We are looking forward to meeting you at the fifteenth annual Southern California Former Adventist Fellowship Conference, “The New Lawgiver: Jesus”. We are meeting in Loma Linda, California, at Redeemer Fellowship from February 14 through 16, 2020.
Loma Linda is the center of Adventism in Southern California and is close to everything Southern California has to offer. You can snow ski, walk on the beach, or enjoy desert vistas within an hour’s drive.
We will have break-out sessions, a Q & A session, and times to exchange stories and encourage one another as well as enjoying meals together. There will be faith stories and great worship as well. Finally, we will gather for church at Redeemer Fellowship on Sunday morning.
We encourage you to plan now to attend. You’ll enjoy Southern California warmth, green grass, and blooming flowers in the heart of winter. This will be a weekend to be refreshed, encouraged, and to make new friends.
We are eager to spend the weekend with you!
Richard and Colleen Tinker
Conference Coordinators
2020 Conference Schedule*
Friday, February 14 (All times are PST)
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8:00–9:00 AM |
Arrive, pick up packet, snacks, coffee! |
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9:00 AM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker |
KASPARS AND ROY |
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10:30 AM |
“What is the Law of Christ?” |
KASPARS OZOLINS |
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P R O V I D E D • L U N C H |
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1:00 PM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker |
KASPARS AND ROY |
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2:30 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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4:00 PM |
“Adventism’s Gospel vs. Galatians’ Gospel” |
JIM VALENTINE |
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P R O V I D E D • D I N N E R |
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6:30 PM |
THIS MEETING IS PUBLIC—NO CHARGE |
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Saturday, February 15 (All times are PST)
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8:00–9:00 AM |
Arrive, snacks, coffee! |
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9:00 AM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker |
KASPARS AND ROY |
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10:30 AM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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P R O V I D E D • L U N C H |
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1:00 PM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker |
KASPARS AND ROY |
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2:30 PM |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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4:00 PM |
Former Adventist Podcast LIVE |
NIKKI STEVENSON AND |
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P R O V I D E D • D I N N E R |
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6:30 PM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker |
KASPARS AND ROY |
Sunday, February 16
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9:30 AM |
Worship Singing with Kaspars Ozolins and Roy Tinker Sermon: “Heart Check” 1 John 3:11–18 |
KASPARS AND ROY GARY INRIG |
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12:00 PM |
Provided Lunch at Local Home |
MAP PROVIDED |
2020 Conference Travel/Lodging
Conference Location
- Redeemer Fellowship
- 24711 Redlands Boulevard Suite K, Loma Linda, CA 92354
Meals
Registration fee includes the following meals:
- Friday lunch
- Friday dinner
- Saturday lunch
- Saturday dinner
- Sunday lunch
- Snacks throughout the conference
Lodging
*Prices are for comparison only per night. Prices were accessed on TripAdvisor.com in November, 2018. Conference coordinators have not stayed at any of these hotels and they are not the only hotels or motels in the area. Please check the web for current deals and options.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ($102*)
25222 Redlands Blvd, Loma Linda, CA 92354-1924
1-866-719-4205
Note: Includes breakfast buffet, wi-fi
Distance to Church: .7 miles
Fairfield Inn & Suites ($129*)
1041 Harriman Place, San Bernardino, CA 92408-4203
Note: Includes breakfast, wi-fi
Distance to Church: .8 miles
Good Nite Inn Redlands ($80*)
1675 Industrial Park Ave, Redlands, CA 92374-2830
Note: Includes wi-fi
Distance to Church: 3.2 miles
Area Airports
- Ontario International Airport (ONT) — Distance to Loma Linda: 21 miles
- Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) — Distance to Loma Linda: 52 miles
- John Wayne Airport (SNA) — Distance to Loma Linda: 60 miles
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Distance to Loma Linda: 75 miles
2020 Conference Speakers
GARY INRIG, Lead Pastor, Redeemer Fellowship (Hosting Church)
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 many seminars and Bible colleges.
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!
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.
As an amateur astronomer, he continues to search for darker skies with telescopes up to 20 inches. Family, research, and telescope-making take up his remaining energy. You may contact him at martincarey@sbcglobal.net.
JIM VALENTINE, Apologist and Researcher
Jim Valentine is the president of Christian Apologetics Research and Information Services (C.A.R.I.S.), an apologetics ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim has never been Adventist. His early career was in industrial chemistry, but he realized God was calling him to apologetics work, and he has become an expert in the pseudo-Christian cults.
Jim has been instrumental in helping connect Life Assurance Ministries with other apologetics ministries in the Christian community.
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.
2020 Conference Registration
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Conference Rates |
Cost* |
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Regular Rate |
*Cost includes all sessions, session binder, handouts, free stuff, lunch, dinner, and snacks on Friday, lunch, dinner, and snacks on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday.
Discounts
- Full-time student – $20 off
- Children 0–17 – Free with paid adult
Scholarships
- Scholarships are available. Also, a limited number of bedrooms in local homes are available. Please call for information.
More Information
- Phone 1-909-794-9804 for more information or registration by phone.
Registration online: Click here with your credit card information
Registration by phone: 1-909-794-9804 with your credit card information
Registration by mail: Send you check payable to Life Assurance Ministries to:
Life Assurance Ministries, PO Box 7776, Redlands, CA 92375