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00:03 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:14 Hello, friends, welcome to 3ABN Today. 01:17 Today we're going to be talking 01:18 about evangelism and discipleship, 01:21 and we always have to be reminded 01:23 of the great commission 01:24 that Christ has given us as a church. 01:26 Of course, it's found in Matthew 28:19-20, 01:30 Jesus says, "Go therefore and make disciples 01:33 of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, 01:36 and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 01:39 teaching them to observe all things 01:40 that I have commanded you, and lo, 01:42 I am with you always, even to the end of the age." 01:47 It's a beautiful promise that we have, 01:48 but Christ is, He has bestowed a blessing upon us 01:51 a great commission 01:52 that we go and make disciples of all nations. 01:56 Today on this program 01:57 you're not going to want to change the channel. 01:59 In fact, gather your friends around, 02:01 get your notepads together, 02:02 because we're going to want to probably take some information. 02:04 And we have our good friend Dee Casper with us today 02:07 and some good friends, Hannah Peak and James Park. 02:11 Dee, you're the director of CORE Evangelism 02:13 in Pennsylvania. 02:15 And we're going to be talking about with them 02:16 in just a few moments how you might want to become 02:19 involved in the CORE Evangelism School. 02:22 It's a discipleship program 02:24 that I'm sure will change your life, 02:26 but before we go any further, we have a blessing 02:30 that's going to be brought to us 02:31 by our brother Wintley Phipps 02:33 and he's going to be singing for us, "Amazing Love." 02:51 Amazing love, 02:55 How can it be 02:58 You broke the chains 03:01 And set me free 03:05 You filled my life 03:08 With joy untold 03:12 You light my spirit 03:15 You feed my soul 03:19 Now I want to let 03:22 The whole world know 03:26 Of all you've done 03:29 For me 03:32 I want to praise 03:37 Your name 03:43 Amazing love, 03:46 How can it be 03:49 You sent your son 03:52 To die for me 03:56 He took the blame 04:00 Carried my shame 04:03 All the way 04:06 To Calvary 04:10 When I thought I was 04:14 Forever lost 04:17 You caught my falling 04:21 Soul 04:23 I want to love you more 04:36 Amazing love 04:43 Amazing love 04:50 Amazing 04:54 Amazing love 05:02 Amazing love, 05:05 How can it be 05:08 You would give your life for me 05:14 You bring such comfort 05:18 To my soul 05:22 You raise me up 05:25 And make me whole 05:29 Now I want to let 05:32 The whole world know 05:36 Of all you've done 05:40 For me 05:43 I don't think 05:46 I could ever 05:50 Ever love you 05:53 More 05:56 Amazing love 06:02 Amazing love 06:12 Amazing love, how can it be 06:17 Now I live eternally 06:23 I once was lost, 06:27 But now I'm found 06:31 I was blind, 06:33 But now I see 06:38 And now I am 06:42 Forever yours 06:45 Soon I'll see your face 06:51 And I will love you more 07:01 Amazing love 07:08 Amazing love 07:15 Amazing love 07:24 Amazing love 07:38 Wow! 07:40 Praise the Lord. 07:41 Brother Wintley Phipps, he's always a blessing. 07:43 Love your music, brother. 07:44 Thank you so much for all 07:46 that you do for the cause of God. 07:48 If you're just now tuning in with us, 07:50 you're watching the Three Angels Broadcasting Network 07:52 and this is 3ABN Today. 07:54 And today we actually have CORE Evangelism with us 07:58 in the house today. 08:00 And I'm going to officially introduce our guest today. 08:03 Brother Dee Casper, 08:05 the director of CORE Evangelism. 08:06 How are you, brother? 08:07 Great, good to be here. 08:09 Amen. 08:10 It's a blessing to have you guys here and, of course, 08:11 to your left and to my right here, we have Miss Hannah Peak. 08:14 And, Hannah, you're not so much a stranger to the 3ABN family, 08:17 because your parents work here and around the area. 08:20 So it's a blessing to have you here as well. 08:22 Right, I used to work here too before I moved away. 08:24 Okay. All right. 08:26 And then, of course, we have Brother James Park. 08:28 It's always a blessing brother to have new faces 08:30 and you are a new face here. 08:32 Is this your first time on 3ABN? 08:33 Yes, it is. Yeah. 08:35 All right. 08:36 Well, it's a blessing to have you as well. 08:37 Thank you. 08:39 They, all of them are here to tell us about 08:40 the CORE Evangelism Discipleship Program. 08:43 And so, Dee, I'm going to come to you first 08:45 because got to ask them, 08:47 I guess the most important question. 08:49 What in the world is CORE Evangelism 08:51 and tell us a little bit about how it got started? 08:53 Sure. 08:54 So the CORE Discipleship and Evangelism training program 08:57 is a ministry of the Pennsylvania Conference 08:59 and we're basically discipling and training young adults 09:02 to own their faith, to find their calling 09:04 and to empower them to change the world. 09:06 That's kind of the big picture intention. 09:08 So kind of the 18 to 35ish demographic. 09:11 We say ish, because you know, we can talk about it, 09:14 you know, if we're in the general age range, 09:16 let's talk about it. 09:17 Let's see if this is a good fit. 09:18 Sure. 09:20 But, yeah, so we're on the same campus 09:21 as Blue Mountain Academy. 09:23 So the academy was built for 400 students. 09:24 Many years ago, they've got close to like 130 range. 09:27 So we use half of their dormitories. 09:29 We eat in their cafeteria. 09:31 So it's just a great partnership 09:32 that we partner with them. 09:33 They partner with us and it's a beautiful area. 09:35 The Appalachian Trail is literally 09:36 right across the street, it's a super pretty place. 09:39 And so that's the big picture of what we're seeking to do 09:43 and kind of how it operates. 09:45 Amen. That sounds so great. 09:46 And you mentioned Pennsylvania. 09:47 So what specific part of Pennsylvania? 09:49 This is Eastern Pennsylvania. 09:50 So we're like in between Allentown and Redding, 09:52 but an hour and a half north of Philly, but Eastern PA. 09:54 All right. Praise the Lord. 09:56 I understand we have a promotional video 09:57 that you guys would like to show us at this time. 09:59 Sure. 10:00 That kind of gives a little bit more 10:01 information about the program. 10:03 So let's go ahead and go to that video now. 10:13 It really has brought me 10:15 to a closer relationship with him 10:17 and that was just through various things, 10:18 whether it was in class or outreach 10:22 and canvassing and Bible working, 10:24 it's just really allowed me to, through all of those things, 10:27 just truly see who God is. 10:29 Young people are wrestling with knowing what the future holds. 10:32 Does God actually love and care for me? 10:35 Where am I going? 10:37 What does this life have to offer? 10:39 I believe CORE offers solutions to all of these questions 10:43 that you can actually have an intimate, 10:45 vibrant relationship with Jesus 10:47 that you can be fully known and fully loved 10:50 by the God of the universe. 10:51 I can see now how Jesus sacrificed everything for us, 10:57 how He can sympathize in every problem we have in life. 11:02 It's something I never experienced before 11:04 until I came to CORE. 11:06 It seems so impossible, 11:07 but this God that we know already, 11:12 He just gets more and more awesome. 11:13 He's worth knowing more than like we thought He was, 11:16 like, He's actually a caring and loving Father 11:18 and just give Him a chance. 