Power Pac

with Cesar Gonzalez, "A Message for the Hard of Hearing"

Cesar Gonzalez, Young Adult Initiatives coordinator for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, will speak for Power Pac chapel on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The chapel will be held at Pioneer Memorial Church at 11:30 a.m. Co-curricular credit is offered.

The topic for Gonzalez's message will be "A Message for the Hard of Hearing." Other Power Pac meetings will include Thursday night's co-ed worship in Lamson Hall Chapel, Friday night vespers in the PMC Youth Chapel, Higher Ground Sabbath School in Dining Services, and New Life Fellowship in the Seminary Chapel. Gonzalez will speak and/or answer questions at each event.

Gonzalez has worked with the NAD for over a decade, specializing in discipleship and young adult issues. He spearheaded the Genesis 2000 and Seven Signs initiatives that worked to foster young adult inclusion and discipleship in North America and around the world. He also led the His Hands initiative in North America, which continues to promote volunteering at local churches.

In 2007, Gonzalez was awarded the Adventist Ministries Award for Excellence in Young Adult Ministries. He has been invited to speak at eight colleges and presented at every NAD Youth Ministry convention. His first book, The God I Saw, will be released in 2010. Gonzalez lives with his wife, Grace, in Cambridge, Md.