Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

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7:35am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer AtriumMark Morgan

8:15am EDT

The Weight of a Split Second: A Warning About Social Drinking Ballroom ADaniel Burton Apologetics and Evangelism: Two Sides of the Same Coin Ballroom BJeff Miller AI: The Ugly Ballroom CChad Tagtow The Verses We Read Too Quickly: God Is Not Mocked (Galatians 6:7-9) Ballroom DGreg Dismuke

9:00am EDT

Something Out of Nothing - The Beginning (Genesis 1-2) EHBAnde Zimmerman The Myth of Neutrality--Why There Is No Morally or Spiritually Neutral Ground Meeting Room CDFreddie Klein Hot Button Issues: Faith in the Age of Conspiracy Theories EHAEric Garner Islam, the Quran, and Christianity: May Christians and Muslims Agree? Hotel Cades CoveDave Miller The Requirements for Bridge Building (From Contact to Prospect to Bible Study) Meeting Room ATagillima Esene Morning Marriage Class: The Romance of Romans--The Oddest Couple Ballroom DJeremy Pate Post Traumatic Stress and the Bible: Slaying the Dragons Within Meeting Room BBob Blouin An Ancient Coin Cleaning Workshop Concourse TablesLuke Griffin Maintaining Holiness Consistently (Genesis 39:1-15) Ballroom ARoss Haffner Bible Marking Class: God’s Big Story in 20 Passages Ballroom BAustin Fowler Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown • Karla Sparks Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Faithful Endurance Hotel Deep CreekMandy Lovett • Jania Otey • Amy Albers • Kathryn Baker • Chere Slocumb • Miranda Morton The Authority of Scripture and the Culture of Relativism Ballroom CSheila Butt Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin • Denise Martin Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Dana Glasscock

10:00am EDT

How to Overcome Difficult Questions in Evangelism: "Are You Saying My Family Member Went to Hell?" Ballroom ARob Whitacre Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Weighing the Pros and Cons Hotel Cades CoveMike Vestal • Glenn Colley • Wade Webster • Steve Johnson • Roger Comstock • Justin Morton Panel: Does Providence Have a Place in Missions Today? Should Missionaries Lean on Providence? Do They? What if a Missionary Works Against God? Can That Happen? Meeting Room AJoey Treat • Gage Coldwater • Mike Underwood • Wayne Parker Breaking Generational Chains: The Gospel That Starts a New Family Story Meeting Room BSteve Higginbotham Engaging the Skeptics on Ethics: Does the Bible Give Absolute Rules or Only Conditional Rules? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley Identifying and Destroying Spiritual Blind Spots: A Practical Exploration of Nathan’s Parable in 2 Samuel 12 EHADan Winkler Two for One: The Two Sides of Courage - The Courage to Sit Down When Everyone Else Stands Up Ballroom BBengy Slocumb Two for One: The Two Sides of Courage - The Courage to Stand Up When Everyone Else Sits Down Ballroom BCaleb Rutherford Lukan Models of Faith: Philip—A Model Leader Ballroom DMelvin Otey Five Things Moms Need to Teach Their Children About the Text of the Bible Hotel Deep CreekRebekah Colley The Cost of Being Easily Offended Ballroom CJeanny Gilpin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin • Jerry Martin

10:30am EDT

Preacher's Wife Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Kay Looney

11:00am EDT

God "Cleaned" the Whole Earth - The Flood (Genesis 6-7) EHBAnde Zimmerman 21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Build Community in a Crowd of Followers EHAAndy Baker It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive: The Scripture Ballroom DJeff Archey Between the Testaments 1: Medes and Persians Meeting Room CDBob Stancell What Comes After the Moment You Wish Had Never Happened? Ballroom AB. J. Clarke Panel: What Do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field? Meeting Room ATammy Treat • Janine Underwood Panel: What do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field? Meeting Room AAndrea Spradlin Panel: What Do Women Bring to Missions? What Qualities That Are More Common in Women Than in Men Are Important in Mission Work? As a Woman, What Have You Been Able to Bring to the Mission Field?: Meeting Room AKristy Parker A Biblical Look at Just War Theory Meeting Room BJon Burnett Living Virtuously in a Sexualized World Hotel Cades CoveFreddie Klein The Lies You Didn’t Know You Believed Ballroom CShelby Camp You Ought to Be Teachers by Now (Hebrews 5:12-14) Ballroom BMichael Shepherd Homeschool Huddle Concourse TablesAmber Willingham • Chelsea Jones Two for One: Peace When You Want to Panic Hotel Deep CreekChantelle Swayne Two for One: Trust When You Feel Out of Control Hotel Deep CreekTish Clarke

11:30am EDT

HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet Off-SiteRob Whitacre

12:30pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel - Social Media Ministry Ballroom AJosh Robinson • Paul Mays • Dan Fraley Digging Deep: Awards Ceremony for The God of More and 2027 Kickoff Ballroom BCindy Colley

1:15pm EDT

Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents Concourse TablesBoyd Rogers • Stacey Rogers

1:30pm EDT

Hot Button Issues: The Bible and Slavery Ballroom AKyle Butt Scientific Evidences Supporting a Young Earth Hotel Cades CoveJeff Miller Post Traumatic Stress and the Bible: Now That You’ve Got It, What Do You Do with It? Meeting Room BBob Blouin Why Religion Is Not Making You Happy EHAEric Owens Engaging the Skeptics on the Soul: Are There Strong Arguments Against the Reality of the Soul? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley How to Build a Faith That Withstands a Skeptical Culture Ballroom DJeremy Pate The Prayer God Refused (2 Samuel 12): Divine Love in Hard Answers Meeting Room ATim Burroughs When Heaven Interrupted Earth: The Angel at Nazareth (Luke 1:26–38) Ballroom BBengy Slocumb How Can I Stay Faithful When the Emotion Is Gone? Let's Get the Zeal Back! Ballroom CSheila Butt Lessons on Sexuality from the Life of David Hotel Deep CreekRebekah Colley

