{"id":1366,"date":"2017-06-27T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2017-06-26T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T15:00:54","slug":"2017-cornerstone-conference-annual-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/06\/27\/2017-cornerstone-conference-annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Cornerstone Conference Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bishop J. Talmadge Gardner<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was honored beyond measure to serve Bishop Doyle & Sherrill Marley and the members of the Cornerstone Conference as their presiding officer on Friday, June 9, 2017.<\/p>\n

Cornerstone is my \u201chome\u201d conference.\u00a0 <\/strong>I was both licensed as a minister in 1981 and ordained in 1983 by the Cornerstone Conference.\u00a0 <\/strong>My father joined the Cornerstone Conference in 1952 and my mother has been a member since 1957.\u00a0 We only have one lamb outside of the Cornerstone \u2018ark of safety\u2019 in our immediate Gardner family.\u00a0 My little brother is credentialed with the South Carolina Conference and seconded to Tennessee Valley.\u00a0 Mom and I continue to pray for him!<\/p>\n

The conference convened at 9 a.m. on the campus of the Cornerstone Conference, which is in Browns Summit, North Carolina, (outside of Greensboro). The recent renovations to the platform area have made the auditorium very attractive.<\/p>\n

Our enrollment at the beginning of the conference numbered 319 registered delegates in addition to many visitors in attendance.<\/p>\n

Bishop Marley highlighted segments of his printed State of the Conference Report in his passionate address to the conference.\u00a0 His report covered the ministry success of many of Cornerstone\u2019s ministries; Evangelism, Hispanic Ministries [introduced the new full-time ministry director, Rev. Joel Pava and his wife Gabriela], World Missions, Discipleship Ministries, Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Ministries, Biblical Ministries Institute, introduction of their new Ministerial Continuing Education Program [MCEP], Next Generation emphasis and an updating of their \u201cCore Values.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his evangelistic fervor, Bishop Marley concluded with the following remarks\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week right after our Pre-Pentecost services I was awakened early in the morning thinking about this report and the challenges we are facing and suddenly the words of a great hymn came to my mind:<\/p>\n

\u2018Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
\nHe is trampling out the vintage where The Grapes of Wrath are stored;
\nHe hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
\nHis truth is marching on.<\/p>\n

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
\nHe is sitting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat;
\nOh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet!
\nOur God is marching on.<\/p>\n

Glory, glory, hallelujah!
\nGlory, glory, hallelujah!
\nGlory, glory, hallelujah!
\nOur God is marching on!\u2019<\/p>\n

I am calling on Cornerstone today \u2013 let\u2019s stand up against the darkness, conflict, and confusion of our day and \u2018march on\u2019 following the trumpet that will never sound retreat letting our light shine as never that \u2018men will see our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven\u2019. I refuse to be discouraged over the gathering clouds of darkness because I believe we are on the winning side and our Heavenly Father has some great things in mind for the people and churches of Cornerstone.\u00a0 Join me in this next 12 months as we move toward His will and purposes for each of us as individuals and collectively as a conference.\u00a0 Let us do all we can to see that our IPHC vision becomes a reality as we become a \u2018Place of Hope\u2019 and a \u2018People of Promise.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishop Marley also honored the members of Cornerstone\u2019s administrative team\u2014Darrell Gaines, Tennille Nichols, Trisha Ainsworth, LeAnn West and Betsy Abbott\u2014for their efforts in serving the conference daily and in preparing for the conference session.\u00a0 If you ever have the privilege of working with them they are a very special team.<\/p>\n

The conference in session did conduct one business item; a proposal from the Conference Executive Committee regarding the 2018 Nominating Committee.\u00a0 The proposal was adopted unanimously.<\/p>\n

The Cornerstone Conference has developed a model<\/em> ministerial and pastoral training\/developmental program called the Biblical Ministries Institute.\u00a0 Rev. Garry Yeatts serves as the Director of this Institute.\u00a0 The fruit that this institute continues to yield holds great promise for the future of this conference.\u00a0 There was a powerful sense of God\u2019s presence in both the licensing and ordination services.<\/p>\n

The Memoirs Report was presented in a video format.\u00a0 Those lovingly memorialized were:<\/h2>\n

