Join us at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego for this year’s Network Conference & Youth Convention.

We can’t wait to see you in beautiful San Diego for the 2023 Network Conference and Youth Convention! This year’s Network Conference (April 25-27) will include several new features which will inspire and challenge you in your local and global ministry. Join us at the Town & Country Resort & Convention Center, a new and exciting venue for us. You will enjoy the amenities of the property, including many opportunities for fellowship in outside seating clusters.

And for the second time, Youth Convention (April 28-30 ) will follow Network Conference, giving pastors & teams the opportunity to stay and support their students into the weekend at Youth Convention.

Reserve your hotel room and register today! San Diego has much to offer, and whether you come early or stay late (or both?), we encourage you to carve out this time to be refreshed, encouraged and rejuvenated—and to return to your church and community as healthy ministers.

See you in April!

Your attendance confirms that you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold the SoCal Network or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury. The SoCal Network is working closely with Town & Country Hotel to create protocols for health screening, social distancing, and sanitation to protect you and other attendees.

Current Network Conference Schedule:

Monday

1:00 pm – Pre-Conference Golf  |  Riverwalk Golf Club, 1150 Fashion Valley Road

6:30-8:30 pm – Pre-Registration Pick up  |  Hotel Lobby

Tuesday

8:30 am  –  Coffee and Pastries  |  Town & Country BCD

8:30 am  –  Registration and Exhibits Open  |  Town & Country BCD

9:00 am  –  CityServe Breakfast  |  Palm 1 & 2

12:00 pm  –  ACTIVATE Luncheon – Reaching Your Community (Additional Ticket – $40) |  David Ducosen, speaker | Golden State Ballroom

1:30 pm  –  Tellers Meeting  |  Golden State Ballroom

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm – ACTIVATE Plenary Session |Current Trends in Church & Culture | Larry Osborne, speaker | Golden State Ballroom

3:00 pm to 3:30 pm   –  Afternoon Break| Town & Country BCD

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm  –  ACTIVATE Breakouts – View details
A. Impacting Your Neighborhood (Panel) | Golden State Ballroom
B. Answering the LGBTQ Community | Palm 1-2
C. Reaching Your Community through Non-Profits | Palm 7
D. Reigniting Your Church Post Pandemic | Palm 3-4

6:00 pm  –  KidCare Camp Friendship | Palm 4-6

6:15 pm  –  Pre-Service Worship |Golden State Ballroom

6:30 pm  –  Network Conference Opening Service | Communion | Rich Guerra, Speaker | Golden State Ballroom

8:30 pm  –  All Network Afterparty  |  Town & Country BCD

Wednesday

7:30 am – Intercultural Pastors Breakfast |  Palm 1-2

8:00 am – U40 Meet & Greet with NLT | Town & Country BCD

8:00 am – Coffee & Pastries in the Exhibit Area  |  Town & Country BCD

9:00 am – Worship  |  Golden State Ballroom

9:20 am – State of the Network | Golden State Ballroom

10:30 am – Morning Break | Golden State Ballroom

10:45 am – Business Session | Elections | Golden State Ballroom

12:00 pm – All Conference Lunch hosted by Men’s Ministries (Additional Ticket – $40) |  Glyn Barret, Speaker | Town & Country A

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm – Breakouts – Session 1 – View details
A. Losses, Griefs & Necessary Endings | Palm 1,2,3
B. Successful Transitions & Successions | Town & Country A

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm – Afternoon Break | Town & Country BCD

5:00 pm – KidCare Camp Friendship | Palm 4-6

5:30 pm – Missions Banquet & Service (included in all paid registration tickets, guests can purchase for $60 each) | Brent & Shelly Teague | Golden State Ballroom

8:30 pm – U40/Youth Pastors/Kids Pastor After Party  (Additional Ticket – $10) |  Flamingo Lawn

8:30 pm – Asian/Pacific Islander Pastors Fellowship | Palm 3

8:30 pm – Hispanic Pastors Fellowship | Palm 1-2

Thursday

8:00 am – Coffee & Pastries in the Exhibit Area | Town & Country BCD

9:00 am to 10:00 am- Prayer Service | Memorial Recognition Golden State Ballroom

10:00 am to 10:15 am – Morning Break | Town & Country BCD

10:15 am – Worship  |  Golden State Ballroom

10:30 am – Business Session |  Golden State Ballroom

12:00 pm – All Conference Lunch hosted by Women of SoCal (Additional Ticket – $40) |  Kathy Cannon, Speaker| Town & Country A

2:00 pm – Network of Women Ministers (Business Mtg)| Town & Country A

2:30 pm to 2:45 pm – Afternoon Break |Town & Country BCD

3:00 pm – Ordination Rehearsal  |  Golden State Ballroom

3:00 pm – Superintendent’s Cornhole Tournament  |   Outdoors/Lawn Area

5:15 pm – Ordination & 50 Year photos  |  Foyer

6:00 pm – KidCare Camp Friendship  |  Palm 4-6

6:15 pm – Pre-Service Worship  | Golden State Ballroom

6:30pm – Ordination Service | Doug Clay, speaker | 50 Year Honoree  |  Golden State Ballroom

Each church is permitted to have one voting delegate. Each delegate must complete a Church Delegate Authorization Form signed by the Pastor or Church Board Secretary. Please download the form below to complete.

