Camp Meeting 2021

Camp Meeting — June 14-19, 2021

Thank you for joining us for Camp Meeting 2021! Special thanks to Walla Walla University Church for hosting us this year.

Full programs

Monday, June 14, 2021

"Good Trouble" — Randy Maxwell

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

"Get Used to Different" — Randy Maxwell

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

"Praying for Rain" — Randy Maxwell

Thursday, June 17, 2021

"Waking the Dead" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

Friday, June 18, 2021

"Who'd A Thunk It?" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

Saturday, June 19, 2021

"Gospel Eyes" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

Saturday, June 19, 2021

"Praying for Rain" — John C. Freedman

Sermons Only

"Good Trouble" — Randy Maxwell

"Get Used to Different" — Randy Maxwell

"Praying for Rain" — Randy Maxwell

"Waking the Dead" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

"Who'd A Thunk It?" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

"Gospel Eyes" — Ron Halvorsen Jr.

"Refreshing Eyes" — John C. Freedman

Children's Programs

Episode #1

Rich Aguilera

Episode #2

Rich Aguilera

Episode #3

Rich Aguilera

Episode #4

Rich Aguilera

Episode #5

Rich Aguilera

Episode #6

Rich Aguilera

Episode #7

Rich Aguilera

Seminars

S. Joseph Kidder, DMin

A Glimpse of God’s Grace and Power and the Prodigals and those who Love Them


This seminar will retell the Story of the Prodigal Son from a Eastern prospective. You will hear the story in an enterally new way and it will change you forever.


Dr. S. Joseph Kidder is a professor of Christian ministry at Andrews University. He has been teaching in the areas of spiritual growth, church growth, evangelism and leadership at Andrews for more than ten years. Prior to that, he had more than 20 years of successful pastoral work. Dr. Kidder travels extensively in the United States and abroad conducting seminars and training pastors, church leaders, and members in evangelism, leadership, and spirituality. His passion is to help people have a vibrant, ongoing, authentic walk with God. He and his wife, Denise, have two children, Jason and Stephanie.

Jonathan Betlinski, MD – Rachel Scribner

Depression & Anxiety — How to Help Our Kids

(Youth & Young Adult)

Dr. Jonathan Betlinski is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University, where he also gets to be the director of the division of public psychiatry. Jonathan grew up in Pathfinders, his parents are Pathfinder coordinators in Oregon Conference today. He is a humorous and energetic communicator that keeps listeners learning and laughing.


Rachel Scribner is a freelance writer and creative living in Vancouver, Washington. She received a Master of Arts in Cinema, Religion, and Worldview from the Center for Media Ministry at Walla Walla University. Rachel loves to take a giant tangle of information and make it easier for others to understand. Tasked with creating mental health resources for the North American Division, Rachel reached out to Dr. Jon Betlinski, and Oregon Conf. Relational Ministries Director Gary Parks, and from their expertise came a series of mental health advice booklets. The NAD Mental Health Series is now available for download at oneteammentalhealth.org.

Ashwin Sukumaran, LP

The Health Message & the Latter Rain

(Health)

Ashwin Sukumaran was studying electrical engineering technology in Maryland when he felt the call to medical missionary work. He was convinced that medical missionary work is what God is going to use to put an end to all suffering by taking the Gospel to the world near the end of time. After completing his degree, he embarked on a new pathway of study to seek Christ’s true method of healing and evangelism. He began his training at Wildwood Health Retreat (now Butler Creek Health Education Center) where he had an encounter with Jesus, the Living Savior, who became his best friend. He then returned to Maryland and held Bible studies, training medical missionaries, while working as an EMT. In 2014, he came to Uchee Pines Institute to take the lifestyle counselor program and stayed on as a staff member, eventually studying lifestyle medicine under the mentorship of the physicians and becoming a lifestyle practitioner. He is currently serving on the medical staff as a lifestyle practitioner and spends his time preaching, teaching and helping lifestyle guests not only in Uchee Pines, but in various churches, institutions and communities domestically and internationally. Recently he has also taken up a position serving in ASI Southern Union as ASI VP of Gulf States Conference, where he finds more opportunity to help church members to get involved in ministry.

Ray Hartwell

The Joneses Have It All Wrong…

(Stewardship)

Ray Hartwell is the director of Grateful Living, a ministry of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, covering stewardship and planned giving trust services. He also serves as the corporate secretary of the Georgia-Cumberland Association of Seventh-day Adventists.

He receive his bachelor's degree in theology from Southern Adventist University and his master's degree in divinity from Andrews Theological Seminary, Andrews University. Mark and his wife, Jeanne, have two adult children and two grandchildren.

Dennis Smith

Baptism of the Holy Spirit & Prayer

(Prayer)

Pastor Dennis Smith has served the church for more than 55 years as active layman, pastor, conference ministerial & stewardship director, conference lay training director. He is a published author, national and international speaker. His best-known book series are the 40 Days devotional books published by the Review & Herald and Pacific Press. Pastor Smith has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree from Colorado State University and a Master of Divinity Degree from Andrews University Theological Seminary. He has also taken studies from Loma Linda University School of Public Health. He presently pastors the Clearview Seventh-day Adventist Church in Surprise, AZ.


