We are looking forward to seeing you at the seventeenth annual Southern California Former Adventist Fellowship Conference, “Building On a New Foundation”. The conference will help you replace the faulty foundation of Adventism with one that is securely planted on the Word of God.
We are meeting in Loma Linda, California, at Redeemer Fellowship from February 18 through 20, 2022. Loma Linda is the center of Adventism in Southern California, and Redeemer Fellowship is a small Bible church that we helped plant in this needy town.
We will have break-out sessions, a Q & A session, and times to exchange stories and encourage one another. There will be faith stories and great worship as well. Finally, we will worship together at church at Redeemer Fellowship on Sunday morning, with a fellowship lunch afterwards.
Covid-19 has created many challenges to ministry, but again this year the disease has forced us to make our conference online accessible for those unable to attend in person. The online registration will include breakout sessions and other content that will not be streamed—but all is at no charge; however, you must register. In-person attendance is encouraged if you are able to travel.
You’ll experience live interactions that will be better than the Southern California sun! This will be a weekend to be refreshed, encouraged, and to make new friends.
We are eager to spend the weekend with you—online or in-person!
Richard and Colleen Tinker
Conference Coordinators
Free Registration: Click here—Email us your full name and physical mailing address, and let us know if you are attending in-person or will be online.
2022 Conference Speakers
GARY INRIG, Lead Pastor, Redeemer Fellowship (Host Pastor)
Gary Inrig is the lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship, a new church plant in Loma Linda, California. He also leads a community Bible Study, Loma Linda Word Search, designed to be a place where students and residents of Loma Linda as well as the surrounding communities can come and hear the Bible taught by a Christian expositor.
Formerly Gary served as the senior pastor of Trinity Church in Redlands, California, from September, 1992, until June, 2013. Prior to coming to Trinity, he had many years of fruitful ministry in Calgary and Dallas. He holds D.Min. and Th.M. degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has authored many books and has taught in various capacities in Bible colleges, conferences, and seminars.
Gary has been the pastoral mentor for Former Adventist Fellowship since its inception at Trinity Church in 1999. He and his wife Elizabeth reside in Southern California.
KASPARS OZOLINS, Research Associate, Tyndale House (Cambridge)
Kaspars Ozolins was born in Latvia to an Adventist family. They moved to Los Angeles where Kaspars attended Adventist elementary and high schools in Glendale, California, and his father was an Adventist pastor. He met Ieva, his wife, while studying in Latvia before pursuing a doctorate at UCLA in historical linguistics.
Kaspars just completed an M. Div. at The Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California, and lives with his family in the the UK where he is a Research Associate in Old Testament and the Ancient Near East at Tyndale House, an evangelical biblical research center in Cambridge.
RICHARD TINKER, President, Life Assurance Ministries
Richard Tinker is president of Life Assurance Ministries and a founding member of its board of directors. He was at least a fourth-generation Adventist and spent his life until 2006 working for Adventist institutions including Adventism’s Pacific Union Conference, The Quiet Hour, and Loma Linda University. He also designed Adventist Today magazine for several years.
Richard co-leads the weekly Former Adventist Fellowship with Colleen, his wife. He also serves as an elder at Redeemer Fellowship, a new Bible-based church in Loma Linda, California.
COLLEEN TINKER, Editor, Proclamation!, Co-Host, Former Adventist Podcast
Colleen Tinker is the editor of Proclamation! magazine and also co-leads Former Adventist Fellowship with Richard, her husband. She was a third-generation Seventh-day Adventist and spent 15 years teaching English in both Adventist and Christian junior high and high schools.
In 1999 Colleen resigned as managing editor and news editor of Adventist Today when she and Richard left Adventism to make their behaviors congruent with their belief that Jesus alone saves.
NICOLE STEVENSON, Co-Host, Former Adventist Podcast
Nicole Stevenson lives in Southern California with her husband Carel and her two children, Joshua and Abigail. Nicole graduated from La Sierra University with a degree in social work and is currently staying home to raise their kids. She is the author of the “Life After” column in Proclamation! magazine and co-host of Former Adventist Podcast.
MARTIN L. CAREY, Board Member, Life Assurance Ministries
Martin L. Carey grew up as an Adventist in many different places, including the northeastern US, the Midwest, and Guam. During daylight hours he works as a psychologist for a high school in San Bernardino, CA. He is also a licensed family therapist. He is married to Sharon and has two sons, Matthew and Nick.
PAUL CARDEN, Director, The Centers for Apologetics Research
Paul Carden is executive director of The Centers for Apologetics Research. He has devoted over 30 years of his life to cult-related research and outreach in Latin America, Africa, eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. He spent 15 years working with Walter Martin in the Christian Research Institute, spending six years in Brazil and six as co-host of the live radiobroadcast “Bible Answer Man”.
Paul is also the general editor for various apologetics-oriented pamphlets produced by Rose Publishing, and his articles have appeared in a variety of missions and ministry publications. He and his wife Lisa have four children.
2022 Conference Schedule
Friday, February 18
9:30 AM – 9:00 PM (Lunch and dinner provided)
Saturday, February 19
9:30 AM – 7:00 PM (Lunch and dinner provided)
Sunday, February 20
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM (Church service at host church)
(Time to checkout from hotel)
12:00 – 5:00 PM (Fellowship Lunch provided at local home)
2022 Conference Schedule
Friday, February 18 (All times are PST)
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9:00 AM |
Arrive at Redeemer Fellowship in Loma Linda |
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SESSION 1 | 9:30 AM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY |
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SESSION 2 | 11:00 AM |
“Foundation: The Law” |
KASPARS OZOLINS |
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L U N C H |
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SESSION 3 | 1:00 PM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY |
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2:30 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
MARTIN CAREY |
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SESSION 4 | 4:00 PM |
“Foundation: Humanity” |
MARTIN CAREY |
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D I N N E R |
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SESSION 5 | 6:30 PM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY |
Saturday, February 19 (All times are PST)
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9:00 AM |
Arrive at Redeemer Fellowship in Loma Linda |
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SESSION 6 | 9:30 AM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY |
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11:00 AM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
MARTIN CAREY R & C TINKER KASPARS AND ROY |
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L U N C H |
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SESSION 7 | 1:00 PM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY |
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2:30 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
MARTIN CAREY |
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SESSION 8 | 4:00 PM |
Former Adventist Podcast—Live! |
NIKKI STEVENSON AND COLLEEN TINKER |
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D I N N E R A N D T E S T I M O N I E S |
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Sunday, February 20
| CHURCH | 9:30 AM PUBLIC STREAM |
Worship Singing |
KASPARS/ROY/AMY GARY INRIG |
2022 Conference Registration
In-Person or Online
- Free Registration—Click here to send us an email with the following information:
- Your full name and full names of persons attending with you
- Are you are attending in-person (coming to Loma Linda) or online (viewing on YouTube and Zoom)
- If in-person, are you vegetarian?
- You may also register by phone: 1-909-794-9804
- You must register to attend.