The 2025 Southeast Chinese Christian Winter Retreat English Camp
Theme: The Humility of Grace
Plenary Sessions: Rev. Tim Locke
Session #1: The Humility of Grace: The gospel changes how I view God, myself, and others. (Romans 3:10-26)
Session #2: The Humility of Grace: The gospel changes how I view myself. (Philippians 3:12-16)
Session #3: The Humility of Grace: The gospel changes how I view others. (Romans 14:1-4)
Session #4: The Humility of Grace: The gospel changes how I view God. (Romans 16:25-27)
Workshops:
Workshop #1 (Sion Kim): Living a Repentant Life
Workshop #2 (Tim Locke): How do I work through anxiety and fear?
Workshop #3 (Nicholas Schuleit): Why isn’t God answering your prayers?
Rev. Tim Locke
Senior Pastor, East Cobb Presbyterian Church
Tim and his wife Debbie met in college and married in 1995. They have four children: David, Rebecca, Matthew, and Jonathan. Tim grew up here in Roswell, went to South Carolina for college and seminary. His pastoral ministry began in 1994, in South Carolina, then pastoring in Michigan, Florida, and for seven years in New Jersey. Debbie grew up in South Carolina and currently works in a local elementary school as a registrar. Tim is currently working on a Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminar in Charlotte. He and his family have been at ECPC since 2014.
Pastor Sion Kim
Pastor Sion Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and his family immigrated to the United States in 1995. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2008 with a BA in Psychology and Religious Studies. While in college, he was called to serve the Lord full-time and pastor the church that God loves. He then earned his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Sion’s wife, Rachel, also graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a master’s degree in intercultural studies (missiology). Over the past 14 years, he has served as youth pastor, English ministry pastor, and associate pastor in various churches in China, Korea, and the United States. Pastor Sion met his wife Rachel on an airplane, and they married in 2009. They have two daughters, Alyssa and Aria. ACCCN was very blessed to have Pastor Sion and his family join the big family and became the student minister in 2021. In 2023, Pastor Sion became the English pastor of ACCCN.
Pastor Nicholas Schuleit
Nicholas Schuleit has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; a Master of Arts in Theological studies at Reformed Theological Seminary in Oviedo, Fl; five master level credits at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University, England; a Master of Arts in Christianity and Culture (Summa Cum Laude) at Knox Theological Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. He was a youth Pastor in the U.S.A. and was engaged in missionary work (Peru) for over twenty-two years. He has pastored the young professionals at an evangelical Christian Missionary Alliance congregation in Trujillo, Peru for eight years and was a professor in their seminary for twelve years. He has completed four years as an assistant pastor for the Christian Missionary Alliance in the jungle city of Pucallpa, professor for the IBIENA Bible Institute of the Swiss Mission, and designated counselor to the missionary community. IBIENA gives a pastoral formation to the indigenous people groups of the Peruvian amazon. He also has extensive counseling experience within a diverse range of cultural and socio-economic groups. He has a beautiful Peruvian wife named Melissa, a delightful twenty-year-old son who bears the name of his father, and a precious fourteen-year-old girl named Ana Victoria.
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Schedule
Day 1 (Friday 12/26/2025)
Time | Speaker | English Fellowship Activities |
3:00 – 5:00 PM | Registration and Check-in (Bagley Center Rm #1106) | |
5:30 – 6:30 PM | Supper (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
6:40 – 6:50 PM | Opening Ceremony (Chapel) | |
7:15 – 7:45 PM | Nicholas Schuleit | Ice Breaker Games (Shocco Inn Conference Rm #6217) |
7:45 – 8:00 PM | Thomas Tioe | Praise and Worship |
8:00 – 9:00 PM | Tim Locke | Main topic No. 1 Romans- Grace Changes Our View of Ourselves and Others |
Day 2 (Saturday 12/27/2025)
Time | Speaker | English Fellowship Activities |
7:30 – 8:15 AM | Breakfast (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
8:30 – 9:00 AM | Martin Leung | Morning Devotional: Romans 10:1-4 (Shocco Inn Conference Rm #6217) |
9:15 – 9:30 AM | Jordan Tioe | Praise and Worship |
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Tim Locke | Main topic No. 2 How Gospel Changes Our View of Self |
10:30 – 10:40 AM | Thomas Tioe | Conference announcement |
10:45 – 11:45 AM | Sion Kim | Special topic No. 1 Doctrine of Salvation |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
1:15 – 2:15 PM | Nicholas Schuleit | Special topic No 2. Why isn’t God answering your prayers? |
2:15 – 5:30 PM | Free Activities | |
2:45 – 4:30 PM | John Li | Co-Workers Meeting (Bagley Center #1323) |
5:30 – 6:30 PM | Supper (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
6:45 – 7:00 PM | Jordan Tioe | Praise and Worship |
7:00 – 8:00 PM | Tim Locke | Main topic No. 3 How Gospel Changes the View of Others |
8:15 – 9:30 | Sion Kim | Fellowship Night (Bonfire) |
Day 3 (Sunday 12/28/2025)
Time | Speaker | English Fellowship Activities |
7:30 – 8:15 AM | Breakfast (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
8:30 – 9:00 AM | Martin Leung | Morning Devotional: James 3:13-18 (Shocco Inn Conference Rm #6217) |
9:00 – 10:00 AM | Tim Locke | Main topic No. 4 How Gospel Changes Our View of God |
10:00 – 10:10 AM | Thomas Tioe | Conference announcement |
10:30 – 11:30 AM | Tim Locke | Special topic No. 3 How do I work through anxiety and fear? |
12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch (Bagley Center 2nd floor) | |
1:15 – 2:00 PM | Pack-up | |
2:00 PM | Photos | |
2:45 – 3:00 PM | Closing Ceremony (Chapel) |
2024 English Camp Group Photo
2024 English Camp Bible Activity
2024 English Camp Fellowship Night
Where: specific meeting location to be updated
Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center, 1314 Shocco Springs Rd, Talladega, AL 35160