Margaret Feinberg
General Session 1: Charge Up
Track Topic: Flourishing in Life’s Seasons

Part I: The Seasons of Life – Their Challenges and Benefits
Part II: The Seasons of Life – Deep Roots for Every Season

A self-described “hot mess,” Margaret Feinberg is a popular Bible teacher and speaker at churches and leading conferences such as CatalystThrive, and Women of Joy, and creator of best-selling coloring books for grown ups — Live Loved: An Adult Coloring Book and Live Free: An Adult Coloring Book. Her books, including The Organic God, The Sacred EchoScouting the Divine, WonderstruckFight Back With Joyand their corresponding Bible studies, have sold nearly one million copies and received critical acclaim and extensive national media coverage from CNN, the Associated PressUSA TodayLos Angeles Times,Washington Post, and more.

She was recently named one of 50 women most shaping culture and the church today by Christianity Today, one of the 30 Voices who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of 40 who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing magazine. Margaret lives in Utah with her husband, Leif, and their superpup, Hershey. She spends most mornings with her good friends Coffee and God. Without Coffee, mornings would be difficult. Without God, life would be impossible.  She also believes some of the best days are spent in jammies, laughing, and being silly.

Reverend Samuel Rodriguez
General Session 2: Charge Across
Rev. Dr. Samuel Rodriguez is the President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/CONEL), the world’s largest Hispanic Christian organization, serving as a representative voice for the more than 100 million Hispanic Evangelicals assembled in over 40,118 U.S. churches and over 450,000 churches spread throughout the Spanish-speaking diaspora.

Rodriguez has been included in lists of influencers in America,, which have recognized his impact across the religious and Latino communities, including:

  • 40 People Who Radically Changed The World” -Charisma Magazine 2015
  • 101 Most Influential Leaders” – Latino Leaders Magazine 2015 and 2016
  • Top 100 Christian Leaders in America” – Newsmax 2015
  • 2013 TIME nomination as 100 most influential people in the world – TIME 2013
  • 10 White & Brown MLKs of Our Time” -Black Christian News 2013
  •   #1 Best seller author L.A. Times – Be Light: Shining God’s Beauty, Truth and Hope in a Darkened World

Rodriguez was also prominently featured in the April 15, 2013 TIME cover story, The Latino Reformation. He has been described as one of America’s leading Christian and Latino voices, and as the leader of the Latino Evangelical movement, by CNN, Fox, NBC Telemundo, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle and Charisma Magazine.

In January 2013, he was the first Latino to ever be invited to deliver the keynote address at The Martin Luther King, Jr. 40th Anniversary Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Rodriguez has been the keynote speaker at The Ethics and Public Policy Center’s 2013 National Religious Freedom Conference in Washington, D.C., as well as at The White House, Princeton, Yale, Promise Keepers, The National Association of Evangelicals and Liberty University. A representative of President Obama’s White House Task Force on Fatherhood and Healthy Families, he frequently meets and consults members of both parties in Congress and in White House meetings on social justice, Latino and values issues and provided consultation to a number of 2016 presidential campaigns on issues such as religious liberties.

Rodriguez is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award presented by the Congress of Racial Equality; the 2015 Rosa Parks Courage Award given by the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute (SYLDI);  “Defender of the Dream” award presented in 2016 by Alveda King and the King Family as well as Bishop Harry Jackson of The Reconciled Church. He is regularly featured, profiled and quoted by The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, NBC Telemundo, ABC, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Newsweek, Univision, The New York Times, The Wall St. Journal, CNN Español, Bill Moyers, Boston Globe, The Atlanta Constitution, Ministry Today, The Christian Post, Charisma, CBN, TBN and many others.

An award-winning author, Rodriguez contributes to The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Outreach magazine, Ministry Today, Enrichment Journal, Vida Cristiana, Christianity Today, Yale “Reflections” and others. In addition to Be Light, he is also the author  The Lamb’s Agenda and Path of Miracles (2009).

