Special Guest Speaker

We are very pleased and honored to announce that Dr. H. E. “Bubba” Cardin will be ministering at New Beginnings Family Outreach Ministries next Sunday, April 22. You will definitely be blessed by his ministry!

Dr. H. E. Cardin is the director of the Tomlinson Center.

History
Dr. Cardin was born on the Island of Saipan in the Marianas Islands. Being from a diverse religious background. Completing high school at the age of 16, he moved out during the family being divided over divorce.

Ministry History
The new life on his own led him to a local church where he became involved and began the ministry at the age of 17. At the age of 22, Dr. Cardin accepted the responsibility of coordinating state youth and camping ministry for the Church of God of Prophecy in the State of Georgia.
While serving as an itinerant minister he began a family by marrying his best friend, Kim and had two children, a son, Drew and a daughter, Aleighsa (A-Lee-Sa).
Dr. Cardin moved into an international ministry when he began working in International Youth Camp. Then led a team of 13 into the country of Thailand to conduct its first youth camp for the Church of God of Prophecy and had crusades in many cities. Later he served on the Asian International Youth Camp Staff and participated in the International Leadership Conference in Singapore, Malaysia.
In 1988 he entered into the pastoral ministry serving in Trion then in Macon, GA. After six years with a pastoral focus he then returned to the state level to coordinate local church ministries for the Churches of God of Prophecy in Georgia.
In 1994, Dr. Cardin was appointed the International Director of Youth, Children and Sunday School Ministries. July 1996, the appointment was International Director of Specialized Ministries (Local Church Ministries) which focused on Youth, Children's and Women's Ministries. Later, Men's Ministries was added.
Responsibilities while serving in Cleveland included serving as editor of Victory2,(a youth magazine), coordinating and directing youth conferences, youth camps, and training sessions.
Under this appointment he has conducted training sessions across the US and in the C.I.S. (formerly known as Russia), Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Bulgaria, Montserrat and Africa. He has taught in the M.A.C.E.A. (Mid-Atlantic Christian Education Association), served as an Executive Board Member of the D.E.C.E (Denominational Executives for Christian Education). Dr. Cardin has served as secretary to the International Presbyter and various International Office committees.

Dr. Cardin has directed LDI (Leadership Development Institute). A non-terminal leadership training for various level of church-life using top leadership and scholars.
Education
Dr. Cardin received his Master's of Divinity (M.Div.), in 1993 at the Church of God School of Theology in Cleveland, TN. He had spent four years in an internship program at Charter Lake Psychiatric Hospital in Macon, GA, and Riverwoods Psychiatric Hospital, Riverdale, GA, as a chaplain. He completed his Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) with the Church of God Theology Seminary, June 2005.

Teaching
Dr. Cardin teaches for Lee University (CAPS) in partnership with the Tomlinson Center. Teaching in the Spring (Bible) Introduction to the New Testament ( BIBL 102) and The Gospel of John ( BIBL 204). A Pastoral course, Introduction to Preaching 1 - (PASM 261). In the Fall, (Bible) The Synoptic Gospels ( BIBL 312), (Pastoral) The Ministry of Preaching 2 ( PASM 262). Non-accredited version of these and other courses are also taught throughout the globe on a regular basis.

Recent Appointments
At the 1998 General Assembly, he was appointed Overseer of Washington & Alaska and has moved to the State of Washington. In October of 2000, he was appointed as Overseer of Georgia. He has served as secretary in the North American Leadership Counsel as well as the Church College Board. In 2006, he was appointed Tomlinson Center Director and CBL (Center For Biblical Leadership) Faculty and just after the General Assembly was added to the BDP (Bible, Doctrine and Polity) Committee. In 2008, Dr. Cardin was appointed as the full time Tomlinson Center Director.
Other Interests
Music (banjo and guitar), photography, computers, racquetball, fishing
and spending time with the family.