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"I was greatly encouraged by what I saw at Navigate 2006. In my two sessions alone I met single adults who take seriously their commitment to follow Jesus, learning to live their lives as He would if He were them. Along with this, I met single adults with a genuine desire to understand the culture in which we all live so as to more effectively engage others with the ecstatic news Jesus came to bring-having an interactive life with the Father who is always near us is now one of our options." -Jason
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Leon Tucker, Keynote Speaker, 2008
Senior Associate Pastor of Education Ministries , Providence Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC 901.756.9450; leon@pray.org, www.pray.org
Leon is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he completed his Master of Divinity and Master of Religious Education degrees. He has received two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in biblical education from Florida Bible College and the other in religion from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He has served as pastor of singles at Sheridan Hills Baptist Church in Hollywood, Fla., and as pastor of education at First Baptist Church in Weston, Fla. He has been married to his wife, Renee, since 1974, and they are the parents of three grown sons - Ryan (married to Angie), Kyle (married to Sarah) and Eric - and two grandchildren. |
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Kris Swiatocho, Co-Director, Navigate Conference
President, The Singles Network Ministries, Garner, NC
Director of Singles, Temple Baptist Church
919.434.3611; Kris@TheSinglesNetwork.org
www.TheSinglesNetwork.org; www.TempleOnline.net
Kris Swiatocho is the President and Director of TheSinglesNetwork.org Ministries. An accomplished trainer and mentor, Kris has a heart to reach and grow single adult leaders so they will in turn reach and grow single adults. Currently working on her third book called "From the Manger to the Cross, The Men in Jesus' Life", Kris' first book, 31 Day Experiment: Singles and Relationships, was co-authored with Dick Purnell of Single Life Resources. It was published by Harvest House and is on bookshelves now as well as her website at www.TheSinglesNetwork.org |
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Chris Dowd, Teaching Pastor
Bedrock Community Church, Bedford, VA
540.587.4103; chris@bedrockchurch.com
Chris is a graduate of Liberty University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pastoral Ministries. He has also received his Master of Divinity and his Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as the senior pastor of Harvest Baptist Church in Rural Retreat, VA and as the Pastor of Discipleship and Singles at Bethesda Baptist Church in Durham, NC. He also served as the chair of the Singles Network for the Yates Baptist Association and as the director of After Hours, a monthly single adult gathering and was on the board of advisors for the National Singles Labor Day Retreat for Lifeway. He has been a featured speaker at many single adult events, on college campuses, as well as several church-wide revivals. He is currently the Teaching Pastor of Bedrock Community Church a new church plant in Bedford, VA. He has been married to his beautiful wife Jessie for over eight years and they are the parents of two boys Andrew and Jonathan. |
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Allen McClure, Host Church Director
Associate Pastor, Temple Baptist Church, New Bern, NC 252.633.3330; amcclure@templebaptistnewbern.net, www.TempleOnline.net
Allen retired form the Marine Corps on January 31, 2005 after 20 years of service flying as a KC-130 Flight Engineer with approximately 6000 flight hours. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2002 with a B.S. in Aviation Management. Allen started part time at Temple Baptist Church as the Pastor of Single Adults and came on full time in January 2005 as the Pastor of Evangelism & Single Adults. In April, 2006 Allen became the Pastor of Education. Presently he is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. He is married to Pam, his wife of 16+ years and they have 3 children, Sarah 10, David 5, & Hannah 2. |
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Sandra Rhyne, Speaker Coodinator
Former Singles Director, Shannon Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
919.280.8902; sarhyne@yahoo.com
Sandra Rhyne has been the Single's lay leader at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, SC the past 12 years. She has served in a variety of capacities including social team director, care ministry coordinator, Sunday School Director, Bible Study Leader, and more. Professionally, Sandra is the Assistant Director of Financial Assistance for Scholarships and Campus Employment at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. In addition, she is a certified Meeting and Event Planner. Her hobbies include directing weddings, exercise, and watching college sports. |
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Ann-Marie Schell, Prayer Coordinator
Former Singles Director, Lake Murray Baptist Church, Lexington, SC
803.359.3939; schellannmarie@inbox.com
Ann-Marie Schell started in single adult ministry as a fellowship leader, and served at Lake Murray Baptist in Lexington, SC as their Singles’ Director/Coordinator for 5 years. In 2003 and 2004, she served as the Lexington County Baptist Association's Singles Team Leader. Recently Ann-Marie movied to Johnson City, TN to take care of her elderly parents. She has joined University Parkway Baptist and is consulting with their Singles Leadership.
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 Crash Bang Symphony Band; www.CrashBangSymphony.com
Win souls for Jesus Christ
Challenge people to find ways to serve the Church and its work
Help people to understand that they can have fun worshiping and there are alternative forms of music besides those on MTV that praise God (and still can be enjoyed
PLUS: Temple Baptist Singles Band led by Wayne Spencer
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