Rodriguez currently serves on the Board of Directors of some of America’s leading Evangelical organizations such as Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, National Association of Evangelicals, Empowered21, PCCNA and Christianity Today. He earned his Master’s degree in educational leadership from Lehigh University and received Honorary Doctorates from Baptist University of the Americas and Northwest University. He is an Assemblies of God Ordained Minister since the age of 23. Rodriguez also serves as Senior Pastor of New Season Christian Worship Center in Sacramento, California, where he resides with his wife, Eva, and their three children.

For All Seasons
General Session 2
 For All Seasons began leading worship at Biola University of Southern California in 2007, with the vision to see God receive honor, glory and praise in all areas of life. And now, after almost 10 years of ministering cross the country, lead vocalist and songwriter, Emily Hamilton, says what still matters most is that they inspire listeners to embrace a true heart and lifestyle of worship:

“The God we serve is constantly good, constantly powerful, constantly loving. We long to match that consistency with hearts that worship Him regardless of the circumstances we are in. Our desire is to challenge people to lift their eyes up above their current circumstance and worship God with what He deserves: Everything.”

In the Summer of 2014, after spending several years leading worship at Hume Lake Christian Camps, the band decided to switch gears and devote all of their time to touring and releasing original songs that inspire authentic worship. This decision coincided with the release of the their self-titled album For All Seasons, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Christian/Gospel charts in late July. While it was a significant achievement for the young band, they refused to be uprooted from their driving purpose: To use their gifts to usher people into His presence by creating music that manifests the joy of knowing their Creator and encouraging people to know Him deeper. As they continue writing and releasing new music, For All Seasons feels empowered and ready to continue encouraging communities, near and far, to worship God in every season of life.

Willie Nolte
General Session 3

Dr. William C. Nolte is a recognized leader in pastoral development with over thirty years of experience as a lead pastor, mentor pastor and conference speaker. As TM’s CEO/Mission Lead, the association has expanded and strengthened its training and mentoring programs as it relates to pastor development, church health and planting partnerships. Nolte and his wife, Joy, are the proud parents of 4 children, and 4 grandchildren. Hello!

Bobby Schuller
General Session 3
Bobby Schuller is Lead Pastor at Shepherd’s Grove church, Garden Grove, California, and the Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller television program. Hour of Power was founded by Dr. Robert H. Schuller, Bobby’s grandfather, and has been broadcasting a message of hope for nearly 50 years. Bobby has continued his grandfather’s legacy by sharing his message of the love and dignity every human being receives from God. He teaches that,

        “You are not what you do, you are not what you have, you are not
         what people say about you, you are the beloved of God,” and if you
         can believe that, then you can deeply connect and share God’s love
         with people in the fifteen feet of space around you.”

Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller is broadcast on a variety of television stations and is viewed by millions around the world. Every day, the Hour of Power team corresponds through calls, emails, and letters with thousands of people that have been transformed by Bobby’s message of love and dignity. It also resonates with several other audiences from his guest appearances on Canada’s 100 Huntley Street, TLC’s The Messengers, and TB N’s Praise the Lord. Bobby graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2003, received his Master of Divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2008, and is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America. He is the author of the well-received booksImagine Happiness and Happiness According to Jesus. Bobby resides in Costa Mesa, CA, with his wife Hannah and their two children, Haven and Cohen.

Murriithi Wanjau
General Session 4: Charge Out
Track Topic: Kingdom Advance

Part I: Developing Kingdom Vision
Part II: Multiplying Kingdom Leaders

Muriithi Wanjau, or Pastor M, as he is popularly known, is the senior pastor of Mavuno Church, a movement of churches based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a presence in 10 different nations. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Nairobi before getting a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Seminary in Southern California. He is a conference speaker, and is also the author of several books including Mizizi: Plugging Into Your God Purpose, a discipleship manual that has been translated into at least 6 different languages and used in many churches across the world. He is also the co-writer of an online course called Couples And Money.

