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00:00:28.000 | As you could probably tell from the title of the episode, this podcast is being borrowed for instructions specific to Berean Community Church's All Church Retreat.
00:00:39.000 | I say this from the very beginning because I know there are a handful of you out there who listen to this podcast but don't attend Berean Community Church.
00:00:48.000 | If that is you, I want to let you know that the entirety of this short episode is dedicated for specific instructions related to our 2021 retreat.
00:01:00.000 | Go ahead and feel free to listen to some other podcasts unless you're somehow intrigued about the intricacies of where we will be staying, how to check out, etc.
00:01:11.000 | If you are, bro or sis, to be honest, it's a tad bit weird.
00:01:16.000 | So with that said, here's Jason Choi.
00:01:21.000 | All right, welcome to the first ever audio download for the BCC All Church Retreat.
00:01:26.000 | It's time to get this started.
00:01:28.000 | But first, I've gotten questions as to why we're doing this this year.
00:01:32.000 | It's for two main reasons.
00:01:34.000 | First, many of you are driving from far, especially from LA, North LA area.
00:01:39.000 | It takes several hours to get here.
00:01:41.000 | And secondly, after the prayer time, I know many of you are very tired.
00:01:44.000 | So we thought this would be a little bit more effective and efficient for you guys.
00:01:48.000 | So first things first, I want to point to you the main contacts for the retreat.
00:01:54.000 | Any general retreat questions, it's going to be myself and Esther Leung.
00:02:00.000 | For small groups, it's going to be Pastor Mark.
00:02:04.000 | For family ministry dinner groups, it's going to be Dean Sin.
00:02:08.000 | For the BAM and college dinner groups, it's going to be Nathan Corchia.
00:02:13.000 | For education, any questions related to the education, it's Pastor Peter Chung.
00:02:20.000 | Steven Mose will be the contact for Sprouts.
00:02:24.000 | Sarah Kim will be the contact for Nursery and Seeds.
00:02:28.000 | Ryan Chang will be the contact for Youth Group.
00:02:32.000 | Richard Lee will be the AV tech streaming guy.
00:02:36.000 | If you have any questions regarding any of those, just reach out to Richard Lee.
00:02:41.000 | Pastor Joe will be worship.
00:02:44.000 | And as always, David Rim will be our snacks guy.
00:02:48.000 | Kevin Yoon will be doing the games and activities this year.
00:02:52.000 | And lastly, Cheryl Tang will be the point of contact for First Aid.
00:02:57.000 | As I mentioned before in the members meeting and in the e-mails we sent out to you guys,
00:03:02.000 | we will be located in two hotels.
00:03:04.000 | The main site will be at the Westin Mission Hills Golf and Spa.
00:03:08.000 | And the overflow hotel will be the Fairfield Inn and Suite by Marriott.
00:03:12.000 | It's about a nine-minute drive between the two, four and a half miles apart.
00:03:16.000 | If you guys don't know, you should have received an e-mail by now regarding the assigned hotel.
00:03:23.000 | If you haven't received anything, please reach out to myself or Esther Leung.
00:03:29.000 | All right, this is the perfect spot for our first Berean history question.
00:03:35.000 | Before I begin, I want to point out a few things.
00:03:38.000 | Pastor Peter Kim, Elder Phillip, Elder Joe, Pastor Peter Chung, Pastor Mark Lim,
00:03:44.000 | and Elder James Hong are disqualified from answering any of these questions.
00:03:49.000 | And when you guys do answer the questions, please send me a text message.
00:03:54.000 | My phone number will be posted on the Facebook page.
00:03:57.000 | But when you send me the text message, please put your name in there so that I know who you guys are.
00:04:03.000 | All right, first question is a $5 Starbucks gift card.
00:04:07.000 | $5 Starbucks gift card.
00:04:10.000 | What year did Berean Community Church start?
00:04:13.000 | And what year did Berean Community Church start?
00:04:17.000 | So easy.
00:04:19.000 | You guys should know this right away. I should be receiving text messages right now.
00:04:23.000 | What year did Berean Community Church start?
00:04:26.000 | By the way, I'm not going to give the answers until after the praise and prayer night, so they will be posted on the Facebook page.
00:04:33.000 | All right, moving on.
00:04:37.000 | Check-in will be at 4 p.m. at the hotel lobby for the rooms.
00:04:43.000 | And retreat registration will be located at the Celebrity Ballroom.
00:04:47.000 | It's going to be directly west of the large fountain at the main entrance.
00:04:52.000 | You can also look for signposts.
00:04:54.000 | You can also ask any representative at the hotel lobby.
00:04:58.000 | They'll be more than happy to help you.
00:05:01.000 | I would recommend before going to the retreat registration location getting your room number and info
00:05:07.000 | and parking close to the room first and unloading all your luggage there.
00:05:14.000 | Parking is free.
00:05:16.000 | When you check into the lobby, by the way, they will request your credit card info for any incidentals.
00:05:22.000 | Don't worry about it. You won't be charged for anything unless you use room service or do an extended stay.
00:05:29.000 | Second question, $5 Starbucks gift card.
