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Friday
, July 17
Atrium
8:20pm •
Escalator Singing
Ballroom A
8:15am •
Godliness 101: Its Meaning, Importance, and Motivation
9:00am •
The Devil’s Favorite Door: How Bitterness Divides Good People
10:00am •
Bible Villains: Ahab -- The Weak Man Who Married Strong Evil
11:00am •
Maher-shalal-hash-baz: The Lesson Behind the Name
1:30pm •
Lessons from the Shadows: Christ in the Old Testament -- The Ladder Between Heaven and Earth (Genesis 28:10–17)
2:15pm •
Seven Lessons on Preaching From the Master Preacher
3:00pm •
The Danger of a Rooftop Scroll: How to Avoid David’s Temptation in a Digital World (2 Samuel 11)
3:45pm •
Brainstorming Panel: Tactics for Reaching the "Religious Nones" -- Reaching the Spiritually Unaffiliated Nones
Ballroom B: PTP Camp
8:00pm •
Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9)
Bee Creek
9:00am •
Coin Cleaning Workshop
12:30pm •
Meet and Greet Zone: Churches Looking for Preachers / Preachers Looking for Churches
3:00pm •
Future Leaders Workshop (Class 3): Speech Practice
Boston Ferry
9:00am •
Corazón de Siervo
10:00am •
Liderazgo con Visión
11:00am •
Fe Inquebrantable
1:30pm •
Challenges to Faith: Finding a Faithful Congregation
2:15pm •
Valor en Silencio
3:00pm •
El Poder del Servicio
3:45pm •
Go Deep! How Original Languages Help Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: The “Name” of “Jesus” Who is “Lord” and “Christ”
Compton Ferry
9:00am •
Go Deep! How Original Languages Help to Clarify Our Understanding of Spiritual Concepts: Trinity (One God of Diverse Persons: Father, Son, and Spirit)
10:00am •
When You Finally Stop Blaming the Snake
11:00am •
Practical Advice for Turning Everyday Abilities into Kingdom Impact
1:30pm •
What to Do When Your Faith Begins to Waver
2:15pm •
The God Who Collects Tears: The Poetic Theology of Psalm 56
3:00pm •
A Psalm With No Request: What Psalm 8 Reveals About Worship Without Asking for Anything
3:45pm •
Parenting as a Team — Even When You Disagree: How Unity Between Parents Outpreaches Any Sermon
7:00pm •
Transformados por la Gracia
Cooper Creek 1/2
9:00am •
Two for One: Ways the Church Should Not Be Run Like a Business (Harshness, Greed, etc.)
9:00am •
Two for One: Ways the Church Should Be Run Like a Business (Recruiting, Development, Advertising, etc.)
10:00am •
More Miracles in Mark: He Knew What He Was Doing (6:30-44)
11:00am •
Here's Why Culture Eats Programs for Breakfast
1:30pm •
Hot Button Issues: The Death of Discernment -- How Christians Became Easy to Fool
2:15pm •
Eight Signs You're a Lukewarm Christian - and Simple Ways to Reignite Your Faith
3:00pm •
Amazing Grace—Misunderstood: The Paradox of “Free Grace” — Why It Still Costs You Everything
3:45pm •
How to Talk So Christians Will Listen — and Listen So Christians Will Talk
Cooper Creek 3
9:00am •
How to Date Without Losing Yourself
10:00am •
What Real Community Looks Like (Acts 2:42–47)
11:00am •
Orthodoxy and Theology
1:30pm •
Seeking the Same Page: What Is the "Church Treasury" and How Should it Be Used?