Muriithi’s many passions include leadership development, starting new churches and societal transformation. He has been married to his college sweetheart Carol for 23 years and they, with their three children live in Nairobi, Kenya.

Rachel Johnston
Track Topic: Building a Thriving Women’s Ministry
Whether starting from scratch, reshaping or sharpening your ministry, you’ll discover the key ingredients and practices necessary for developing a successful and thriving ministry to women. Session includes practical examples, handouts and assessment tools.  
Part I: 7 Critical Components: Vision, Leadership and Program Essentials
Part II: Building Healthy Teams That Grow Your Ministry to Make a Difference
Rachel is a graduate of Biola University, and has been the Women’s Ministry Pastor at Bayside – a large, multi-campus church in the Sacramento area since 1997. Her passion is to reach people for Christ, and help them reach their full potential in Him through healing, growth, and living out their purpose. She loves equipping others, and teaching the Word using humor and personal stories in a way that is inviting, challenging, and brings life transformation. She and Doug have been married thirty-five years, have three grown sons and two daughters-in-law. She believes life is better with the three C’s – Coffee, Chocolate and Conversation!
Rolando Rodriguez
Track Topic: Nothing Is Impossible! (Hispanic)

Part I: Deepening the Pastor’s Faith
Part II: Deepening the Church’s Faith

Reverend Rolando Rodriguez has served as Director of Hispanic Ministries for the Baptist General Convention of Texas since 2007. Rodríguez has served to guide Hispanic churches through periods of transition and change, and has a great passion for the development and growth of Hispanic Baptist churches in Texas and beyond. He has pastored regularly since 1989, including 17 years at Cockrell Hill Baptist Church, Dallas, and has planted 14 congregations, including 2 internationally.  For over 20 years, Rodriguez has focused successfully on cross-cultural leadership in Texas, at a local, regional and state level. As a pastor and as a state denominational leader, he has worked to aid others in their personal, professional and ministry growth, while at the same time working on his own.

Rev. Rodriguez is a graduate of Baptist University of the Americas, has a Master’s Degree in Christian Education from Dallas Baptist University, is finishing a second Master’s Degree in Global Leadership with a church planting concentration, and is a candidate to the Doctorate in Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO. God blessed him with his wife of 29 years, Angie, and 3 grown children, Sarah, Elizabeth and Roland.

