Schedule

National Elders Conference at the Big Tent

Thursday, June 11

Noon-6 p.m. Big Tent Registration and Exhibit Hall
2-5:30 p.m. Big Tent Children and Youth Program
6-7:30 p.m. Big Tent Dinner
7:30-8:30 p.m. Opening Worship  with preacher Anna Carter Florence

Friday, June 12

9-10 a.m. Big Tent Worship with preacher Claudio Carvalhaes 
10-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.–Noon 46 concurrent workshops offered by all 10 conferences
Noon-1 p.m. Box lunches included in registration

Elders Conference Begins

1:30-3 p.m. Plenary leader Roger Nishioka
3-3:30 p.m. Break
3:15-5 p.m. Plenary session with Joan Gray
5:10-5:30 p.m. Information session updates (share news about your congregation)
5:30-7 p.m. Dinner on your own
7-8 p.m. Plenary session and panel discussion
8-9 p.m. Dessert and coffee sponsored by the Order of Elders covenant group

Saturday, June 13

8:30-10 a.m. Bible Study with Freda Gardner
10-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-noon Workshop (repeated in the afternoon)
Noon-1:30 Elders Conference lunch included with registration
1:30-3 p.m. Workshops (some repeated from morning)
3-3:30 p.m. Break/updates
3:30-4:30 p.m. Closing session with Byron Wade

Elders Conference ends

5-6 p.m. Big Tent closing worship
6:30-10 p.m. Big Tent celebration in downtown Atlanta

Sunday, June 14

Worship in local congregations  

Workshop offerings

• Becoming Dangerous Elders — Gradye Parsons
• Bridging the Generations — Rodger Nishioka
• The Elder as Connectional Leader — Linda Bryant Valentine
• The Elder as Spiritual Leader — Joan Gray
• The Elder as Bible Teacher — Freda Gardner
• Elders and Disaster Response — Randy Ackley
• New Resources for Elders — Elaine Barnett and Vince Patton
• Polity with Pizzazz — Steve Yamaguchi
• When Elders Pray — Stephany Jackson
• World Class Elders — members of Greater Atlanta Presbytery