Services

Accreditation Support -- LLU

  • Turkey and Greece, seven churches of Revelation tour with Potomac Conference pastors, May 12-22. Provided spiritual and archeological support to the tour. (05/2019)
  • One of two main speakers at the Calimesa SDA Church Retreat at Pine Springs Ranch, San Jacinto Park. April 23-25, topic, Romans 3. (04/2010)
  • Speaker for LLU Board Retreat, Murietta CA, Feb 21. (02/2009)
  • Third Thursday presentation on Post-Modernism, Jan 15, Magan Hall Conference Room at LLU (01/2009)
  • "Christian Community," Chapel sermon at the Loma Linda University Church, Nov 12. (11/2008)
  • Speaker for Department of Psychiatry spiritual retreat in Forest Falls CA, Sept 13. (09/2008)

Accreditation Visits

  • WASC EER Site Visit, Loma Linda University, Oct 27-29 (10/2010)

Church Activities

  • "Worship in the Book of Revelation," plenary SS Class, Yucaipa SDA Church, Yucaipa, CA, Sept 17 (09/2011)
  • Sermon on the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John, Calimesa SDA Church, Calimesa, CA, Aug 27 (08/2011)
  • Plenary Address on the Remnant, Pacific Union Pastors Convention, Ontario CA, Aug 30 (08/2011)
  • Sermon at Vallejo Drive SDA Church, Glendale, CA, May 7 (05/2011)
  • Sermon at Desert Hot Springs SDA Church, April 23 (04/2011)
  • Four major presentations, Hawaii Conference Pastors, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan 9-12. (01/2011)
  • "Stages of Faith," Oak Glen Fellowship, Oak Glen, CA, December 11. (12/2010)
  • Sermon at Community Adventist Fellowship, Arcadia, CA, Nov 13 (11/2010)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee of the General Conference, Andrews University, October 17-18. (10/2010)
  • Sermon at All Nations SDA Church, Monrovia, CA, October 23 (10/2010)
  • Two presentations for the Adventist Forum Fellowship, New York, NY (Eschatology and Today''s World), September 18 (09/2010)
  • Sermon for Southern Asia Adventist Church, Redlands, CA, occasion of the 8th anniversary of the church''s founding. Topic of Adventist Identity. (09/2010)
  • Sabbath School lesson, Loma Linda University Church, Sept 4, on Romans 9. (09/2010)
  • Sermon on Worship in the Book of Revelation for the Calimesa SDA Church, August 21. (08/2010)
  • Sabbath Sermon and Seminar on the Remnant (morning and afternoon) at the Fallbrook SDA Church, Fallbrook CA, July 17. (07/2010)
  • Eight sermons at the Iowa-Missouri campmeeting near Columbia, Missour, June 2-5. Topics were Revelation, Daniel and Stages of Faith. (06/2010)
  • Mini- Campmeeting at Kelowna, BC. Topics of Revelation, Authenticity and Stages of Faith. May 7-8. (05/2010)
  • Sermon at Community Adventist Fellowship, Arcadia CA on May 1. Daniel. (05/2010)
  • Ohio Conference Ministerial Retreat, Sandusky Ohio, March 5-6, instruction in the new Revelation Seminar. (03/2010)
  • Los Angeles Adventist Forum, Glendale CA, February 27, Remnant. (02/2010)
  • SS Class for Loma Linda Univeristy Church, January 2, topic on the fruits of the Spirit. (01/2010)
  • West Point of Evangelism, three plenary devotionals, Authenticity, Stages of Faith, Remnant, Simi Valley CA, December 6-9. (12/2009)
  • Speaker at Adventist-Muslim Relations Conference a LaSierra University, Sept 25-26 (09/2009)
  • Five plenary presentations at the Western Korean Camp Meeting at Pacific Union College, Aug 3-7. (08/2009)
  • Presentation on the Remnant at the Southeastern California Conference Worker''s Meeting, June 4, Conference Office. (06/2009)
  • Four sermons or presentations at the North Dakota Conference Camp Meeting, Bismarck, ND, June 9-12 (06/2009)
  • Multiple Presentations at the Alberta Conference Pastors Meeting, June 30 - July 3 (06/2009)
  • Two part series of sermons on the terrors of the end in Calimesa SDA Church, May 30 and June 6 (05/2009 - 06/2009)
  • Auburn CA SDA Church Weekend, March 13-14 (03/2009)
  • Revelation Seminar, Ohio Conference, Sandusky OH, March 20-22 (03/2009)
  • School of Medicine Alumni Convention Vespers, Mar 6:  "Value-Added Medicine" (03/2009)
  • Oak Glen Fellowship, main speaker. (01/2009)
  • "The Remnant" at the San Diego Adventist Forum at the Tierrasante SDA Church, San Diego CA, Nov 8 (11/2008)
  • Speaker at Adventist-Muslim Relations Conference at the Quiet Hour, Redlands CA, Sept 25-28. (09/2008)
  • Annual Korean Pastors Convention in Portland OR on Post-Modernism. (09/2008)
  • Contemporary Issues Sabbath School Class in Calimesa CA, Aug 9 on the Remnant. (08/2008)
  • Sabbath Sermon on Remnant at the Calimesa SDA Church, Aug 30 (08/2008)
  • Sabbath Sermon in Corona SDA Church, July 26 (07/2008)
  • Great Controversy Convention with Jan Paulsen, Dayton, OH, May 9-10. (05/2008)
  • "The Meaning of Easter," Rolling Hills SDA Church, March 22. (03/2008)
  • Oak Glen Fellowship, March 8. (03/2008)
  • Main Speaker at Ellen White Conference. Paradise Valley SDA Church, Jan 11-12. (01/2008)
  • Southern California Conference Pastors Meetings, Jan 13-14, Palm Springs, CA. (01/2008)
  • Sermon, "More Than One Right Way to Think," Loma Linda University Church, Jan 24. (01/2008)
  • Three lectures at the National FDIC Consultation at the Quiet Hour, Redlands, CA, December 7-9. (12/2007)
  • Moderated Creation Conference at the Loma Linda University Church, five speakers and discussions (Standish, Pitman, Roth, Chadwick and Giem), September 14-15. (09/2007)
  • Two devotionals on the Remnant at the Loma Linda University Leadership Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA, September 13-14. (09/2007)
  • More than six hours of Simply Revelation with North American Division Korean Youth Leaders, La Sierra University, September 2. (09/2007)
  • Devotional on Daniel for the Yucaipa Church Retreat at Big Bear, CA, August 18. (08/2007)