Chris Neal
Track Topic: Connecting Faith and Work:
Closing the Sunday to Monday Gap
How are we equipping and releasing our churches to engage God’s mission in all of life? Two percent of Christians serve in church-paid work as pastors or missionaries, which means that all others who follow Jesus do not.  What does this mean? “The 98% of Christians who are not in church-paid work are, on the whole, not equipped or envisioned for mission in 95 percent of their waking lives” (Mark Green, Lausanne Conference in 2010).  In order to address this, each local church must help their people bridge the divide between Sunday and Monday.  Facilitators Chris Neal and Jonathan Wu, are City Directors at Made To Flourish, which exists to equip pastors with a more integral connection between Sunday faith and Monday work, in order to empower them to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good.
Chris Neal directs the Youth Leadership Initiative at Azusa Pacific University (APU), creating resources and experiences that help high school students explore and discover their ministry calling, in partnership with parents and youth workers. Chris is an alumnus of APU (B.A., M.Div.), has served in youth and family ministry for more than 13 years, and has been an adjunct professor of youth ministry for seven years. Chris also serves as the Los Angeles City Director for the Made to Flourish network, a network of pastors for the common good. Chris is a native of the San Gabriel Valley, where he currently lives with his wife and two daughters.
Jonathan Wu
Track Topic: Connecting Faith and Work:
Closing the Sunday to Monday Gap
How are we equipping and releasing our churches to engage God’s mission in all of life? Two percent of Christians serve in church-paid work as pastors or missionaries, which means that all others who follow Jesus do not.  What does this mean? “The 98% of Christians who are not in church-paid work are, on the whole, not equipped or envisioned for mission in 95 percent of their waking lives” (Mark Green, Lausanne Conference in 2010).  In order to address this, each local church must help their people bridge the divide between Sunday and Monday.  Facilitators Chris Neal and Jonathan Wu, are City Directors at Made To Flourish, which exists to equip pastors with a more integral connection between Sunday faith and Monday work, in order to empower them to lead churches that produce human flourishing for the common good.
Chris Neal directs the Youth Leadership Initiative at Azusa Pacific University (APU), creating resources and experiences that help high school students explore and discover their ministry calling, in partnership with parents and youth workers. Chris is an alumnus of APU (B.A., M.Div.), has served in youth and family ministry for more than 13 years, and has been an adjunct professor of youth ministry for seven years. Chris also serves as the Los Angeles City Director for the Made to Flourish network, a network of pastors for the common good. Chris is a native of the San Gabriel Valley, where he currently lives with his wife and two daughters.
Marcos Canales
Track Topic: Growing Younger
All the reasons why the church must grow younger, and how to bring this about
Part I: Essential Commitments to Help Young People Love Your Church
Part II: As above
Marcos Canales has been church planting amongst the Latina community of the greater Los Angeles area for the last twelve years. During this time, he has worked with non-profit community organizations in the areas of urban youth development, mentorship, and immigration advocacy. Currently, Marcos is the lead pastor of La Fuente Ministries- a bilingual, intercultural, and intergenerational ministry in the city of Pasadena. A special focus of his ministry is the mentorship and development of emerging Latino/a leaders. He is also a regular presenter and speaker for Fuller Youth Institute.
Mark Bargaehr
Track Topic: Unstuck – Becoming 80/20 in a 20/80 World  (Co-lead with the TM Church Health Team)

Part I: CHAT-Talks – Church Health Services to Get You Unstuck
Part II: CHAT-Talks – Church Health Tools to Stay Unstuck and Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing!

Breakout Topic: Unstuck

Mark is an ordained minister with dual Masters Degrees in Business Administration and Divinity. He serves as the Church Health Lead for Transformation Ministries, helping coach, resource and encourage churches towards ever greater Kingdom impact, health and spiritual vitality. He lives in West Covina with his wife Vikki; together they have four children, and three grandchildren.
Aaron McRae
Breakout Topic: Changing the Culture of My Church
Why does this matter? How do we begin to identify the changes we need to see?
How we go about making change happen?
Aaron McRae, is the husband to Holly and the dad of Olivia, Kate and Will. He’s a North Carolina boy that grew up in the church and found a passion for ministry at a very young age. Pastor Aaron started his formal ministry training at University of North Carolina at Greensboro and completed his Masters of Divinity through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the Spring of 2012, Pastor Aaron accepted the invitation to become the Senior Pastor of Hillside to lead us into this exciting season of vision for ministry. His love for the scriptures, his passion for transformational teaching and his desire to see every person connected and thriving in their relationship with Christ fuels the ministry of Hillside. He loves his family, this community, this church and he believes in the power of what Christ can do with a group of people committed together to the Gospel!
Matt Olthoff
Breakout Topic: Rooted – The Discipleship Pathway to Growing Your Church
With over twenty years of pastoral experience, Matt Olthoff serves as the Network Development Pastor for the Rooted Network. Additionally he is a Workshop Facilitator for StoryBrand, helping companies, nonprofits, and churches clarify their message. He previously spent ten years developing local and global mission initiatives as Lead Outreach Pastor for Mariners Church in Irvine, California.

After finishing his undergraduate degree in Marketing at Drake University, Matt obtained his Masters from Fuller Seminary in Christian Leadership, and completed an accreditation program at the Allender Center in counseling. As a sommelier, he loves a good glass of pinot and spends his time trying to keep up with his world-changing wife Bianca, and two crazy kids, Parker and Ryen.

