Welcome
I remember as a kid when I was learning to water ski. One day I finished a session, came ashore, and proudly announced to someone that I had not fallen down even once. I don’t remember who heard me, but he replied, “Then you’re not skiing hard enough!” Young as I was, I instantly recognized the wisdom in what he said.
Much of the idea behind any sort of sport, or anything at all for that matter, is to improve your skill level. And we never improve by playing it safe. We improve by pushing our limits and comfort zones. If we never fall down in the course of our activities, then likely we are not taking enough risk that leads to greater success.
This is particularly true of ministry, which is why our camp meeting theme this year is "Answering the Call.” God’s call on our lives to get out there and share the good news of the gospel is no time for playing it safe. It’s a time for taking risks for Jesus. Sure, in our efforts to answer His call we might make a mistake and fall down, so to speak, but at least we will know that we are not playing it safe like the one-talent guy in Jesus’ parable. But as that story illustrates, when we take risks for God, He blesses us and we may not fall down even though we thought we would. And that is when we begin to realize that we can trust Him even further than we thought we could.
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So answer the call! Take some risks in doing what Jesus commanded us to do, and just see if He doesn’t come through and hold you up!
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Jeff Scoggins
Plenary Session Presenters
JUNE 2025
Ty Gibson
Friday & Sabbath
Ty is the Speaker and Director for Light Bearers. A passionate communicator with a message that opens minds and moves hearts, Ty teaches on a variety of topics, emphasizing God’s unfailing love as the central theme of the Bible. He has authored eight best-selling books. Ty and his wife Sue have three adult children and two grandsons.
Eli Rojas
Breakout Session
Dr. Eli Rojas serves as Associate Director of the North American Division Evangelism Institute. He is teaching classes in areas where his passion in ministry energizes him. These are church growth, leadership development for pastors and mobilizing the laity, evangelism and helping students have a personal experience through field school evangelism, and discipleship through small groups ministry. He has had over thirty years of pastoral ministry.
JUNE 2025
JUNE 2025
Gary Thurber
Breakout Session
As Mid-America Union president, Gary Thurber is responsible for articulating the mission and vision of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mid-America and ensuring harmony with the mission of the world church. Working with the rest of the leadership team in the union office and the leaders of its six constituent conferences, he is responsible for the efficient functioning of the varied dynamics of the church organization
Jared Little
Afternoon Plenarie
Bio coming soon
JUNE 2025
JUNE 2025
Vadim Dementyev
Afternoon Plenarie
Vadim Dementyev holds the position of Associate Director for the Center for Community Change at Andrews University, where he has co-created innovative strategies for church revitalization and community engagement. Originally from Odesa, Ukraine, he brings over twenty years of pastoral leadership experience across Seventh-day Adventist congregations in the United States.
The Venue
700 Main Street North
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Maplewood Academy is a private Christian boarding high school located in Hutchinson, MN. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, which is the world's second largest Christian school system. It is owned and operated by the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and is the location for our annual Camp Meeting.