completed.
• Implementing the Locally Funded Employee (LFE) Initiative in March of 2012, when the executive commit-tee, on recommendation of the North American Division, voted to approve a standard-ized hiring process for any individual hired at the local level (e.g. school or church). This process continues to be implemented throughout the conference as the HR depart-ment is committed to ensuring that timely, accurate and com-plete information is shared with all the supervisors, business managers and pastors within Potomac’s territory.
• Standardized departmental processes and updates to conference policies are still in progress and the HR depart-ment continues to make daily strides in accomplishing this expansive and necessary goal.
• Potomac Conference Corpo-ration Administration, along with the HR department, have actively engaged in valuing and embracing diversity within our conference’s hiring pro-cess. For example, Chart 5 on the next page indicates chang-es in gender diversity between 2010 and 2014. Males have a slight decrease of -2.04%, but women have increased 2.3%.
Our vision for the next five years:• Improve customer service
experience
• Provide timely, accurate and relevant information to our churches and school
• Continue to create a standard-ized system for the employ-ment process and updates to Conference policies
• Pursue paperless (electronic) documentation system.
Kimberly Allen Benefits Assistant 2013 – Present
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Former full-time HR lead-ers during the past five years who have influ-enced outcomes and set pace for the future of HR.
Johanna Prestol-Dominguez Director for Human Resources
2010 – 2013
Lynette ChristAssociate Director for Human Resources
2007 – 2014
Chart 5: EEOC Gender Demographics - 2010 and 2014 Compared
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Frank Cox Director of Information Technology2008 – 20122013 – Present
Information Technology
Within the Information Technology Department, the purpose is very simply this: “Experience and share the love of Jesus through technology, our lives and His word.” Whether it’s supporting the staff at the conference office, Liv-ingWell or helping one of our schools, the IT Department is dedicated to equipping each entity with the latest technology, allowing them to efficiently streamline their own ministries.
The department has diligently worked to keep the Potomac Conference Cor-poration moving forward in a positive technology direction. Several projects have been completed to keep our technology up to date and office ef-ficiency at a maximum.
Significant Accomplishments 2010 – 2014:
• To protect information and hard work, we prepared for any system breakdown or catastrophic fail-ure, by upgrading from Microsoft 2008R2 failover cluster to 2012R2
failover cluster to provide robust redundancy and new backup systems.
• With hundreds of entities spread across Potomac, many of our employees have many miles in-between them. In order to bridge this gap, we implemented Mi-crosoft Lync to allow for secure chat and video conferencing. This enables workers to save on travel and allows remote employees to accomplish more by meeting face-to-face more often.
• To make sure all employees are equipped with the best tools to minister, all outdated PCs were replaced with new computers to ensure proper technological efficiency and speed.
• To improve communications with the thousands of custom-ers that LivingWell employees
encounter every month, the store received an Exchange server for their email, giving them a more robust email system that properly addresses their needs.
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Our plan for the next five years:
• Implement SharePoint, a docu-ment management system, to begin moving toward the cloud and allowing employees to access data securely and from any loca-tion. This is a top priority to keep work running at maximum efficien-cy. Microsoft SharePoint will help us accomplish this and keep us from being bound to the office or a laptop in order to access timely information.
• Complete Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Certified Ethics Hacker cer-tifications to ensure that the best practices for security measures are
being taken against hackers and all technical and managerial compe-tencies and skills are being met to protect the organization from the growing sophisticated attacks.
• Deploy Microsoft Lync to our schools. By using secure messag-ing and video conferencing we can communicate faster and more effectively with our students and teachers within the conference. We have learned the benefits of a video call over a phone call. Video allows each party to see facial expressions and body language to better understand one another.
Accomplishing the Mission.
The IT Department wants to help fur-ther this gospel by any means possible by providing adequate technological support and helping to move the gos-pel forward by being an active part of the mission field.