Dale Borgen
Breakout Topic: Rooted – The Discipleship Pathway to Growing Your Church
Dale Borgen serves as Executive Pastor at Christ’s Church of the Valley in San Dimas, CA. Dale has also served in ministry at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, CA and as a church planter in Northern California with Stadia. Dale’s ministry focuses on developing people and moving churches forward.

Dale also works with PlainJoe Studios where he has served as a consultant on a wide range of projects including Saddleback Church’s PEACE Plan, Media Social for online broadcasting, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality with Peter Scazzero, and Rooted with Mariners Church.

Dale, his wife Susan and their three children reside in Corona, CA. Dale’s hobbies include cycling, reading history, and playing video games with his sons.

Weston Stutz
Breakout Topic: Millenials – Reaching Them, Involving Them
Weston is the Young Adult Pastor at Skyline Church in San Diego, CA. When he came on board in 2014, he was tasked with starting a young adult ministry from scratch. In two years the ministry, Skyline 6, has grown to 300 in weekly attendance, with over 20 small groups, a team of 50 leaders, and a leadership college with currently 20 students. At Skyline he also serves as the Intern Director, and is on the Executive Leadership team and Teaching team. He is passionate about unleashing the next generation of young leaders. The things he most loves in life: Going on adventures with his wife, worship music, water fountains, golf, BBQ, and his first born child, a son, coming in fall 2017.
Jeff S.
Breakout Topic: My Muslim Neighbor
Jeff first joined Operation Mobilization in 1998 to serve with their Ships Ministry for two years. While on board, he developed a love for Muslim people, but struggled for some time with how to reach them effectively. After finally learning how to share the gospel and seeing several Muslims come to faith, Jeff shifted to focus on training others how to reach them. Since then he has travel to Europe, Africa, Australia and the Middle East to help others do this as well.

Jeff and his family live next to one of the largest mosques in America and across the street from an Islamic training center. He’s delighted that his children are very good at saying “Salaam Walekum” to their Muslim neighbors.

Mark M.
Operation Mobilization MENA (MIddle East North Africa)

Breakout Topic: My Muslim Neighbor

Mark M is a missionary kid, born in Lebanon. He has served with Intervarsity Fellowship; taught English in Korea at a mission-training center; served one year in Brazil where he developed a love and passion for Muslim people; then attended the School of World Mission at Fuller to study Islam.

Mark and his wife, Valery, lived in North Africa from 1995 until 2011 serving on numerous teams learning much about evangelism, discipleship, working with the local church, and training workers to be more effective missionaries.

Since 2013, Mark has been working as the Area Training Facilitator for OM MENA (Middle East North Africa) overseeing training of OMers serving in this region. Mark and Valery teach in numerous churches, giving seminars on how to share the gospel with Muslim people; how to share stories with Muslims; and how to disciple Muslim background believers.

Dave Miller
Breakout Topic: Charging Ahead with Short Term Mission… 
Dave Miller is Executive Director of Adventures in Life Ministry (AIL), a missionary organization serving in Mexico. Since founding AIL Ministry in 1992, he has worked with hundreds of churches and groups from the US, Mexico and Canada in both long and short term mission capacities. With an extensive blend of business and church related experience, Dave is uniquely qualified to address both the successes and challenges facing short term mission from a variety of perspectives.

Dave, has been married for 38 years to Chelle, and they have one grown son, a graduate of Auburn University. Dave currently calls both Las Vegas and Oaxaca, Mexico, home.

