Frequently Asked Questions
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All three General Sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday take place in the main auditorium of Redwood Chapel Community Church at 19300 Redwood Road in Castro Valley (directions). You can also find all the exhibit booths at Redwood Chapel, as well as the registration desk, our main information desk, most of the workshops, and the booth of OT Studios, where you may purchase CDs of the workshop sessions.

Note: Everything on Thursday during the day takes place at Neighborhood Church (directions) in Castro Valley.

While all of us obviously love children, in fairness to attendees and to those who purchase tapes, we must recognize that the BASS Convention is and adult education event and that the workshops do not have space to accommodate more people than the number of chairs in the room. BASS does not provide child care during the convention and fire regulations do not permit strollers in aisles nor blocking doorways. Therefore, we ask you to please not bring your children to the convention.
If a medical problem should arise during the convention, only self-administered first-aid will be provided (e.g. band aids). No aspirin or other medication will be issued. For more serious emergencies, 911 will be called.
Meals and snacks will be available throughout the convention at the Redwood Chapel site as provided by caterers as well as by the Redwood Chapel High School or College Ministry. You may purchase food items from them or you may bring food and snacks with you to eat on the premises. There are also numerous restaurants within one mile of the convention. Maps showing the location of local restaurants are available at the convention information center.

Registration is by church or as an individual and is good for attendance at both BASS locations (Redwood Chapel and First Baptist Church). It does not cover the BASS special lunches and seminars which are held at various locations throughout the weekend. Registering as a church allows anyone and everone from the congregation to attend.

If your church is not registered, please consider individual registration.

Individual registration is good for BASS events held on Thursday evening, all day and evening on Friday, and all day on Saturday.  Pre-registration is available online for  $49 for the entire convention. Individual registration is good for attendance at both BASS locations (Redwood Chapel and First Baptist Church). It does not cover the BASS special lunches and seminars which are held at various locations throughout the weekend.

As a supporter of the BASS Convention, use your influence to encourage your church to register for the convention. Even if only a few people from your church attend, your church registration could be much cheaper than several individual registrations.
Most of the BASS workshops and some of the general sessions are recorded by OT Studios. CDs may be purchased by completing the OT order form and turning it in to the OT personnel, located in the Redwood Chapel lobby. CDs are usually about $9 each, and with the purchase of six CDs you will receive a conference binder, while supplies last. All CDs will be sent to you a week or so after the convention. CDs may also be ordered through the OT Studios website.

The BASS Board of Directors serves voluntarily without remuneration in planning and running the annual convention as well as other activities and consists of:

Jeff Miller
BASS General Chairman
Associate Pastor
Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley

 

Wilma Pickrell
Volunteer Coordinator/Church Relations
Children’s Ministry Consultant
Fair Oaks Baptist Church, Concord

Mary Larson
Program Committee Chairperson
Early Childhood Director
Rolling Hills Community Church, Danville

Judy Byford
Administrative Assistant & Facilities Coordinator
Executive Secretary
Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley
Jodi Rowland
Treasurer
Redwood Chapel Community Church
Beth Perez
Registrar
Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley
Ed Hubbard
Hospitality and Busing
Christian Education Director
Neighborhood Church, Castro Valley
Louis Lee
Speaker Recruitment/Christian Leaders Seminar
General Director of MESA
(Ministry to English Speaking Asians), Elk Grove
Grace Gebbie
Special Seminars and Lunches
Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley
David Daniel
Exhibits Coordinator
Cornerstone Fellowship, Livermore
Sam Morgan
Speaker Coordination and Recruitment
Redwood Chapel, Castro Valley
Danny Strange
Digital Communications Coordinator
 
The BASS Church Workers Convention is Evangelical, interdenominational and non-profit. Please click here to read our Statement of Faith.
You may submit workshop proposals through this website. Log into your account or create a free account.. Click the tab for "Presenter Management". From there you can add a presenter profile and propose workshops for our next convention. We follow strict guidelines in selecting our workshop leaders. If you have any questions, please contact our Workshop Committee Chairperson, Mary Larson.

 

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