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Come to the shores of Lake Tahoe for an event you will not forget.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>

Join camp and conference professionals from all over the U.S. and Canada on scenic Lake Tahoe for meaningful fellowship and learning. We encourage you to bring members from all areas of your outdoor ministry for professional growth and collaborative learning. Whether you\u2019re a first-timer or a seasoned veteran of outdoor ministry, there will be something for you at Annual Conference!<\/p>\n

Our Conference Theme<\/b>
\nThe theme for the conference is \u201cMore than Enough.\u201d Our theme will explore times of scarcity and the opportunity for abundance – what drives us to have plenty, how to be both realistic and faithful when confronting our reality, and how God may be calling us or moving us to abundance. <\/p>\n

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name\u2019s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff – they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.<\/i>
\nPsalms 23 (NRSV)<\/span><\/p>\n

These familiar words are a great reminder of God\u2019s providence. Throughout the conference, we will borrow imagery from Psalm 23 to center ourselves in gratitude and faithfulness as we examine the stories of our ministries in times of abundance as well as scarcity. <\/p>\n<\/div>

\"ZepherNestled in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on a half-mile of Lake Tahoe shoreline, Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center<\/a> is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Its Christian presence over the years witnesses that God, indeed, dwells among us. Since 1925, this Presbyterian conference center has provided rest, rejuvenation, and recreation for thousands. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Day Sponsors for the Side by Side Conference<\/span><\/h2>

A special thanks goes to our generous Day Sponsors for their important role in this conference.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Monday<\/span><\/h4>

The Insurance Board<\/span><\/h3>www.insuranceboard.org<\/a><\/div>

Tuesday<\/span><\/h4>

Thrivent Financial<\/span><\/h3>www.thrivent.com<\/a><\/div>

Wednesday<\/span><\/h4>

Ultra Camp<\/span><\/h3>www.ultracamp.com<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Pre Events on November 4-6<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>

The Side by Side Conference is excited to offer two pre-events this year. You now have the option of arriving on Friday before the conference to take advantage of one of these educational opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Pre-Event Option #1:
SafeConduct Workbench: Abuse Prevention Resources for Outdoor Ministries
November 4-6<\/span><\/h4>

\"\"In cooperation with the Insurance Board, Praesidium trainers will first take a look at the scope of sexual abuse and the impact of abuse.\u00a0 We will provide camp directors with the knowledge and skills necessary to help protect their campers from sexual abuse and their staff from false allegations. The first half of the seminar will provide directors with an advanced understanding of how abuse happens in camps. In addition, directors will receive handouts and resources that they can share with their staff regarding what their staff can do to maintain a safe camp.<\/p>\n

Over the past 25 years Praesidium has worked with thousands of organizations across the United States and abroad to protect children, vulnerable adults, and the organizations that serve them. By using root cause analysis of over 4,000 incidents of sexual abuse in organizations, Praesidium determined that causes of organizational abuse are clustered in eight operations: policies, screening and selection, training, monitoring and supervision, internal feedback systems, consumer participation, responding, and administrative practices. These operations formed the Praesidium Safety Equation\u00ae<\/sup>. Using best practices and standards in abuse prevention, the Safety Equation allows organizations to identify areas of strength or improvement with regards to youth, community, and organizational safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Find out more information about the Safe Conduct Workbench Pre-Event<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Pre-Event Option #2:
\nBasic Archery Instructor Training
\nNovember 4-6
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\"ArcheryAre you considering archery as a possible activity for your summer campers? Are you an ACA accredited program that is seeking certification for your archery instructor?<\/p>\n

The Side by Side Conference has partnered with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to offer a Basic Archery Instructor training course as a pre-event. Interested participants will come to Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center on November 4-6. The weekend class begins with dinner on Friday night and concludes with lunch on Sunday. Most participants will stick around for the PCCCA\/OMA Annual Conference that starts that evening, but a shuttle will be available for those who need to head back to the airport.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Find out more information about the Basic Archery Instructor Training Pre-Event<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Keynote Speakers And Worship Leaders <\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Leanne Van Dyk<\/span><\/h3>

Leanne is the President and Professor of Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. She accepted this call in the spring of 2015 and now serves at the tenth president of the seminary. Formerly, Leanne was the Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Reformed theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. She is a graduate of Calvin College, Western Michigan University, Calvin Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. The author of several books and numerous articles, Leanne is particularly interested in the potential of theological education to serve the church and the world. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Bruce Reyes-Chow<\/span><\/h3>

Bruce has been a Presbyterian pastor for over 22 years and served as the founding pastor of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco from 2000-2012, a church of young, multicultural and progressive Presbyterians. He also served California congregations in Portola Valley, Daly City, and San Francisco. In 2008 he was the youngest person ever elected as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Bruce is currently the Interim Pastor at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Daly City and the Director of Coaching at The Center of Progressive Renewal. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, three daughters, and two canines. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lolimarta Ros Reiter<\/span><\/h3>

Loli has been the Pastor at the Presbyterian Church of Seffner for almost 10 years where she partners in ministry with a loving and vibrant congregation. She has been the keynote speaker and preacher at a number of camps and conferences for people of varying ages and abilities. Loli is the mother of 2 amazing girls (ages 11 and 14) and is happily married to John (the Director at Cedarkirk Camp and Conference Center). Loli and John have been involved in camp ministry for over 20 years. They continue to speak and educate others about the importance of being good stewards of nature and the importance of keeping the Sabbath by taking time apart and re-creating. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Music Leadership<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Matthew Black<\/span><\/h3>

Matthew taught himself to play guitar while listening to the Beatles, Cat Stevens, and 90s monster ballads. The literal son of a preacher man, he moved a lot when he was young, and learned to observe the world from the outside looking in, taking what he saw and turned it into music. He plays for crowds large and small in and around Chicago, where he lives and keeps a day job as a web developer. He has also led worship for the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and Young Adult Volunteers program, two organizations he has also been a part of. While this is his first time at a PCCCA event, Matt is no stranger to Presbyterian camping– he served on the summer staff at Camp Donegal from 1996-2000! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Schedule<\/span><\/h2>