Committee Membership (LLU)

  • Member, Campus Spiritual Life Committee. (10/2010 - 06/2019)
  • Vice-Chair, Center for Spiritual LIfe and Wholeness administrative committee. (07/2007 - 06/2019)
  • Member, Dean's Council (01/2007 - 06/2019)
  • Member, President's Committee (01/2007 - 06/2019)
  • Member, President's Council (01/2007 - 06/2019)
  • Chair, School of Religion Faculty (01/2007 - 06/2015)
  • Diversity Council (10/2018 - Present)
  • Administrative Committee of the Center for Understanding World Religions. (10/2016 - Present)

Committee Membership (non-LLU)

  • North American Division Health Ministries Committee, General Conference of SDAs. (04/2011 - 11/2019)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee of the General Conference (04/1999 - 11/2019)
  • World Religions Study Committee, GC (03/2009 - 03/2011)
  • IBMTE Committee of the General Conference of SDAs (01/2009 - 12/2010)
  • AAAA Event at General Conference, Nov 4-6, SS Lesson and active involvement in committee. (11/2010)
  • IBMTE, General Conference of SDAs, April 6 (10/2009 - 10/2010)
  • World Religions Study Committee (General Conference, Silver Spring, MD), Sept 20 (09/2010)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee, GC, meeting at Andrews University, April 12-13. (04/2010)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee, GC, at Andrews U, October 19-20. (10/2009)
  • World Religions Study Committee, General Conference, Sept 14 (09/2009)
  • Islam Study Committee, GC (03/2006 - 03/2009)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee, Andrews University, Oct 19-21 (10/2008)
  • Islam Study Committee, June 17. (06/2008)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee, April 14-15, Loma Linda. (04/2008)
  • Islam Study Committee, March 26. (03/2008)
  • Attended the Biblical Research Institute Committee, Andrews University, October 21-23. (10/2007)
  • Islam Study Committee, General Conference, Silver Spring, MD, October 3. (10/2007)
  • Health Ministries Committee of the North American Division of SDAs. (01/2009 - Present)
  • Biblical Research Institute Committee of the General Conference of SDAs (10/1998 - Present)

Community Service

  • Two presentations at the School of Medicine Annual Retreat, Pine Springs Ranch, Mountain Center CA, Sept 23-24 (09/2011)
  • Main Speaker at Leadership Conference, Winter Park Adventist Hospital, Winter Park, FL, Aug 6 (08/2011)
  • Eulogy for Ralph Larson at the Loma Linda University Church Youth Chapel, September 1. (09/2007)
  • Andrews Academy Baccalaureate - \"Tuesdays with Andrews\" (06/2007)
  • Loma Linda University Baccalaureate - \"Tuesdays with Loma Linda\" (06/2007)
  • LLU Pastor-Teacher Conf - Keynote speaker (2 hours) for Ellen White Estate conference aimed at local pastors and teachers (04/2007)
  • Seminary Chapel - Preached on Guilt or Grace, Andrews University (04/2007)
  • Fiji Union - 42 hours of pastors meetings at church camp and several hours of church weekend at Lautoka (02/2007)
  • British Columbia Conf Workers Meeting - Gave six lectures of one to two hours on the Book of Revelation (01/2007)
  • Guam Week of Prayer - Five morning, six evening and Sabbath morning and afternoon meetings for Clinic and churches (01/2007)