Current Youth Convention Schedule:

Friday

3:00 pm –  Registration Open

7 :00 pm – Doors Open

Saturday

10:00 am – Doors Open – First Session

6:00 pm  – Doors Open – Second Session

Sunday

10:00 am – Doors Open – First Session

CONFIRMED NETWORK CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Rich Guerra | Opening Service & State of the Network Adress | Rich currently serves as 12th Superintendent of the SoCal Network the Assemblies of God. He earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies in 1978 and a M.A. in Church Leadership at Southern California College in 1987, now known as Vanguard University. He served as the Youth Ministries Director for the Southern California District in 1984, and then went on to Capital Christian Center in Sacramento as Singles Pastor. His Lead Pastoral ministry was at Trinity Life Center, in Las Vegas, 1990 – 1995, and at Visalia First Assembly of God for 12 years. Rich served as an Executive Presbyter for the Southern California District prior to being elected as Assistant Superintendent in April 2007. He was elected Superintendent in April, 2010. At the 2021 Assemblies of God General Council, Rich was elected as the General Council Executive Presbyter for the Southwest Region to help facilitate nine ministry Districts/Networks across the southwest portion of the United States. Rich and his wife, Coni, have been married since 1978 and have three grown children – Ryan, Andrew, and Lindsay. They have six grandchildren – Jacob, London, Simon, Everly, Raelyn, and Matilda.

Brent and Shelly Teague | Wednesday night Missions Banquet | Brent & Shelley are area directors for West Africa. They are working with missionaries and national churches for church planting and training. It is their goal to partner with teams to reach a vision for a church to be planted within walking distance of every African. The Teagues have served in Ghana, Togo, and Niger. They have been serving in Ivory Coast since 2010.

Dr. David Docusen | Tuesday Leadership Luncheon | Dr. David Docusen has spent the past twenty years investing into communities as a pastor, church planter, author, speaker, professor and advocate. The Docusen family has started The Neighborliness Center, which is the home for their work creating strategic plans for churches, businesses, and organizations to cross dividing lines and see the kingdom of God established in cities around the world. The Neighborliness Center is in the process of building a community center that will give equitable access to education, employment, healthcare, and housing for neighbors in the surrounding community.

His book, Neighborliness, was featured on Good Morning America and hit #1 in four separate categories on Amazon. Thebook and related resources have been used around the world as practical tools to cross dividing lines.

Doug Clay | Ordination Service | Doug is the general superintendent of The General Council of the Assemblies of God, Springfield, Missouri, will be guest speaker for the Ordination Service at Network Conference. Clay was elected at the 57th General Council in August, 2017. As general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, USA, part of the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, he is a member of the denomination’s Executive Leadership Team and Executive Presbytery. The church has more than 13,000 congregations in the United States with over three million adherents. The U.S. Assemblies of God is part of a larger World Assemblies of God Fellowship with a membership of over 68 million. Prior to his present position, Clay served the church as its general treasurer for nine years. He was superintendent of the Ohio District from 2004-2008, and pastored Calvary Assembly of God in Toledo, Ohio, from 1997-2004. Clay has also served as the Assemblies of God national youth director (1995-1997), Ohio District youth director (1989-1995) and as a youth pastor in Ohio and Iowa. He is a 1985 graduate of Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. Clay has a passionate love for the local church; he is a church health enthusiast and he effectively equips leaders to grow in their calling. Clay is the author of Ordered Steps and Dreaming in 3D. He and his wife, Gail, have two grown daughters and seven grandchildren.

Kathy Cannon | Women of SoCal Lunch 2023 | Kathy Cannon has an unfortunate affinity for extremes. From starting life in the smallest of rural towns in the Shenandoah Valley, to lead pastoring in the urban sprawl of the San Francisco Peninsula, her journey has taken her around the globe and back to connect, communicate, and coach people across diversity barriers. Kathy is a fourth generation Assemblies of God minister and has served as a children’s, executive, lead pastor, and sectional presbyter. She most recently pastored pastors in their personal and spiritual development as the Initiative Director for the Center for Thriving Church Planters at Northwest University. Beware, in even the briefest of conversations she may challenge you to take another step towards being who and how God has created you, consider planting a local church, find a therapist, drink better coffee, or all of the above. https://kathymkcannon.com

Glyn Barrett |Men’s Ministries Lunch | Glyn & his wife Sophia are the Senior Pastors of !Audacious Church, a multi-site, multi-generational church with six campuses throughout England.

Glyn is also the National Leader of Assemblies of God Great Britain, a 600 Church Strong Pentecostal denomination and co-chair of Empowered21 for Western Europe.

He and Sophia have two children, Georgia and Jaedon. Glyn is fanatical about Manchester City Football Club. He also loves his motorbike, his family and did we mention Manchester City Football Club?