Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026

Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026

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7:45am CDT

Early Bird Devotional: Wake Up! There’s Work to Do (Romans 13:11) Short Creek 1Keden Shrum

8:00am CDT

Early Bird Devotional: Singing Short Creek 1Robbie Rhodes

8:15am CDT

Bible Villains: Herod Antipas -- The Puppet King of Public Approval Ballroom ACameron Freeman

9:00am CDT

Amazing Grace—Misunderstood: The Day Grace and Water Met (Acts 2:38) Cooper Creek 1/2B. J. Clarke Tax Workshop: Minister Taxes 101 -- What Every Minister Must Understand Compton FerryBrandon Lanciloti Morning Marriage Class: Hearing What My Spouse Isn't Saying: If Only We Could Read Each Other's Minds Roark CreekKevin Hahn Can Christians Choose Peace over Truth? Ballroom AGreg Dismuke Two for One: Culture Creator -- Conviction EHAKyle Butt Two for One: Culture Killer -- Comfort EHAMike Hixson Did the Sun Really Stand Still? And Other Curious Bible Questions Cooper Creek 3Eric Lyons Integridad sin Compromiso Boston FerryBen Garcia Two for One: Wise Words from the Proverbs -- Do Not Despise the Chastening of the LORD, nor Detest His Correction . . . (3:11-12) Fall CreekEric Garner Two for One: Wise Words from the Proverbs -- Honor the LORD with Your Possessions, and with the First Fruits of All Your Increase (3:9) Fall CreekStephen Rogers More Miracles in Mark: A Miracle Within a Miracle (5:25-34) Short Creek 4Cliff Goodwin The Lord Is My Shepherd Short Creek 2/3Becky Blackmon The Mountains and Valleys (Part 1) Short Creek 1Teresa Hampton Personal Counseling by Appointment Silver CreekJerry Martin • Denise Martin Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign up Required) Hensley Ferry 1Keno Shrum Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign up Required) Hensley Ferry 2Rob Whitacre

10:00am CDT

Orthodoxy and Tradition Roark CreekRick Brumback Tax Workshop: Church Payroll, Compensation, and Compliance -- What Elders and Leaders Need to Get Right Compton FerryBrandon Lanciloti Pressing the Issue: A Study of Gethsemane -- A Place Jesus Didn't Want to Be Ballroom ADan Winkler What Happens When the Church Remembers What It’s Supposed to Be (Acts 11:19–26) Short Creek 4Zack Williams Two for One: Culture Creator -- Gratitude EHAKeith Olbricht Two for One: Culture Killer -- Complaining EHACameron Freeman Caminando por Fe Boston FerryMarlon Retana David: The Giant Slayer Who Faced His Own Weakness (2 Samuel 11–12; Psalm 51) Cooper Creek 1/2Glenn Colley Why Feelings Make a Poor Foundation (Proverbs 14:12) Fall CreekJoe Wells "But She/He Was Someone I Respected" (The Fallen and the Faithful) Short Creek 2/3Cindy Colley Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHB TablesRenee Brown • Karla Sparks Presence Over Perfection: What Your Kids Actually Need from You Short Creek 1Erin Tanner Living a Life of Purpose: Finding Meaning and Direction in God's Plan Cooper Creek 3Justin Rogers Preacher Renewal by Appointment Silver CreekMike Vestal Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign up Required) Hensley Ferry 2Rob Whitacre

11:00am CDT

Answering the Methodist Church's Defense of Homosexuality EHADon Blackwell “Convince Me”: Church Attendance Isn't Optional Cooper Creek 1/2Gary Hampton Tax Workshop: When Good Intentions Go Wrong -- Advanced Minister & Church Tax Issues Compton FerryBrandon Lanciloti Bible Villains: Herodias -- Dancing and Decapitating Ballroom AKevin Rhodes How to Master the English Bible: Discovering Bible Mastery Cooper Creek 3Matt Jones How the Church Helps When Life Falls Apart: Understanding the Spiritual, Emotional, and Practical Support of God’s People Short Creek 4Mark Reynolds Book Reviews: What I Have Read This Year That Might Help You Roark CreekWade Webster Liderazgo que Cuida Boston FerryDaniel Jaramillo Holiness Starts with Intentionality Fall CreekJoshua Cantrell Elijah’s Cave: When Spiritual Exhaustion Almost Breaks You Short Creek 1Denise Martin Unlearning to Learn -- How God Reshapes Our Thinking Through His Word Short Creek 2/3Ashley Smith

12:30pm CDT

Nuts and Bolts -- Tech Solutions Panel: Media & Apps for Church Use Cooper Creek 3Josh Robinson • Daniel Webster • Michael Clarke Digging Deep Review: Bullet Points from the God of More Short Creek 1Cindy Colley

1:30pm CDT

Hot Button Issues: Christian Nationalism vs. Kingdom Mission: What Is the Church’s Identity in a Polarized State? EHADavid Smith How to Keep the Spiritual in the Practical -- Bringing Prayer, Patience, and Purpose into Everyday Service Compton FerryC.J. Stafford Amazing Grace—Misunderstood: When Faith Works; How James and Paul Agree Ballroom AKevin Rhodes Unrealized Spiritual Elements: Battlegrounds (2 Corinthians 10:3-5) Boston FerryBrian Kenyon What De-escalation in Law Enforcement Has Taught Me About Peacemaking Short Creek 4Keden Shrum Nehemiah’s Wall and the Critics in the Cheap Seats (Nehemiah 4) Cooper Creek 1/2Kelvin Pugh How Jesus, Paul, and the Prophets Used Logic—And Why We Should, Too Cooper Creek 3Kyle Butt Worship: Our Wonderful and Weighty Responsibility Fall CreekBilly Hayes Powerful Psalms: The Fulfillment of Forgiveness (Psalm 32) Roark CreekCaleb Rutherford God’s Blueprint for Deep Marital Unity Short Creek 2/3Heather Hahn Standing Strong Even When You Feel Unqualified Short Creek 1Erin Wells Preacher Renewal (by appointment) Silver CreekMike Vestal

