Please join us at Camp Copass in Denton, TX for the 2024 GES National Conference on The Epistles of Peter!
Online registration is closed, but walk-up registration and a limited number of meal tickets will be available at the conference.
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The National Conference is available to watch live! Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notifications when we go live or you may watch the videos later! https://www.youtube.com/GESVids/live
The Talley Retreat Center offers the most comfortable accommodations as well as the meeting rooms for Plenary and Workshop sessions.
Recreational opportunities include swimming during designated times, mini-golf, basketball, human foosball, a lake nearby for fishing and kayaking (bring your own gear), evening fire pit fellowship, women’s fellowship, teen and young adult fellowship, RV hook-ups, and more.
VBS for the kids will take place at the Angel Conference Center.
***See here for 2024 Gen VBS Schedule.***
**Deadline for VBS registration: May 1, 2024**
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Accommodations:
Talley Retreat Center
- $145/night
- 2 Queen beds
- Sofa bed available in some rooms (request at registration)
- Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 11am
Angel Motel
- $107/night
- 2 Full beds
- Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 11am
RV Hook-ups
8 sites available with full hook-ups.
- Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 11am
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Schedule:
| Time | Location | Event | Details |
| Monday, May 20, 2024 | |||
| 11:00-12:45 | Foyer | Registration | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Dining Hall | Lunch | Free for Paid Conferees; $8 for children, $11 for unpaid. |
| 12:45-12:55 | Main Room | Disclaimer/Intros/2025 Theme | Bob |
| 1:00-1:50 | Main Room | Plenary Session 1 | Ken Yates, Preaching the Gospel without a Word (1 Pet 3:1-7)? |
| 2:05-2:55 | Main Room | Plenary Session 2 | J. B. Bond, What to Do While We Wait for Jesus (1 Pet 4:7-11)? |
| 3:10-4:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 3 | Steve Thurman, Shepherding the Flock, Submitting, and Being Humble (1 Peter 5) |
| 4:00-5:15 | Various | Free time for swimming, putt-putt, basketball, etc. | |
| 4:15-5:00 | Main Room | Optional Session | Ken Yates, Answering your Bible, theology, and practical questions |
| 5:30-6:00 | Dining Hall | Supper | Cost = $11 ($8 for children) |
| 7:00 | Various | Young Adult Fellowship (30 & under) | |
| 9:00 | Campfire | ||
| Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | |||
| 8:00-8:30 | Dining Hall | Breakfast | Free Continental for guests; $11 for others. |
| 8:35-8:45 | Main Room | Worship in Song | Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing |
| 8:50-9:40 | Main Room | Plenary Session 4 | Bob Bryant, Birdseye View of 1 Peter |
| 10:00-10:50 | Main Room | Plenary Session 5 | Janssen, Preparing for a Grand Kingdom (2 Pet 1:1-11) |
| 11:10-12:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 6 | John Claeys, At the End of the Day (2 Pet 3:10-12) |
| 12:00-1:30 | Dining Hall | Lunch | Free for Paid Conferees; $11 for others. |
| 1:30-2:10 | Various | Parallel Sessions 1** | Thurman, Badger, Bond |
| 2:20-3:00 | Various | Parallel Sessions 2 | Bryant, Janssen, Letitita Lii (GESS) |
| 3:10-3:50 | Various | Parallel Sessions 3 | Vacendak, Claeys, Kathryn Wright |
| 4:00-5:15 | Various | Free time for swimming and other activities | |
| 4:15-5:15 | Main Room | Optional Session | Bob/Ken, Dispensationalism and Free Grace |
| 5:30-6:00 | Dining Hall | Supper | Cost = $11 ($8 for children) |
| 7:30 | Various | Fellowship for women | |
| Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | |||
| 8:00-8:30 | Dining Hall | Breakfast | Free continental for Guests; $11 for others. |
| 8:35-8:45 | Main Room | Worship in Song | Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing |
| 8:50-9:40 | Main Room | Plenary Session 7 | Bob Vacendak, “Noah, Baptism, and a Good Conscience (1 Pet 3:15–22).” |
| 10:00-10:50 | Main Room | Plenary Session 8 | Paul Carpenter, TBA |
| 11:10-12:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 9 | Sterling, Salvation of the Soul: Make Your Life Count Forever (1 Pet 1:3-9) |
| 12:00-1:30 | Dining Hall | Lunch | Free for Paid Conferees; $11 for others. |
| 1:30-2:20 | Main Room | Plenary Session 10 | Bob Wilkin, How to Long for the Pure Milk of the Word (1 Pet 2:1-3) |
| 2:30-3:10 | Various | Parallel Sessions 4 | Lii, Winston, Niemelä |
| 3:20-4:00 | Various | Parallel Sessions 5 | Yates, Stevens, N. Rossen |
| 4:00-5:15 | Various | Free time for swimming and other activities | |
| 4:15-5:15 | Main Room | Optional Session | Bob/Ken, Answering your question on Scripture, theology, and practice |
| 5:30-6:00 | Dining Hall | Supper | Cost = $11 ($8 for children) |
| 7:00 | Fellowship | ||
| Thursday, May 23, 2024 | |||
| 8:00-8:30 | Dining Hall | Breakfast | Free continental for Guests; $11 for others. |
| 8:35-8:45 | Main Room | Worship in Song | Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing |
| 8:50-9:40 | Various | Parallel Sessions 6 | Wilkin, Elkins TBA |
| 10:00-10:40 | Various | Parallel Sessions 7 | Sterling, Letitia Lii, TBA |
| 11:00-11:50 | Main Room | Plenary Session 11 | John Niemela, The Author Distribution Model for Canonicity (2 Pet 3:16) |
| 11:55-12:00 | Main Room | Thanks for coming | Bob and Sharon |
| 12:00-12:30 | Dining Hall | Lunch | Cost = $11 ($8 for children) |
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