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for God’s children to grow in. He showed the importance
of teaching and training others for service now to help
prepare them for eternity in God’s family.
“Running the Race While Keeping the Faith”:
Mr. Franks
concluded the conference with an inspirational reminder
to the elders to run the Christian race with endurance and
to reassess themselves using the list of qualifications of
elders given in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. He gave the elders
specific action steps to apply in better serving and loving
the members.
Conference reports
The conference also included a number of informative and
inspirational reports, including:
Ministerial Services: Mr. Horchak gave an update on the
congregations and the ministry. There are currently 201
total ministers, including 72 pastors around the world. He
introduced the 10 new elders ordained in the last year as
well as the two whose ministerial credentials were accepted:
• Scott Hammer
• Ron McNeill
• Perry Miller (credentialed)
• James Muir (credentialed)
• Nathan Mukeshimana
• Manuel Nuñez
• John Quast
• Tom Riner
Recharging Among Peers
Opposite page, clockwise from the top:
Joel Meeker gives an
update on the Ministerial Board of Directors; Les McCullough
and Larry Salyer connect at the evening mixer; Sandra Fisher
and Jeannie Evans at the welcome barbecue
This page, clockwise from top left:
Dave Treybig leads a discus-
sion at the writers’ breakout session; social media manager
Rebecca Gutierrez shows Lonnie Gjesvold how to access
Twitter on his iPad; Carol Burke soaks in the sun in the atrium
of the Crowne Plaza hotel where the conference was held; the
ministers and their wives who have served for over 50 years;
approximately 250 elders and their wives along with head-
quarters staff and guests listen to the seminars