Who are our speakers?

By: American Decency Staff

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Who are our speakers?

Pastor Greg Johnson – Fremont Wesleyan Church
“The Rising Tide:  Resilient Living in a Culture of Persecution”

Colonel (Ret) Greg Johnson retired from the National Guard on December 31st, 2001 after 20 years active duty and 10 years reserve duty to his nation. Colonel Johnson served in progressive levels of command and staff responsibilities, cul­minating in his assignment as Chief of Military Support and Operations. In the last few months of his service, Colonel Johnson coordinated the military support operations in Michigan as the nation and this State responded to the attacks of Sep­tember 11th, 2001. Upon retirement, Colonel Johnson transitioned into full time ministry as the Executive Pastor of Cornerstone Church in Caledonia, Michigan, then, to the Fremont Wesleyan Church, locally. In 2013, Colonel Johnson was or­dained and continues to serve the Fremont community in a wide variety of roles.

Dr. Steve Witter – First Baptist Church of Fremont
“Discipleship 101 – The Motivation, Cost and Blessing of Following Jesus”

Dr. Witter was born and raised on a dairy farm in South Central PA. God’s grace was evident in his life from the very beginning in that he was born into a Chris­tian home. Steve trusted Christ as his Savior in 1971, following the death of his mother. He received his undergraduate Biblical education at Emmaus Bible Col­lege. Steve also earned a Masters degree from Grand Rapids Baptist Theological Seminary and has earned a doctorate in Leadership and Administration. For over 20 years, Steve served the Lord in the field of Christian Education, both at the secondary and college levels. During that time he maintained an active pastoral and pulpit supply ministry. Since February 2013  Steve has served as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Fremont.

Pastor Vern Picknally – Fremont OPC
 “Bless Those Who Persecute You”

Vern Picknally has been the organizing pastor of Fremont OPC since September of 2011. Prior to coming to Fremont, Pastor Vern served the Bethel OPC congre­gation in Carson, ND for nearly 12 years. He received an M.Div. from Mid-Amer­ica Reformed Seminary, Dyer, IN in 1999 and a bachelors degree from Reformed Bible College (now Kuyper College), Grand Rapids, MI in 1996. He married his lovely wife, Olena, in 1996 and they have been blessed with three children: Vera, Ivan, and Nadia.

Dr. Ron. Workman – Interim Ministries Inc
“Sheep in the Midst of Wolves”

Pastor Workman is a native of western Michigan and graduate of Fremont High in 1957 with the honor of being Senior Class President. Following high school he completed Bible College and Seminary at The Grand Rapids School of Bible, Mu­sic and Seminary and began a thirty-two year pastoral ministry serving churches in Michigan, Illinois and Florida. In 1992 he founded INTERIM MINISTRIES, INC. and in 2004 they absorbed SOS, International becoming IMI/SOS, Interna­tional. The Workman’s make their home in the Fremont/White Cloud area and have five children, fifteen grandchildren and one great-grandson. Two of their sons-in-law are military chaplains.

Consider the following Biblical passages.

Mark 8:35   For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

Mark 9:42    And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

John 17:14.   I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Romans 8:35-37   Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?   As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

II Corinthians 4:8-12  We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;  Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;  Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.  For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.   So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

Matthew 10: 16-18     Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.  But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;   And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

Matthew 10:28    And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Hebrews 12:3-4  For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.  Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

Those of you who have attended our various conferences have shown your solid support  for conference speakers as: Diet Eman, Kamal Saleem, Dave Agema, Curtis Bowers, Gary Bauer, Mat Staver, Frank Gaffney, Steve Coughlin, Patrick Poole, Pastor Anthony Moore. 

Your presence and financial support for such outreaches not only support our efforts but more importantly encourages us to keep pressing on in what we believe God has called us to do: encourage, strengthen, challenge, to stir up the spiritual hearts of one another.  That God would be glorified!

Mark Friday evening, October 16 and Saturday morning, October 17 on your calendar and plan to join us here at American Decency for The Rising Tide:  Persecution in America.

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What:  The Rising Tide:  Persecution in America

When:  Friday, October 16 – 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, October 17 – 9:00 am – 11:30 am
(breakfast available 8:30am – 9:00 am)

Where:  American Decency Association
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