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9:00am CDT

Does It Matter? (The One Study Method) Compton FerryRob Whitacre Faith That Stays When Family Fades: How Widowed Parents Can Lean on God — and Let Their Children Lean on Them in Return Roark CreekGlenn Colley What the Church Learned from Rome — and Shouldn’t Forget Cooper Creek 3Gary Bennett From Maintenance to Mission: Shifting the Small Church Mindset from Survival to Spiritual Growth Short Creek 1Keden Shrum NextGenBible: Studies in 2 Peter 2: Spotting the Wolves - Understanding the Strategies of False Teachers (2:1-3) Ballroom AAllen Webster What's My Mindset? Expressive Individualism Vs. Biblical Identity Short Creek 2/3Julia Togami

10:00am CDT

Shepherding Sheep Home: How God Can Hate Divorce but Still Love Me? (Malachi 2:16) Short Creek 1Dave Domingue Having the Compassion of Jesus in Evangelism Compton FerryKeno Shrum How We Got the Bible: Early Translations Cooper Creek 3Luke Griffin NextGenBible: Studies in 2 Peter 2: This Doesn't End Well - The Future of False Teachers (2:4-9) Ballroom AAllen Webster The Son of Man in Two Testaments: Daniel’s Vision Fulfilled in Revelation Roark CreekRobert Dodson The Providence of God in Ruth Short Creek 2/3Kristi Rhodes

11:00am CDT

Deacons as “Dust Kickers”: The Workhorses of the Church Roark CreekDouglas Pell Why Spanish Ministry Matters for the Future of the Church in America Compton FerryMarlon Retana Fostering and Adopting: The Pitfalls, the Joy, and the Pain Short Creek 1Brian York The Bodmer Papyri p66/75 Fall CreekWayne Scrimsher Let Us Show Gratitude: How Thanksgiving Shapes the Life of a Christian Cooper Creek 3Josh Walker The (Illogical) Logic of “Just a Little” and the Myth of Harmless Sin Cooper Creek 1/2Keith Olbricht NextGenBible: Studies in 2 Peter 2: Bait and Switch -- The Allure of False Teachers and Their Sins (2:10-17) Ballroom AAllen Webster "Oh You of Little Faith": Is That ME? Short Creek 2/3Jeanny Gilpin

1:30pm CDT

Teaching Kids to Make Wise Choices When You Aren’t Around Short Creek 4David Barker “Convince Me”: Church Discipline Is Loving and Needs to Be Practiced EHAKyle Butt Bible Villains: Balaam -- The Prophet for Profit Ballroom AMark Weaver Answering Arguments Without Becoming Argumentative (Matthew 21:23-46) Compton FerryKevin Rhodes The Need for Boldness in Preaching Roark CreekMike Vestal How to Use Hospitality as an Evangelism Tool Cooper Creek 3Eddy Gilpin The Power of One: What God Can Do with One Faithful Life Fall CreekBrandon Blackwell Lessons from the Shadows: Christ in the Old Testament -- The Cities of Refuge (Numbers 35:6–28; Hebrews 6:18) Cooper Creek 1/2Mark Howell The Command to Love Your Enemies . . . Not Just Tolerate Them Short Creek 2/3Erin Tanner Tips for Getting New Converts Involved in Local Ministry Short Creek 1Teresa Hampton

2:15pm CDT

Four Warnings for Your Twenties (1 Corinthians 10:7-14) Cooper Creek 3Eric Garner Hot Button Issues: Do Gender Roles Apply Beyond Marriage? EHAGlenn Colley Amazing Grace—Misunderstood: Grace Before the Cross and How the Old Testament Proves God Hasn’t Changed Cooper Creek 1/2Robert Dodson Who God Expects Us to Discipline in Christ’s Body (Matthew 18:15-17) Short Creek 4Dave Domingue Here's What They Do; It Might Work for You: What I've Seen from Working with Churches All over the Country Compton FerryKeno Shrum The Need for Broken-Heartedness in Preaching Roark CreekMike Vestal Building Joy That Outlasts a Bad Day Fall CreekMichael Clarke Go Deep! How Original Languages Help to Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: “Faith” Conveys Important Subjective and Objective Truths Ballroom AJustin Rogers Grief in the Garden: Biblical Wisdom Unearthed in the Garden Short Creek 1Chelsea Jones Unshakeable: How Women of Faith Stand When Life Collapses Short Creek 2/3Cherie Vestal

