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Summer 2004
Previous Speakers
 
June 19 (Saturday Morning Celebration Walk) 8:30 AM

 

Walk for the 125th Anniversary: a demonstration of celebration to open the 125th season of Ocean City Tabernacle.  The 31-block walk covers the original City as designed by the Lake bothers, William Burrell, and William Wood.  Starts at the Tabernacle at 8:30 a.m. (coffee and donuts at 8:00 a.m.).  The walk is 3.1 miles long, but shorter routes can be followed. 

Call 609.399.1915 to register.

 

June 20 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Walt Wiley                                                                        Bio

Motivational Humorist

  • Winning With Encouragement, Charlotte, NC
  • Former chaplain, Atlanta Braves
  • Chairman of the Board, Baseball Chapel
Music: Male Quartet, plus O.C. Community Male Chorus singing Ken Medema's Music (call 609.399.1915 to sing with the OCC Male Chorus)

 

June 20 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Ken Medema                                                                     Bio

Composer, Vocalist, Keyboardist

  • Composer of gospel songs, including "Lord, Listen to your Children Praying," "Moses," and "The Tree Song"
  • Audience Participation in the Songwriting
  • Tickets not required (offering received).

June 27 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Victor Pentz, Senior Pastor                                                                Bio Peachtree Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA

  • Committed to the local church

  • Growing, urban ministry

  • Powerful preaching

Music: Mixed Quartet
June 27 (Evening) 7:30 PM
Duffy Robbins                                                                    Bio

Eastern University, St. Davids PA

  • Youth Studies Professor

  • Church youth Expert

  • High energy speaker

Music: Mixed Quartet

July 4 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Lloyd Ogilvie                                                             
Retired Chaplain, United States Senate
  • Radio and TV ministries

  • Author: "Drumbeat of Love," "Asking God Your Hardest Questions," and others

  • Thoughtful Challenges

  • Experienced pastor

Music: Male Quartet, plus Davies and Wesner
July 4 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Radio City Organists: Fred Davies and George Wesner
Tickets not required (offering received)
  • Patriotic selections

  • Gospel music

  • Classical Keyboard

  • Fireworks following the concert


July 11 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM

David Epstein, Senior Pastor                                               Bio
Calvary Baptist Church, New York City

  • Active Downtown Witness

  • Ministry of encouragement

  • Radio ministry

  • Pastorates in U.S. and Canada

  • Washington Bible College Alumnus of the Year

Music: John Taylor, Sandy Epstein, New Jersey Chamber Brass, and the VBS Kids
July 11 (Evening Service) 7:30 PM
Anthony Campolo                                                              Bio

Eastern University

St. Davids, PA

  • Emeritus Professor of Sociology

  • Author: "20 Hot Potatoes," "Which Jesus?" and other books

  • Model of evangelism and service

  • Eastern University honored by naming "The Campolo School for Social Change"


 

Music: John Taylor, Sandy Epstein


July 16 (Friday Evening Concert) 8:30 PM
Larnelle Harris                                                                        Bio
Recording Artist-Vocalist                                          Concert Tickets $10 ($8 in advance)
  • Eleven Dove awards

  • Five Grammys

  • Gospel Single of the Year (Cashbox)

  • Composer

  • Ocean City Singers (to sing with Larnelle call 609.399.1915)


July 18 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Brennan Manning                                                                              Bio
  • Franciscan Priest
  • College speaker
  • Evangelical testimony
  • Author: "Abba's Child," "Above All," "Journal of the Prodigal," and other books

Music: Children's Christian Choir of Allentown, NJ; New Jersey Chamber Brass; and the VBS Kids

July 18 (Evening Service) 7:30 PM
Terry Mattingly                                                                  Bio
  • Scripps News Columnist

  • Media expert

  • Religion in the News

  • Big-screen multi-media presentation

Music: Cynthia Rasmussen
July 19 (Monday Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Community Christian Choirs                                               Bio
Allentown, NJ
  • Adult Choir

  • Children's Choir

  • Classical and Sacred Music

  • Tickets not required (offering received)

July 25 (Morning Service) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Bob Russell, Senior Pastor                                                  Bio
Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
  • Church growth from 120 to 22,000

  • Author: "Jesus, Lord of your Personality" and other books

  • Columnist in "The Lookout"

  • Nationally syndicated radio, "The Living Word"

Music: Mixed Quartet and New Jersey Chamber Brass
July 25 (Evening Service) 7:30 PM
Crawford Loritts, Jr.                                                                          Bio
Campus Crusade for  Christ
  • Living a Legacy radio and publications

  • Author, "A Passionate Commitment: Recapturing your Sense of Purpose," "Never Walk Away," "Make it Home Before Dark"

  • Promise Keepers reconciliation ministry

  • Family authority

Music: Mixed Quartet


Tuesday, July 27 8:30 PM
Christian Surfers                                                                              
  • Surf and skateboarding videos and demonstrations

  • Refreshments available prior to the presentations

  • Prizes and activities

  • Tickets Required ($1 at the door)

 


August 1 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
W. Jack Noble, Senior Pastor                                              Bio
First Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, FL
  • Regional church ministry

  • Christian discipleship

  • "The Pink Church"


 

Music: Winifred Dettore plus Annie Moses Band


August 1 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Annie Moses Band Concert                                                 Bio

Tickets not required (offering received)

  • Virtuoso classical soloists

  • Pop-country style

  • High-caliber Christian ministry

  • Unforgettable talents


August 8 (Morning Service) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
E. Glenn Wagner, Senior Pastor                                          Bio
Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC
  • 3,500 member church

  • Past Vice President, Promise Keepers

  • Author: "The Church You've Always Wanted," Escape From Church, Inc.," "The Heart of a Godly Man," "The Awesome Power of Shared Beliefs," and "Strategies for a Successful Marriage."

