Spanish Pastors Are Ordained
Three Spanish-speaking pastors
have been ordained to the ministry
during a service at the Hollywood
Spanish church.
Elder Hugo
Gambetta was
born In Argen-
tina, then moved
to the United
States with his
” parents during
& his youth. He
Hugo Gambetta received his
bachelor’s degree in theology
from River Plate College in
Argentina. During his college
years he spent three summers as a
literature evangelist in Southern
California. After his graduation
he entered the service of the
Church as director of student
literature cvangelists for the
Southern California Conference.
Elder Gambetta then became
associate pastor of the Glendale
Spanish Church. While serving
there he also started what 1s now
the Foothill Spanish Church.
After receiving his master of
divinity degree from Andrews
University in 1978, he became
pastor of the Hollywood Spanish
Church.
Elder Gambetta and his wife,
Mabel, have a son and a daughter.
Elder Abel Lopez was born in
Mexico and moved with his family
to the United States in 1963. He
studied theology
at Montemorelos
University in
Mexico and en-
tered the minis-
try in the South-
ern California
Conference in
1974. After pas-
toring the Hunt-
ington Park Spanish Church, he
spent eight months as associate
Spanish evangelist, working with
Elder Isaac Lara.
Upon returning from the Sem-
inary at Andrews University,
where he received the master of
divinity degree in 1979, Elder
l.opez became pastor of the La
Puente Spanish Company.
Abel Lopez
Elder Lopez and
Maria, have two sons.
Elder Ralph Orduno was born
in California and reared in Ar-
izona. He is a third-generation
Seventh-day Ad-
ventist. After
completing part
of his under-
graduate studies,
he entered the
armed forces of
the United States,
where he was 7
specially trained Ralph Orduno
in intelligence. Elder Orduno
served in the Korean War and
received high military honors.
Returning to college after being
discharged from the service, Elder
Orduno received his bachelor’s
degree from Arizona State Uni-
versity. He later studied at River
Plate College In Argentina. In
1974 Elder Orduno entered the
ministry as associate pastor of the
Spanish-American Church. After
this he served as an associate
Spanish evangelist with Elder
his, wife,
Isaac Lara, then became pastor of
the Inglewood Spanish Church. In
1979 he was called to be Spanish
cvangelist for the Conference.
Elder Orduno is married to the
former Dolores Figueroa.
Sabbath School Classes To Become Adventist Action Fellowships
Two weeks ago we reviewed the
stated objectives of the Sabbath
school, which are to win, hold and
train people for the kingdom of
heaven. We hinted at the exciting
possibilities of making every Sab-
bath school class a loving, caring
action group.
Now we want to show how such
a group can make the Sabbath
school relevant to the high calling
of Seventh-day Adventists and a
satisfying, joyful experience to
which we look forward each week,
“Every true disciple is born into
the kingdom of God as a mis-
sionary. He who drinks of the liv-
ing water becomes a fountain of
life.” (Desire of Ages, 195.) Con-
cerned church members agree that
many of us in Sabbath school, In-
fluenced by our age or specializa-
tion, have been content to
“study” and have left the mis-
sionary work to the personal min-
istries (lay activities) department.
Consequently, we find our Chris-
tian experience going stale, and
many lose interest in the Church.
The original 10-minute ‘‘mis-
sionary’’ period has been a
stimulus in soul-winning work,
but its effectiveness has been
somewhat limited through the
years by two inherent weaknesses:
1. it followed the Sabbath school
lesson study and tended to
become a glorified intermission;
and 2. it was impersonal.
Effective training, organiza-
tion, and enlistment for service
can best be done in small groups.
Religious Liberty Rally Slated
“Religious Liberty—An Inter-
national Overview’ will be the
theme of the annual Religious
[ iberty Rally to be held at the
Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills
Hall of Liberty on Sabbath,
January 17.
