GUEST SPEAKER

Claudio Consuegra

Family Ministries Division Director, North American Division

March 9-11

Claudio Consuegra joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1976. At Columbia Union College (now Washington Adventist University) in Maryland, he met and married the former Pamela Napier, the associate director of the Family Ministries Department for the NAD. Prior to being elected family ministries director for the North American Division, Claudio served as ministerial, evangelism, communication, ethnic ministries, and family ministries director as well as the Vice President for Administration for the Minnesota Conference. For three years he and Pam hosted a national call-in talk show on LifeTalk Radio.

During his career as a pastor, Claudio has been a law enforcement chaplain (CMC) and critical stress management specialist. After 9/11, he was deployed at Ground Zero, serving also after the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Claudio holds a bachelor’s degree in theology from Columbia Union College (now Washington Adventist University), a master’s degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis in marriage and family counseling from Radford University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree, with an emphasis in family ministries, from Andrews University.

He and Pamela have been married for more than 35 years and have two daughters, Diana and Hadassah, and sons-in-law, Greggory and Andrew.

GUEST SPEAKER

Shian O’Connor

President, Cayman Islands Conference

March 9-11

Pastor Shian W. O’Connor joined the Cayman Islands Conference in July of 2000. He was appointed Pastor for the Kings and West Bay Seventh-day Adventist Churches. He served the West Bay congregation for seven years and the Kings congregation for twelve. He also served the Maranatha and Ebenezer Churches for two years.

Pastor O’Connor served the Cayman Islands Conference as Departmental Director in the areas of Personal Ministries, Education, Family Life Ministries, Men’s Ministries, and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, before he was elected President in January 2012.

GUEST SPEAKER

Dr. Ron C. Smith

President, Southern Union Conference

March 9-11

Dr. Ron C. Smith, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is a product of Christian education. He is the son of Christian parents, and his father was in the Seventh-day Adventist gospel ministry.

Dr. Smith is a graduate of Oakwood University, formerly Oakwood College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology and Biblical Languages. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University Theological Seminary in 1982.

Dr. Smith earned two doctoral degrees. In 1985, the Colgate
Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, New York, conferred the Doctor of Ministry degree upon him. In 1995, he graduated with a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena,
California.

Dr. Smith has served in the Seventh-day Adventist gospel ministry for 35 years, including work in the Northeastern and Southern California conferences. Among the various pastoral assignments he executed, he served as Senior Pastor of the Berean Church in Los Angeles, California,
and the Ephesus Church in Harlem, New York.

Dr. Smith is a registered clinical psychologist and a marital and family therapist. He served for eight years at the post of Vice President of the Review and Herald Publishing Association and Editor-in-Chief of Message magazine, the oldest Black missionary Christian lifestyle periodical in North America. He also served as Executive Secretary of the Southern Union Conference for four years.

On September 18, 2011, Dr. Smith was elected President of the Southern Union Conference and currently serves in that capacity.
He has been married to Yolanda for 38 years. They have two
children, Dawn and Ron II, who are graduates of Oakwood University. Ron II has a M.Div. degree from Andrews University and is a pastor in the Southeastern Conference.

GUEST SPEAKER

Tamyra Horst

February 2-4 Women’s Ministries Director Tamyra Horst has been serving God and His daughters in women’s ministries for more than 25 years. Her desire is to “encourage, equip and challenge women to grow deeply and serve uniquely.” She is passionate about helping women of all ages–young, old and in-between–learn to truly believe that God loves them and live like it. An author of more than nine books and many women’s ministries resources, Tamyra is a speaker and leader with a passion for God’s Word and sharing Him with others. She serves not only as the Pennsylvania Conference Women’s Ministries Director, but also as the Columbia Union Women’s Ministries Director. She is also the author of “Strengthening Your Church Through Women’s Ministries,” a practical guide filled with ideas for creative and impacting ministries local church women’s ministries groups can do that will help connect women in their churches and communities with each other and with a God who is crazy about them.   This year’s Women’s Retreat will focus on how to find God in every area of your life. There will be great speakers and seminars, and an opportunity to grow in your Christian walk with God.

This year’s Women’s Retreat focus will be on how to find God in every area of your life. There will be great speakers and seminars, and an opportunity to grow in your Christian walk with God.

• Bring a friend to stay in your room with you! Single person registration or groups of 2 to 6 registration opens October 16, 2017.

• Early Bird discount– October 16 to November 30, 2017.

We are providing a 15% discount to all Florida Conference employees and college students with a valid ID.

GUEST SPEAKER

Janet Page

February 9-11

Janet Page, General Conference associate ministerial secretary for Shepherdess International and Prayer Ministries, is passionate about knowing Jesus, prayer and reaching people for Him. As Prayer, Shepherdess and Women’s Ministries coordinator for Pennsylvania and Central California conferences in North America, Janet has seen God work to change lives in miraculous ways when His people come together in prayer. Often a speaker for weekend retreats, she loves sharing her favorite subject –Jesus and spending time with Him. She also travels with her husband Jerry speaking at leadership events around the world. She is the mother of two sons, two daughters-in-laws and grandmother of two young grandsons and a granddaughter.

This year’s Women’s Retreat focus will be on how to find God in every area of your life. There will be great speakers and seminars, and an opportunity to grow in your Christian walk with God.

• Bring a friend to stay in your room with you! Single person registration or groups of 2 to 6 registration opens October 16, 2017.

We are providing a 15% discount to all Florida Conference employees and college students with a valid ID.

GUEST SPEAKER

Damary Ramirez-Lebreault

February 16-18 – Spanish Weekend

Damary Ramirez nació en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Cursó sus estudios universitarios en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, recinto de Arecibo, donde obtuvo su Bachillerato en Educación Elemental. Trabajó en la Academia Adventista Ramon River Perez, en San Sebastian, P. R. duarante cuatro años. En el 2011 se trasladó junto a su familia a Michigan, donde trabajó para Telamon Corporation con niños infantes y pre-escolares. Actualmente reside en Nueva York junto su esposo, el pastor Omar Lebreault y sus tres hijos; Omar, Yael, y Jeziel, donde se desempeña como maestra de segundo grado en la escuela Bronx-Manhattan SDA School. También colabora en el ministerio pastoral de su esposo en las iglesias de Delancey y Central Manhattan, en NY. Disfruta el impartir seminarios, predicar y compartir con otros lo que Dios ha hecho en sus vidas.

• Reservación individual o de grupo pequeño– para una persona o grupos de 2 a 6 personas la registración abre el 16 de octubre de 2017.

Estamos proveyendo un descuento de 15% para todas las empleadas de la Conferencia de la Florida y las estudiantes universitarias con identificación válida.