Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

Polishing the Pulpit - Sevierville 2026

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7:55am EDT

Early Bird Atrium Singing and Prayer AtriumMark Morgan

8:15am EDT

Defending the Bible Against False Charges: "The Bible Is Misogynistic" Ballroom BJustin Rogers Insights into a Deacon's Work from His Qualifications: Taking One for the Team—How Deacons Can Give Elders More Time for Prayer, Ministry, and Shepherding Meeting Room BRobert Hatfield Finding The Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—Lord and Christ—Pentecost (Acts 2) EHAGreg Dismuke Do Conventional Dating Methods Prove an Old Earth? (Part 1) Hotel Deep CreekJeff Miller Morning Marriage Class: A Woman's Most Important Need Ballroom DMark Reynolds Ten Bible Verses for New Christians to Live By Meeting Room AMatt Vega Four Keys to Preparing Your Soul to Preach Before Sunday Hotel Cades CoveBengy Slocumb Bible Marking Class: Names for God Ballroom ADavid Sproule Getting More out of Your Daily Bible Study Ballroom CMelissa Cain Judgment Versus Spiritual Discernment Meeting Room CDVeronica Wine

9:00am EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Justification EHBAnde Zimmerman How to Love People You Don't Like Meeting Room CDAnthony Dismuke “Just Accept Jesus into Your Heart”? A Study of Romans 10:9-10 Ballroom DEric Lyons The One Thing You Need If You Want Baptisms Ballroom ARob Whitacre Cultural Insights and Applications from the Book of Matthew Meeting Room BGary Bennett What New Converts Need from the Church Meeting Room ATagillima Esene God and the Problem of Evil: Why?—The Timeless, Universal Question Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke An Ancient Coin Cleaning Workshop Concourse TablesLuke Griffin “Why Don’t I Seem to Care?” Steps to Fight Spiritual Apathy EHADan Winkler Two for One: The Two Hardest Things to Handle in Life—Failure Ballroom BJoe Wells Two for One: The Two Hardest Things to Handle in Life—Success Ballroom BGlenn Colley Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBKaren Perkins Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown Listening to God Amidst the Noise of Doubt Hotel Cades CoveEmily Hatfield Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Children Ballroom CRebekah Colley Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Chores / Daily Tasks Ballroom CMallory Baker Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Friends Ballroom CShameika Hanna Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Husbands Ballroom CKathryn Baker Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Image Ballroom CChere Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom on Everyday Idols: Our Phones Ballroom CLydia Todd Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin Confidential Women's Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Dana Glasscock

10:00am EDT

Hot Button Issues: How Should Christians View Tik Tok Dancing (Participating and Watching)? Hotel Cades CoveEric Garner Crime, Punishment, and the Bible (Part 1) Meeting Room BTom Hodge Five Tips for Guarding Your Heart Ballroom AMike Hixson How I Handle Criticism of Me, My Family, or My Work for the Lord Ballroom BKyle Butt Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room AWade Webster Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room AJoey Treat Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room ASteve Vice Panel: Should a Missionary Raise More Funds Than He Needs? Should I Go to the Field Without Enough Money? Meeting Room APrasanth Dasari Engaging the Skeptics on Teleology: When Can We Assert That Design Has Occurred? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley If It Doesn't Come Naturally, It Must Come Intentionally Ballroom DCliff Goodwin Romans 13:1-7 in Context: Love, Peace, and Judgment EHAMelvin L. Otey Homeschool Huddle Concourse TablesKristi Griffin Homeschool Huddle Concourse TablesChelsea Jones Living out the Great Commission Hotel Deep CreekErin Wells When You Commit to a Child's Salvation Ballroom CCindy Colley Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Denise Martin Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Jerry Martin

10:30am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Propitiation EHBAnde Zimmerman Why Are There So Many Churches? EHAMichael Shepherd Drive-By Salvation Meeting Room ATavaro Hanna Social Media and the Church Ballroom DMatt Vega How the Rise of Evangelical Distrust Is Making Evangelism Harder Hotel Deep CreekRobert Hatfield How to Discuss Contentious Topics Without Doing More Harm Than Good Ballroom AB. J. Clarke Challenges and Realities of Funding World Evangelism Meeting Room BTroy Spradlin Interesting Items in My Collection: Creation Stories of the Ancient World Meeting Room CDBob Stancell Secret Pride Makes a Man Fragile Ballroom BScott Cain Three for One: "All" Means ALL (Matthew 22:37) . . . But What Does That Look Like? Ballroom CMelissa Cain Three for One: The Importance of Choosing the Right Spouse Ballroom CMallory Baker Three for One: What I Would Do Differently If I Were Your Age Again Ballroom CShelby Camp Seasons of Life: The Beauty of Wisdom Hotel Cades CoveTish Clarke