Deceased Ministers (3)<\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rev. Bennett Dodd Shelton<\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rev. Ruby Elouise Garris White<\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rev. Gifford Trent Wall<\/h2>\n

<\/h2>\n

Deceased Ministers\u2019 Wives (3)<\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Nancy Harvey Humphries<\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Pearl Goans Hickling<\/h2>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Opal Frances Williams Brown<\/h2>\n

Clergy Credentials Were Issued as Follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ordination (6)<\/em> –<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Rev. Phillip E. Calo<\/li>\n
  • Rev. Chuck T. Edwards<\/li>\n
  • Rev. Brad L. Hendrix<\/li>\n
  • Rev. W. Stephen Hoell<\/li>\n
  • Rev. Richard D. Lynthacum<\/li>\n
  • Rev. Juan Carlos Vazquez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Minister’s License (10<\/em>) –<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Rev. Benjamin E. Baum<\/li>\n
    • Rev. William C. Byrd<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Barry R. Foster<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Roberta A. French<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Peggy Nicole Macon<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Jesse W. Matthews<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Travis R. Rhodes<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Amy R. Waugh<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Donald L. White<\/li>\n
    • Rev. Larry D. Ziglar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Local Church Minister\u2019s Certificate (17)<\/em><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Rev. Carlos Alejo<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Ed Curran<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Maria Cruz<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Amanda Garcia<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Joel Garcia<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Allen Graeber<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Theron Smoutherson<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Alberto Mata<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Gregory McNeill<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Luis Morales<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Gabriela Pava<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Clara Reyes<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Felix Reyes<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Alfonso Perez Santiago<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Jesus Silva<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Randy Strong<\/li>\n
      • Rev. Brandon West<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        It was an honor as the presiding officer to recognize the following conference attendees and guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Bishop Thomas [Tommy] McGhee, former Conference Superintendent, GEB & GBA member.\u00a0 Bishop McGhee currently serves as the Executive Director of the General Discipleship Ministries Division & IPHC Corporate Treasurer<\/li>\n
        • Tommy & Inez Fuquay, former Conference Superintendent, GEB & GBA member<\/li>\n
        • Jack & Frankie Goodson, former Conference Superintendent, GEB & GBA member, and the former Executive Director of the General Stewardship Ministries Department<\/li>\n
        • Ron White, President, Emmanuel College<\/li>\n
        • Bruce Hagee, Dean of Students, Holmes Bible College<\/li>\n
        • Brenda Grasty, Assistant Director of the General Women\u2019s Ministries Board<\/li>\n
        • Keith Gilliam, General World Missions Ministries Division Council member<\/li>\n
        • Mike Ainsworth, General EVUSA Division Council member & member of the 28th<\/sup> General Conference Bylaws Committee<\/li>\n
        • Hobert & Marguerite Howard, retired IPHC Career Missionaries to India<\/li>\n
        • James & Joyce Ward, Sr. retired IPHC Career Missionaries to Guatemala<\/li>\n
        • Hugh & Lois Hoyle, IPHC Missionaries on Special Assignment<\/li>\n
        • Gary And Ann Robertson, former IPHC Career Missionaries to Israel<\/li>\n
        • Darrell Cox, pastor of my \u2018home\u2019 Church, Trinity Worship Center, Burlington, NC<\/li>\n
        • Cox also serves a member of the General COB Finance Committee<\/li>\n
        • Wayne Knight, former General Christian Education Board member<\/li>\n
        • Rick & Beverly Haug, former pastor of River of Life PHC, Oklahoma City.\u00a0 River of Life has been our home church since we moved to Oklahoma City in 1988. Particularly grateful for their ministry to my family through the years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          This was the 102nd<\/sup> gathering of the Cornerstone Conference.\u00a0 Bishop Marley and Sherrill have served and continue to serve the Lord and the IPHC with distinction.<\/p>\n

          Doyle invited me to join his leadership team in what was then termed the General Christian Education Department in July of 1988 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.\u00a0 I will always be grateful to him for his mentorship, trust, friendship and willingness to hear the voice of the Lord for his life and mine.\u00a0\u00a0 He and Sherrill are an extended part of our immediate family.\u00a0 In fact, we call them Uncle Doyle and Aunt Sherrill to this day with much respect, love, and affection.<\/p>\n