Michael Field
Breakout Topic: Managing My Ministry
Michael Field is a pastor at Fellowship Monrovia in Southern California. He has traveled an eclectic road  throughout the years, which has somehow successfully shaped and formed him for his current role. From living in mud huts in South Africa, to speaking to thousands of young people every year as a camp director at Forest Home, to making a documentary about coffee farmers in Guatemala, Michael has seen God’s hand in the likely and unlikely stops along the way. He loves to create space where people can come together in pursuit of honesty, authenticity and God’s presence in the midst of the messiness of life. His favorite times are when he can be a part of the moments people realize that God’s faithfulness, love, and sacrifice for them matter more than anything else that could ever define us. As the brother of a musician and the son of a football coach, Michael loves to play music but might love everything about football even more. Michael is married to the astoundingly beautiful and infinitely gifted Faith Greiner Field.
Jarret LeMaster
Breakout Topic: Worship Leadership is Leadership First
(How to Lead Your Creative Team Well)
Jarret has been a worship leader for 13 years, and has been at Purpose Church, Pomona, for 8 of those years. He earned his Masters degree in Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, and now works to develop teams for Sunday morning services, develop leaders in the High School and Junior High Ministries, while also serving as the Young Adults Pastor. He is the host of the Purpose Podcast with Caleb Spencer, a weekly podcast discussing the issues and ideas raised by the Sunday sermon. Jarret is married to Christina and has 4 awesome boys: Liam, Owen, Deacon and Everett.
Cynthia Crane
(Back by popular demand!)
Breakout Topic: Vibrant Children’s Ministry
Cynthia Crane is a high energy, fire ball of fun!  Serving in Children’s Ministry, and traveling the country to speak at conferences and camps for over 20 years has provided her with insight and ideas for how to reach kids in meaningful ways. She will have you laughing and crying as she authentically shares personal stories and struggles of balancing ministry with being a mom! God has used the good and the bad to shape her calling. Cynthia doesn’t hold back; she loves, listens and will be your biggest, prayer-fueled cheerleader as you seek to be red-e to dynamically step into your own calling. First Christian Church in Huntington Beach, CA is church home to Cynthia and her family.
Eric Holmstrom
Breakout Topic: Connecting the Generations
(Spiritual Grandparenting)
(Bio coming soon! Eric’s a super busy dude at Purpose Church, Pomona!)
Charlie Cutler
Managing Partner, ChurchWest Insurance Services

Breakout Topic: Security in the Church
(
How’s Your Risk Management Plans and Team?)

Over the past 15 years, Charlie has shaped ChurchWest into a nationally recognized leader in the community that serves faith-based organizations. His approach is simple:  understand ministries, analyze the risk, provide all of the resources possible, prevent claims without preventing ministry, and find the best insurance value for the church. He uses his relationships with ministry leaders across California, Arizona and Nevada, to help ministries connect and share best
practices on the risks that affect ministry large and small.
JD Pearring
Breakout Session: Leading the Other Way

The Followers of Jesus in the Bible’s book of Acts turned their world upside down. We’ll look at what they did, and discuss some practical ways we can do likewise, become better leaders, start more churches, and become more effective at ministry.

JD’s vast experience includes planting churches, leading growing congregations and assessing potential new church planters. He also currently serves as the Director of the Excel Leadership Network, Church Planting Lead for Transformation Ministries, and Pastor of Discovery Church in Elk Grove, California, a church he planted in 1998. JD is a graduate of UCLA and Denver Seminary.   He and his wife, Lori, have four children and seven grandchildren.
Billie Vaughn
Breakout Topic: How to Really Help People Who are Experiencing Homelessness
Billy Vaughan has been involved with helping people in crisis his whole life. His family was involved in outreach ministry
while he was growing up Arkansas, and as a United States Marine for 21 years, he helped people in crisis all over the world.

For the last seven years he has been involved in multiple recovery contexts in churches and rescue missions, and specializes in helping people recover from the effects of trauma. Presently he serves as a Chaplain and Director of Guest Services at the Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. He manages a staff of over 50 that provide services and resources for over 600 guests per night experiencing homelessness.

Delegate Information
All conference guests, along with Transformation Ministries church Delegates, are invited to attend the annual Business Meeting and Breakfast on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 8:00 a.m.
Delegates can register online!
Be sure to reserve a spot in the Business Meeting and Breakfast, and click  on the “I am a Delegate” button. That’s it! Note: Delegates’ registration must be completed by October 6, 2017.
Full Documents:

Summary Information 

ARTICLE 4.
DELEGATES
SECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS

A. In determining the qualifications of Delegates to each Transformation Ministries annual conference, the Ministry acknowledges that the baptism of believers by emersion on their confession of faith in Jesus Christ is an historic and continuing practice among its Covenanting Churches, and further recognizes the autonomy of each Covenanting Church.