11:21 Every aspect of my life has just completely changed it 11:25 from where I was to where I am today. 11:27 And I can even see the change in myself, 11:30 and I can see the change in my friends, 11:32 and I can just see the change in everybody. 11:33 And it's a positive change. 11:35 It's a good change. 11:37 It's a change that God would be proud of. 11:39 And you know, I have a friend in Jesus now 11:41 and you know, that's just been the biggest thing 11:44 that I can take away, you know, a friend in Jesus 12:00 You build off of each other and you fall down together 12:03 and everybody picks you up together. 12:05 And that's the one thing that I enjoy about CORE. 12:10 There's so much family and love here 12:13 and that there is adventures that we go on. 12:16 There is laughter and there is tears, 12:21 and there is so much more 12:24 compacted to like nine months of CORE. 12:27 It's been really nice to just talk to each other 12:29 and just really to grow together 12:30 and just seeing each other grow 12:32 and also just to really encourage each other. 12:34 To me, it's a real blueprint school where you get to learn, 12:38 you get to work hard and you get to grow. 12:41 If you're already considering it, 12:42 if you want some training 12:44 you know, some hands-on training where you can, 12:46 you know, take a break from the world, 12:48 take a break from, you know, the clutter of, 12:50 of social media and work and school 12:52 and just the chaoticness of life, 12:55 you know, come here and learn how to, 12:59 you know, bring people to Christ, how to soul win. 13:01 And, you know, you won't regret it. 13:02 You won't regret it. 13:04 It's the most beautiful thing when someone 13:06 gives their life to Christ because of you. 13:08 It's an incredible course. 13:10 It's only nine months out of the year. 13:11 And if you come here, 13:12 you'll have a once in a lifetime experience 13:15 being surrounded by individuals 13:18 who share the similarity with you 13:21 of loving God and wanting to know Him more. 13:40 Wow. That's amazing. 13:42 That was a really nice video. 13:44 So, I'm sitting down here just wondering how does something 13:46 like this get started because there's a lot I'm sure. 13:49 And we're going to talk about 13:50 what's involved in this program, 13:52 but how did CORE Evangelism get started? 13:53 So there were a people, a donor and a pastor 13:56 that had a burden to have a school of evangelism 13:59 for young adults that would saturate every teaching 14:02 with the gospel, that there wouldn't be a single class 14:04 where they wouldn't see the true character of God 14:07 and to see Jesus in every teaching, 14:08 whether it be health class or agriculture, 14:10 or just really to make sure that people are being focused 14:13 on the core of Christianity and the core of Adventism, 14:16 which is to see Jesus and the message 14:18 of Christ of righteousness in every teaching. 14:20 So that was kind of their burden. 14:22 They approached me about kind of helping them 14:23 to start the school. 14:25 We looked at different places to partner and do it. 14:26 And Gary Gibbs at the conference 14:28 of the Pennsylvania conference. 14:30 Certainly someone who loves evangelism. 14:32 And so they approached him and say, 14:33 would you be open to us, partnering 14:34 with the Pennsylvania Conference in doing there? 14:36 And so they said, yeah, let's do it. 14:38 And so three years ago I got brought in 14:40 and we didn't really have anything at that stage. 14:42 Like we had an idea, we had a donor 14:45 and we had a campus that we could have access to. 14:48 And in the span of 11 months, this amazing miracle happened 14:52 that it was just me and somehow recruitment, development, 14:55 hiring, curriculum, everything, budgeting was all done. 15:00 There wasn't any staff, it was just me. 15:01 I can't do that. 15:02 Right. 15:04 But somehow 11 months later we were running a program 15:05 and discipling students. 15:07 And it's just like, we fully believe 15:09 that this is God's school, 15:11 that we are a part of something that's bigger than ourselves. 15:13 Absolutely. 15:15 And so, because I know what I'm capable of and it's not that, 15:18 but I... In traveling, 15:20 I've been doing a lot of traveling ministry for years, 15:22 particularly to this demographic, 15:23 the 18 to 35ish age range, 15:25 whether it be actually even 15 to 35, 15:27 high schools have been like 31 of our academies 15:30 and our college and youth conferences. 15:31 And in my travels, I saw a lot of similar threads 15:35 that I felt were underdressed with our young people. 15:39 You know, we're talking about prophecy, 15:40 we're talking about fundamental beliefs in the sanctuary, 15:42 which we have to talk about. 15:44 Absolutely. 15:45 And they need to be rooted in that, 15:47 but young people are struggling with identity issues. 15:48 They're struggling with mental health challenges. 15:49 They're struggling with other things like this. 15:51 I thought that if we're going to develop a program, 15:53 it needs to be holistic in nature. 15:54 Absolutely. 15:56 Which is one of the reasons why it's nine months 15:58 was because we wanted to give these students 16:00 the proper amount of time to learn their story, 16:02 to process their story, to find healing in their journey 16:05 and to get a solid well-rounded 16:07 biblical Adventist education. 16:10 So that was kind of our burden. 16:11 That was our conviction, and it works. 16:13 That's been the amazing thing 16:15 is you've heard in the stories in that video, like, 16:16 it literally, when we say it's a life transforming experience, 16:19 that's not just like a tagline for the sake of like marketing, 16:22 that's literally what's happening here. 16:24 Absolutely. 16:25 And so that, that's what excites us 16:27 to be involved in something like this 16:28 is to be able to, through the means of training them 16:31 in ministry and having classes, 16:32 and having intensives on mental health and health 16:35 and agriculture and everything else. 16:37 The big picture idea was to give them a well-rounded 16:40 holistic picture what the gospel can do for them 16:43 and how they can change the world, 16:44 because even if they aren't personally 16:46 struggling with mental health challenges, 16:47 the people that they minister to, 16:49 there's a very high likelihood that they will. 16:51 And to just tell people to pray harder 16:53 or they need more faith doesn't fix the problem. 16:56 It increases the problem. 16:57 So to teach them how to tactfully work 16:59 through their own story, find healing and also help others. 17:03 That was a really important thing for us. 17:05 So that was kind of the conviction 17:07 and the burden behind how everything would be designed. 17:10 So had the schedules designed, the length of time the classes, 17:14 the topics that we cover, who teaches, 17:16 all had that in mind, they have to see Jesus. 17:19 And there has to be more than just a transfer, 17:21 like a transfer of information 17:22 like this should transform them. 17:24 Absolutely. 17:25 Not just give them skills to teach and do ministry, 17:28 which they get a substantial education that, 17:30 but also to transform them as individuals. 17:32 Absolutely. 17:33 You know, everything you're saying there, 17:35 I heard that word transformed so many times 17:36 and that's important because we have a lot of people 17:38 who know information, they know about Christ. 