Events

Believers Church Lecture Series 2024

I Can Breathe: Moving from Problematic Culture to Christ-Centered Ministry

Guest Speaker: Pastor D.J. Criner, Senior Pastor at Saint Rest Baptist Church in Fresno, CA

See below for full schedule of events.

Date(s): -

Location: Fresno Main Campus

Event category: Presentations and Lectures

Pastors' Breakfast

  • Thursday, October 3, 8:30am
  • Location: BC Lounge
  • By invitation only. RSVP here.

Please join us to discuss unlocking our collective potential for healing and transformation by examining the past, acknowledging the present and joining forces as agents of change in Christ for our future.

This invitation-only event is designed for Central Valley area pastors and other leaders to talk about healing and transformation in their communities. The event is free, but reservations are required.

Pastor D.J. Criner served as children and youth pastor at Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Stockton and Saint Rest Baptist Church in Fresno prior to becoming the senior pastor of Saint Rest in 2013. He is involved in many church, community and state organizations/initiatives including a youth center and park, a food hub, an economic development corporation and a partnership to construct a cell phone tower at the church. He has served on the Fresno Planning Commission, the Central Valley Community Foundation, Mayor Jerry Dyer’s Task Force, Governor Gavin Newsom’s Faith and Clergy COVID Task Force, and the California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board. After studying sociology at Fresno State, he earned a B.A. in Business Administration: Organizational Leadership from FPU. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity degree at Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. D.J.’s wife, Jessica Lauren (“Lady J”), is a licensed marriage and family therapist and leads the Saint Rest Mental Wellness Ministry. They have three daughters.

Other Events in the Believers Church Lecture Series

Worship Service and Lecture

  • Tuesday, October 1, 7:00 pm
  • Location: Lin Family Performance Studio, Warkentine Culture & Arts Center
  • Free event - no ticket required

Chapel

  • Wednesday, October 2, 10:00 am
  • Location: Elizabeth V Lyles Theater, Warkentine Culture & Arts Center
  • Free event - no ticket required

Connect (lecture and Q & A)

  • Wednesday, October 2, 1:00 pm
  • Location: Lin Family Performance Studio, Warkentine Culture & Arts Center
  • Free event - no ticket required