00:05:32.000 | Second question is a $5 Starbucks gift card.
00:05:35.000 | Who was the only pastor to come from outside of Berean Community Church?
00:05:42.000 | That's a pretty easy question, guys.
00:05:44.000 | Who was the only pastor to come from outside of Berean Community Church?
00:05:48.000 | Again, text me your answers.
00:05:51.000 | Make sure to include your name in the text message if I don't know you.
00:06:00.000 | All right, moving back to the orientation.
00:06:03.000 | When you guys do come to the retreat registration at the Celebrity Ballroom,
00:06:08.000 | there will be a table with program name tags and lanyards.
00:06:13.000 | And we do have retreat shirts for you guys.
00:06:16.000 | That's something new. It's included.
00:06:19.000 | The leaders have graciously given it to us for free.
00:06:25.000 | So I hope you guys are excited about that, as I am.
00:06:29.000 | The programs will have the schedule, the map layout of all the main conference rooms,
00:06:34.000 | and that also will be uploaded on the Facebook page as well, just in case.
00:06:40.000 | If you arrive early, find a way to get dinner.
00:06:43.000 | It's a free-for-all until praise and prayer meeting at 8 p.m.
00:06:47.000 | All right, we have our third question.
00:06:50.000 | It's increased to a $10 Target gift card.
00:06:53.000 | Our third question is a $10 Target gift card.
00:06:58.000 | What was Berean Community Church's previous name?
00:07:09.000 | All right, moving on back to the orientation.
00:07:13.000 | For small groups and dinner groups,
00:07:16.000 | you should have been contacted by your small group facilitator by this time, this audio post,
00:07:21.000 | and you should already be assigned to a dinner group.
00:07:24.000 | If you still don't know which group you belong to or you haven't been assigned to one, don't worry.
00:07:29.000 | The Facebook page will have a list of small groups and dinner groups with photos of the leads.
00:07:35.000 | If you still can't find your name, reach out to Pastor Mark and he'll assign you to one.
00:07:41.000 | Also, after praise and prayer time on Friday evening,
00:07:45.000 | we'll give time for you to find your small groups just in case you need to coordinate where to meet.
00:07:51.000 | All right, fourth question, another $10 Target gift card.
00:07:54.000 | Fourth question, a $10 Target gift card.
00:07:57.000 | How old was Elder Joe when he first met Pastor Peter Kim?
00:08:03.000 | Ooh, that's a tough one.
00:08:06.000 | How old was Elder Joe when he first met Pastor Peter Kim?
00:08:15.000 | All right, moving back to the orientation.
00:08:18.000 | Please make sure to sleep early as there will be a time of devotion every day at 7 a.m.
00:08:23.000 | The doors will be open at 6.30 in the main conference hall, the celebrity ballroom.
00:08:31.000 | Nursery and seeds will be located in the Rancho Mirage room.
00:08:34.000 | And again, Sarah Kim is the main contact for that.
00:08:38.000 | She wanted me to note that for the drop-off, the doors will open 25 minutes before each session.
00:08:45.000 | Please plan accordingly and pick up your kids.
00:08:48.000 | This may require you to leave small group about 5 to 10 minutes early.
00:08:53.000 | The Sprouts will be located in the Polo room.
00:08:56.000 | And the main contact for that is Stephen Mose.
00:09:00.000 | The youth group, obviously, they'll be joining the main sessions.
00:09:05.000 | And the main contact for the youth group is Ryan Chang.
00:09:09.000 | Checkout is at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
00:09:12.000 | Please plan accordingly.
00:09:14.000 | You can drop off your luggages in the meeting rooms.
00:09:18.000 | All right, this is our fifth question.
00:09:20.000 | And this is a $25 Amazon gift card.
00:09:23.000 | Our fifth question is a $25 Amazon gift card.
00:09:27.000 | Let's see here.
00:09:29.000 | This one's a hard one, guys.
00:09:31.000 | All right, what year did Pastor Mark Lim become an intern at Berean Community Church?
00:09:37.000 | What year did Pastor Mark Lim become an intern at Berean Community Church?
00:09:43.000 | And again, guys, I'm posting the answers on the Facebook page after the praise and prayer night to announce the winners.
00:09:49.000 | Okay, please make sure you text me.
00:09:52.000 | And if you don't, have my contact info to include your name when you text me the answers.
00:10:01.000 | All right, lastly, Sunday before lunch, we will have an all-church photo at 12 p.m.
00:10:06.000 | Everyone is to meet at the large fountain at the main entrance for that.
00:10:11.000 | And I think that about covers all the main logistical items.
00:10:15.000 | Thank you, guys, and see you all at retreat.
00:10:18.000 | And a special thanks to Elder James Hong for supplying and providing all this equipment so we can do this audio download.
00:10:25.000 | He also supplied some of the questions, which I really appreciated.
00:10:29.000 | And hopefully, you guys were able to listen to the audio.
00:10:33.000 | Stream quality was okay.
00:10:35.000 | We know we had some technical difficulties, but hopefully, you guys, it was okay for you guys.
00:10:40.000 | Thank you, guys, again. See you at retreat.
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