17:41 They know a lot of information about 17:42 the truths that we believe, 17:44 but yet they themselves are not maybe converted 17:46 or transformed by that gospel. 17:47 So that's just powerful, my brother. 17:49 So I also heard you say a couple of times, 17:51 18 to 35, 15 to 35. 17:54 So there's probably someone watching right now 17:56 that may not fit in maybe that range that says, 17:59 man, I really want to go to this school. 18:01 So maybe talk a little bit more about, 18:03 is it just within that range or is there a, 18:05 maybe an exception from time to time about, 18:08 you know, with outside of those? 18:09 Yeah. That's a great question. 18:10 So the basic design of the program 18:12 was for 18 to 35 year olds. 18:14 You have to have finished high school 18:15 that's kind of our prerequisite, 18:16 but if you're in a situation where you would like 18:18 to take some time to deepen your relationship with Christ, 18:22 there's a few options we have, 18:23 one, CORE online will be available. 18:25 The goal is by January 1, 2022. 18:28 So all of our classes that we filmed in session, 18:30 people can take online. 18:31 So that's an option we have. 18:33 The other option we have 18:34 is for the second semester of CORE, 18:36 we kind of call it track two. 18:37 Someone who's maybe in a more mature age range 18:40 that wants to take five months of their life. 18:42 And they're living in a dorm, 18:44 they're eating in the cafeteria, 18:45 just like our students do. 18:46 They're doing five months of Bible work. 18:48 They're getting a majority of our theology classes. 18:50 That's another option. 18:52 So let's say that you're in your 40s 18:53 or, you know, in your 50s or something. 18:55 And you're open to living in a missionary environment 18:58 and being trained and taking those five months 19:00 to really get a solid training, to be able to do Bible work 19:03 at your local church and things like that, 19:05 then we can totally have an option for that as well. 19:08 So we expanded our borders for the second semester. 19:10 So you wouldn't get the canvassing in first semester 19:13 or the mission trip in the first semester, 19:15 but you would at least get the Bible work portion 19:17 and a majority of our theology. 19:19 We have a few prerequisites, 19:20 but we would send those to them, 19:21 watch a few classes that you wouldn't get 19:23 that you would need to have. 19:24 We would send them to them beforehand. 19:26 Amen. That's awesome. 19:27 Praise the Lord. 19:28 So I'm thinking as we're, 19:30 as you're going through all these details, 19:31 you've kind of already presented a few, 19:32 but just want to kind of hone in on 19:34 maybe the differences between CORE Evangelism 19:38 and some of these other schools of evangelism, 19:41 I'm thinking of ARISE, which is phenomenal. 19:43 AFCO, I'm an AFCO graduate, 19:45 Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism. 19:47 So what sets CORE Evangelism apart 19:50 as far as the difference between 19:51 maybe what you guys offer and what the others offer? 19:54 Absolutely. I'm an ARISE graduate, so, yeah. 19:56 And so we've and have taught at ARISE 19:59 and been to different schools. 20:00 And we're, we weren't trying to do 20:02 what other people are doing. 20:03 We were trying to kind of design a program 20:05 from the ground up. 20:07 So this isn't, because some of those people 20:08 kind of ask questions like, which is better, which is, 20:10 it's really matter of what you're looking for, right? 20:13 If you're just looking for Bible work training, 20:15 you're looking just to be discipled. 20:16 If you want to go to SOULS West, 20:17 because you're looking for literature evangelism training, 20:19 it depends on what you're looking for. 20:21 What we bring to the table is a holistic education 20:24 where we're working with a whole person. 20:25 They're getting health training, 20:27 significant training in like medical missionary work. 20:30 We have a full semester of canvassing 20:32 literature evangelism work, 20:34 which also helps them to pay down some of their tuition, 20:36 half of what they make goes towards their tuition. 20:38 And they're learning how to do door-to-door literature work 20:40 and doing in public places. 20:42 Then we have a two week foreign mission trip 20:44 that's built in as part of the curriculum. 20:45 So we're doing evangelism. 20:47 The intention is to be overseas in the midst of pandemic, 20:49 that's kind of slowed us down. 20:51 But what we did last year was we actually ministered 20:53 to refugees in Houston, Texas. 20:54 So Afghani refugees, and Chinese refugees, 20:57 and people from other communities 21:00 who and other places around the world 21:01 who were coming to the States seeking refuge 21:04 or international college students. 21:05 So teaching them how to do cross-cultural witnessing 21:08 even if we couldn't travel overseas. 21:10 But the first year we actually went to Cuba. 21:12 In fact, we've had a slide for this, I believe 21:13 from the mission trip where we went to Cuba 21:15 and did two weeks of evangelism. 21:18 There were children's programs, which is, 21:20 I think with the pictures going to be, 21:22 it's just a picture of someone presenting to children. 21:24 And it was an amazing experience, but because of, 21:26 you know, political boundaries now and COVID, and other stuff, 21:30 it's made it difficult to be there, 21:31 but it was such an amazing experience to see that. 21:33 There we go, so we've got 21:34 some of our kids teaching a bunch of Cuban children 21:37 through the means of interpreters. 21:38 It was such a rich blessing. 21:40 We want to go back so bad and I hope that can be afforded 21:43 once borders open and COVID and politics and other stuff. 21:46 But in the meantime, for sure, 21:48 they're involved in cross-cultural witnessing 21:51 in some form or fashion where we immerse them 21:52 into different culture for two weeks, 21:54 just to see what the needs are in the world out there. 21:56 Absolutely. 21:57 And even how to witness to people 21:59 of those cultures here. 22:00 And so after the mission trip and our Christmas break, 22:04 then we have a Bible work practicum for five months 22:07 where they're, then they've worked with a local church 22:09 for nine full months, the whole length of the program. 22:11 They're working within a local church context. 22:13 So they're teaching Sabbath school, 22:15 they're doing song service. 22:16 They're learning how to take what they're learning in class. 22:19 And they're applying it in a local context the same time. 22:21 So the community that they canvas in 22:23 is the same community they Bible work in. 22:25 It's the same community they go to church in. 22:27 So they're learning what it means to integrate 22:29 and invest into community long term. 22:31 So that's kind of what we bring to the table 22:33 that may be different. 22:34 There's some work study options through canvassing, 22:36 Bible work, foreign missions and what it's like to disciple 22:41 in a local church context long term. 22:43 And then we have an evangelistic series 22:45 in the fall. 22:46 And so generally our presenters or I'm doing the series, 22:49 but the students are doing all the boots and the groundwork, 22:51 giving studies, inviting people, 22:53 doing the health nuggets, giving the song, 22:54 service, special music, things like that. 22:57 Wow. That's amazing. 