Please join us for this year’s GES Regional Conference in the Chicago area!
The theme is “The Epistles of John” featuring speakers Pastor Gary Karwoski, Ken Yates, John Niemelä, and Lucas Kitchen!
Cost is FREE!! Register Here!
***Childcare for 12 months+ may be available if we have enough interest. Upon registering, email bethany@faithalone.org with number and ages of kids needing childcare during the conference.
Schedule
Friday June 28, 2019
6:20-6:30 Welcome + Disclaimer
6:30–7:00 John Niemelä, Introduction to 1 John and 1 John 1:1-4
7:10–7:40 Gary Karwoski, 1 John 1:5–2:2: Fellowship Via Walking in the Light and Confession
7:50–8:20 Ken Yates, 1 John 2:3-11: Knowing Him in our Experience
8:30–9:00 Lucas Kitchen, 1 John 2:12-27: Beware of Deception by Antichrists
Saturday Morning June 29, 2019
9:30–10:00 John Niemelä, 1 John 2:28–3:10a: How We Show Others We’re His Children
10:10–10:40 Ken Yates, 1 John 3:10b-23: The Role of Love in Fellowship, Part 1
10:50–11:20 Gary Karwoski, 1 John 3:24–4:6: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
11:30–12:00 Lucas Kitchen, 1 John 4:7-19: The Role of Love in Fellowship, Part 2
12:00–1:30 Lunch
Saturday Afternoon
1:30–2:00 Ken Yates, 1 John 4:20–5:5: Obedience by Faith
2:10–2:40 Lucas Kitchen, 1 John 5:6-13: The Role of Assurance in Fellowship
2:50–3:20 Gary Karwoski, 1 John 5:14-21: Closing Concerns (Prayer & Hold True, Reject False)
3:30–4:00 John Niemelä, 2 & 3 John: Support the Good Teachers, Not the Bad Teachers
Please join us for this year’s GES Regional Conference in the Philadelphia/Camden NJ area!
The theme is “The Epistles of John” featuring speakers Bob Wilkin, Ken Yates, Shawn Lazar, Lucas Kitchen, Doug Brock, Nate Stevens and our host, Pastor Cliff Freeman!
Cost is FREE!!! Free e-book of Zane Hodges’ The Epistles of John to those who register online!
Register here!
Schedule:
Friday November 22, 2019
6:20-6:30 Welcome + Disclaimer (Wilkin)
6:30–7:00 Introduction to 1 John and 1 John 1:1-4 (Lazar)
7:10–7:40 1 John 1:5–2:2: Fellowship Via Walking in the Light and Confession (Yates)
7:50–8:20 1 John 2:3-11: Knowing Him in our Experience (Wilkin)
8:30–9:00 1 John 2:12-27: Beware of Deception by Antichrists (Freeman)
Saturday Morning November 23, 2019
9:30–10:00 1 John 2:28–3:10a: How We Show Others We’re His Children (Stevens)
10:10–10:40 1 John 3:10b-23: The Role of Love in Fellowship, Part 1 (Lazar)
10:50–11:20 1 John 3:24–4:6: The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error (Freeman)
11:30–12:00 1 John 4:7-19: The Role of Love in Fellowship, Part 2 (Kitchen)
12:00–1:30 Lunch
Saturday Afternoon
1:30–2:00 1 John 4:20–5:5: Obedience by Faith (Brock)
2:10–2:40 1 John 5:6-13: The Role of Assurance in Fellowship (Yates)
2:50–3:20 1 John 5:14-21: Closing Concerns (Kitchen)
3:30–4:00 2 & 3 John: Support the Good Teachers, Not the Bad Teachers (Wilkin)
If you live in the Siloam Springs, AR area, please make plans to attend our first Free Grace Evening with Shawn Lazar. It will be at a local residence from 6:30-9:00 pm and the topic will be “Introduction to Free Grace Theology”.
Make sure to register as we have a 50 person max cutoff due to space. GES will be providing a small supper. Click here to register.
Please make plans to join us for our GES Regional Conference held in Georgetown, TX at Hill Country Bible Church!
The theme is “The Return of Christ in 1 Thessalonians” featuring speakers Bob Wilkin, Pastor Bryan Threlkeld, Chuck Abbott, Lucas Kitchen, Dan Robb, Wes Spradley, and Pastor John Lee!
