Session 1: Tri Robinson. Mission
Thursday Morning, 9:00 am – Noon
Tri Robinson is the Senior Pastor of Boise Vineyard. In September 1989, the church planting team of twelve families moved to Boise where they were joined by several other Boise area families and began meeting in the “Upper Room,” a small office complex overlooking the city of Boise. Today, Boise Vineyard has flourished to nearly 3000 people and has stretched its arms out into its community and around the world caring for the poor and broken. Tri has authored three books concerning their adventures in ministry. Tri and Nancy have two children, Kate and Brook.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Session 2: Brian Anderson. Personal Piety
June 17. Thursday Evening, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Brian and his wife Thora are the founding Pastors of Vineyard Church North Phoenix located in Phoenix, AZ, which they planted as a home Bible Study in September 1985. VCNP has steadily grown into a congregation of over 3800 people and has also planted nine other Vineyard churches in the Phoenix area, and a Vineyard Church in Delhi, India.
Brian has a desire to build healthy churches that do the works of Jesus and he loves to train and equip other pastors and leaders. In addition to being a current Vineyard USA Board Member, Brian is the Regional Overseer for the Southwest Region of the United States. Brian and Thora have two children, Zoe and Luke.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Session 3: Rose Madrid-Swetman. The Church
June 18. Friday Morning, 9:30 am – Noon
Rose Madrid-Swetman lives in the Seattle area and co-pastors Vineyard Community Church in Shoreline, Washington with her husband, Rich. She is the Executive Director of Turning Point, a missional group which partners with local agencies to serve low-income families in the greater Seattle area. She is an Area Pastoral Care Leader in the Northwest Region of Vineyard USA. Rose is a Doctoral candidate at Bakke Graduate University in Seattle, WA focused on Transformational Leadership for the Global City. Rose and Rich have a blended family of eight children and thirteen grand-children.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Session 4: Bert Waggoner. The Church
June 18. Friday Evening, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Berten Waggoner is the National Director of Vineyard USA, a position he has held since 2000. His career in ministry extends over a forty-seven years period. During this time of service he has planted and led two churches in the Houston area, trained hundreds of church leaders, served as a college professor, led in denominational and trans-denominational structures, and traveled and ministered in many different parts of the world.
Berten and his wife Evelyn were married in 1962. They have two sons, Art and Reagan, who each are married to “Deanna’s.” They have five grandchildren. They live in Sugar Land, Texas.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Special Session: Love, Sex and Power: Navigating the Dangerous Triangle
Peter & Gayle Mosgofian
As leaders it is easy to lose objectivity when it comes to these three entities. How are you vulnerable, and where are the weak places in your armor? It is important to know them and face them. This talk is an overview of an eye-opening seminar for pastors and leaders, aimed at helping to identify potential weaknesses, and take steps to prevent falling into that dangerous triangle.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