“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
–Luke 6:20
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Open Position General ManagerSince October 2014
LivingWell –
Kathleen Burton Operations Manager 2008 – PresentAt LivingWell since 1977
Calvin David Financial Manager 2011 – Present
Mission: LivingWell is an important part of the outreach and nurture ministry of the Potomac Conference Corporation. The store has been a mainstay for Seventh-day Adventists looking for books, music, food and other products that keep them closely connected to the church.
The store is a busy place. Located between Target and Staples in Silver Spring, Md., more than 13,000 trans-actions are processed every month. About 70% of the store’s clientele are not Adventist members, meaning
the store accepts money from almost 9,000 non-Adventists each month (see Chart 6 for a 5-year total). In order to be more intentional about reaching this group of people, store leadership has begun offering Bible study groups for its customers. It also distributes free literature to its customers, helping them learn about Adventist beliefs.
The store rebranded itself in the spring of 2015, becoming LivingWell. The new brand plays on both the story of Jesus and the woman at the well in
John 4 and on the store’s programs and products for healthful living.
The store has seen sales slip from $7.3 million in fiscal 2010 to $6.6 million in fiscal 2015 (see Chart 7). While that reflects a trend in brick-and-mortar retail, LivingWell seeks to rebound in sales by making several changes:
• Rebranding to LivingWell in order to reach a wider range of people.
• Restructure staff to build sales in smaller departments of the store.
• Redesign the interior to place better-selling products in bet-ter locations in the store.
• Increase number of food dem-onstrations to increase sales of food.
• Music will be featured in better ways and better locations in the store.
During this quinquennium, the store developed a new product line – healthful living classes. More than 250 people have participated in at least one of these classes. While the class-es have not yet become significant contributors to the bottom line, leader-ship believes LivingWell classes are an important growth area for the store.
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
Customers
Adventists 235,000
30%
Community 550,000
70%
Living Well - Potomac ABC 785,000 Customers Served: 2011-1015
Healthful Food. Christian Books. Thoughtful Gifts.
Chart 6: Customers Served
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$7.3 $7.2 $7.3
$7.0 $6.75 $6.6
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Living Well - Potomac ABC Sales Trend - Years Ended January 31
Thank you to our former General Man-ager for her many years of leadership at our store.
Lisa MyaingGeneral Manager
2009 – 20142001 – 2005
Chart 7: Sales Trend
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Hugo Chinchay Director (former) Trust Services2008 – June, 2015Position Open
We are so thankful to God for those who have remembered Kingdom growth as they consider how to distribute the wealth that God has given them stewardship over during their life time.
What we have accomplished in the last five years:
Our Future Goals:• Recruit a new Director of Trust Services with a keen desire to assist God’s people as they grow as Stewards.
• Develop and implement a systematic plan to train churches, leaders and individual members in the principles of Stewardship and Planned Giving.
Hugo F. Chinchay served faithfully as Director Trust Services through
June 2015. He reports the following for the last five years.
473 planned giving instruments were written from 2010 to 2015. 68% of families have chosen to utilize a legal will as the instrument to accomplish their important work as God’s faithful stewards.
The current value of future bequests total $5,947,111. What an incredible blessing this will be in years to come for Kingdom growth in the Potomac Conference Corporation!
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Josant Barrientos Youth Director2015 – Present
Sherilyn Of’Fill Pathfinder Associate Director2010 – Present
Thank you to former youth director for his many years of dedicated service to Potomac’s youth.
Denton GradyYouth Director
1999 – 2014
Youth department:Mission: “To disciple young
people into their God-given ministry calling.”
Motto: “Find your ministry. Exceed your dreams.”
What we’re about:The focus of the youth department is to help young people grow in their own spiritual journeys, forge deep last-ing connections with the adults in their home congregations, find their own place in ministry to others and recog-nize that they are part of a powerful force that is ready to carry out the mis-sion for Christ.
Our part in this growth process is to provide larger group settings and help adults, who minister to and with our youth, gain the tools, support and in-spiration they need to continually make a difference in the lives of the young people.
