Conference Schedule

Conference times are subject to change.
Every effort will be made to keep this online schedule as current as possible.

Monday, June 23rd
8:00 am Registration
9:00 am Connect with Calvary Bookstores
9:30 am Worship: The House Band
9:50 am Conference Introduction
10:00 am Connect with Calvary Distribution's Services, Websites and Projects
11:30 am New Product Showcase: Love with Marianne Lord
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Worship: The House Band
1:30 pm Connect Your Customers with Christ
with Aurelio Barreto from C28 Stores
3:00 pm Connecting Your Customers with Bibles
with Wayne Hastings
4:15 pm Connecting Resources with Children and Teens
with Dr. Mary Manz Simon
5:30 pm New Product Showcase: Pastors Perspective with Brian Nixon
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45 pm Café Social in the Coffee Shop
7:30 pm Evening Message
8:00 pm Movie Screening: Fireproof
Tuesday, June 24th
7:30 am Early Prayer
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Worship with Scott Cunningham Band
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Devotions with Rich Chaffin
10:00 am New Product Showcase:
Books that Connect with Sadie Lyda
10:15 am Connect with Staff with Kirk Andersen
11:30 am Connect with Staff Discussion Groups
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Connect with Your Inventory

Workshop Sessions for the large store with Susan Graves, for the medium-sized store with Marilyn Phillips, and for the small book ministry with various speakers hosted by Calvary Distribution
3:00 pm Connect with Your Store's Focus and Environment with Costa Mesa, Harvest, and Ft. Lauderdale
5:30 pm New Product Showcase: Study the Word with Sarah Yardley
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Worship: Evan Wickham
Message of Encouragement: Mike MacIntosh
9:00 pm Movie Screening: Lost Boy
Wednesday, June 25th
7:30 am Early Prayer
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Worship with Scott Cunningham Band
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Devotions & Communion with Rich Chaffin
10:00 am Connect with Congregation with Bob Munce
10:30 am Workshop Sessions with Kirk Blank from the Munce Group and Bob Flores from CC Chino Hills
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm New Product Showcase: Resources for Ministry with Chris Craff
1:30 pm Q & A Panel
2:30 pm Conference Closing
--Optional--
3:30 pm Leave for Costa Mesa
4:30 pm Calvary Distribution Tour
5:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Wed. Night Service with Pastor Chuck
10:00 pm Shuttle back to Murrieta

“For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one in body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts difference according to the grace that is given to us let us use them.”
- Romans 12:4-6

Session Details

Session 1 - Connect with Calvary Distribution

Get in touch with Calvary Distribution. In this session we will update you on our ministry, and tell you all the services we offer. We will update you on our new website, showing you the various highlights of using our new Internet Ordering System. Here you will get advanced previews of upcoming publications from The Word For Today and Calvary Chapel Pastors. There are so many things that are new and exiting here at Calvary Distribution, and we want to let you in on all the good news!

Session 2 - Connecting Your Customers with Christ

Aurelio Barreto is the founder and CEO of C28 Christian Retail stores and Not Of This World (NOTW) Christian apparel. As an immigrant from Cuba, Aurelio knew the value of hard work at a very young age. By the time he was 20 years old, he founded his first business and grew it to $3 million in revenue. Despite his success, Aurelio had no inner peace and enjoy until, through God’s grace, he heard the gospel and responded to Jesus’ invitation of salvation. To date over 10,000 people have been saved through the ministry of C28! Aurelio will share how to connect the customers in your book ministry with Christ.

Session 3 - Connecting Your Customers with Bibles

Wayne Hastings is the Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of the Bible Division for Thomas Nelson Publishers. A respected business leader for more than thirty years, Wayne has firsthand experience in areas such as publishing, retail, wholesale, distribution, and inventory management, and will share how to connect your customers with the right Bibles from his wide range of experience.

Session 4 - Connecting Resources with Children and Teens

Mary Manz Simon’s books have sold more than two million copies and are available in nine languages, her daily radio program is heard on 200+ stations, and her magazine articles and national convention presentations reach thousands more each year. She earned a doctorate in education, but it's the Mommy Zone experiences that are nearest to her heart. Perhaps that's why she cares so much about children, their families, and their relationship with God. Mary will share practical concepts on how to reach children through your book ministry.

Session 5 - Connect with Staff

Kirk Andresen from Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale will share on connecting with staff. The bookstore at Ft. Lauderdale has 11 paid staff members and 30-50 volunteers. Kirk was the previous manager of the Calvary Chapel Bookstore and has more than 30 years of secular retail experience. He now oversees all of Calvary's resource ministries, including the Tape Ministry, which began in 1985.

Session 6 - Connect with Inventory Software

Does the idea of shopping for or connecting with an inventory management system sound impossible? Through a variety of workshops, learn how to connect with existing software (including Quick Books and Bookstore Manager) and how to manage your inventory with only a basic Excel spreadsheet and tools that Calvary Distribution provides.

Session 7 - Connect with Store Environment

Through presentations from a various churches with a wide range of church bookstores, you’ll hear and see the impact that store environment has on your shoppers. Create a warm and engaging experience for customers!

Session 8 - Connect with Congregation

With teaching from Kirk Blank of the Munce Group and Bob Flores from Calvary Chapel of Chino Hills, discover new and engaging ways to connect with your congregation. How do you get the message from the bookstore to the hands of the people? Even if you don’t have a traditional church bookstore, you’ll come away with practical ideas.