GES 2025 National Conference

Please join us at Camp Copass in Denton, TX for the 2025 GES National Conference on Dispensationalism and Eternal Rewards!

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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.

**Deadline for VBS registration: May 1, 2025**

Accommodations:

Talley Retreat Center

• $154/night
• 2 Queen beds
• Sofa bed available in some rooms (request at registration)
• Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 10am Thursday

Angel Motel

• $114/night
• 2 Full beds
• Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 10am Thursday

RV Hook-ups

5 sites available with full hook-ups.

• Check-in at 3pm, checkout at 11am
• $40/night

Schedule:

Time	Location	Event	Details
Monday, May 19, 2025
11:00-12:45	Foyer	Registration
12:00-12:30	Dining Hall	Lunch	Free for Paid Conferees; $12 for unpaid.
12:45-12:55	Main Room	Disclaimer/Intros/2026 Theme	Bob
1:00-1:50	Main Room	Plenary Session 1	Ken, Dispensationalism and Discipleship
2:05-2:55	Main Room	Plenary Session 2	Bob Bryant, Earth, Heaven, Hell, and Beyond
3:10-4:00	Main Room	Plenary Session 3	John Claeys, Revelation: Road to Reward
4:00-5:15	Main Room	Optional Session	Discussion for returning conferees
4:00-5:15	Tally 2nd	Optional Session	Introduction for new conferees
4:00-5:15	Various	Free Time	Pool, Frisbee Golf, etc.
5:30-6:00	Dining Hall	Supper	Cost = $12
7:00	Various		Young Adult Fellowship (30 & under)
9:00			Campfire
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00-8:30	Dining Hall	Breakfast	Free Continental for guests; $12 for others.
8:40-8:55	Main Room	Scripture in Song	Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing
9:00-9:50	Main Room	Plenary Session 4	Dix Winston, DISPENSATIONALISM: Demystified, Simplified and Applied.
10:05-10:55	Main Room	Plenary Session 5	David Janssen, What’s the Difference between Heaven & the New Earth?
11:10-12:00	Main Room	Plenary Session 6	Bob Wilkin, Eternal Rewards Teaching in the Old Testament
12:00-1:30	Dining Hall	Lunch	Free for Paid Conferees; $12 for others.
1:30-2:10	Various	Parallel Sessions 1**	Bryant, Janssen, Rossen
2:20-3:00	Various	Parallel Sessions 2	Bond, Lewis, Muller
3:10-3:50	Various	Parallel Sessions 3	Yates, Niemelä, Claeys
4:15-5:15	Various	Free Time	Swimming and other activities
4:15-5:15	Main Room	Optional Session	Ken and Bob
5:30-6:00	Dining Hall	Supper	Cost = $12
7:30	Various		Fellowship for women
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00-8:30	Dining Hall	Breakfast	Free continental for Guests; $12 for others.
8:40-8:55	Main Room	Scripture in Song	Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing
9:00-9:50	Main Room	Plenary Session 7	Geoff Stevens, The Deadly Results of Dismantling Dispensationalism
10:05-10:55	Main Room	Plenary Session 8	Tony Badger, Does the Parable of the Day Laborers Teach That All Are Rewarded Equally?
11:10-12:00	Main Room	Plenary Session 9	Mike Lii, Has the Saving Message Changed After the Coming of Jesus and the Cross?
12:00-1:30	Dining Hall	Lunch	Free for Paid Conferees; $12 for others.
1:25-1:30	Main Room	Video Clip	Dr. Wallace on Believing
1:30-2:20	Main Room	Plenary Session 10	John Niemela, Pardon Me, The Great White Throne Summons
2:30-3:10	Various	Parallel Sessions 4	Stratham, Stevens, Vacendak
3:20-4:00	Various	Parallel Sessions 5	Sterling, Wright, Wyant
4:15-5:15	Various	Free time for swimming and other activities
4:15-5:15	Main Room	Optional Session	Bob & Ken, Answering Your Questions about the Bema and GWTJ
5:30-6:00	Dining Hall	Supper	Cost = $12
7:00			Fellowship
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:00-8:30	Dining Hall	Breakfast	Free continental for Guests; $12 for others.
8:40-8:55	Main Room	Scripture in Song	Jack & Caroline Stevens lead singing
9:00-9:40	Various	Parallel Sessions 6	Wilkin, Badger, Lii
10:00-10:40	Various	Parallel Sessions 7	Varela, Winston, Pierce
11:00-11:50	Main Room	Plenary Session 11	Bob Wilkin, Five Objections to Dispensationalism
11:55-12:00	Main Room	Thanks for coming	Bob and Sharon
12:00-12:30	Dining Hall	Lunch	Cost = $12

Parallel Session Titles

Tony Badger, Dispensationalism and the Sermon on the Mount

JB Bond, Wouldn’t It Be Great to Hear Jesus Say, “Well Done”?

Bob Bryant, God’s Eternal Plan for Unsaved Children

John Claeys, Why Kingdom Rewards Are Eternal Rewards

David Janssen, How to Build Gold for Eternity (1 Cor. 3.10-15)

Steve Lewis, Three Level Dispensationalism

Mike Lii, The Life of Zane C. Hodges

John Niemelä, Famous Quotes or Famous Unquotes? John 1:16-18; 3:16-21, 31-36

Ken Pierce, Satan’s Activity and Influence in the Job Narrative

Nicole Rossen, From Eden to the Millennium: A Comparative and Contrastive Analysis

Philippe Sterling, UFOs, UAPs, ETs and Angels: A Theological Consideration

Geoff Stevens, Dinosaurs and Dispensationalism

Ellie Stratham, The Psychology of Rewards

Bob Vacendak, 1 Timothy 1:16: Is Eternal Life the Objective of One’s Faith in Jesus Christ?

Jon Varela, The Parables of the Minas & the Talents: Lessons on Rewards (Luke 19:11-27; Matt 25:14-30)

Bob Wilkin, Eschatological Insights from the Parables the of the Four Soils and the Minas in Luke

Dix Winston, WHAT’S AN OVERCOMER TO DO? Looking back on Daniel

Kathryn Wright, Understanding the Armor of God: Unity in Spiritual Warfare

Dave Wyant, Does the Epistle of James Teach about Eternal Rewards?

Ken Yates, Free Grace for Beginners

Registration:

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Lodging

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