3:00pm CDT

Strong Churches Need Strong Women: Why Men and Women Flourish When We Follow Scripture, Not Trends Cooper Creek 1/2Matt Gibson What the Spirit Does — and What He Does Not Do — in Christian Prayer (Romans 8:26-27) Ballroom ADon Blackwell Problems Facing Rural Congregations and Solutions Roark CreekDustin Dougherty “Convince Me”: Modesty Has Boundaries and Still Applies Today EHAB. J. Clarke Walking the Lands of the Bible: A Preview of PTP’s 2027 Israel Trip Compton FerryBrian Ketchem How Curiosity, Beauty, and Amazement Point Us Back to the Creator (Psalm 8; Romans 1:19–20) Fall CreekKyle Butt Recap of 2025 Difficult Bible Passage Panel: What Does "Sitting on the Twelve Thrones and Judging the Twelve Tribes" Mean? (Matthew 19:27-28) Short Creek 4Johnie Scaggs The Titus 2 Woman Short Creek 2/3Tish Clarke When God Says No Short Creek 1Jennifer Webster How to Thrive Spiritually in a Busy Life Cooper Creek 3Ande Zimmerman Future Leaders Workshop (Class 1): Basic Rules for Public Speaking Bee CreekJustin Rogers • Tanner Cain

3:30pm CDT

Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHB TablesRenee Brown • Karla Sparks

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 Ballroom AKevin Rhodes • Mark Reynolds • Gary Hampton • Tim Togami • Keden Shrum Elders' Toolbox -- Case Studies in Shepherding: Small Group Problem-Solving (Part 1a) Roark CreekGlenn Colley How to Close the Study Compton FerryRob Whitacre Sharpening the Tool; Guarding the Text: Using AI Faithfully in Biblical Study Cooper Creek 3Lance Huntsman Building a Spiritual Routine That Lasts: Daily Disciplines That Help You Stay Grounded in Faith EHAEric Garner Greek Philosophy Meets Hebrew Faith: The Tensions Behind Nicaea Short Creek 1Rick Brumback Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Faith in Today's Culture Fall CreekDave Domingue • Keno Shrum • Mike Hixson • Josh Walker • Michael Clarke • Brandon Blackwell More Miracles in Mark: Beyond Expectations (5:21-24, 35-42) Cooper Creek 1/2Cliff Goodwin "But I Thought This Year Was Going to Look Different" (Christ and Crisis) Short Creek 2/3Cindy Colley When the Home Is Broken—and the Heart Is Too: Ministering to Youth Who Come from Broken and/or Parentless Homes Short Creek 4Daniel Webster

6:00pm CDT

Elders' Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding: Presentation of Solutions (Part 1b) Short Creek 4Glenn Colley

6:30pm CDT

Congregational Singing EHAAlan Putnam

6:55pm CDT

Welcome (Emcee) EHAEric Garner

7:00pm CDT

New Testament Churches: Ephesus -- Love on Autopilot (Revelation 2:1-7) EHACliff Goodwin Firmes en la Tormenta Compton FerryMarlon Retana

7:45pm CDT

Invitation/Responses EHAEric Garner

8:00pm CDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Ballroom B: PTP CampMichael Clarke Escalator Singing AtriumAlan Putnam • Robbie Rhodes

8:30pm CDT

PTP-U Hangout Bee CreekMatt Jones Singles Hangout 25-35 Hensley Ferry 1Ronnie Morgan • Lisa Morgan Singles Hangout 35-50 Hensley Ferry 2Randy Collum • Amy Collum Teen/Pre-Teen Late Night: Brian Reaves - Comedy and Magic Show Ballroom ADaniela Cantrell • Joshua Cantrell