Speakers 2008
Sunday,
May 25 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM,
Paul
Kirbas
Bio
Senior Minister, First Presbyterian
Church, Wheaton, IL
Paul Tillich Professor of Theology and
Culture at the Graduate Theological
Foundation
Adjunct Professor of Theology, Wheaton
College
Author: Navigating Through a
Stipulated Freedom
Music: Cynthia Rasmussen, soprano; New Jersey Chamber
Brass; Jim Hughes , songleader
Sunday,
May 25 (Afternoon Event) 3:00 PM
Youth
Group Challenge
Register
Local youth groups compete in friendly
competitions
Youth Pastors compete as well
Dodgeball, soccer, other activities and
quizzes
Groups will earn prizes for their youth
group
Grand Prize: Free Retreat in Youth
Center
Registration is Free Click Here
Sunday,
June 1 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Gene
Habecker
Bio
President, Taylor University (Upland, IN)
Past President, American Bible Society
PhD, University of Michigan, plus 9
honorary doctorates
Author: The Other Side of Leadership,
Leading with a Follower's Heart,
Re-Discovering the Soul of Leadership
Music: Melmark Joybells; Anton Kiehner,
songleader
Sunday,
June 8 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Paul
House
Bio
Associate Dean and Professor, Beeson
Divinity School
Noted Old Testament Scholar
Author: Old Testament Theology
and Unity of the Twelve
Music: Sharon Neff; Anton Kiehner,
songleader
Saturday, June 14 (Morning Event)
8:30 AM
Sunday, June 15
(Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Mary Previte Former New Jersey Assemblywoman (6th
District)
Telling the story of three
years imprisonment in the
Japanese concentration camp at
Weifang during World War II
Author: Hungary Ghosts
Administrator of Camden
County Youth Center & President
of NJ Juvenile Detention Centers
Great-granddaughter of J.
Hudson Taylor (founder of China
Inland Mission)
Music: MaryBeth Whitcomb
The von Trapp Children
Bio
Sofia(19), Melanie(17), Amanda(16), & Justin(13)
Great-grandchildren of Captain von Trapp, of the famous singing
family whose story captivated the world in the musical "The
Sound of Music"
Tickets $25 ($20 in advance; 10 / $180)
Order Tickets
Here
Or call (609) 399-1915 for more information
Lloyd Ogilvie
Bio
Former Chaplain, United States Senate
Radio and TV ministries
Author: Drumbeat of Love , Asking God Your Hardest Questions , and others
Thoughtful Challenges
Experienced pastor
Music: Just His
Sunday, June 22 (Evening Concert) 7:00 PM
NJ
Master
Chorale
Bio
Variety of sacred and secular choral classics
Concerts with Philadelphia Orchestra musicians
Recent appearance with Ocean City Pops Orchestra
Began at Haddonfield (NJ) United Methodist Church
Directed by Wayne Richmond
Tickets not required (offering received)
Tuesday, June 24 (Evening Event)
6:00 PM
Potluck Supper
Come enjoy a potluck dinner at the Tabernacle
Bring your favorite covered dish
John D. Hull
Bio
Served congregations in the U.S. and Canada
President of EQUIP, a ministry assisting pastors
Degree in journalism and telecommunications from the University of
Georgia, M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and D.Min from
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Music: Four His Glory
Sunday, June 29
(Evening Event)
7:00 PM
Four His Glory
Male a cappella quartet
Barbershop style hymns and gospel songs
Congregational participation
(Tickets not required, offering received)
Wednesday, July 2 (Tenor Concert)
7:00 PM
John Taylor Popular Tabernacle Soloist
A full evening of hymns, spirituals, and sacred song from
a great natural tenor; soloist with the Gaither Homecoming
(Tickets not required, offering received)
Sunday,
July 6 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Teaching Pastor, Calvary Church, Souderton, PA
Large suburban church with multi-faceted ministry
80 ministries with 600 volunteers
Thomas V. Taylor Professor of Practical Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary
Music: John Taylor, tenor, NJ Chamber Brass
Sunday,
July 6 (Evening Service)
7:00 PM
Tony
Campolo
Bio
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Eastern University, St.