Potomac Partner FundsEach year, the youth department is given a percentage of the Potomac Partners offering received by the con-ference. We are currently using these funds in several ways:Helping with the development of the Pathfinder use area at Camp Blue Ridge (Montebello, Va.)Provided a conference pin to every Pathfinder and staff person who at-tended Forever Faithful Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (2014)
Public Campus and Young Adult MinistriesWe have begun to focus on ministry to and with our young people who are part of the public college or university educational system in our confer-ence. We have also developed two ministry events for our collegiate and young adult members, giving them more places to connect spiritually and socially with others in their age group who are committed Seventh-day Ad-ventists.
iThirst is an intense spiritual retreat experience that calls our young adults to leave their busy lives for a time of Bible study, personal reflection on what God wants to say to them and social interaction with fellow young adult Christians who are serious about having God in their lives.
Hispanic Young Adult Retreat is a special weekend of spiritual renewal, held at Camp Blue Ridge, for our His-panic young people. Each year brings a new theme and allows time with friends and spiritual renewal, enabling them to return to their homes with a revitalized commitment for God.
Nancy Crickenberger Office Assistant2013 – Present
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Chapters of Adventist Christian Fellowship have been started on two university / college campuses within the Potomac conference region. The purpose of these chapters is to provide mutual support for Adventist students on campus and reach out to other students who are searching. However, we have many more stu-dents on other campuses that need training that will enable them to begin chapters on their campuses.
5 Year Goals for Youth:• Increase the official Adventist pres-
ence on public campuses by 10%.• Develop training for leaders of
groups on public campuses.• Work with our local congregations
to help them find ways to include young adults in ministry and lead-ership.
• Develop youth evangelistic pro-grams.
• Increase activity in Social Media.
High School MinistryOver the last five years, we have been doing a number of events and activi-ties focused on high school students in our conference, including Youth-Fest (which has grown to include two locations), Teen Bible Retreat, Youth Olympics, Youth Fun Day @ Kings Dominion and Far Out Missions trips.Teen Bible Retreat is a weekend event which combines both spiritual re-newal and social interaction with fellow Christian teens. Teens come away from the event with lasting friendships and inspiration to continue their personal spiritual journeys.
YouthFest is an annual youth rally which began as a large event in the DC metro area, but has now expanded to having a second rally in the Rich-mond area. This event has traditionally allowed youth to share their talents in various ways and has brought spiri-tual encouragement through dynamic speakers.
Youth Fun Day @ Kings Dominion and Youth Olympics have given our youth time to have good, clean fun with fellow believers from all over the conference. The Fun Day @ Kings Dominion also serves as a fundraiser for the youth department, helping to off-set the costs of other events we provide.
Far Out Missions is a highly ef-fective mission trip led by our former youth director, Denny Grady. It chal-lenges young people to look at their lives, their relationships both with people and with God by taking them out of their comfort zone, “far out” into the Amazon River basin in Brazil. There they participate in construction, evangelism and health ministry. Young people who go come back changed. Many return to their home churches and schools with a new love for Jesus and a fire to serve.
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5 Year Goals for High School Ministry:• Develop four training events per
year for youth ministries leaders.• Increase the attendance of high
school students at training events by 20%.
• Begin an official movement for bringing an Adventist presence to public high school campuses.
• Equip the local churches with new, meaningful ways to involve their high school students in the church organization.
• Develop youth evangelistic pro-grams.
• Increase activity on social media to better engage our young people.
Pathfinder MinistryPathfinder ministry is alive and well in Potomac. Each year, new clubs are starting and new leaders are stepping up to say, “God use me to make a difference in the lives of kids.” Confer-
ence coordinators are forging new paths of growth for both Pathfinders and staff as they encourage par-ticipation in exciting ventures such as Pathfinder Bible Experience and Teen Leadership Training. God is at work in the hearts and lives of young people and their leaders.