Cost is FREE!!! Plus free copy of Zane Hodges’ Power to Make War to those who register, available to pick up at the conference.
Schedule:
Friday February 21, 2020
6:20-6:30 Welcome + Disclaimer (Chuck Abbott)
6:30–7:10 Introduction to 1 Thessalonians (Spradley)
7:25–8:05 1 Thess 1:1-10 (Kitchen)
8:20-9:00 1 Thess 2:1-12 (Robb)
Saturday Morning February 22, 2020
9:30–10:10 1 Thess 2:13-20 (Kitchen)
10:25–11:05 1 Thess 3:1-13 (Wilkin)
11:20-12:00 1 Thess 4:1-12 (Lee)
12:00–1:30 Lunch
Saturday Afternoon
1:30–2:10 1 Thess 4:13-18 (Spadley)
2:25–3:05 1 Thess 5:1-11 (Wilkin)
3:20-4:00 1 Thess 5:12-28 (Threlkeld or Lee)
Mark your calendars for a Free Grace Evening in Laramie, WY with Shawn Lazar at Grace Baptist Church. He will be speaking on Faith & Works, Election, and the Atonement.
Mark your calendars for a Free Grace Evening in Denver, CO with Shawn Lazar at Crosspoint Community Church. He will be speaking on Faith & Works, Election, and the Atonement.
Mark your calendars for our first ever regional conference in Miami, FL! The topic is “Biblical Spiritual Practices.”
Cost is free but we do ask that you register.
Click here to register!
Links for Live Stream
Friday night live stream: https://youtu.be/q8fOsukIAsA
Saturday live stream: https://youtu.be/JrqY2Pkqlwo
Schedule
Friday Evening, August 7, 2020
6:20-6:30 Welcome + Disclaimer (Shawn Lazar)
6:30–7:10 Meeting with Believers (Kent Young)
7:25–8:05 Evangelism (Lazar)
8:20-9:00 Personal Bible Study (Pastor Cody Wallace)
Saturday Morning, August 8, 2020
9:15-9:30 Worship
9:30–10:10 Hospitality (Lazar)
10:25–11:05 Prayer (Wallace)
11:20-12:00 Confessing Sin (Al Valdes)
12:00–1:30 Lunch (Chick-fil-A box lunches generously provided by Southwest Community Church)
Saturday Afternoon
1:30–2:10 The Lord’s Supper (Keith Pesce)
2:25–3:05 Repentance (Valdes)
3:20-4:00 Giving (Young)
Please make plans to join us for our 2020 National Conference! This year’s theme will be Great Doctrines of the Bible. Register HERE.
Watch Our Conference Online!
We will be live-streaming our National Conference Plenary sessions and main room Workshop sessions on YouTube. Please subscribe to our YouTube page and you’ll be able to watch the speakers live or later.
Schedule
| Time | Location | Event | Details | ||
| Monday, Oct 26, 2020 | |||||
| 11:00-12:30 | Foyer | Registration | |||
| 12:45-1:00 | Main Room | Worship in Song | CBF Worship Team | ||
| 1:00-1:10 | Main Room | Overview/Disclaimer | Shawn | ||
| 1:10–2:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 1 | Bob Wilkin, God the Father | ||
| 2:10–3:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 2 | Ken Yates, The Person and Work of Christ | ||
| 3:10–4:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 3 | Nathanael Stevens, The Holy Spirit | ||
| 4:10–5:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 4 | Shawn Lazar, The Word of God | ||
| 5:00-5:10 | Main Room | Door Prizes | |||
| 5:10-5:25 | Main Room | 1st Timers & Speakers | Meet at front with Bob (1st) and Shawn (speakers) | ||
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 |
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| 9:00-9:10 | Main Room | Worship in Song | CBF Worship Team | ||
| 9:10-10:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 5 | Steve Elkins, The Doctrine of Salvation | ||
| 10:10-11:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 6 | Steve Thurman, The Doctrines of Man & Sin | ||
| 11:10-12:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 7 | John Claeys, The Doctrine of the End Times | ||
| 12:00-1:40 | Lunch | Take first-timers with you | |||
| 1:40-2:30 | Various | Parallel Sessions 1 | Thurman, Kathryn W., Elkins, Moore | ||
| 2:50-3:40 | Various | Parallel Sessions 2 | Claeys, Niemelä, Kenagy, Marcia H. | ||
| 4:00-4:50 | Various | Parallel Sessions 3 | Wilkin, Lewis, Spradley, Nathanael S. | ||
| 4:50-5:05 | Main Room | Door Prizes | 2021 Conference: April 12-15/Book of Genesis | ||
| 5:30-7:30 | Banquet | Hard 8 BBQ-Coppell (limited to first 55 individuals) | |||