11:30am EDT

HTH School of Evangelism Meet and Greet Off-siteRob Whitacre

12:30pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: How Can You Support Your Preacher's Family Through a Miscarriage and Other Losses? Meeting Room CDBen Phillips Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom ABilly Camp Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom ADave Domingue Hurry Back Session: Tech Solutions Panel: Creating Professional Presentations, Understanding Copyrights, and Using AI Ballroom AJosh Robinson Hurry Back Session: Getting the Gospel into Japan—The Japan Gospel Project Meeting Room BJustin Evergarden Hurry Back Session: Small Churches in the New Testament: The Church in Aquila's House (Romans 16:3-5; 1 Corinthians 16:19) Meeting Room AStacey Grant Digging Deep: Awards Ceremony for Conversations Study and 2025 Kickoff Ballroom BCindy Colley

1:15pm EDT

Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents Concourse TablesStacey Rogers Meet and Greet: Special Needs Parents Concourse TablesBoyd Rogers

1:30pm EDT

Hot Button Issues: Should Women Serve As Deacons? Ballroom AMike Hixson Finding the Man in the Plan: Looking for Jesus in the Conversion Accounts—The Holy and Righteous One—Solomon’s Portico (Acts 3) Ballroom BRobert Hatfield If You Keep Doing It, You Have Not Repented of It (Romans 6:14) EHAEric Owens How to Talk to Someone Outside Your Comfort Zone: A Satanist Meeting Room BStephen Rogers Do Conventional Dating Methods Prove an Old Earth? (Part 2) Hotel Cades CoveJeff Miller How Can We Be Sure We Are Going to Heaven? Meeting Room ACameron Freeman Engaging the Skeptics on Theistic Evolution: Does the New Testament Allow for a Mytho-Poetical Interpretation of Genesis 1-11? Meeting Room CDCaleb Colley Three Ways to Purify Your Thinking Ballroom DWade Webster The Importance of Godly Friendships in Every Stage of Life Hotel Deep CreekJeanny Gilpin Why Church Attendance Is the Best Thing for Your Marriage and Family Ballroom CJania Otey

2:00pm EDT

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

2:15pm EDT

Four Warnings for Your Twenties (1 Corinthians 10:7-14) Meeting Room BBilly Camp How Should Elders Do Their Work? Ballroom DDouglas Pell Crisis Evangelism Meeting Room AMark Weaver What I Do When I Get Discouraged EHAKevin Hahn Tentmaking: How to Juggle Full-Time Ministry and a Secular Job Hotel Deep CreekEric Garner Love the Lord with Emotional Energy: All Your Heart (Mark 12:30) Ballroom BCody McCoy The Gravity of Depravity Ballroom AParker Webster Is the Bible Trustworthy? A Detailed Look at Creation Week (As Verified in the Natural World) Hotel Cades CoveGary Massey Simple Hospitality: Lessons from the Shunammite Woman (2 Kings 4:8-11) Meeting Room CDDenise Martin The Blessings of Being a Woman of God Ballroom CBecky Blackmon

2:30pm EDT

Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBKaren Perkins Children's Bible Class Teacher Resources: Make & Take at Your Own Pace EHBRenee Brown Singles Hangout 50-64 Concourse TablesChantelle Swayne • Patrick Swayne

3:00pm EDT

Is There Any Life Out There? Meeting Room CDMIchael Houts Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Small Group Problem-Solving (1a) Hotel Deep CreekGlenn Colley Financial Sustainability: How Can We Manage Our Budget to Cover Necessary Expenses While Still Investing in Missions and Local Edification? Meeting Room BJoey Treat Bouncing Back from Burned Out (Part 1) Ballroom ASteve Higginbotham Examine and Forget: How the Psalmist Offers Peace to the Overly Introspective (Psalm 139:23-24) EHADavid Smith Questions to Ask Yourself Before, During, and After You Gossip About Someone Ballroom BGreg Dismuke Trials of Jesus: Jesus' Arrest and Modern Notions of Due Process Ballroom DMelvin L. Otey Excuses That Will Not Stand at Judgement Ballroom CSheila Butt Is Gentle Parenting Biblical? Hotel Cades CoveRebekah Colley It Takes Work to Keep the Fire Burning Meeting Room ABengy Slocumb Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)Kay Looney Confidential Marriage/Family Counseling (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (1)David Looney Preacher Renewal (By Appointment) Manager's Showroom (2)Mike Vestal