Pathfinder Bible Experience is a new North American Division Bible testing program which encourages Pathfinder teams to memorize and apply major segments of a single book of the Bible each year. PBE is drawing staff, parents and local church leaders into an intentional Bible study process.
Teen Leadership Training is an intentional training program for high students who remain in the Pathfinder club. The program connects each Pathfinder with a carefully selected local mentor and individualized growth experiences.
Pathfinder Fair is a one-day event which brings our Pathfinders together for a day of themed activity unique to Pathfinders such as archery, lashing and drill.
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Drill & Drum Day has become a reality as more clubs have become interested in being part of drill team competitions and have started utiliz-ing the drum corp as part of their club program. It is a day of precision and concentration after many hours of practice and dedication.
Staff leadership training is a grouping of events focused on help-ing club staff become and remain effective leaders within their clubs and churches. The training includes the Master Guide milestone, which is the highest rank within the Pathfinder min-istry structure. Some of these events are one-day sessions while others are weekend sessions that give time for social connections as well.
Pathfinder Camporee is an an-nual weekend camping experience which brings the majority of clubs from around our conference together for a time of outdoor adventure and spiritual inspiration. A new section of camp is being developed for this event, as
number of active clubs by 25%.• Develop and implement a coor-
dinated staff leadership training program which includes systematic use of Master Guide and disciple-maker training curriculums to increase the spiritual growth focus of the Pathfinder ministry.
• Develop and use the new section of property at Camp Blue Ridge as home for the Pathfinder Camporee and other large events.
Adventurer and Children’sNew Adventurer Clubs are starting ev-ery year. Families are getting involved and evangelism is happening through the relationships created by club ac-tivities. Leaders are gaining skills that translate into lives being changed for eternity through their ministry in their local churches. Vacation Bible School continues to be an effective connect-ing tool used by many churches to reach their communities with the Good News.
we have outgrown the main campus of Camp Blue Ridge. The dramatic increase in participation is largely due to the successful reunifica-tion of the Spanish and English speaking clubs of our Pathfind-er community.
5 Year Goals:• Plan and implement an annual
Pathfinder mission trip.• Double the number of clubs and
teams participating in Pathfinder Bible Experience.
• Gain approval of academy aca-demic credit for the TLT program and increase active participation by 20%.
• Increase the number of active Pathfinders by 25% (especially teens).
• Double the number of active area coordinators and increase the
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Adventurer Club Ministry is a locally based club for families with chil-dren who are four-years old through grade 4. These clubs provide structure and activities to enhance the spiritual, physical and social growth of children and their parents.
Adventurer leadership training is a new weekend event specifically fo-cused on the skills needed and issues encountered by leaders who work with young children and their parents. This event is becoming a regional source of support and training for leaders from neighboring conferences as well as our own.
Adventurer Fun Day is a special day for Adventurer groups to earn awards, spend time together and explore the outdoors. This has become a two loca-tion/day event – one in the DC metro area and the other in the Richmond area—allowing more Adventurer clubs to participate.
Vacation Bible School is an annual, usually summer-time, child evangelism tool used by many of our churches to show children the love of Jesus. To aid in the cost of providing this ministry, there is a $2 per child participant re-bate available to churches that com-plete the reporting process each fall.
Participating in Children & Youth Divisions during Camp Meeting is part of the responsibility bundle of the youth department. This is also becom-ing a training and leadership oppor-tunity for high school students and young adults who enjoy working with children. The dedication and energy of these young people is inspirational to experience.
5 Year Goals:• Implement a training/coaching
process for local children’s ministry leaders.
• Develop a more complete sup-port and training system for local Adventurer club leaders. This will
include increased use of the ALG curriculum and additional coordi-nators.
• Increase the number of active Adventurer clubs by 20%.
• Begin an annual Adventurer Family Camp out or Retreat.
• Utilize training opportunities for local Vacation Bible School leaders.
• Create a leadership training oppor-tunity for youth and young adults within the annual camp meeting children’s divisions.
