Carolina Conference Camp Meeting

Maury Gilmore (left) is a Certified ChristianConciliator who helps Christians to biblically resolve conflict in their personal, family, church, and business relationships. She has served many in the Western North Carolina area. Susan Smith is a restorative justice facilitator and district criminal court mediator with Piedmont Mediation, Inc. She has herown Christian mediation and conflict coaching...

Robert Banks , aka Pastor Bob, grew up in Connecticut and attended the Methodist Church. His teenagequest to find Christ led him to the Adventist churchand a clear call to ministry. He worked as a pastor in the greater Boston area where he met his wife, Joannie, and has since served as pastor, ministerial secretary, and professor, preaching and teaching on six continents. He and Joannie currently...

Daniel R. Jackson has been president of the North American Division (NAD) since 2010. With the exception of five years of service in the Southern Asia Division, Jackson, a native Canadian, has lived and ministered in the NAD. He holds a M.A. in religion in systematic theology, and has served the church as a pastor, teacher, and in administration. Jackson and his wife, Donna, enjoy the three childr...

Henry Johnson is currently serving Carolina Conference as Youth and Young Adult director.  As this journey continues, his passion is in proclaiming the true God of Scripture through  his true personality--especially to young people and those of non-Adventist perspectives. He longs to see the development of restorative community through discipleship. His motto is: Founded on Scripture and Focused o...

Tony LaPorte is the men’s ministries coordinator for the Carolina Conference and pastor of the Charleston Adventist Church. A 20-year veteran retired from the U.S. Army, he received his degree in theology from Southwestern Adventist University and a master’s degree in counseling from Amberton University. LaPorte and his wife, Nereida, previously served as family ministries coordinators for the Iow...

Gordon Bietz began his career in Northern California, and has since served as teacher, pastor, and president of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference, recently retiring after 19 years as president of Southern Adventist University. He now serves as part-time director for higher education for the Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities (AACU), a consortium of 13 institutions that collaborate...

Melissa McCoy-Weisner and Eric Vaughn Weisner have been married 12 years. They were married to each other previously before divorcing, at which point they both individually sought God and, in the process, found one another in a new light, giving them a passion for marriage and family ministry focused on prayer. Eric is a middle school computer science teacher; Melissa is an English teacher and ass...

Dick Duerksen is a storyteller from the Oregon Conference and a self-proclaimed "Itinerant Pollinator of Grace." During 48 years as an Adventist preacher, pastor, and administrator, he has carried the good news of grace around the world, using narrative-style presentations that bring hope to your heart. Duerksen and his wife, Brenda, have three married children. He is also a professional...

Roger Hernandez is the ministerial and evangelism director for the Southern Union. He has written over 14 books, including the Discipleship Book of the Year, Everyone Welcome. A practical and engaging internationalspeaker, Hernandez presents on leadership, evangelism,accountability, and diversity. Kathy Hernandez is the Southern Union ministerial and evangelism coordinator. She has a degree in ele...

Jim Davidson pastored several churches in the Floridaand Kentucky-Tennessee conferences before being called to serve in the Carolina Conference as ministerial director, thenexecutive secretary and finally, president. He has served as executive secretary for the Southern Union Conference since 2011. The joys of Davidson’s life are his wife, Bonnie, and their two adult children, Sarah and Jonathan.

Dennis Millburn holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business management. He has served as treasurer in the Iowa, Florida, Southern New England, Gulf States, and Southern Union Conferences, and recently retired after 44 years. Millburn is married to Bobbie, a nurse, who enjoys traveling with him to various churches to preachon stewardship and provide weekend seminars filled with practical trai...

Daniel R. Jackson has been president of the North American Division (NAD) since 2010. With the exception of five years of service in the Southern Asia Division, Jackson, a native Canadian, has lived and ministered in the NAD. He holds a M.A. in religion in systematic theology, and has served the church as a pastor, teacher, and in administration. Jackson and his wife, Donna, enjoy the three childr...

Henry Johnson is currently serving Carolina Conference as Youth and Young Adult director.  As this journey continues, his passion is in proclaiming the true God of Scripture through  his true personality--especially to young people and those of non-Adventist perspectives. He longs to see the development of restorative community through discipleship. His motto is: Founded on Scripture and Focused o...

Gary Swanson, MA Associate Director Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Department                                     General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Elder Gary B. Swanson has served for nine years as associate director of the Department of Sabbath School and Personal Ministries of the General Conference. Prior to this he worked 15 years as editor of CQ, formerly Collegiate Quar...

Roy Gane is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. Dr. Gane is particularly interested in exploring ways that principles from biblical laws and sanctuary worship can guide and empower modern people who choose to accept transformation by Christ through the Holy Spirit in preparation for Christ’s Second Co...

Roy Gane is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. Dr. Gane is particularly interested in exploring ways that principles from biblical laws and sanctuary worship can guide and empower modern people who choose to accept transformation by Christ through the Holy Spirit in preparation for Christ’s Second Co...

Sabbath, June 2, 2018Sabbath School.

Shawn Boonstra is the speaker/director for Voice of Prophecy (VOP). Each week he co-hosts the VOP broadcast with his wife, Jean, and looks at current events in the light of the Bible’s perspective on today’s issues. He travels the world to hold live meetings, and these events have been presented on every continent except Antarctica. Shawn’s presentations on the Great Controversy this weekend will...

Shawn Boonstra is the speaker/director for Voice of Prophecy (VOP). Each week he co-hosts the VOP broadcast with his wife, Jean, and looks at current events in the light of the Bible’s perspective on today’s issues. He travels the world to hold live meetings, and these events have been presented on every continent except Antarctica. Shawn’s presentations on the Great Controversy this weekend will...

Shawn Boonstra is the speaker/director for Voice of Prophecy (VOP). Each week he co-hosts the VOP broadcast with his wife, Jean, and looks at current events in the light of the Bible’s perspective on today’s issues. He travels the world to hold live meetings, and these events have been presented on every continent except Antarctica. Shawn’s presentations on the Great Controversy this weekend will...

Hans Diehl, DrHSc, is the founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute and the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP). His morning and afternoon sessions will highlight the therapeutic value of a plantstrong, whole-food-centered dietary lifestyle combined with a daily program of exercise and adequate sleep. As we prepare for the final phase of the Great Controversy, we need clear minds, spiritu...

Eric Flickinger, associate speaker for It Is Written, provides well-researched training on how to keep new members in the church and actively involve them in the church family. The points he covers are applicable to retaining established members as well and include caring for new children, growing faith-affirming relationships, and making your church home a place no one will want to leave.

Ken Mathews, a physician who also holds a bachelor’s degree in classical archaeology, explores the topic of the Great Controversy as played out in the religious liberty arena. He will begin with a brief history of religious freedom and then delve into the end-time prophecies of Revelation. Ken is also the author of an exhaustive commentary on Revelation, Revelation Reveals Jesus.

Roy Rugless has a passion for prayer and was the first director of prayer ministries for the South Central Conference. Retired now, Roy will address the disciples’ request to Christ, “Lord, teach us to pray,” and provide tools to enhance your prayer life. Each session builds upon the previous seminar, so you won’t want to miss even one. Bring your Bible.