22:58 So before I get to you guys in just a moment, 23:00 I'm going to come right back to you for a moment. 23:02 And then I'm going to ask you guys some questions here, 23:04 because I'm interested in your feedback. 23:06 So someone comes to CORE Evangelism, 23:09 they're student there. 23:11 What is, what are they going to experience 23:12 while they're there? 23:13 Let's get into a little bit more detail about 23:15 what they're going to learn, 23:16 what they're going to experience 23:18 once they're a part of the program and on campus? 23:19 For sure. 23:20 So we've got like an orientation week 23:22 that deals with a lot of heart issues 23:23 to set them up to succeed for the week, 23:24 how to have devotions, how to have a prayer life, 23:26 what to do when you fall and fail in ministry? 23:28 Like how do I work through that when I mess up, 23:31 when things happen, thoughts of condemnation and shame, 23:34 and guilt and conviction, how to sort through 23:36 what comes from God, what doesn't. 23:37 A lot of times students feel like 23:39 I'm not worthy of being here. 23:40 And so, kind of focusing on that. 23:42 We've got a health intensive 23:44 and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle 23:46 that will set them up to succeed. 23:48 And then we have an intensive on mental health 23:50 really early on in spiritual healing with Paul Coniff 23:52 that really sets them up to learn 23:54 what their story is, how Jesus can connect with their story 23:57 and how to find healing and freedom. 23:59 And then they do a three week canvassing blitz. 24:01 And so, they're getting a lot of hands-on experience 24:03 and what it's like to do literature work, 24:05 hone down their fundamentals 24:06 because once the regular schedule starts, 24:08 they've been outreach three days a week 24:10 and then they do some work on campus. 24:12 So they either work on the farm or in the cafeteria. 24:14 They may help certain departments of the academy. 24:16 If they have certain skill sets that they've done 24:17 teaching before or something like that. 24:20 And Blue Mountain Academy has a certified organic farm. 24:23 So they're learning how to actually do agriculture. 24:25 John Dysinger from Bountiful Blessings Farm 24:27 teaches for a full week on agriculture, the ABCs, 24:30 how to do it, how to get involved. 24:32 So you're learning how to have a work ethic, 24:34 how to do time management. 24:36 And that's pretty much the first semester. 24:37 Then we start with theology. 24:38 So the three angels' messages and the fundamental beliefs 24:42 and then we go into the next semester 24:44 and that's where a lot of other theology happens, 24:46 Daniel, Revelation, apologetics, 24:48 how to preach, Christian service. 24:51 Gary Gibbs teaches on the winsome witnessing content. 24:54 David Asscherick teaching on apologetics 24:55 Mark Finley teaches on preaching. 24:58 Nathan Renner teaches on how to study the Bible 25:00 and how we got the Bible, 25:02 Chad and Fadia Kreuzer on relationships. 25:04 So there's practical Christianity. 25:06 What relationships are about marriage and family? 25:09 Plus we have stuff on time management, 25:11 conflict resolution, mental health intensives. 25:14 So that's, they're getting a full, 25:17 complete Adventist education, 25:18 the sanctuary public evangelism. 25:21 We give them the whole thing, but it's measured. 25:24 So it's not like you're drinking from fire hose. 25:26 Maybe 12 hours of class a week, 25:28 10 hours of work a week and about 15 hours of outreach. 25:31 So it's spread out. 25:32 It's not the same thing all day, every day, 25:34 which gives them variety, 25:35 which makes it easier to absorb what they're learning, 25:37 and gives them healthy exertion outside and so forth. 25:40 That's amazing. 25:41 Plus there's a day off, like a total complete day off. 25:44 So it's not just like, go, go, go, go, go. 25:46 Fridays are completely off for them, 25:48 so they can go hiking. 25:49 Sabbath afternoons are largely light, 25:51 so they can go hiking, hang out. 25:52 Sure. 25:54 Stuff like that. Wow. 25:55 That seems like such a blessing, 25:57 but I'm going to turn here now to James and Hannah. 25:59 Hannah, let's start with you. 26:00 You were an intern for CORE Evangelism. 26:04 Give us kind of your feedback on your experience there 26:06 and anything that you would like to share with us? 26:09 Okay. 26:11 So to me, CORE answers not just the what 26:16 of Christianity, but the so what. 26:19 Okay. All right. 26:21 A lot of times I've heard the what, 26:24 the dos, the don'ts, the facts. 26:28 And growing up an Adventist, I could tell you all of that. 26:33 But what did it do for me? 26:35 Honestly, not that much. 26:38 And so I've always kind of struggled a little bit, 26:42 even with interpersonal relationships 26:44 and God is some kind of nebulous concept. 26:47 I don't see Him. 26:49 And sometimes it's really hard to understand that. 26:53 And so, CORE makes Christianity practical, something I can do, 26:58 not just the list of do's and don'ts 27:00 or nebulous concepts. 27:02 So it makes the experience of Christianity 27:03 come alive for you? 27:05 Right. 27:06 So you were the intern there. 27:08 So what specifically did you do while you were there? 27:09 What I did is I filmed the classes. 27:13 I was responsible for setting up the cameras, 27:16 running the switcher, editing everything afterwards, 27:20 and basically kind of setting it up, 27:23 helping them get it ready for CORE Online. 27:26 To be honest, I didn't want to come to CORE. 27:28 I wasn't planning on coming to CORE, 27:30 but I am so glad that God grabbed me and took me to CORE. 27:34 Amen. Praise the Lord. 27:36 Sometimes we go places 27:37 where we don't think we'll end up, right? 27:39 And God's like, well, you know, He throws a little curve ball 27:41 at us and ends up at extremely incredible blessing in the end, 27:45 so it sounds like it was a blessing to you? 27:47 Absolutely. 27:48 Praise the Lord. 27:49 An 11th hour labor for her story. 27:51 We make kind of a last minute decision. 27:52 We really want to film our sessions, 27:54 our classes in session this year, 27:56 but we need someone who has experience 27:57 in filming and editing. 27:59 And I knew Hannah because 28:00 I used to work next door to here. 28:02 And she was the perfect fit. 28:03 She had everything we needed, 28:04 but she wasn't just sitting behind a camera, like 28:07 when we would have classes 28:08 or when we would have certain experiences, 28:10 like she was being convicted, 28:11 she was testifying to what God was doing in her life. 28:13 And she was inspiring our students. 28:15 And how, you know, she's just the intern 28:17 some people may think, 28:18 you know, like she's just here to push buttons 28:20 and run cameras, but she was a student in many fashions 28:23 and it changed her life. 28:25 Like, you know, Hannah, you were baptized this year. 28:26 Right. 28:28 We've got a picture of that actually 28:29 during the evangelistic series. 28:30 We had this touching conversation 28:32 on the way home one day when we had the baptism topic 28:34 in the evangelistic series as I was preaching, 28:36 and Hannah's life was touched and she got baptized. 28:39 It was just such a blessing that we didn't push or prod, 28:43 but just the Spirit of God was working. 28:45 And we had a conversation. 