Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026: Full Schedule

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2:00pm CDT

Understanding Our Heritage: The Founders' View of Religious Liberty

Sunday July 19, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT

What did the founders believe about the importance of religious liberty? We’re headed to Plymouth, Flushing, Boston, and Philadelphia, where we will allow Brewster, Hart, Washington, Jefferson, and Madison to share their thoughts about the “free exercise of religion.” This session looks at politics and religion through the lens of American history.

Speakers

Dale Hoggatt

Pulpit Minister, Church of Christ

With degrees in Communications and Education and a Master’s in Teaching, Dale Hoggatt taught in America’s public schools for 32 years. He was named Missouri’s History Teacher of the Year for 2021.Dale served as an itinerant preacher in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma for around... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm CDT
Compton Ferry

History

4:00pm CDT

How We Got the Bible (Part 1): Early Transmission of the Bible

Sunday July 19, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm CDT

Short Creek 4

Examining the scribes and early copying of the Old and New Testaments.

Speakers

Luke Griffin

Executive Director, House to House, Heart to Heart

Luke was an assistant professor and a librarian at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Jacksonville State University before joining the staff of House to House/Heart to Heart (HTH). He has worked for HTH and PTP since 2003 and now serves as the Executive Director for HTH and... Read More →

Sunday July 19, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm CDT
Short Creek 4

History Textual

Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026

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Polishing the Pulpit - Branson 2026

2:00pm CDT

Dale Hoggatt

4:00pm CDT

Luke Griffin

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