Pastor Smith's Presentation as PDF

Lowell Cooper

The Holy Spirit Draws the Mission Map

(Mission)

Lowell Cooper, now retired, served as general vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists since 1998. He began his denominational service in 1969 as a pastor for the Peace River district of the Alberta Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. From 1973 to 1977 Lowell directed the Lay Activities Department of the Alberta Conference. In 1978 the Coopers relocated to Lahore, Pakistan, after he accepted a dual assignment as director of the Lay Activities and Sabbath School departments. In 1980 he was appointed to a similar position in the Southern Asia Division in Pune/Hosur, India. He continued in this assignment until 1985, when he transferred to that division’s Church Ministries Department. Lowell was secretary of the Southern Asia Division from 1990 to 1994, when he returned to the United States to serve as an associate secretary of the General Conference. Lowell and his wife, Rae Lee (née Figuhr), are the parents of two adult children—Jondell Roy and Todd.

DeeAnn Bragaw

Go Ahead and Send the Rain, God, But Could We Skip the Mud?

(Women's Ministries)

DeeAnn Bragaw serves as director of women’s ministries and prayer ministries for Rocky Mountain Conference. She's passionate about helping people dive deeper into God’s Word and prayer. 

Sung Kwon

Change the Questions, Change the World

(Adventist Community Services)

Sung Kwon is the former executive director of the North American Division Adventist Community Services (ACS), where he served since 2001 and is an ordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Though he grew up in a family with Buddhist and Catholic beliefs, he became a baptized member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1991. Dr. Kwon serves as a chaplain (Major) for Civil Air Patrol, US Air Force Auxiliary. He has served on the boards of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD), National Interfaith Coalition on Aging (NICA), and National Mass Care Council. He studied business administration at the University of Maryland, received a bachelor’s degree in theology from Washington Adventist University, earned a master’s degree in public administration from Wright State University, received a Milton Murray Fellowship for Harvard University Business School’s Executive Education program, and received a doctorate (Ph.D.) in leadership at Andrews University, and a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Urban Ministry at Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.



Featuring

Randy Maxwell — Main Speaker

Randy Maxwell is the pastor of the Renton Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Renton, Washington. He also serves as director of prayer ministries for the Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Randy also gave 18 years to the publishing work at Pacific Press Publishing Association in Nampa, Idaho. Randy is an author, conference speaker, and the founder of If My People Pray Ministries, through which he has presented prayer and revival seminars across North America and internationally. His seven books include If My People Pray, Bring Back the Glory, and Boot Camp for the Last Days. Pastor Maxwell is heard every weekend on 820AM The Word Seattle on the “Hope for Today” radio program, and, with his wife Suzette, hosts a weekly small group study on FaceBook called Friday Night Live. Randy and Suzette have been married 41 years. They have three adult children, one son-in-law, and three adorable grandchildren (one sleeps in Jesus awaiting the resurrection). The motto that drives Randy’s life and ministry is: “The need is great. The key is prayer. The time is now.”

Ron Halvorsen Jr. — Main Speaker

Ron Halvorsen Jr. is the senior pastor of the North Cascade Adventist Church. He came to Washington from Ohio where he was president of the Ohio Conference. The son of a pastor/evangelist, Ron has pastored in churches small and large over the years. He has been the senior pastor of three of our University and College churches in the United States. Ron has been married for 39 years (40 this July) to Buffy, who has been an associate pastor in team ministry with him for the last 21 years. Their son, Ronnie III and his wife, Josie, live in Glendale, California, and are parents to Noah (7), Rhys (4), and Alec (1). Their daughter, Stephanie and her husband, Doug, live in Sequim, Washington.

John C. Freedman — main Speaker

John C. Freedman is the president of the North Pacific Union Conference. After attending Rutgers University for a bachelor’s degree in business and accounting, John received his Master of Divinity degree at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He also has training in coaching and mentoring, conflict and time management, and prayer and spiritual gifts ministry. Pastoral callings took John from New Jersey to the Rocky Mountain and Northern California conferences. After serving in several leadership roles for Washington Conference, including as president, John was called to lead NPUC. John and his wife, Malinda, have three grown sons, two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. John loves to read, take walks on the beach, do projects around their home, enjoy water sports and spend time with his family — especially those grandchildren. 

Rich Aguilera — Children's Speaker

Rich Aguilera, also known as the "Mud Guy" has currently traveled to 82 countries of the world. He has been writing for Guide Magazine for more than 12 years and he's also the author of several books including 21 Tools to Teach Kids about Jesus, Firewalkers, and Passport to Adventure. Rich has produced popular television programs such as Kids'Time, The BIG 3, Bible Treasures, and The Creation Case. Recently he wrote and produced the feature film, The Mysterious Note. For several years, he toured his live stage show: DINOSAURS! What Does the Bible Say? During the pandemic, he started Kids' Sabbath School Review, a weekly review of the primary Sabbath School lesson. His ministry is called One Mustard Seed, and his store is Unique Christian Toys. Rich lives in Michigan and is married and has two teenage sons. 

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