28:46 It was just so special to see someone that I knew 28:49 and loved and cared about for before she came 28:52 and to be able to take her through the waters of baptism, 28:54 such a blessing. 28:55 So I'm guessing that that at 3ABN background 28:58 and media helped you out a little bit there? 29:01 That did too. 29:02 Actually I learned most of my media 29:04 and stuff with Wayne Atwood up in Canada. 29:06 Got you. Okay. 29:07 Because you travel a lot, right? 29:09 I do. 29:10 I took an internship up there in Canada 29:12 to learn the media stuff, which was really useful, 29:13 actually helping with Dee. 29:15 That's awesome. Praise the Lord. 29:17 Well, that's great to hear. 29:19 We'll come back to you in just a moment. 29:20 But James, brother, you went, you actually 29:22 went through this nine month program. 29:24 And so tell us a little bit about your thoughts, 29:27 your experiences while you were there? 29:28 Yeah. 29:30 First of all, it's, I think 29:31 it's one of the most well-rounded programs 29:32 and things in general that I've ever seen in my life. 29:36 You talk about holistic healing and true education 29:40 and it's got it all. 29:42 It teaches you like Hannah was saying in a practical setting, 29:46 how to have success in your Christian walks. 29:48 Because I think a lot of us are young individuals 29:52 who are decided to seek in the Lord, 29:55 and we just don't know how to do it 29:56 or what that looks like. 29:58 You know, we're convicted in our hearts 30:00 that we've had an encounter with Christ 30:03 in our times of need. 30:04 And if we want to leave the world 30:06 behind and follow Him, but how do we do it? 30:09 And what does that mean for us? 30:11 And CORE was just a great place for us 30:13 to be in a safe environment where we can thrive. 30:17 And we had staff, we had friends, we had teachers, 30:22 we even had Blue Mountain Academy and our, 30:25 even our local churches around us supporting us 30:29 in a great way that really allowed us 30:32 to be just truly who we were, where we came from 30:36 and just start from ground zero and go up, you know? 30:41 Absolutely. 30:42 Even if that meant breaking this down a little bit, 30:45 figuring some things out, but... 30:47 Right, right. 30:48 So what was your... 30:50 What was your absolute favorite thing 30:51 about the entire program? 30:52 The thing that you took away the most, 30:54 that really impacted you? 30:55 Yeah. 30:57 So I would just say 31:00 being able to interact with the teachers there at CORE. 31:06 That's amazing. Yeah. 31:08 It wasn't just the all nine months internship to us. 31:13 But we did get to have Dee for a few of those weeks 31:16 and it was some life-changing powerful stuff. 31:20 And I know his stuff is on AudioVerse talks 31:23 about righteousness by faith. 31:24 Right. 31:25 And you get to learn about that while you were there? 31:27 Yeah. 31:28 Did you have a... Did you come away 31:29 with a broader understanding 31:31 of what righteousness by faith 31:32 is because we hear that language 31:33 thrown around a lot in our church 31:35 and a lot of people don't fully understand 31:36 what it means to experience righteousness by faith? 31:39 Did you come away with a better understanding? 31:41 Absolutely. Definitely. 31:43 Amen. Yeah. 31:44 We were just talking about that in the drive down here 31:45 that like the faith of Jesus and what it can do for people. 31:48 So that was a big component to us. 31:50 Like if they don't see, like, if someone doesn't see Jesus 31:53 in one of our classes, they're not coming back, 31:55 they won't teach here anymore. 31:56 Like, it's that important for them to see 31:58 and how that applies in a practical sense, so. 32:00 Praise the Lord. 32:02 It was always Jesus first. 32:03 And I grew up Christian myself in a Christian home 32:07 and I didn't stray too far away from it 32:09 for the majority of my life, 32:11 but to actually dive into the text and the scripture 32:14 and to see Jesus practically through the teachers, 32:18 as I was mentioning before as somebody 32:21 who was wanting to seek the Lord, 32:23 I didn't know how to do it or what that might look for. 32:25 Look like for myself and for my friends around me 32:29 and being able to come across 32:31 and interact with the teachers and see how, 32:34 they are just human, you know, just like us, 32:36 regular people who were along the way figuring it out 32:40 as they were going and how God used them 32:43 and blessed them in a way where 32:45 they could do ministry just by being themselves, you know? 32:50 And it gave me something to look forward to. 32:53 And so I think that was one of my biggest takeaways at CORE 32:55 Amen. Praise, the Lord. 32:58 So, Hannah, I have to ask you the same question 32:59 because even though you were back there filming 33:01 and doing kind of all the media related stuff, 33:04 what really stuck out to you about this program 33:06 that you took away like, wow, this is the one thing 33:09 that really affected you the most positively? 33:11 Yeah. I want to capitalize on two things. 33:13 James said the safe environment 33:18 and also making Christianity a real. 33:21 Amen. 33:23 CORE is a safe environment for you 33:25 to spread your wings a bit. 33:29 And if you mess up or you do something you shouldn't do, 33:32 the staff aren't going to get mad at you and expel you. 33:36 They'll sit down with you. 33:38 They'll talk to you. 33:39 They're not going to come across as judging you 33:42 one strike and you're out. 33:45 That's really nice because you don't have to be afraid 33:48 of trying and messing up. 33:51 In fact, like, if you don't try and you don't make mistakes, 33:54 well, if you don't make mistakes, 33:55 you're not even trying. 33:57 How's he going to learn? 33:58 And secondly, that making Christianity real. 34:03 I also grew up in the church, 34:05 my family from way back was in the church. 34:08 And so, you know, it's kind of habit 34:10 what you're raised with, but they say, 34:13 God has no grandchildren. 34:15 So it's got to be your personal experience. 34:18 And sometimes when it's just a habit, 34:21 it becomes really mundane, routine, boring. 34:24 You just kind of going through the motions, 34:26 but going to CORE brought that experience alive? 34:28 Yeah. 34:29 You learn how to do it for yourself 34:31 and make it real to yourself. 34:33 And Christ becomes real to you, right? 34:35 Exactly. 34:37 Amen. Praise the Lord. 34:38 So I have to just ask this one last question to James. 34:41 And by the way, if you guys feel free 34:42 to chime in on anything 34:44 that we want to talk about in the remaining time, 34:46 but while you're going through this program as a student, 34:49 I'm listening to everything, you've listed off 34:51 that we're doing this, we're doing this. 34:53 And you said, it's not like drinking from a fire hydrant, 34:55 but you literally took the words out of my mouth 34:57 because I'm thinking man, nine months 34:58 of this, this, all these things. 35:01 So did you, was there ever a point 35:02 where you just felt like, man, this is just so much, 35:04 too much work or this is just too much to bear. 35:08 Give me your thoughts on that 35:09 because there may be someone watching at home and say, 35:11 man, I don't know if I want to come to that 35:12 with all that he just listed. 35:14 It seems overwhelming. 35:15 What's your thoughts towards that? 35:16 Yeah. 35:18 The way that Dee set up the program... First of all, 35:19 I want to say that 35:22 it's one of the most well rounded programs 35:24 and you never see something that has as much as it has 35:28 and have as much success as it did 35:31 without the hand of God being totally involved. 