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Candy SeibertOffice Assistant
2011 – Present
John H. CressVice President for Pastoral Ministries
2011 – Present
Maurice BattleAssociate Director for
Pastoral Ministries–North2012 – Present
Peter CasillasAssociate Director for
Evangelism and Church Planting2012 – Present
Rick LabateAssociate Director for
Pastoral Ministries–South2013 – Present
PCC Pastor 1983 – 1996 & 2001 – 2013
Sharon Cress ParkerAssociate Director for Discipleship
2011 – Present (Retiring)
Jose EspositoDirector for
Hispanic Ministries 2007 – Present
PCC Pastor 1997 – 2007
Becky RivasOffice Assistant
2007 – Present
Adalid DuranOffice Assistant
2014 – Present
Oskar OrtizSound Technician
2010 – Present
Jennifer GabelAssociate DirectorCamp Blue Ridge
2013 – Present
Jerrod GabelDirector
Camp Blue Ridge2013 – Present
Janet OlysneAdministrative
Assistant2000 – Present
Frank CoxDirector Information
Technology2008 – 2012
2013 – Present
Kimberly AllenBenefits Assistant
2013 – Present
Potomac Organizational Chart
Jorge RamirezVice President for
Administration2007 – Present
Denise HevenerAdministrative
Assistant2006 – Present
Claudya BarrientosConference ClerkContracted since 2013 – Present
Gisselle White-PalaciosOffice Assistant
2013 – Present
Position open since July 2015
Director Human Resources
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Mark SutherlandDirector
Maintenance2014 – Present
Charlene ShefferAdministrative Assistant
1976 – Present
Mary Ann ShefferUnderTreasurer 1984 – Present
1972 – 1977
Kanetha PetersAssistant Director, Finance
2009 – 2015Position open 9/1/2015
Luis AlferezAssistant Director
Finance 2008 – Present
Okemas WilliamsAssociate Treasurer/Auditor
2010 – Present
Ron OlysneAssociate Director
Maintenance2014 – Present
Dave VandeVereVice President
for Finance 2014 – Present
PCC Pastor 2004 – 2014
Position open since October 2014
General Manager LivingWell
Kathleen BurtonOperations Manager
LivingWell2008 – Present
At Living Well since 1977
Calvin DavidFinancial Manager
LivingWell2011 – Present
Keith HallamVice President for Education
2009 – Present
Nancy Crickenberger Office Assistant
2013 – Present
Sherilyn O’FfillAssociate Director
for Pathfinders2010 – Present
Nancy MelashenkoAssociate Superintendent
for Education 2009 – PresentJoanie Galbraith
Office Assistant2005 – Present
Cyndee GradyOffice Assistant
2005 – Present
Josant BarrientosYouth Director2015 – Present
Kosly JosephPastor and CCB
Implementation Coach2013 – Present
Tiffany DossCommunication
Specialist2012 – Present
Karen CressAsst. to the President
for Strategic Initiatives and Communication
2011 – Present
William K. Miller, ‘Bill’
President2006 – Present
Corporate Officer
Administrator
Director
Associate Director
Office Assistant
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Daryl HevenerAssociate Treasurer
2002 – PresentSVA 1988 – 2002
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Our Father in heaven,
help us to honor your name.
Come and set up your kingdom, so
that everyone on earth will obey
you, as you are obeyed in heaven.
Give us our food for today.
Forgive us for doing wrong,
as we forgive others.
Keep us from being tempted
and protect us from evil.
(Matthew 6:9-14 CEV)
Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you
are. Set the world right; Do what’s
best—as above, so below. Keep us
alive with three square meals. Keep us
forgiven with you and forgiving others.
Keep us safe from ourselves and the
Devil. You’re in charge! You can do
anything you want! You’re ablaze in
beauty!
Yes. Yes. Yes.
(Matthew 6:9-13 MSG)
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven
our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’”
(Matthew 6:9-14 NIV)
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come. Your will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom
and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:9-14 NKJV)
“Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”
(Matthew 6:9-13 ESV).