Conference Schedule

Sessions denote times that workshops will be offered on a variety of topics. 

Unless noted otherwise, all conference events and sessions will be held at the host church.

Transportation between the church and the Hyatt is complementary for registered guests of our host hotel.

Transportation to and from an airport is at an additional cost. Information is available HERE.

Monday

  
   
12:00 - 6:00 Registration at Hyatt Regency Hotel
  2:00 - 5:00
 Young Clergy Track Begins at Hyatt Regency Hotel
Keynote: Dr. Mike Slaughter 
Panel Discussion: Dr. Slaughter,
Dr. Tom Pace, Dr. Janet Forbes and
Dr. Ron Henderson
  5:45 Conference Opening & Welcome Dinner at FUMCR
  7:00
 Concert at FUMCR
   

 

Tuesday

  
   
  8:30 Vendors Open 
  8:30 - 9:30
 Registration at FUMCR
  9:30
 Opening Session
 9:45 - 10:30    
Keynote: Mike Slaughter
The Outward Focused Church
10:30 - 11:30
 Keynote: Clayton Oliphint 
Moving Toward God's Vision:
Lessons Learned On the Way
Keynote: Lisa Greenwood
New Life, New Hope 
11:30 - 1:00
 Lunch
  1:00 - 1:45
 Keynote: Rick Bezet
The Attractional Church
  1:45 - 2:30

  2:30 - 3:00		 Keynote: Chris Hodges
Taking People on a Journey
Break
  3:00 - 4:15
 Workshop Session A
  4:30 - 5:45
 Workshop Session B
  5:45
 Dinner
  7:00
 Contemporary Worship:
What if We Succeed?
Olu Brown preaching

Wednesday

  
   
  7:45 - 9:00
 Clergywomen's Breakfast at Hyatt Regency Hotel
  8:30 
 Vendors Open
  9:30
 Opening Session
  9:45 - 10:30
 Keynote: Rex Miller
Inside-Out Leadership: Leading Your Church During Revolutionary Times
10:30 -11:15
 Keynote: Reggie McNeal
Getting Out of the Church Business
11:30 - 1:00
 Lunch
Young Clergy Track Lunch with Reggie McNeal
Keeping Life in Leadership
1:00 - 1:45
 Keynote: Rusti Moore
Sacred Spaces and Preaching with Dirt
1:45 - 2:30
 Keynote: Jorge Acevedo
Lord, Send Us the People Nobody Else Wants or Sees
2:30 - 3:00
 Break
3:00 - 4:15
 Workshop Session C
4:30 - 5:45
 Workshop Session D
  5:45
 Dinner
  7:00
 New Traditional Worship:
Why Are You So Sad? (Nehemiah 2:1-2)
Paul Rasmussen preaching
   
Thursday
  
   
  7:30 - 9:30
 Bishops Breakfast
The Church We Can Be - General Conference and Beyond
at Hyatt Regency Hotel

  8:30 Vendors Open
10:15 - 11:15

Panel Discussion

Grow as a Leader: Principles That Work

Ray Hunt,  Colleen Barrett, and
R. Gerald Turner

 

11:15 - 11:30
 Conference Close