35:34 And like Hannah was mentioning before. 35:37 I've also felt the same way that 35:39 CORE was a safe environment 35:41 and also an understanding one too, 35:44 because it allowed us to be at a place 35:46 where we get to learn. 35:47 And it's a lot of information, it can be a lot of information, 35:50 but you know, Dee understands us young, young individuals, 35:53 especially for us who want to take a gap year 35:56 or who might've even dropped out of college 35:58 or are seeking to know what their careers might look like 36:03 in the future. 36:05 And he just set it up in a way where you can just succeed, 36:07 you know, one of his biggest things 36:09 was setting us up for success. 36:11 And he, he's... I guess God set it up in a way where 36:16 it wasn't too much at once. 36:18 You know, he didn't reveal all the light 36:20 and just completely blind to us. 36:21 So it was just a little, you know? 36:23 Brother, I got you. 36:25 Just a little bit at a time 36:27 that the classes weren't overwhelming, 36:29 they're very enjoyable. 36:31 And it was built in a way where it wasn't too mundane. 36:37 There was always something new. 36:39 It's always exciting. 36:40 We always had next week 36:42 and the next day to look forward to. 36:43 Not too much homework? 36:45 Yeah. Not too much. 36:46 We actually don't really give homework. 36:48 So that was, so anything that they do 36:50 that isn't a homework category 36:52 is directly tied to growing in with Jesus. 36:54 So we have a book club, they do some scripture memorization, 36:56 but we didn't want this to be 36:59 an excruciating academic environment. 37:02 We wanted to give them experiences 37:03 that could draw them closer to Christ 37:05 and give them the tools to take it even deeper. 37:07 So like, yeah, we tried to build variety 37:09 and so that they wouldn't be so crushed out 37:11 because we knew what was going to be asked of them. 37:13 So we're like, if we spread this out, 37:15 alternate, what happens on each day? 37:17 Give them days off, then it's going to be easier. 37:20 But if you don't manage your time 37:21 well, it'll be hard for sure. 37:22 But like, if you're, if you are, 37:24 and we have classes on time management, 37:26 if they do that, there it's doable. 37:28 Sure. 37:30 Yeah. 37:31 So everything that was asked of us was very reasonable 37:33 and we're totally on board with it. 37:35 And if we ever came up on late like 10 minutes, 37:37 where he's just like you know what, that's on me. 37:40 He wouldn't work with us on getting things on time. 37:44 That's so awesome. Praise the Lord. 37:45 Yeah. 37:47 And I would say the CORE is a great place. 37:50 If you are not an academic person who likes to study a lot 37:55 and having your nose stuck in a book all the time. 37:57 Because like the classes aren't super long, 37:59 you get breaks, reasonable breaks between the classes. 38:03 So you can get up and wiggle. 38:04 And if you're like me sitting still and concentrating 38:06 for a long period of time is really hard, 38:08 you know, you always told in church to quiet. 38:11 It's quiet, sit down. 38:12 That's right. 38:14 Not in CORE. 38:15 I got you. You can be yourself. 38:16 Sure, so it sounds like a very raw and open environment 38:18 where people can be themselves? 38:19 Yeah. Vulnerability is welcomed and praised. 38:21 How we do disciplines, different. 38:23 Like instead of just getting on to people for things, 38:25 we help them think through, how did you get here? 38:27 Why did this happen? 38:29 Ellen White talks about this. 38:31 I think it's in the book Education, 38:32 but it's in the context of education that 38:34 we need to bring the student to a place 38:36 where they recognize that what was done is wrong. 38:38 But then she says we need to enlist 38:39 their will in its correction. 38:41 And so, kind of taking that approach of self-governance. 38:44 So we don't really, we're not trying to control these kids 38:47 and, you know, tell them what to do and when, like, 38:48 we have principals, we have a handbook, 38:50 we're on the same campus as minors, you know? 38:52 So we have to have policies, but in a general sense, 38:55 like we want to teach them to think for themselves 38:56 and navigate through it. 38:58 We have a class in critical thinking 38:59 just to learn how to think for yourself. 39:01 Our fundamental beliefs class is totally different 39:03 than the way it's generally done. 39:04 We actually give them the texts in the order 39:07 in which they're shared for a study, 39:08 but we don't tell them what to say. 39:10 So for the first hour, they're just wrestling with a text 39:12 and having the experience with the text for themselves 39:15 before we tell them anything. 39:17 So instead of just saying, here's what you say 39:18 after you read this verse 39:20 and here's the argument you'll get. 39:21 We teach them how to think instead of what to think. 39:24 Then we go through it together. 39:26 So it's three hours per doctrine a day. 39:29 So we have like five weeks 39:30 of Adventist fundamental beliefs. 39:32 But by doing that, they're having to experience 39:34 with the text before someone tells them what to think, 39:37 so that when they're giving a Bible study, 39:38 they're better prepared to do that. 39:40 We go through objections, we go through, 39:42 we help them see where's Jesus in this text. 39:44 That's the other thing that as they're studying, 39:46 where's the heart of God. 39:47 Where's the gospel in this text. 39:48 And how does that fit into the narrative of this doctrine 39:51 or this topic? 39:53 So by doing that, it kind of helps them long-term. 39:55 But as you mentioned, we have an hour of class 39:57 and then a 15 minute break, hour of class, 40:00 15 minute break, then an hour of class and that's it. 40:03 Then you have lunch, then there's either work 40:04 or there's outreach and so proper breaks. 40:08 It's not like you got three minutes 40:10 to hope your brain comes back, you know, like you. 40:11 Go out and take a breath of air 40:13 and then come back and we'll start again. 40:14 Right. 40:16 So we give them longer breaks just to be able to process it 40:17 because we do ask a lot, but we try to set them up to succeed. 40:20 Got you. 40:21 So what's the general schedule look like on a daily basis 40:23 so what times it start, end from day to day? 40:25 So Sundays they have outreach in the afternoon. 40:28 So it starts later in the day, 40:29 they have a little bit of worship at 11.45. 40:31 I think the academy does two meals that day. 40:33 So they have like a brunch, so they can sleep in a little bit 40:36 after partying hard with Dutch Blitz 40:38 or something the night before, 40:39 you know, or Catan or something. 40:42 So we have reasonable bedtime. 40:45 You have to be in bed by 11 on Sabbath, Sabbath evenings, 40:47 but still and then they have outreach 40:50 through the course of the afternoon 40:51 and early evening, 40:52 Monday through Thursday, they have class. 40:54 So they worship at 7:40, breakfast is like seven, 40:57 worship is 7:45 to 8:15. 40:59 The students are the ones giving the worship talks. 41:01 So they're getting lots of opportunities 41:03 to learn how to do public speaking 41:04 because we've got around a dozen students each year, 41:07 the last couple of years. 