Davids, PA
Urban Promise Ministries
International Christian Education
Worldwide influence
Author: 20 Hot Potatoes, Which Jesus?, Speaking My
Mind, and others
Music: John Taylor, tenor
Wednesday, July 9 (Organ Concert)
7:00 PM
Mark Jones First Presbyterian Church, Pompano
Beach, FL
Organist and Music Director
Principal accompanist for von Trapp Children
Playing the Tabernacle's four-manual
Allen Renaissance
organ
(Tickets not required, offering received)
Saturday, July 12 (Morning Event)
8:30 AM
Sunday,
July 13 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Leonard Sweet
Bio
Historian, futurist
Author: The Gospel According to Starbucks, Soul Tsunami ,
Out of the Question , The Three Hardest Words ,
and dozens of other books
E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Drew University,
Madison, NJ
Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University,
Portland, Oregon
Music: Cynthia Rasmussen, soprano
Sunday,
July 13 (Evening Event) 7:00 PM
Joe M. Turner
Bio
Professional speaker/Corporate
Entertainer
Sleight-of-hand magician/illusionist
Featured on CNN Headline News
Christian messages in fun, entertaining
format
Children with parents have reserved
seating
Tickets not required (offering received)
Music: Cynthia Rasmussen, soprano
Wednesday, July 16 (Organ Concert) 7:00 PM
Jeff Seals
Master Organist
Retired Music Teacher, Linwood School
District
Program of popular organ music on
Tabernacle's four-manual
Allen Renaissance Organ
Celebrating Maestro Seals' 20th year as
Tabernacle Organist
Tickets not required (offering received)
Sunday,
July 20 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
James
C. Howell
Bio
Senior Pastor, Myers Park UMC, Charlotte, NC
Author: Yours Are the Hands of Christ, Saints and their Stories, Preaching
the Psalms, Exploring Christianity
Awarded "Outstanding Alumni," University
of South Carolina
Music: Ditchfield Family Singers
Sunday, July 20 (Evening Event) 7:00 PM
Ditchfield Family
Singers
Bio
Sarasota, FL, with concerts throughout the U.S.
A cappella full ensemble - sacred selections, show
tunes, variety of styles
Three generations of singers
Plus Barbershop Quartet music by "My Three Sons"
Tickets not required (offering received)
Wednesday, July 23 (Soprano Concert)
7:00 PM
Tonia Tecce Gladwyne, PA
Recording Artist, soloist at Kimmel Center and with Ocean
City Pops Orchestra, "Inspirational Music; songs of praise
and worship with a message of faith and hope."
Tickets not required (offering received)
Saturday, July 26 (Breakfast Seminar)
9:00 AM
Encouragement Seminar
Bio with Walt and Patti Wiley
Be Encouraged
Learn to be an encourager
Enjoy a continental breakfast with two engaging speakers
Reservations appreciated
Sunday,
July 27 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Walt Wiley
Bio
Winning With Encouragement, Charlotte, NC
Former chaplain, Atlanta Braves
Chairman of the Board, Baseball Chapels
Biblical Preaching
Music: Tom Baust
Sunday, July 27 (Evening Concert)
7:00 PM
King's Brass
Bio
"Five stars!" International Trumpet
Guild Journal Review
"Bravo!" Steven Hendrickson-Principal
Trumpet, Pittsburgh Symphony
"Consistently high quality of
performance- Five stars" CIDA Newsletter
Review
"Superb in every way" Irving Sarin-
formerly Principal Trumpet, Pittsburgh
Symphony
9 Piece Ensemble
Tickets not required (offering received)
Wednesday, July 30 (Evening Concert)
7:00 PM
Hearts Afire
Bio
Improvisatory Worship Concert
Local professional musicians
Worship and testimonies
Led by Carl Granieri
Tickets not required (offering received)
Sunday,
August 3 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Craig
Kocher Bio Associate Dean of Chapel, Duke University
Published in "Pulpit Resource" and "The Circuit Rider"
Jameson Jones Preaching Award recipient
Former play-by-play announcer for University of North
Carolina Tar Heels (but, now loyal Duke)
Music: Davies and Wesner
Sunday,
August 3 (Evening Concert) 7:00 PM
Radio City Organists