          May God\u2019s favor and anointing continue to overshadow Doyle and Sherrill in the days and years to come and may mercy, peace and love be theirs in abundance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[313,330,87,119,85,94],"class_list":{"0":"post-1366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"tag-313","9":"tag-annual-conference","10":"tag-conference-report","11":"tag-cornerstone-conference","12":"tag-june","13":"tag-recap","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Informe Anual de la Conferencia Anual de Rocky Mountain 2017","content_es":"Por el obispo J. Talmadge Gardner<\/strong> tuve el distinto honor de servir como presidente de la ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANNUAL CONFERENCE [RMC] Session, 3 de junio de 2017<\/strong> . \u00a0 <\/strong> Hubo 92 delegados registrados presentes al comienzo de la sesi\u00f3n de la Conferencia a las 9 de la ma\u00f1ana. La conferencia se realiz\u00f3 en el lugar de curaci\u00f3n<\/em> en Brighton, Colorado (cerca de Denver). El Lugar de Curaci\u00f3n<\/em> es pastoreado por el Rev. Joe e Irene S\u00e1nchez. El Rev. Joe S\u00e1nchez es miembro de la Junta General de Ministerios de Hombres. Tambi\u00e9n ha ayudado a Ministerios de Hombres ya su Director General, Rev. Bill Terry, con la traducci\u00f3n de todos los recursos de Ministerios de Hombres al espa\u00f1ol. \u00c9l es un s\u00faper pastor y l\u00edder de servicio. El fin de semana tambi\u00e9n marc\u00f3 el<\/em> traslado de The Healing Place<\/em> de una relaci\u00f3n de afiliado con RMC a la condici\u00f3n de miembro de la iglesia. Pastor<\/u> S\u00e1nchez y The Healing Place<\/em> te hacen sentir orgulloso de ser parte de la IPHC. El viernes, 2 de junio, la Conferencia patrocin\u00f3 una ma\u00f1ana de capacitaci\u00f3n ministerial para el liderazgo de la conferencia. Los presentadores fueron Rosie Olivas, Joe S\u00e1nchez, Larry y June Herrera. La Sra. June Herrera, la primera se\u00f1ora del<\/u> CMR, organiz\u00f3 un almuerzo especial para l\u00edderes de mujeres con la Sra. Juanita D\u00edaz como orador durante la hora de almuerzo y luego el RMC celebr\u00f3 con un servicio hispano de la tarde con el orador especial, el pastor<\/u> Adrian Olivas. En esa noche tuvo lugar un servicio de celebraci\u00f3n de la celebraci\u00f3n, en el que Mons. Herrera predic\u00f3. El tema de la conferencia anual fue: \"Un cuerpo en movimiento se mantiene en movimiento \".<\/u><\/em> El Informe del Estado de la Conferencia (SOC) del Obispo Herrera proporcion\u00f3 a los asistentes una cuenta muy directa del estado de la Conferencia de las Monta\u00f1as Rocosas. Inclu\u00eda las siguientes actualizaciones:\r\n