41:08 And I think seven, the first year, 41:09 a dozen last year around the same this year. 41:11 And so they're learning how to give worships 41:14 multiple times that we assigned the topics. 41:16 So had to tell your testimony in 15 minutes, 41:19 had to do a character study on someone in the Bible, 41:22 pick a song, pick a proverb, 41:25 share something from a chapter in Steps to Christ. 41:27 So they're learning how to preach in different ways, 41:29 on different topics throughout the course of the year. 41:32 So they have class from 8:15 to 11:45. 41:35 On Monday and Wednesday, 41:37 they have outreach in the afternoons. 41:38 Tuesday and Thursday, they do work on campus 41:40 from like one to six. 41:41 So it's just a five hour shift on the cafeteria working, 41:44 so learning how to cook or they're doing stuff 41:47 in the farm, learning how to do agriculture 41:49 or maybe doing grounds. 41:51 If they have experience in construction, 41:52 they can be doing that with the academy 41:55 doing kind of maintenance stuff. 41:57 If they have specialized experience, 41:58 like one of our students was a great photographer. 42:00 He helped with the marketing department at the academy. 42:03 So he was helping doing video and photo stuff for them. 42:05 So it just depends on what their background is. 42:07 May be able to plug that in, 42:08 to help the academy meet their goals 42:10 and also help our students 42:11 learn to be responsible workers, 42:13 so that that's making them well-rounded. 42:15 And then Fridays, they have the day off, 42:17 they do laundry in the morning. 42:18 We have worship that night. 42:19 Sabbaths, we go to the church in the morning. 42:21 So we split the group up, half works with one church, 42:23 half works with another. 42:24 So they get more chances to have leadership roles 42:26 as opposed, you know, 50 kids in one place, 42:29 then no one really gets to do anything. 42:30 They just attend. 42:32 They're participating in church for nine months. 42:34 And then in the afternoons, we don't really ask much of them 42:37 on Sabbath so they can go for hikes, 42:39 have a study together, engage in lay activities 42:41 if that's their thing, if you know what I mean 42:44 or, you know, then we have worship in the evening. 42:46 So we have vespers Friday night and Saturday night. 42:48 And this year we're going to be incorporating 42:50 more guest teachers into our vesper slots. 42:52 So they're getting more exposure 42:54 to different types of ministry. 42:55 Who's doing this, who's doing that? 42:57 Like we've got digital media evangelism 42:58 is one of our topics. 43:00 So people who are doing podcasts 43:02 or like Lineage Journey, 43:03 how they come in and talk about doing media stuff for, 43:06 so they get to interact with Adventist influencers 43:08 in digital media, learning their story, how it started, 43:11 what worked, what didn't. 43:12 So we'll incorporate more of that in our vespers too. 43:14 That is amazing. 43:16 Praise the Lord. So, okay. 43:17 Someone's wanting to watch it right now. Okay. 43:19 Let's talk about finances here? 43:21 Sure. 43:22 How are we going to pay for this? 43:23 What's the price of the program, all of that? 43:26 Yeah. It's a great question. 43:27 So the way we set it up mimics a school year. 43:29 So they start in late August at the end, 43:31 of the end of May or early June. 43:32 So they could have a summer job. 43:34 They could canvas the summer before. 43:35 The Pennsylvania Conference 43:37 is rebooting a canvassing program. 43:39 And one of my staff, their husband is going to run it. 43:42 And then the other two of my staff, 43:43 they actually are going to help run that in the summer. 43:45 So they could canvas the summer before they come 43:47 and take their proceeds and put towards their tuition. 43:49 And then they canvas the first semester, 43:51 which also goes towards their tuition. 43:53 And if they wanted to, they could canvas the summer 43:55 after they graduate and backdate 43:57 that towards their tuition. 43:59 And if they do those three things, 44:00 they're going to be close to paying off their tuition 44:02 by itself. 44:03 Plus when a student is accepted, we give them 44:05 a fundraising letter we already wrote for them. 44:07 On our letterhead, it explains a whole program. 44:09 They just put in their name that gets into family, 44:11 to friends, to church members, it's tax deductible. 44:14 The gift they can give, 44:15 they give to the worthy student fund to set them up. 44:17 And so we do what we can to set them up to succeed financially. 44:21 The overall cost right now is about $10,000 44:23 and that's three meals a day, seven days a week, 44:26 plus your lodging, 44:27 plus a mission trip and a plane ticket. 44:29 So that's cheaper than going to boarding school. 44:31 You go to other schools in evangelism. 44:33 Generally the cost is about $5,000 for three months. 44:36 We're $10,000 for nine months and we're giving them 44:40 three meals a day, seven days a week. 44:42 Most of these programs, either you cook for yourself 44:44 or you get two meals a day, like five days a week, 44:46 you don't have to worry about cooking. 44:47 It's all built in. 44:48 That's amazing. 44:50 And they have vegan options, 44:51 there's vegetarian options in the cafe. 44:52 So they got a big, nice salad bar. 44:54 They bring in stuff from the farm 44:55 and use in the cafeteria. 44:56 So that's basically the way that we've set it up. 44:59 And so we do what we can. 45:01 Then we've got a worthy student fund 45:03 and that's certainly something that, 45:04 you know, viewers, if maybe you can't come to CORE, 45:06 this is an opportunity for you to ensure 45:08 that young people are having experiences like James 45:11 and Hannah had to be able to come. 45:13 So even if maybe this isn't your gig 45:15 and you just wanting to do CORE online or something else, 45:18 we really need an army of givers to ensure that people 45:20 like this can come and we can grow the program 45:23 because we'd rather have close to 25-30 students. 45:25 We just started so it's early, 45:27 but I think having more students would be a blessing. 45:29 And the more support we can get in that 45:31 regard will help as well. 45:32 That's amazing. 45:34 We do our part to make them do their part. 45:35 You know, so students aren't just getting handouts, 45:37 like they're working hard to get where they're going, 45:39 but some of them could use some additional help. 45:41 So if we can help with that at CORE, 45:42 plus we give them the canvassing opportunity. 45:45 That's kind of how we try to set them up. 45:46 Awesome. 45:47 So this is a... 45:49 This is the CORE Discipleship Evangelism program. 45:51 So how is this program impacting evangelistically? 45:56 Let's talk about, what are the kids going to take away 45:58 because we have about five minutes or so left. 46:00 So I just want to get into the evangelism aspect 46:03 of this program in the aftermath of a student leaving, 46:07 what are they leaving with and what tools do they have 46:10 to be able to go now be an evangelist 46:12 in their community or in their church, whatever? 46:14 That's a great question. 46:15 So some people think that if you're just running 46:17 like a discipleship program, 46:19 it doesn't really work evangelistically. 