Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026: Full Schedule

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1:30pm CDT

Answering Arguments Without Becoming Argumentative (Matthew 21:23-46)

Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT

Compton Ferry

Speakers

Kevin Rhodes

Executive Director, Brown Trail School Of Preaching

Kevin W. Rhodes is the Executive Director of the Brown Trail School of Preaching, taking the school’s helm in 2018. Kevin is a graduate of Midwest School of Biblical Studies, the University of Central Missouri (B.S. in History), West Texas A&M University (M.A. in History). Tarleton... Read More →

Wednesday July 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Compton Ferry

Ministry

2:15pm CDT

Here's What They Do; It Might Work for You: What I've Seen from Working with Churches All over the Country

Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm CDT

Compton Ferry

Speakers

Keno Shrum

Elder at the Coweta, OK church of Christ. House to House School of Evangelism Regional Trainer, House to House Heart to Heart

Keno has attended the Coweta church of Christ in Coweta, OK since April of 1990. He serves as an elder and was the minister there for ten years. Keno currently serves as a Regional Trainer for the House to House School of Evangelism. As a Regional Trainer, Keno travels all over the... Read More →

Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Compton Ferry

Evangelism Ministry

3:45pm CDT

Brainstorming Panel: Bigger Men for a Greater Church -- Correcting the Leadership Crisis. Long-term Plans to Prepare Qualified, Trained, and Mentored Men to Take the Helm in Coming Decades

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm CDT

Ballroom A

Coordinator: Kevin Rhodes
Panelists: Mark Reynolds, Gary Hampton, Tim Togami, Keden Shrum

Speakers

Kevin Rhodes

Executive Director, Brown Trail School Of Preaching

Mark Reynolds

Mark married Mindy in 1991 and together they have three daughters (Cassidy, Abby, and
Corinne) three sons-in-law (Nick and Max, and David) and one grandson (Benson).
Mark began preaching full time in 1995 and has served three congregations: Towne Acres in
Muncie, Indiana (23 years... Read More →

Gary Hampton

Pulpit minister, Siwell Road church of Christ

Gary C. Hampton has been preaching since 1968 and has done work in North Little Rock, Arkansas; Mobile, Alabama; Valdosta, Georgia and Cookeville, Tennessee. Hampton served as the director of the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions in Knoxville, Tennessee for nearly six... Read More →

Tim Togami

Keden Shrum

Preaching Minister, Rison church of Christ

Keden Shrum has served as the pulpit minister for the Rison church of Christ in Rison, Arkansas, since June 2022. A graduate of the Brown Trail School of Preaching, he entered full-time ministry in 2015 after the passing of his father, whose faithful example greatly influenced his... Read More →

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm CDT
Ballroom A

Contemporary Issues Ministry

3:45pm CDT

Sharpening the Tool; Guarding the Text: Using AI Faithfully in Biblical Study

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm CDT

Cooper Creek 3

Artificial intelligence is becoming a common tool for research, writing, and Bible study, but it must be used with care. This session will explore how AI can assist with organization, comparison, research, and lesson preparation, while also addressing inaccurate answers, hidden theological assumptions, overreliance, and doctrinal concerns. The goal is to help ministers, teachers, and church leaders use AI wisely without allowing it to replace careful personal study of Scripture.

Speakers

Lance Huntsman

Lance Huntsman graduated from the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver in 2002 and has served as a campus minister, youth and family minister, and pulpit minister in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. He currently preaches in Stonewall, Oklahoma, and works professionally in cybersecurity... Read More →

Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm CDT
Cooper Creek 3

Ministry