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Pearsons Will Speak at Singles Workshop
Singles in Action will sponsor a
seminar for persons interested in
working with or for single adults
at the Heritage House (social hall
of the Glendale United Communi-
ty Church), 333 E. Colorado St.,
Glendale, on Sabbath, January
31, beginning at 2 p.m.
Pastor Bud Pearson, stat min-
ister tor singles ministry at the
Garden Grove Community
church, and his wite, Kathy, will
speak on the need for a singles
ministry in every church and how
to meet the needs of single adults.
The Pearsons, nationally
known for their Divorce and
Remarriage Workshops, are in de-
mand throughout the country to
speak on these topics.
Programas and Concerts in Southern
Don Doleman began a ‘Bible Keys’ evangelistic series Sab-
bath, January 10, at 7:15 p.m., Redondo Beach church, 401 S. Pros-
pect Ave. Meetings will continue on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sabbath evenings through February 28. Each meeting will in-
clude a photo tour of the Bible lands, music by Elsie Fritz-Gerald
and Calvin Craig, along with a Bible message by Elder Doleman.
There will also be free nursery service for preschool children and
special evangelistic meetings for older children. Invite your
friends and neighbors to attend.
Jim McClintock, bass soloist, will present a gospel concert
Sabbath, January 17, at 4 p.m., Long Beach church, 1001 E. Third
St.
Kathy Farmer and a group of members from the Vallejo Drive
church will present a progam of piano, harp, and vocal music at
the Burbank church, 700 S. Glenoaks Blvd., Sabbath, January 17,
at 4:30 p.m.
“High Adventure” will be the Angelus Nature Club feature
Saturday night, January 17, at 8 o'clock, Glendale High School
Auditorium, 1440 Broadway. The program will show the lifestyle of
tribes and creatures of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
(Rhodesia). Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for students (grades
1-12), and 25 cents for Pathfinders in uniform. Admission free for
ANC members.
Dr. Gunnar Lindegren will present a slide program entitled
“Progress of Our Work in the Scandinavian Countries, Plus
Austria and Oberammergau’ for the Angelus Nature Club Family
Film Festival on Sunday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m., Rupp Memorial
Auditorium, 11111 Harris, Lynwood.
PACIFIC UNION RECORDER / JANUARY 12, 1981
Cost of the seminar is $10 and
mcludes dinner at 5:30 p.m. and a
social geared for learning interper-
sonal relationship skills. Registra-
tion 1s limited to 100 persons.
Reservations must be made in ad-
vance by calling the “Singles
Hotline” at (213) 244-7556 or by
mailing to Singles in Action, Box
969, Glendale, CA 91206.
Pastors, church leaders and
Singles in Action coordinators are
especially invited to attend this
unique and inspiring seminar.
Rally speaker will be Dr. B. B.
Beach, newly elected director of
the General Conference Depart-
ment of Public Affairs and
Religious Liberty.
Dr. Beach comes to the General
Conference from the Northern
Europe-West Africa Division,
where he served as secretary. He
was an observer at Vatican Il and
has participated in many interna-
tional religious meetings and
peace conferences. He 1s the
author of two books: Vatican I1—
Bridging the Abyss, and Ecumen-
ism—Boon or Bane?
The program will begin at 3
p.m. with a patriotic film. Walter
Arties will sing at 3:30 before Dr.
Beach gives his presentation.
Evervone interested in the vital
area of religious liberty should
plan to be present.
Tots To Teens Amateur Hour Is Held
The first annual Tots to Teens
Amateur Hour drew 20 partici-
pants from around the Con-
ference to Lynwood’s Rupp
Memorial Auditorium on Sunday,
October 12.
Top award went to Lamont El-
lis, who performed Mendelssohn’s
“Opus 72 No. 2” on the piano.
All participants were between the
ages of 9 and 12.