46:21 Like sometimes there's this premise, 46:22 like you get to pick one or the other, 46:23 we designed it to where you get both. 46:25 They did $45,000 in canvassing last fall 46:27 in the midst of a pandemic 46:29 with 12 students part-time three days a week. 46:32 They had a three-week blitz and part time 46:34 and had tremendous results, canvassing. 46:36 Bible work, they had over 20 something studies 46:38 that were going in the community. 46:40 We had multiple baptisms. 46:41 We did a full length evangelism series 46:43 in the two churches that we worked with. 46:44 The Bible worker in one church did a one set of meetings. 46:47 I did the other set of meetings. 46:49 And even the way we did the meetings was different. 46:52 So we did the WW Prescott model of seeing Jesus 46:55 at the heart of every single message. 46:57 And it worked, people were coming. 46:59 We had like, I think that meetings I did, 47:00 we had like 12 to 18 visitors every night throughout, 47:03 that was the same average 47:05 throughout the whole length of the meetings, 19 meetings. 47:07 We had multiple decisions for baptism that happened 47:09 during the meetings that were baptized 47:10 and those who made decisions, 47:12 you know, to be baptized in the future in both places. 47:14 So evangelistically, it works, churches grew, 47:17 churches were revived. 47:18 Canvassing. 47:20 Lots of literature went out for the students themselves. 47:22 We have multiple students right now that are Bible working 47:24 for the Pennsylvania Conference. 47:26 James is looking into doing Bible work. 47:27 He's furthering a little bit more studies right now. 47:29 He's looking to do Bible work. 47:31 Hannah is actually looking to do overseas mission work. 47:33 So she's looking to teach English overseas in Brazil. 47:36 And I've got students who have broad backgrounds. 47:39 So some go back to college with a solid foundation 47:42 to know why they believe what they believe 47:44 going into local churches and helping at their college. 47:47 Other students are going into ministry right away. 47:49 I've got two students right now in Eden Valley. 47:51 So one is helping in the education side, 47:53 I think they're like helping is like the assistant 47:54 to the education department at Eden Valley. 47:57 And another is working with the health coaching. 47:59 So there's broad opportunities for them to plug in. 48:02 People call us all the time. Can we get your students? 48:04 So there are plenty of employable opportunities 48:07 once they leave it, the really the choice is theirs. 48:09 Wherever they feel God's calling them, 48:11 but they have a foundation 48:12 that will work evangelistically in any area. 48:14 Right. 48:16 So it's not like they're going to come to this school 48:17 and then, you know, once it's all over with, 48:19 there's not any options out there, 48:20 endless options within the community? 48:22 And it's not limited to Bible work. 48:24 So not all of them will Bible work. 48:26 Some are going to go into literature work. 48:27 Some may go to SOULS West and continue that education, 48:30 do canvassing, do Bible work, medical work, 48:32 you know, doing health stuff. 48:34 So there's lots of options or overseas missions. 48:36 Right. Amen. 48:38 So, you know, someone's watching right now thinking, 48:39 man, I like Dee, he's a good guy. 48:41 You're one of the teachers. 48:42 So what are you, what do you teach specifically? 48:44 If someone comes, what are they going to hear from you 48:46 as a teacher? 48:47 I teach about a third of the classes. 48:49 So about a hundred hours. 48:50 So the full Adventist fundamental belief class 48:51 I told you about, the three angels' messages, 48:53 Christian service, falling and failing in ministry, 48:55 devotions, prayer, claiming the promises of God 48:59 in Scripture, The Spirit of Prophecy 49:01 and biblical leadership. 49:03 I think that's the main big picture classes we have. 49:07 So I teach those and then Mark Finley teaches 49:09 on preaching, him and Chris Holland. 49:11 Yeah. Let's talk about some of the guest speakers. 49:12 So you have Mark Finley, who else? 49:14 We go to his facility to Virginia. 49:15 We go to him to do it there. 49:17 Tinio probably help us with some health stuff too 49:18 as I hope. 49:20 And then David Asscherick teaches on apologetics. 49:22 Nathan Renner on how we got the Bible 49:23 and how to study the Bible. 49:26 Don McIntosh teaches on what they're doing at Weimar 49:29 with total community involvement 49:30 and then health and prophecy. 49:32 Dr. Lee Willard, he teaches on natural. 49:34 He teaches on herbs and natural remedies. 49:36 Rico Hill and Lance Wilbur teach, Lance had a program 49:39 with Dwayne Lemon on Dare to Dream Network I think. 49:41 And then Rico did from sickness to health. 49:43 And so they, he teaches on health for us. 49:46 Paul Coniff teaches on mental health, on spiritual healing. 49:50 Dr. K'dee Elsen, she teaches on mental health, 49:52 and we have a bunch of people. 49:56 Steve Grabiner teaches on the Book of Daniel. 49:58 James Rafferty from 3ABN, he teaches on Revelation. 50:01 No, James teaches on Revelation. 50:02 Steve Grabiner teaches on Daniel. 50:04 And yeah, so it's a really broad lineup. 50:06 Our website lists all of who teaches. 50:08 Wayne Blakely talks about issues in homosexuality 50:11 and how the church can navigate that in a winsome way. 50:14 Gary Gibbs teaches on winsome witnessing. 50:16 So that's kind of the big picture. 50:18 They go to our website, 50:19 they're going to see all the people who teach. 50:22 And we add people over the years, all that's there. 50:24 So they say who's teaching and what they teach. 50:26 Absolutely. 50:28 We've got about a minute here 50:29 before we go to our address role. 50:31 So you can know how to contact 50:33 and get in contact with CORE Evangelism. 50:34 But I got to, I turned to you guys now, 50:36 there may be a student watching right now 50:38 that's maybe your age or contemplating on coming. 50:40 What are your thoughts for them 50:42 just really quickly for someone, 50:43 what encouraging words can you give to them? 50:45 Yeah. 50:46 I mean, the school is really affordable and Ivy school 50:49 cost about 60, $70,000 and you might get something out of it, 50:53 but this is something that's truly life-changing. 50:55 And it'll definitely not only set you up 50:58 for success in ministry, but for the rest of your life. 51:00 Amen. 51:02 And so, it's brought me a lot of healing 51:03 and I've seen a lot of change in not only myself, 51:06 but also my peers and my friends 51:08 and even on the high school campus, 51:10 it's just a well rounded program 51:11 that you can leave with a lot of experience under your belt. 51:15 Praise the Lord. 51:17 So we want to actually give you an opportunity 51:21 to know how to contact, whether it's via email, phone call, 51:25 reaching out to CORE Evangelism School, 51:28 because you know, someone who might want to go, 51:30 or you yourself want to have this life-changing 51:33 evangelism experience. 51:35 If that's you, then this is how you contact them. 51:42 If you would to contact 51:43 or know more about CORE Evangelism School, 51:46 you can write to them at 2363, 51:49 Mountain Road, Hamburg, Pennsylvania 19526. 51:54 You can also call them 51:56 at (484) 232-9239. 52:01 That number again is (484) 232-9239. 52:06 You can also email them at Info@CoreEvangelism.com 52:11 That's Info@CoreEvangelism.com 52:15 or visit their website at CoreEvangelism.com 52:19 That's CoreEvangelism.com |
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