            \r\n \t
          • 19<\/u> miembros y 5 iglesias afiliadas<\/li>\r\n \t
          • 49<\/u> Ministros Ordenados y 11 Ministros Licenciados<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Total de miembros de la iglesia de 1,200 miembros<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Dirigido a la situaci\u00f3n de los diezmos ministeriales<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Proporcion\u00f3 a los asistentes una actualizaci\u00f3n de varias aperturas de la iglesia<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nAl concluir su informe SOC, Mons. Herrera declar\u00f3: \" Es tiempo de crecer:<\/strong> regocijarse por el dolor de la poda. Si puede recordar, dirig\u00ed esta conferencia en 2015 sobre lo que el Se\u00f1or hab\u00eda estado impresionando en mi coraz\u00f3n. El verano de 2014 Dios empez\u00f3 a mostrarme que para que esta conferencia creciera tendr\u00eda que pasar por un proceso de poda. Aunque lento y extremadamente doloroso, creo que empezaremos a ver los beneficios de este tiempo hacia adelante. La poda viene en tres maneras diferentes: Remoci\u00f3n, desgaste y acuerdo mutuo. Jes\u00fas dijo: \"Yo soy la vid verdadera, y mi Padre es el jardinero. \u00c9l corta todo ramo en m\u00ed que no da fruto; Mientras que cada rama que da frutos, \u00e9l poda para que sea a\u00fan m\u00e1s fruct\u00edfera. El objetivo del CMR ha sido siempre construir el reino a trav\u00e9s de iglesias, ministerios y ministros saludables. Tener buena fruta, fruta que dura. Estamos en un buen lugar:<\/strong> tenemos pastores que cumplen. Tenemos hombres y mujeres j\u00f3venes que entienden el significado del trabajo en equipo y tenemos constituyentes que tienen un lugar donde se sienten en casa \". Esta Conferencia hist\u00f3ricamente provee a sus Miembros del Consejo y Directores de Ministerio el privilegio de reportar por escrito y oralmente a la Conferencia . Siempre estoy impresionado por su visi\u00f3n, pasi\u00f3n, y la puntualidad en la que hacen esto. Las credenciales del clero fueron emitidas como sigue:<\/strong> Ordenaci\u00f3n (7)<\/em>\r\n
              \r\n \t
            • Rev. Rick Arrick<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Jacob Kutsira<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Norma Luna<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Jim Martinez<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Rosemarie Quezada<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Evangeline Santistevan<\/li>\r\n \t
            • Rev. Ronald Wright<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLicencia de Ministro (2)<\/em>\r\n
                \r\n \t
              • Rev. Joseph Cedillo<\/li>\r\n \t
              • Rev. Amy Joseph<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCertificado del Ministro de la Iglesia Local (20)<\/em>\r\n
                  \r\n \t
                • Rev. Michelle Arguello<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Ramon M Pinon Ayon<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Roger Dale Cates<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Alexandra Cedillo<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Lewis Enriquez<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Luis Enr\u00edquez<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Delia Nidia Agustin Gomes<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Kimberly Kay Harmon<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Jim Kucera<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Matthew L. Lindsay<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Jeanette Luna<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Jorge Luna Jr.<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Shantel Martinez<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Cheryl Milhorn<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Mirna Yadria Escobar Reza<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Lilia Rosas<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Alma Delia Salas<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Michelle Trejo<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Alejandro Villa<\/li>\r\n \t
                • Rev. Marta Villa<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFue un honor como oficial presidente reconocer a los siguientes asistentes a la conferencia:<\/strong>\r\n
                    \r\n \t
                  • Rev. Paul Clark, ex Superintendente de la Conferencia, GBA y Miembro de la COB. La se\u00f1ora Verna Clark no estaba presente. Por favor contin\u00fae con Verna en sus oraciones. Probablemente una de las damas m\u00e1s queridas de la IPHC.<\/li>\r\n \t
                  • Rev. Brian y Carol Burgess, ex misioneros de IPHC en Sud\u00e1frica y Zambia<\/li>\r\n \t
                  • Rev. Tyler y Laura Clark, ex misioneros de IPHC en Jap\u00f3n<\/li>\r\n \t
                  • Rev. Dawn Lubin, ex misionero de IPHC en Sud\u00e1frica y Costa de Marfil<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEn su Memoria, la Conferencia en sesi\u00f3n rindi\u00f3 un homenaje especial a Rev. Clifford M. Sampier, pastor de la Monta\u00f1a Rocosa durante mucho tiempo y Superintendente de la Conferencia. Despu\u00e9s de su informe de Misiones, el Superintendente Asistente de Conferencia y el Director de Misiones de Conferencia, Tyler Clark, desafi\u00f3 a la Conferencia a apoyar el \u00e9nfasis de RMC 2017 Global Outreach. Un total de $ 1,345.97 fue recibido en una oferta especial tomada en la Conferencia. Esta fue la primera Conferencia en la que la Sra. Laura Stewart Clark ayud\u00f3 al Obispo Herrera con su planificaci\u00f3n. Ella es la hija de la Sra. Jewel Stewart - ella sobresali\u00f3! Que Dios le d\u00e9 a Larry y June Herrera los deseos de su coraz\u00f3n, ya que proporcionan visi\u00f3n y supervisi\u00f3n espiritual de esta parte de nuestra manada de IPHC. Esta Conferencia tiene un tremendo potencial en el reino. Que este sea su \" tiempo para crecer<\/strong> \"!","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/05\/2016-Conference-Recap-Graphic-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-m2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}