International Service

  • Lyon, France. Devotional speaker for EUD Year-End Meetings, October 31 - November 5. (10/2019 - 11/2019)
  • Dominican Republic, main speaker at camp meeting and pastors conference, July 17-21. (07/2019)
  • Keynote speaker at Adventist-Muslim Relations Conference (General Conference), Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, June 10-14. (06/2019)
  • Turkey and Greece, seven churches of Revelation tour with Potomac Conference pastors, May 12-22. Provided spiritual and archeological support to the tour. (05/2019)
  • Multiple presentations to pastors and elders, Rio Grande do Sul Central Conference, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Aug 13-16 (08/2011)
  • Multiple presentations to pastors of the Ural Conference, Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 19-26 (06/2011)
  • Five major presentations with Graeme Bradford, Auckland, New Zealand, March 11-13, videod for later use. (03/2011)
  • Twelve major presentations in seven locations of Australia (Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Cooranbong, Newcastle, North NSW, Perth), Jan 28 - Feb 13. (01/2011 - 02/2011)
  • Tokyo Central Church, Tokyo Japan, weekend on the Book of Revelation, January 20-23. (01/2010)
  • Northern Asia Division Bible Conference, with BRI, Tokyo Japan, January 24-28. Simply Revelation. (01/2010)
  • Five sermons on the Gospel in the Book of Revelation at the Slovenia Mission Bible Conference. Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct 4. (10/2009)
  • Bible Conference on Revelation in Belgrade for the Serbian Union, Oct 10 (10/2009)
  • Bible Conference on Revelation in Novi Sad for the Serbian Union, Oct 11. (10/2009)
  • Bible Conference on Revelation for Adriatic Union in Zagreb, Oct 3 (10/2009)
  • Swiss Union Pastors Meeting, Diablerets, Switzerland, April 24-26, on Post-Modernism (04/2009)
  • Main speaker at pastoral retreat, pastors from Scottish, Irish and Wales missions, held in Scotland, Feb 8-14 (02/2009)
  • Five presentations at the Understanding Islam Conference, Avondale College, Australia, Jan 18-24 (01/2009)
  • Main speaker for South England Pastors Conference held in Athens, Greece, Oct 12-17 (10/2008)
  • Weekend pastors meetings in Moscow, Russia. July 18-20. (07/2008)
  • Revelation Seminar for South Pacific Division Officers, May 1-7, Auckland, NZ. (05/2008)

Presentations -- Lay Audience

  • Three plenary presentations, British Columbia Conference Camp Meeting, July 25-27, Hope, BC (07/2011)
  • Fourteen presentations entitled "Calimesa University," a class in the Book of Revelation at Calimesa SDA Church, Calimesa, CA. (10/2010 - 05/2011)
  • Seven part Revelation Seminar at Community Adventist Fellowship, Arcadia, CA (10/2010 - 01/2011)
  • Five presentations: Potomac Conference Pastor/Teacher''''''''s Convention, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 10-13. (10/2010)
  • Small group seminar on Revelation, Community Adventist Fellowship, Monrovia, CA, August 27, Sept 3 and Sept 10. (09/2010)
  • "Present Truth," presented to Third Thursday fellowship at Loma Linda University, April 22. (04/2010)
  • Beyond the Bottom Line Convention, Adventist Business Professionals, San Diego, CA, March 9-11. (03/2008)
  • Presentations on post-modernism and the Remnant for the Spiritual Renaissance Retreat, Monterey, CA, December 28 - January 1. (12/2007 - 01/2008)
  • Sermon on Daniel for Loma Linda University Finance Officers Retreat at Pine Springs Ranch, Idlewild, CA, October 12-14. (10/2007)
  • Reading Revelation in 2007, with Sigve Tonstad, Les Pollard and Kendra Haloviak, Living Conversations Group at Loma Linda University, August 24. (09/2007)
  • Devotional on the Seven Churches of Revelation for the President’s Council at Loma Linda University, August 14. (08/2007)

Society Memberships (professional)

  • Adventist Society for Religious Studies Regular Member (07/2006 - 11/2019)
  • Chicago Society for Biblical Research (09/1987 - Present) (link)
  • Adventist Society for Religious Studies (09/1984 - Present) (link)
  • Society of Biblical Literature Regular Member (09/1984 - Present) (link)