“Witness”
The American evangelical Christian culture has become increasingly polarizing. We have bought into the outrage culture and are offended by those who are seemingly different. In the midst of it, we have lost the conviction that the Gospel should be beautiful and attractive. The goal of SOLA Conference 2021 is to remind this generation of Christians to be a compelling witness in the midst of a divisive culture. We seek to develop a faith life that is beautiful to insiders and outsiders as we strive to live out the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great Commandment.
| WHERE Living Hope Community Church 1215 W. Lambert Rd. Brea, CA 92821 | WHEN April 24, 2021 | REGISTRATION $35 |
Schedule
| 9:45 AM | Registration Opens |
| 10:30 AM | General Session #1 |
| 11:30 AM | Speaker Q&A |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Church Discussion |
| 2:30 PM | Panel Q&A |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | Micro-Talks |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner |
| 6:30 PM | General Session #2 |
| 8:00 PM | Conference Ends |
Plenary Speakers
Scott Sauls
Scott is husband to Patti, dad to Abby and Ellie, and serves as Senior Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to Nashville, Scott was a Lead and Preaching Pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City after planting two churches in Kansas City and Saint Louis. Scott has authored several books, including Jesus Outside the Lines and his most recent work, A Gentle Answer. He blogs regularly at scottsauls.com. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, Qideas, Catalyst, Leadership Magazine, Outreach Magazine, annvoskamp.com, The Gospel Coalition, and several other publications. You can connect with Scott on Facebook or Twitter/Instagram at @scottsauls.
Harold Kim
Harold is the founding pastor of Christ Central of Southern California, and serves on the Board for Christ Central Network (CCN) and as President of SOLA Network. He graduated from UC Berkeley, received his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Princeton Theological Seminary. He was ordained by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in 2001. Harold is gratefully married to Sun Hi and a happy father of two daughters, Taylor and Elizabeth. His great joy and passion is to see lives changed as Jesus Christ becomes central to everything.
Q&A Panel and Micro-Talks
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott is the Pastor of Discipleship at Community of Faith Bible Church in South Gate. He loves teaching the Word of God and through the power of the Holy Spirit watching God’s Word transform lives. Pastor Bobby is passionate about strengthening the urban church. He has pastored for over twenty-five years and enjoys writing. You can follow Pastor Bobby on Twitter @pastorbscott. Pastor Bobby married up when God blessed him with his wife, Naomi. He loves his six kids (ages 15-24). As a UCLA alumnus, his two favorite two teams are UCLA and whoever is playing SC. Go Bruins!!!
Jeany Jun
Jeany Kim Jun is wife of a ruling elder, a mother to three teenagers, a professor and pharmacist. She served in Cambodia as a medical missionary with her family for three years. Beyond her local church service as Discipleship Group Director, she is a speaker and contributor to two books, His Testimonies My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God and Beyond the Roles: A Biblical Foundation for Women and Ministry.
Michael Lee
Michael currently serves as the lead pastor of All Nations Community Church. He also serves as a council member and the Executive Director of SOLA Network. Originally from Atlanta, Michael majored in philosophy at the University of Southern California and received his Masters of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology. He is a huge USC Trojan football fan, avid golfer, and donut aficionado. He resides in Pasadena with his wife, son, and dog.
Owen Lee
Owen Lee serves as the Senior Pastor of Christ Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, VA. He received his B.A. in Rhetoric at U.C. Berkeley and his M.Div. at Westminster Seminary, CA. Before his call to serve as the Senior Pastor of Christ Central in 2012, he served as the English Ministry Pastor of New Life Mission Church in Fullerton, CA from 2000 to 2002, and then as the church-planting pastor of New Life Mission Church in Burbank, CA from 2002 to 2011. He is married to Margaret, and they have 3 children together- Abby, Caleb, and Lizzy. He also serves as the Director of Operations for the Korean-American Leadership Initiative, a ministry of Mission to North America.
P.J. Tibayan
P.J. Tibayan is a pastor-theologian of Bethany Baptist Church in Bellflower, CA, where he lives with his God-fearing and beautiful wife and their five children. He writes at gospelize.me and helps lead The Gospel Coalition LA Regional Chapter and the Shepherd LA Conference (for pastors). He is currently a doctoral student (DMin) in Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary working on the book of Revelation.
Steve Bang Lee
Steve Bang Lee is a member of the Executive Ministry Team at Mariners Church as a teaching pastor, college pastor at Mariners Irvine, and a host pastor for the North Irvine location. He’s been happily married to Angela for 11 years and they have 4 kids. He enjoys reading, writing, and any moment where the kids are napping.
Tim St. John
Tim St. John serves as the Counseling Pastor at Lighthouse Community Church in Torrance, CA. He’s a graduate of the Master’s Seminary (M.Div, Th.M) and completed counseling certificate training through ACBC and CCEF. Tim’s passion is to see the grace of gospel-centered counseling grow and thrive in local churches.
Safety and Sanitation Measures
In light of COVID-19, here are the following safety and sanitation measures in place to help ensure the health and well-being of all attendees.
- Masks/face coverings will be required at all times
- Physical distancing of at least 6’ is to be maintained with people of other households
- A temperature check and a symptoms screening will be issued prior to entering the premises
- Seats and meeting areas will be regularly sanitized before and after use
- Hand sanitizers will be placed throughout the facility
- Restrooms will be appropriately spaced out
- Dinner will be provided as individually packaged meals. We ask that attendees be especially mindful of social distancing and socializing only with their pods during meal times
- Those who repeatedly and consistently violate the safety guidelines will be kindly asked to vacate the premises
If you feel that you are unable to abide by these measures, we invite you to access session recordings which will be made available online after the conference.
FAQ
Will there be any changes to the 2021 Conference in light of COVID-19?
Yes, the 2021 Conference will be a one-day, outdoor conference. There will also be various safety and sanitation measures in place to help ensure the safety of all attendees.
Is there an age restriction for this conference?
This conference is open to everyone 17 years and older! Whether you are a student, young adult, single, or married, we welcome you to join us!
I am not Asian American, or in an Asian American church context, can I still come?
Absolutely, you are most definitely welcome!
Who should I contact if I have more questions?
You can contact our Conference Director, Joshua Lim, at joshua.lim@sola.network.