B. In accordance with these acknowledgments, a Delegate shall be a person who is a member of Covenanting Church and who has been duly elected as a Delegate to such Transformation Ministries annual conference pursuant to these Bylaws. In addition, members of the Board of Directors shall be Delegates.

SECTION 2. ELECTION AND REGISTRATION

A. Election: Each Covenanting Church may elect from its membership:
1. five (5) Delegates;
2. one (1) additional Delegate for every one hundred (100) members of such church in excess of the first one hundred (100) members;
3. one (1) additional Delegate if such church’s per capita giving to Transformation Ministries in the calendar year preceding the Ministry’s annual conference equaled $30 or more; and,
4. In addition to the foregoing, the Senior Pastor of any Covenanting Church may serve as a Delegate.

If any question shall arise with regard to the number of Delegates to which a Covenanting Church is entitled, the determination of the Mission Lead shall be conclusive with respect thereto.

B. Registration: The names of Delegates from each Covenanting Church shall be registered with the Mission Lead fifteen (15) days prior to the convening of an annual or special meeting.

SECTION 3. DETERMINATION AND RIGHTS OF DELEGATES
Except as expressly provided in or authorized by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of this corporation, all Delegates shall have the same rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions. -9-

SECTION 4. TRANSFORMATION MINISTRIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
A. Time and Place of Conferences.
Delegates shall meet annually at such time and place as shall be fixed by action of the Board of Directors. Such time and place shall be set forth in the notice of the Conference, which shall be published, not less than ninety (90) days prior to the Conference, in the official publication of the Ministry, distributed to Covenanting Churches.
B. Action by Delegates.
1. Quorum: At each Transformation Ministries annual conference, one-third (1/3) of the Delegates registered with the Mission Lead prior to convening the Delegates for the first order of business of the annual conference, present in person, shall constitute a quorum; provided that at least one Delegate is registered from each of at least one-tenth (1/10) of the Covenanting Churches. When a quorum is once present to organize an annual conference, it shall not be broken by the subsequent absence of any Delegates from the conference. If at any annual conference there shall be no quorum present, the Delegates present shall have power to adjourn the conference until a quorum is present and no notice of any such adjourned conference need be given.

2. Vote: Except as otherwise provided by applicable law or these Bylaws, a majority of the votes cast by the Delegates present, as provided herein, shall determine the vote of the Delegates. Voting by proxy is not permitted. Each Delegate entitled to vote may cast one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the Delegates.

C. Chair of the Annual Conference.
The President or, in the President’s absence or inability, the Vice President or, in the absence of both, a person chosen by the conference shall preside at all annual conferences.

D. List of Delegates.
The Mission Lead shall cause to be prepared by the close of the final session of every annual conference a list of names and addresses of the Delegates registered from each Covenanting Church. Such list shall be designated for historical purposes as the official list of the Delegates for that annual conference. Such list shall be kept at the corporation’s principal office, and shall be available for inspection by any Director or Delegate of the corporation during regular business hours.

E. Functions of Transformation Ministries Annual Conference.
The functions of the Transformation Ministries annual conference shall include: celebration; inspiration; training in mission and leadership skills; fellowship; the sharing of information relating to actions of the Board of Directors; receipt and review of the Annual Report described in Article 5, Section 6; and such other functions as the Board of Directors shall determine.

Hotel Information
A room block for conference guests is available at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel, Pomona, and can be reserved online via the link below. Note: using the hotel’s website reservation page will not give you access to the rates shown below.
Rates:
Single/Double    $149.00++
                Triple    $164.00++
                Quad     $179.00++
Conference rates are available until September 18, 2017, and are subject to availability. Rates do not include breakfast. 
If making reservations by phone, remember to reference “Transformation Ministries Conference” to receive the conference rate.