2:15pm CDT

Amazing Grace—Misunderstood: The Law of Liberty — Not License (James 1:25) Cooper Creek 1/2Cliff Goodwin Roman Emperors from A to Z (Augustus to Zeno): Claudius Cooper Creek 3Luke Griffin Bible Villains: Haman -- The Gallow Architect Ballroom AWade Webster Is Temptation Fair? Roark CreekKerry Duke “Convince Me”: Entertainment Choices Can Cost Me My Soul EHAJoe Wells Mujer de Fe en Tiempos Difíciles Boston FerryJacky Retana Temper, Temper (Controlling Anger) Compton FerryDon Blackwell Logic Paves the Path to Total Abstinence: Why the First Sip of Alcohol Crosses the Line Fall CreekB. J. Clarke What Does It Mean to “Work Out Your Own Salvation”? A Study of Philippians 2:12 Short Creek 4Eric Lyons The Soul Deep Famine: Recognizing When You’re Spiritually Starving and What To Do Short Creek 2/3Sheri Harris Unpacking the Accounts of Those Who Challenged and Questioned the Divine Short Creek 1Katrina Stearsman

2:30pm CDT

Personal Counseling by Appointment Silver CreekJerry Martin • Denise Martin

3:00pm CDT

Hot Button Issues: Compassion Without Compromise -- Loving People in a Culture That Redefines Sin Cooper Creek 1/2Mike Hixson Orthodoxy and Leadership/Liturgy Short Creek 4Rick Brumback Framework for an Active, United, and Faithful Eldership Compton FerryDouglas Pell Are the Nag Hammadi Codices Inspired Scripture? Cooper Creek 3Bob Stancell Pressing the Issue: A Study of Gethsemane -- The Place Jesus Suffered for Me Ballroom ADan Winkler Servir con Propósito Boston FerryWillie Alvarenga Stop Trying to Be Holy and Start Training to Be Holy EHAZack Williams The Attention Economy and the Battle for Your Soul Fall CreekAaron Gallagher Walking Beside a Man Everyone Else Needs (The Life of a Preacher's Wife) Short Creek 1Heather Hahn Women Who Welcome: Creating Circles, Not Cliques (Romans 15:7) Short Creek 2/3Jennifer Webster Advice for Bonding With Teens Who Don't Want to Be There Roark CreekAnde Zimmerman Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHB TablesRenee Brown • Karla Sparks Future Leaders Workshop (Class 2): Outline Practice Bee CreekGary Hampton • Justin Rogers • Tanner Cain Singles Hangout 50+ Hensley Ferry 1Kevin Carroll • Kathy Carroll

3:30pm CDT

Personal Counseling by Appointment Silver CreekJerry Martin • Denise Martin

3:45pm CDT

Brainstorming Panel: Tactics for Reaching the "Religious Nones" -- Bringing the Nones Back Ballroom ADaniel Stearsman • Dan Winkler • Caleb Rutherford • Daniel Webster Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Parenting Tips Cooper Creek 1/2Kevin Rutherford • Dave Domingue • Stephen Rogers • Keith Olbricht • Cameron Freeman • Mark Reynolds Two for One: Culture Creator -- Community EHASteven Ford Two for One: Culture Killer -- Cliques EHAMike Vestal Two for One: The Hurt of a Helicopter Eldership Short Creek 4Glenn Colley Two for One: The Perils of a Checklist Preacher Short Creek 4David Smith Functional Complexity Confirms the Existence of God Roark CreekBranyon May How to Grow Without a Budget: Outreach Strategies Small Churches Can Actually Do Cooper Creek 3Preston Silcox Seven Minutes of Wisdom on the Mind Fall CreekWade Webster • Eric Lyons • Billy Hayes • Joe Wells • Eric Garner • Joshua Cantrell The Forgotten Revival of 2 Chronicles 30 Compton FerryWayne Jones What Grace Looks Like in Real Life: Paul, Onesimus, and Philemon as a Model for Christian Relationships Boston FerryKelvin Pugh Seven Minutes of Wisdom for Preachers' Wives Short Creek 2/3Stacy Olbricht • Tish Clarke • Ashley Smith • Jennifer Webster • Jeanny Gilpin • Melissa Cain The God Who Stays When Others Walk Away Short Creek 1Erin Tanner

6:00pm CDT

Unrealized Spiritual Elements: Serenity (1 Peter 1:3-5) Roark CreekBrian Kenyon Corinthian Issues: The Natural Man (1 Corinthians 2:14) Short Creek 2/3Kerry Duke

6:30pm CDT

Congregational Singing EHADavid Rader

6:45pm CDT

PTP Certificate & Graduate Program EHAMike Hixson

6:55pm CDT

Welcome (Emcee) EHAEric Garner

7:00pm CDT

New Testament Churches: Smyrna -- The Church That Refused to Quit (Revelation 2:10) EHAKevin Hahn Fe que Mueve Montañas Compton FerryDaniel Jaramillo

7:45pm CDT

Invitation/Responses EHAEric Garner

8:00pm CDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Ballroom B: PTP CampLance Huntsman Escalator Singing AtriumAlan Putnam

8:30pm CDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Coral Reef Mini Golf Off-SiteBilly Hayes 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 Late Night: Fun & Games in EHB EHBJoshua Cantrell • Daniela Cantrell

Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026

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