3:45pm EDT

Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“God Wants You to Be Happy.” EHAEric Owens Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“He/She Is Now in Heaven (Reflections on Departed Christians)." EHAKevin Hahn Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“Jesus Fell Under the Weight of His Cross on the Road to Golgotha.” EHASteve Higginbotham Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“The Lord Desires for All Conflict Resolution Between Brethren to Begin with Going to the Brother Alone.” EHAB. J. Clarke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“We (Modern Christians) Are Ambassadors of Christ.” EHAJeff Archey Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Does the Bible Really Say That?—“You Cannot Judge Me. The Bible Says, ‘Judge Not That You Be Not Judged.’” EHACameron Freeman Toolbox: Case Studies in Shepherding—Presentation of Solutions (1b) Hotel Cades CoveGlenn Colley God's Directions for Single Parent Homes Meeting Room ARobby Eversole Sr. Lies Your Heart Might Be Telling You (Jeremiah 17:9) Ballroom BDavid Sproule 25 Years of Teamwork: Timeless Biblical Principles and Practical Suggestions for Working Together Ballroom DKyle Butt 25 Years of Teamwork: Timeless Biblical Principles and Practical Suggestions for Working Together Ballroom DEric Lyons Do Not Send Them Away Empty (Matthew 15:32) Meeting Room BDave Domingue God and the Problem of Evil: Wrong Answers to the Problem of Evil Hotel Deep CreekKerry Duke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Doubt Ballroom ABengy Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Insecurity Ballroom AAnthony Dismuke Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Irritability Ballroom AMatt Wallin Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Self-Pity Ballroom AMichael Shepherd Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Sluggishness Ballroom AJoshua Cantrell Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Lay Aside the Weight of Tomorrow's Troubles Ballroom AEd DeBerry Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CAshley Smith Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CChere Slocumb Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CEmily Hatfield Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CShameika Hanna Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CMindy Reynolds Seven Minutes of Wisdom: Resources for Preachers' Wives Ballroom CShelby Camp When Superwoman Gets Hit by Kryptonite: Countering Discouragement with Acceptance and Perseverance Meeting Room CDCeline Sparks

4:30pm EDT

Singles Hangout (65+) Concourse TablesMartha Blouin • Robert Blouin

5:45pm EDT

Words Every Christian Should Know: Atonement EHBAnde Zimmerman

6:00pm EDT

Hurry Back Session: Should We Pray for God to Punish Our Political and National Enemies? Ballroom AMatt Vega Hurry Back Session: Is It a Sin to Be Sad? Ballroom BKyle Butt Hurry Back Session: Leadership Maturity Ballroom DDouglas Pell Hurry Back Session: The Bible, Evolution, and the Age of the Earth—Does One’s Belief Really Matter? Hotel Cades CoveJeff Miller Hurry Back Session: What Is a Narcissist? Ballroom CEric Garner

6:30pm EDT

Congregational Singing EHADavid Crutchfield

6:55pm EDT

Opening Prayer EHADave Miller Welcome (Emcee) EHAJeff Archey

7:00pm EDT

The Challenges of Christianity: The Challenge of Holiness (John 8:24) EHACliff Goodwin

7:40pm EDT

Invitation / Responses / Closing Prayer EHAJeff Archey

8:00pm EDT

Bedtime Devotional for Children (Ages 2-9) Concourse TablesRob Baker Teen Atrium Singing AtriumAndy Baker Is the Church of Christ a Denomination? Ballroom BMike Hixson The Grace of a Good Rebuke: How to Love with Hard Words (2 Corinthians 13:9-10) Meeting Room BVictor Eskew A Former Bartender Looks at the Sin of Drinking Ballroom CScott Cain How Do I Discern Between Doctrine and Opinion? Ballroom DDave Miller Introduction to the Apologetics Roadmap Meeting Room CDBilly Camp Two for One: The Importance of Being a Godly Grandmother Ballroom ACindy Colley Two for One: The Importance of Being a Godly Mother Ballroom AHannah Colley

8:30pm EDT

Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteDaniela Cantrell Pre-Teen Late Night: Pigeon Forge Community Center Off-siteJoshua Cantrell PTP-University: Hangout Concourse TablesMatt Jones Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveErin Moore Singles Hangout Hotel Cades CoveJordan Moore Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantChuck Scarborough Singles Hangout Hidden Trails RestaurantHeather Scarborough Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBBrandon Jackson Teen Late Night: Get Acquainted—Fun and Games EHBMary Carole Jackson

8:40pm EDT

Adult Atrium Singing AtriumDavid Crutchfield

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