The Long Beach Harbor Southern Baptist Association invites your church, ministry leaders and those interested in serving in Leadership positions to the annual “EMPOWER” Leader/Sunday School Leadership Training event on Saturday, September 27, 2025. We are so excited and blessed to be sponsored by The Baptist Foundation of California this year.

 EMPOWER Conference Listing

·         Keynote Speaker and Pastor’s Conference Leader: Dr. Brian E. Kennedy, the Pastor of The Mt. Zion Church of Ontario, California and Professor at Gateway Seminary Ontario, CA. 

·         Pastor’s Conference Leader (Asian Collective): Dr. Victor Chayasirisobhon, Director of Missions, Orange County SBA, Director of the SBC Asian Collective 

·         Pastor’s Conference Leader (Spanish Session): Pastor Victor Solorzana; CSBC Vice-President and Senior Pastor, Iglesia Vida En Victoria, Bell Gardens, CA

·         Prayer is Responding to God’s Invitation to Come into His Presence: Dr. Thomas Bush, Director of Prayer Assist Ministries (Offered in Both Sessions)

·         New Ministry Strategy: Dr. Jawane Hilton, Senior Pastor, Brister Baptist Church, Compton, CA, President, California African American Fellowship (CAAF)/ Growing as a Leader: Learning to Live at the Intersection of the Cross: Dr. Cliff Jenkins, Assoc. Prof. of Leadership, Gateway Seminary, Pastor Leadership & Church Planting, Mt. Zion Church of Ontario, CA

·         AB506 Compliance and Legal Issues for Your Church to Avoid: Dr. Ralph Neighbour Church Compliance Consultant, for Church West /Financial Planning: Courtney Coates; Senior VP and Chief Legal Officer, The Baptist Foundation of California 

·         Connecting with the Next Generation - A Mandated Ministry: Pastor Dr. Gentre R. Adkins IV, EdD; Executive Pastor, Faithful Saint Mark Church, Los Angeles, CA /Connecting Youth with the Living Word: Josh Sanchez; Lead Pastor, First Southern Baptist Church Anaheim

·         How Does God Use Cultural Collisions? A Discipleship Framework for Cultural Collisions in Complex Urban Settings: Pastor Tommy Forester; Assistant Pastor, One Church Lakewood, Lakewood, CA/ Empowered to Thrive: Pastor Terrance Brooks. Lead Pastor One Church Lakewood, Lakewood, CA

·         English as a Second Language: Pastor Gil De La Rosa; Associational Mission Strategist for the Gold Coast Baptist Association; President of the California Director of Missions/ Engaging in Compassion Ministries/CA WMU & Missions - Focused Discipleship: Eva De La Rosa

·         How to Teach the Bible: Dr. Gregg Watson; Professor at Gateway Seminary, Ontario, CA/ The Gospel of John: Stanley Evans Assistant Pastor, Christ Second Baptist Church, LB, CA

·         Racial Reconciliation: Port Wilburn, Director of Missions Bridges Bay Association/ Navigating the Rainbow - Gender Fluidity: Marshelle Wilburn

·         Equipping Women for the Church: Dr. Cathie Smith, Former IMB Missionary, Expert Wife and Mother/ Getting Your Church Back to Growing!: Roger Byrd; CSBC Church Matters Team

·         A Conference for Widows and Widowers: Mary Egland, Bible Believers MB Church/ Supporting Families in Their Time of Loss: Pastor Dr. Gentre R. Adkins III, DTh, Senior Pastor of Faithful Saint Mark Church, Los Angeles, CA 

 Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

Time: 7:30am to 2:00pm

Location: Good Community Church of Torrance

                  19950 Mariner Avenue

                  Torrance, CA 90503

Cost: $25.00 which includes continental breakfast and catered lunch 

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