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Wednesday, Oct 28, 2020 |
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| 9:00-9:10 | Main Room | Worship in Song | CBF Worship Team | ||
| 9:10-10:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 8 | David Janssen, Angels and Demons | ||
| 10:10-11:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 9 | Bob Bryant, The Doctrine of the Church | ||
| 11:10-12:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 10 | Bob Wilkin, The Christian Walk | ||
| 12:00-1:40 | Lunch | Take first timers with you | |||
| 1:40-2:30 | Various | Parallel Sessions 4 | Bryant, Winston, John Lee, Krista K. | ||
| 2:50-3:40 | Various | Parallel Sessions 5 | Bond, Lazar, Summer S., Sterling | ||
| 4:00-4:50 | Main Room | Plenary Session 11 | Lucas Kitchen, The Doctrine of Rewards | ||
| 4:50-5:00 | Main Room | Singing | CBF Worship Team | ||
| 5:00-5:10 | Main Room | Door Prizes | |||
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Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 |
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| 9:00-9:10 | Main Room | Worship in Song | CBF Worship Team | ||
| 9:20-10:10 | Various | Parallel Session 6 | Kitchen, Lee, Niemelä | ||
| 10:20-11:10 | Various | Parallel Session 7 | Janssen, Muller, Yates | ||
| 11:10-12:00 | Main Room | Plenary Session 12 | Dix Winston, Irreplaceable Israel | ||
| 12:00-12:05 | Main Room | Thanks for coming | Bob | ||
Registration
For first-time attendees, registration is FREE! But you still need to register at this link. Add your free ticket to the shopping cart and check out to complete your registration.
Registration cost is based on the type of registration and the number of days you will attend.
| Type | 4 days | 3 days | 2 days | 1 day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $85 | $75 | $50 | $25 |
| Student | $40 | $30 | $20 |
Early Bird Discount: $15.00 off regular registrations only through 1/31/2020.
Conference Registration Page
Lodging
We have a block of room reserved at Fairfield Inn & Suites DFW Airport North/Coppell Grapevine. They offer spacious guest rooms, complimentary WiFi, as well as a complimentary hot breakfast. They have a shuttle available to pick you up at DFW Airport and they have agreed to transport conference attendees to and from Coppell Bible Fellowship for each day of the conference. The hotel is in very close proximity to Grapevine which offers many restaurant, shopping, and entertainment options.
They offer a King room or a 2 Queen bed room for $119/night plus taxes, Monday 10/26-Thursday 10/29.
Fairfield Inn & Suites DFW Airport North/Coppell Grapevine
1150 Northpoint Dr
Coppell, TX 75019
To reserve: 1-800-535-4028 & reference a group block Grace Evangelical Society for 10/26-10/29 at Fairfield DFW Airport North. Should reservations need it the Marsha code is DALFC.
Additional hotels in the area:
Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas-DFW Airport North-Grapevine
1750 North Hwy 121
Grapevine, TX 76051
Homewood Suites by Hilton Dallas-DFW Airport N-Grapevine
2214 Grapevine Mills Circle West
Grapevine, TX 76051
Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center
1800 Highway 26E
Grapevine, TX 76051
Residence Inn by Marriott DFW Airport North/Grapevine
2020 State Highway 26
Grapevine, TX 76051
Comfort Suites DFW N/Grapevine
1805 Enchanted Way
Grapevine, TX 76051
Dining Options
Tuesday Evening Banquet
Hard 8 BBQ-Coppell
688 Freeport Pkwy
Coppell, TX 75019
We will not be selling tickets for this year’s Banquet. We have a room reserved for our group but it is limited to 55 individuals for the room. You may still eat in the main dining area if the room is full.
Hard 8 BBQ is a pit-style BBQ restaurant where you stand in line to pick out your meats then go inside to select sides and pay. You may then proceed to the room. Social distancing will not be strictly enforced in the room so please keep that in mind when deciding whether to join us.