Judges for the event were Edna
Richardson, Jeanie Green and
Yolanda Leamon. Under the non-
competitive format, each per-
former could win by scoring
enough points to earn a first,
second-, third-, or fourth-place
award. Everyone who took part
also received a ‘‘Love You’
trophy.
The Amateur Hour program in-
cluded entrants in four categories:
piano, voice, speech and violin.
First-place winners in these groups
were: plano—Lamont Ellis; voice
—Armond Villanueva; speech—
John Paul Williams, Columbus
Batiste, Bryan Smith, Tina
Williams and Dolores Torres;
violin—Joe Vee and Lorraine Or-
das.
The first-place winners in the
speech category put on a play. It
was entitled ‘The Sanctuary and
[ts Importance.”
[Leading in the program were
“Uncle Bill” Jamerson and
“Aunt B’> Norma Bell.
Elder Jamerson has announced
that next year’s Amateur Hour
will be October 10. Tots to Teens
coordinators can begin now to en-
courage young people ages 9 to 12
to prepare for the event.
Revival Weekend Is
Planned for Bethel
The Bethel church in Pomona
will hold a special weekend series
January 16 through 18 featuring
the Measure of Faith Lay Revival
and Evangelistic Team.
[.ay Evangelist Leonard Mullins
will present the spoken word, and
Will Parker will provide music.
Mr. Mullins was one of the lay
evangelists who conducted the
successtul Pasadena tent meetings
last July and August.
The Bethel meetings will be held
Friday, January 16, at 7 p.m.;
Sabbath, January 17, at 5 p.m.;
and Sunday, January 18, at 7 p.m.
The church is located at 2200 N.
Orange Grove in Pomona. All are
welcome.
This, in fact, is the inspired
counsel we have had all along:
‘““‘Let the members be formed into
small companies, to work not only
for church members, but for un-
believers.” (Testimonies, vol. 7,
p. 22.)
Small Classes
Looking at these facts, Elder
Ora McLean, director of the per-
sonal ministries department, and I
are recommending that each Sab-
bath school class become also an
Adventist Action Fellowship
class. In harmony with counsel
from the Spirit of Prophecy and
from leading Christian educators,
we recommend that no class be
larger than 12 to 16 people. When
classes grow larger than this, as
they will when every true disciple
becomes a ‘‘fountain of life,”
they should be divided into two
classes which will, in turn, grow.
It is in the small group where
personal interaction takes place.
People become acquainted. A
spirit of love and concern
develops. According to Dr. E. Ed-
ward Turner at Andrews Universi-
ty, surveys show that ‘‘people
tend to join the Seventh-day
Adventist Church more out of a
sense of belonging than the appeal
of doctrinal purity. Conversely,
they also leave the church when
they no longer feel loved and
cared for by the community of
faith.”
Each class needs an action
leader who will work with the Sab-
bath school teacher and his fellow
class members to create an at-
mosphere of concern for others
and then to plan appropriate soul-
saving work for the class in har-
mony with the objectives of the
church. He would be, in effect, a
personal ministries leader for his
class. The personal ministries
leader of the church would be the
coordinator and resource person
for all the action leaders.
Fellowship of Caring
You can see what bringing into
focus the fellowship of caring will
do to the spirit of the Sabbath
school class. It will provide addi-
tional reasons for study. It will
add a new dimension to discus-
sion. It will make truth relevant to
the high calling of being a Sev-
enth-day Adventist. Then there
will be joy in Sabbath school as
well as in heaven over ‘‘one sinner
that repenteth.”” We will all look
forward to each week’s class
meeting.
Next we will show how Advent-
ist Action Fellowship will fit into
our Sabbath school program with
only minor adjustments and how
it will take nothing away from the
full 35-minute lesson study time
but, rather, enhance its quality.
For all those interested in ‘‘Sab-
bath School Evangelism,’ a Sab-
bath School Retreat will be held at
Camp Cedar Falls January 30 to
February 1. Space is limited—
reserve now!
Erling E. Calkins, Director
Sabbath School Department