Hotel Address: 601 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: 909.622.2220

Exhibitor and Sponsor Information
The Transformation Ministries Conference (TMC) is a first class, national training event, providing inspiration and connecting opportunities for church ministry leaders.

Let us provide you with the opportunity to connect your ministry or business with national representation from over 600 attendees and 180 churches. Connect with pastors, lay leaders, church staff and supporting members.

OR
Exhibitor/Sponsor Opportunities

Basic Exhibitor Space – $275.00
6’ table with table drape
2 chairs
Access to electrical outlet
Entry to event at no cost for those staffing your Exhibitor space

Bronze Sponsor Exhibit Space and Benefits – $750
Basic Exhibitor space amenities
Half-page ad in conference program booklet (4.5” H x 5.5” W)
Business card ad in one Transformation Ministries online newsletter (“Eformation”)
Named Sponsor of conference morning refreshments (signage will be posted with your company/ministry name and logo)
Two Transformation Ministries Facebook posts
Your promo material in conference guest bags
Entry to event at no cost for those staffing your Exhibitor space

Silver Sponsor Exhibit Space and Benefits – $1,250.00
Basic Exhibitor space amenities
Full page ad in conference program booklet (8.5” H x 5.5” W)
Business card sized ad in three Transformation Ministries online newsletter (“Eformation”)
Named Sponsor of Pre-Dinner Appetizer Hour (signage will be posted with your company/ministry name and logo)
Three Transformation Ministries Facebook posts
Your promo material in conference guest bags
Entry to event at no cost for those staffing your Exhibitor space

Gold Sponsor Exhibit Space and Benefits – $1,570.00
Basic Exhibitor space amenities
Double page spread ad in conference program booklet (8.5”H x 11” W)
Business card sized ad in four Transformation Ministries online newsletter (“Eformation”)
Named Sponsor of after-hours event, featuring coffee, desserts and guest artists performances
        (signage will be posted with your company/ministry name and logo)
Four Transformation Ministries Facebook posts
45 second promo video shown in one General Session
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Entry to event at no cost for those staffing your Exhibitor space

Advertising Opportunities: Ad space is available for purchase in the conference program booklet,
in addition to or instead of any of the Exhibitor/Sponsor Space and Benefits listed above.

One-third page ad (2.75” H x 5.5” W) = $100

Half-page ad (4.5” H x 5.5” W) = $125.00

Full-page ad (8.5” H x 5.5” W) = $175.00

*Inside back page ad (8.5” H x 5.5” W) = $250.00

Inside double page spread (8.5”H x 11” W) = $375.00

*To reserve the inside back cover ad, please contact the Exhibit Coordinator at 626.408.3883, or email Samantha Enriquez before submitting your form.

Childcare Information
We love welcoming your children, and providing them with a safe, fun environment while you enjoy the conference. 

Here’s what is available to you at this year’s host church: 

  • Childcare is provided for infants and children up to age 11 only.
  • Children can remain in childcare during lunch breaks, but must be picked up for dinner. They can return at the end of the meal break, on your way back to the General Session.
  • You are welcome to provide your own snacks and lunches for your child(ren), but please note that Purpose Church is a “nut-free” facility (no peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, cashews, other nut or nut products.)
  • Snacks and lunches will be provided for children who can feed themselves.
  • Age appropriate crafts, activities will be provided to the children by the childcare staff.
  • The church has a newer, enclosed play area outdoors, which will likely be utilized, and under the supervision of the childcare staffers.

You may register your children online (click button above), or download the pdf form here for hardcopy printing. If you prefer to use the hardcopy, please return the completed form to  Michele Chapman by October 13. All registrations for all conference guests must be received by Friday, October 13.  Note: We do accept walk-in children’s registrations, but encourage you to register them in advance for the sake of adequate planning and childcare staffing. Please contact the TM office at 626.915.7641 or 800.299.3448  with any questions or concerns.