  • Contributor/Co-author: "Your Pastor's Heart," "We stand Together: Men of Color in Reconciliation," and "Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper

Music: Deb and Frank Hargreaves plus the VBS Kids


August 8 (Evening) 7:30 PM
Gigi Graham Tchividjian                                                     Bio
  • Author of seven books, including "Currents of the Heart" and "A Quiet Knowing"

  • World Traveler

  • Daughter of Billy and Ruth Graham

Music: Deb and Frank Hargreaves


August 15 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM

Thomas Tewell, Senior Pastor                                                      Bio

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York

 
  • Unique 1808 church, now 3,500 members, meeting in Central Synagogue, NYC.
  • Board of Trustees, Princeton Seminary
  • Service emphasis
Music: Judith Pannill, Broken Yoke (Worship Music), plus VBS Kids

 

August 15 (Evening Service) 7:30 PM

Jan Carlberg                                                                      Bio

 

 
  • Author: "The Hungry Heart," "The Welcome Song," and "Joy for the Journey"
  • Master Story Weaver

 

Music: Judith Pannill

 

Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, August 19, 20, & 21 (Musical Show) 8:00 PM
The Rock and the Rabbi                                                     Bio

 

 

  • Off-Broadway Musical fresh from New York City and Orlando, Florida

  • The story of Peter and Jesus in dramatic music

  • Fast-paced family show

  • Three nights of identical performances

  • Tickets  ($25, $20 in advance) specify which night when ordering

August 22nd (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Skip Heitzig, Senior Pastor                                                  Bio
Ocean Hills Community Church, San Juan Capistrano, CA
  • Writer and teacher at Billy Graham Training Center
  • Author: "Jesus Up Close," "How to Study the Bible and Enjoy It," "Relationships: Connecting the knots in the Threads of Life," and other books
  • Children's Coloring Book: "The Adventures of Barnabas"
Music: Mixed Quartet

 

August 22 (Evening Service) 7:30 PM
D. James Kennedy, Senior Pastor                                        Bio

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  • National TV ministry: most listened-to Presbyterian minister in the world
  • Evangelism and cultural renewal
  • President, Evangelism Explosion International
  • 10,000-member church
  • Author of more than 60 books
  • Chancellor, Knox Theological Seminary
Music: Mixed Quartet


August 29 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Tony Campolo, Emeritus Professor of Sociology                   Bio  Eastern University                                   
  • Urban Promise Ministries
  • Christian Education
  • Worldwide influence
  • Author: "20 Hot Potatoes," "Which Jesus?" and others
  • Honored by Eastern University
Music: Tom Baust plus Westminster Brass

 

August 29 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Westminster Brass                                                                             Bio
  • Based at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia
  • Hymns and classical brass
  • Family repertoire
  • Six recordings
 

 

September 5 (Morning Service) 8:30 AM, 10:30 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
Music: Don Wyrtzen, Cynthia Rasmussen


September 5 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Don Wyrtzen                                                                     Bio

Tickets not required (offering received)

 
  • Composer, Pianist, Conductor, Recording artist

  • TV Specials

  • Author: "A Musician Looks at Psalms" and others

  • Alumnus of the year, The King's College

  • Excellence in Ministry Award, Moody Bible Institute

 

September 12 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Charles Zimmerman, Teaching Pastor                                  Bio
Calvary Church, Souderton, PA
  • Large suburban church with multi-faceted ministry

  • 80 ministries with 600 volunteers

  • Professor and Chairman of Practical Theology, Biblical Theological Seminary

Music: Brian Meneely
September 10 (Evening Concert) 7:30 PM
Founders Day Concert
   
  • Variety of Musicians from the Ocean City Tabernacle Summer Music ministries including: Brian Meneely, Jeff Seals, Winifred Dettore, Cynthia Rasmussen, John Taylor, and others

  • Tickets required ($10, $8 in advance)

  • In addition to tickets, a special anniversary offering for the building expansion and ministry growth 


September 19 (Morning Services) 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
David Goodnow, former CNN News Anchor                        Bio
  • Christian testimony
  • 16 years with CNN
  • Covered Desert Storm
  • Fellowship of Christian Journalists
  • Media Fellowship International Ambassador Awardee
 
Music: Male Quartet
Saturday, October 9 (Block Party) 5:00 and 7:30 PM
GLAD                                                                               Bio
Vocals and Band
  • 28 CDs currently available
  • Smooth a capella style
  • Live band for contrast
  • Two identical performances
  • Tickets required ($10, $8 in advance)