2:15pm •
Have Confidence in Providence
3:00pm •
Foods of the Promised Land (Part 2)
3:45pm •
More Miracles in Mark: Just a "Part Two?" Not Really! (8:1-13)
EHA
9:00am •
Two for One: Culture Killer -- Isolation
9:00am •
Two for One: Culture Creator -- Service
10:00am •
Two for One: Culture Creator -- The Courage to Correct Gently
10:00am •
Two for One: Culture Killer -- Gossip
11:00am •
“Convince Me”: There Are No Modern-Day Miracles
1:30pm •
“God Knows My Heart”: The Most Misused Excuse in the Religious World
2:15pm •
“Convince Me”: Women Cannot Lead in Worship
3:00pm •
The 2x4 Moments: When God Gets Your Attention the Hard Way
3:45pm •
Two for One: Culture Killer -- Cynicism
3:45pm •
Two for One: Culture Creator -- Hope
6:30pm •
Congregational Singing
6:55pm •
Welcome (Emcee)
7:00pm •
New Testament Churches: Pergamos -- The Church Near Satan’s Seat (Revelation 2:12–17)
7:45pm •
Invitation/Responses
7:50pm •
Lifetime Service Award Presentation: Steven Lloyd
EHB
8:30pm •
Pre-Teen Late Night: Fun & Games in EHB
EHB Tables
9:00am •
Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace
Fall Creek
9:00am •
Two for One: Wise Words from the Proverbs -- Do Not Withhold Good from Those to Whom It Is Due. . . (3:27)
9:00am •
Two for One: Wise Words from the Proverbs -- Do Not Devise Evil Against Your Neighbor. . . (3:29)
10:00am •
Caleb and Joshua Look at the Lives of Caleb and Joshua
11:00am •
The Version of You That Nobody Knows: What Integrity Looks Like When It’s Just You and God
1:30pm •
How to Handle Toxic People Like Jesus Did
2:15pm •
Why I Don’t Want To Go To Hell, and Why You Shouldn’t Either
3:00pm •
The Lies We Live By — Replacing Cultural Myths with Biblical Truths
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Your Words
6:00pm •
Interesting Items in My Collection: The Mesha Stele (a.k.a the Moabite Stone)
Hensley Ferry 1
3:00pm •
Singles Hangout 50+
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout 25-35
Hensley Ferry 2
9:00am •
Getting the Congregation Involved in Evangelism That Works (Sign up Required)
10:00am •
"Help! I Want To Be More Effective in One-on-One Evangelism" -- Personal Evangelism Coaching Session (Sign up Required)
8:30pm •
Singles Hangout 35-50
Off-Site
11:30am •
HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet (Sign up Required)
6:30pm •
PTP-U Rush Night at the Branson Hillside Theatre
8:30pm •
Teen Late Night: Coral Reef Mini Golf
Roark Creek
9:00am •
Morning Marriage Class: Doing What My Spouse Isn't Asking For: Some To-Dos Never Make It to The List
10:00am •
Two Minutes, Tops
11:00am •
How to Master the English Bible: The Advantages of Synthetic Bible Study
12:30pm •
Thumb Drive Singing
1:30pm •
What Men Miss When They Try to Go Through Life Alone
2:15pm •
Strengthening a Small Church’s Greatest Advantage: Genuine Community
3:00pm •
What Spiritual Maturity Actually Looks Like: A Seven-Part Portrait from 2 Peter 1:3–11
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Building Sermons That Build Souls
6:00pm •
Why People Leave — and What They Needed Before They Did
Short Creek 1
7:45am •
Early Bird Devotional: Fresh Starts from a Faithful God (Lamentations 3:22–23)
8:00am •
Early Bird Devotional: Singing
9:00am •
The Lost Art of Godly Woman-to-Woman Encouragement
10:00am •
Priscilla & Aquila: The Beauty of Shared Ministry and Home as Mission
11:00am •
Meeting God in the Places We Would Never Choose
1:30pm •
The Size of the Stars and the Smallness of Man: Humility Through Creation
2:15pm •
Encouragement for Christian Women: Overcoming Burnout
3:00pm •
When You’ve Lost Your Spark: Rekindling Your Spiritual Fire
3:45pm •
Making the Bible Bigger Than Sunday for The Whole Family
Short Creek 2/3
9:00am •
"But I Don't Know How To Fix This Now" (My Mess and My Messiah)
10:00am •
He Restores My Soul
11:00am •
The Idol of Comfort -- Following Jesus When It Costs Something
1:30pm •
God’s Renewal for the Burned-out Woman
2:15pm •
Understanding the Household Codes in Ephesians and Colossians
3:00pm •
Is There Any New Way to Think About Modesty?
3:45pm •
Seven Minutes of Wisdom for Handling Life
Short Creek 4
9:00am •
The Reality of Noah's Ark: How Life Survived the Most Catastrophic Event In History
10:00am •
The Deacon’s Toolbox: Simple Tech and Systems to Streamline Ministry
11:00am •
Temptation, Traps, and Turning Back to God: How to Handle Mistakes, Doubts, and Spiritual Struggles Early in Your Walk
1:30pm •
The Fine-Tuned Universe: Parameters, Probabilities, and Providence
2:15pm •
How to Master the English Bible: The Mechanics of Bible Mastery in Daily Study
3:00pm •
Friendship That Opens Doors: Building Relationships That Point People to Christ
3:45pm •
Six Ways to Keep Teens Coming Back: Practical Keys for Building a Youth Ministry That Sticks
Silver Creek
9:00am •
Personal Counseling by Appointment
10:00am •
Personal Counseling by Appointment
1:30pm •
Personal Counseling by Appointment
2:30pm •
Personal Counseling by Appointment
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