Fred
Davies and George Wesner
Dueling Dual Keyboards
Gospel music and Hymns
Popular Selections
Tabernacle Choir singing Wesner's "Rejoice in the Kingdom"
Featuring the four-manual
Allen Renaissance Organ
Tickets not required (offering received)
Saturday, August 9 (Morning Event)
8:30 AM
Sunday,
August 10 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Sunday,
August 10 (Evening Concert) 7:00 PM
James Ward ,
Bio
Jazz Pianist
Composer
Improvisation with band
New City Fellowship Church, Chattanooga, TN
Eleven CDs
Tickets not required (offering received)
Sunday,
August 17 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Jan Carlberg
Bio
Author: "The Hungry Heart," "The Welcome Song," and "Joy
for the Journey"
Master Story Weaver
Scandinavian story references from Margaret Jensen
(Jan's mother)
Music: Greg Buchanan, harp
Sunday, August 17 (Evening Concert)
7:00 PM
Greg Buchanan
Bio
Former harp soloist, U.S. Navy Band,
Washington, DC
Four Harps: electronic, ancient, Celtic,
standard
Styles from hymns, jazz, popular, folk
Tickets not required (offering received)
Sunday,
August 24 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Tony
Campolo
Bio
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Eastern University, St.
Davids, PA
Urban Promise Ministries
International Christian Education
Worldwide influence
Author: The God of Intimacy and Action
Honored by Eastern University through the naming of the Campolo School for Social Change
Music: Jon & Ben Burchfield
Sunday,
August 24 (Evening Concert) 7:00 PM
Burchfield
Brothers
Bio
Classical Guitar and midi-marimba
Gospel, Appalachian Irish, and Smokey Mountain Folk
Hymns and praise in dynamic new arrangements
Tickets not required (offering received)
Sunday,
August 31 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
William Willimon
Bio
Bishop of United Methodist Church, Southeastern District,
Birmingham, AL
Dean of Duke University Chapel for 20 years
Author of
Resident Aliens, And the Laugh Shall be First: A Treasury
of Religious Humor, What's Right with the Church, among
many other books
Named by Baylor University as "one of 12 most effective
preachers in the English-speaking world"
Editor-at-large for Christian Century magazine
Music: John Taylor, tenor; NJ Chamber
Brass
Sunday, August 31 (Evening Concert) 7:00 PM
Lyles Howard Gospel Caravan
Atlantic City's premiere touring
Gospel Choir
Directed by Charles R. Lyles
Tickets not required
(offering received)
Tuesday, September 2 (Evening Event)
6:00 PM
Potluck Supper
Come enjoy a potluck dinner
at the Tabernacle
Bring your favorite covered
dish
Sunday,
September 7 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Rear Admiral Barry
C. Black
Bio
Chaplain, United States Senate
Senate Chaplain since July 2003
Navy Chaplain, 1976-2003
Formerly Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor in North
and South Carolina
Graduate of Eastern Baptist Seminary
Author: From the 'Hood to the Hill
Sunday,
September 14 (Morning Services)
8:30 AM,
Philip Yancey
Bio
Columnist and Editor at Large, Christianity Today magazine
Author of over a dozen books including
The Jesus I Never Knew , Fearfully and Wonderfully Made ,
and What's So Amazing About Grace
Winner of Christian Book of the Year,
Gold Medallion, and Silver Medallion
"There is no writer in the evangelical
world that I admire more." -Billy Graham
Music: Robin Massie, soprano
Saturday, October 11 (Block Party Concert) 7:00 PM
Steve Green and his
Band
Bio
Recording artist & composer
Live concert includes songs from latest CDs: "Always,
Songs of Worship," and "Somewhere Between."
Familiar Worship Songs
Tickets: $18 ($15 in advance; 10 / $130)
Order Tickets
Here
Or call (609) 399-1915 for more information
Saturday, December 13 (Evening Concert) 4:00 PM,
Christmas at the
Tabernacle
John Taylor, Soloist
Angelus Chorus
New Jersey Chamber Brass
An Evening of Christmas Carols and Scriptures
Tickets not required (Offering received)