2:00pm EDT

Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney • Kay Looney Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

2:15pm EDT

The Day the Sun Stood Still (Joshua 10) EHBAnde Zimmerman Becoming the Kind of Christian People Feel Safe Around (Without Becoming Soft on Truth) Meeting Room BBilly Camp People Problems Every Deacon Faces (and How to Handle Them Well) Meeting Room AScotty Sparks Things the Bible Never Apologizes For: Commands Without Explanations Hotel Cades CoveGary Massey Why Most People Don’t Need a Debate—They Need a Christian Who Makes Sense Ballroom BSteve Higginbotham 21st-Century Challenges for Every Christian: Raise Your Expectations of Holiness EHAWade Webster Don't Be Caught Co-signing with Sin Ballroom DEric Garner The Things God Wants You to Drop (Hebrews 12:1) Ballroom AParker Webster The Lord Was with Joseph: Faithfulness in Unchosen Seasons (Genesis 39) Hotel Deep CreekCody McCoy Marriage Beyond the Honeymoon (Patience, Forgiveness, Detachment, Grace, Sacrifice, Trust) Ballroom CCindy Colley Supporting Sisters: The Lost Art of Bearing Each Others Burdens and Listening Well Meeting Room CDKim Chalmers

2:30pm EDT

Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown • Karla Sparks Singles Hangout Concourse TablesPatrick Swayne • Chantelle Swayne

3:00pm EDT

There Still Isn't Anyone out There Meeting Room CDMichael Houts What Happens When the World God Made Tries to Live Without Him EHADavid Smith Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Small Group Problem-Solving (1a) Hotel Deep CreekGlenn Colley Was Paul Crazy? Ballroom BNathan Liddell The Huge Spirit of the Small Church (cf. 1 Samuel 14:6) Meeting Room BStacey Grant What It Means to Be Brave When Courage Gets You Labeled Ballroom AGreg Dismuke Lukan Models of Faith: Zacchaeus—A Model Prospect Ballroom DMelvin Otey Lies Creeping into the Church: A Women Can Serve on the Lord's Table and Make the Announcements Hotel Cades CoveTish Clarke When Prophets Weep—The Heart of God in the Minor Prophets Ballroom CJania Otey What We Learn from Jesus as an Adult Son (John 2) Meeting Room ABengy Slocumb Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney • Kay Looney Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

3:45pm EDT

Answering Honest Questions About the Church Meeting Room ARobby Eversole Sr. Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Presentation of Solutions (1b) Hotel Deep CreekGlenn Colley The Growth That Happens When You Stop Keeping Score in the Home Ballroom BDavid Sproule Brainstorming Panel: Eyes Wide Open—Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Local Congregation EHADaniel Stearsman • Chad Tagtow • Billy Camp • Joshua Posey • Josh Robinson Fine Tuning: Islam Hotel Cades CoveKerry Duke Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Dating, Love, and Purity Ballroom ACameron Freeman • Matt Wallin • Michael Shepherd • Dean Thompson • Bengy Slocumb • Joshua Cantrell It Takes Two Crosses to Get to Heaven Meeting Room BEd DeBerry The Psalm with Tear Stains on It (Psalm 34): David’s Refuge in a Humiliating Season Ballroom DVictor Eskew A Wise Woman Builds Her House (Spiritually, Emotionally, and Relationally) Meeting Room CDErin Tanner Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Serving Faithfully Ballroom CChere Slocumb • Jessica Hamm • Carla Moore • Shelby Camp • Katrina Stearsman • Jasmine DeBerry Thompson Health/Lifestyle Counseling Hotel RiverLodgeEvan Manning

4:30pm EDT

Singles Hangout Concourse TablesBob Blouin • Martha Blouin

6:00pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Were Dinosaurs on the Ark? Ballroom BJeff Miller Hurry Back Session: Evangelism Methods on the Mission Field Meeting Room CDJamie Long Hurry Back Session: How the Bible Distinguishes Between God’s Patience and Our Procrastination (Romans 2:4; Ecclesiastes 8:11) Ballroom CEric Garner Hurry Back Session: Lukan Models of Faith: Stephen—A Model Witness Ballroom AMelvin Otey

6:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHAAdam Morgan

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHAB. J. Clarke Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Archey

7:00pm EDT

Jesus, the Neurologist—He Renews the Mind (Romans 12:2) EHADan Winkler

7:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Archey

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesRoss Haffner Teen Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker Two for One: Crisis Management in the Church Meeting Room CDMatt Vega Two for One: Crisis Management in the Church Meeting Room CDBilly Camp A Former Sailor Looks at the Sin of Cussing Ballroom CGene Cooper Covetousness and the Christian Consumer Ballroom BMike Hixson How to Make the Christian Life Harder Than God Ever Intended—and How to Stop (Matthew 11:28–30) Ballroom DCameron Freeman Lessons from the Women in John: Mary the Mother of Jesus Ballroom ACeline Sparks Your Ministry Will Take a Lifetime: My Advice for Young Preachers Meeting Room BCharles Cochran

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-SiteJoshua Cantrell • Daniela Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout TBARod Selman • Victoria Selman Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough • Heather Scarborough Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBBrandon Jackson • Mary Carole Jackson

8:40pm EDT

Adult Atrium Singing AtriumDavid Crutchfield

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