J. Mark Martin is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Community Church, a grace oriented fellowship of over 12,000 believers located in Phoenix, Arizona. Pastor Mark grew up in Medford, Oregon, and later attended college in Northern California at Pacific Union College where he graduated with a B.A. in theology. While attending college, he met his wife […]

Elaina Matthews grew up in a multi-generational, conservative Seventh-day Adventist family. She was homeschooled through many of her grade school years and also attended Daystar Christian School, an Adventist elementary school in Pueblo, Colorado. She graduated from Campion Academy, an Adventist boarding high school. After discovering that she would not be able to afford to […]

J. Mark Martin is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Community Church, a grace oriented fellowship of over 12,000 believers located in Phoenix, Arizona. Pastor Mark grew up in Medford, Oregon, and later attended college in Northern California at Pacific Union College where he graduated with a B.A. in theology. While attending college, he met his wife […]

Revelation is a book full of worship. As we come to the Lord’s Table, we will consider what Revelation has to teach us about worship. Gary Inrig was the senior pastor of Trinity Church from September 1992, until June 2013. Prior to coming to Trinity, he had many years of fruitful ministry in Calgary and […]

Sharon Clark, former faculty member of Loma Linda University, tells her story of leaving Adventism and embracing Jesus.

Adventists argue, as do some others, that even though Jesus never sinned, he could have sinned. They argue that if he could not have sinned, then his life would not be a good “example” for us. In this session, we will see that in fact it was certain that Jesus could not sin, and we […]

Revelation 14 is an important chapter for Adventists—the “three angels” chapter. Strikingly, it challenges some of Adventism’s most cherished beliefs. Gary Inrig was the senior pastor of Trinity Church from September 1992, until June 2013. Prior to coming to Trinity, he had many years of fruitful ministry in Calgary and Dallas. He holds D.Min. and […]

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, several new religions emerged that professed to believe in the Bible and Jesus Christ but either denied or redefined the doctrine of the Trinity. These included Mormonism, Adventism, Christian Science, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Oneness Pentecostalism. In this session, we will explain what these groups get right and what […]

Stephen Pitcher became a Christian at age 17 through the ministry of Young Life and was baptized in a Baptist church. He later converted to Adventism which he left after 18 years. He continues a 38-year study of cults, world religions, and the occult from his home in Yucaipa, California.

Jonathan Bilima and his Malawian parents and siblings immigrated to Berrien Springs, Michigan, from Zimbabwe when he was a small child. He graduated from Andrews Adventist Academy and Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. He conducted his own marketing business for several years and has also been a frequently-invited speaker at various churches and church events. […]