Twin cities schedule 2015

July 21–24, 2015

Welcome to the Twin Cities!

Table of Contents Info and Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Conference Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tuesday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Wednesday Schedule . . . . . . . . . 6–7 Thursday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . 8–9 Friday Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 10–11

Meal Times Meals Breakfast—7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Lunch—12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Dinner—5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Individual meals may be purchased during each meal. Simply pick up your meal, and pay at the register in the Billy Graham Community Life Commons 2nd Floor.

Book Sales, and the Student Expo will be closed during sessions.

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Other Information Emergency Contacts ATI Emergency: 630-688-7922 Medical Emergency: 911 First Aid Station Located at ATI Info Table Book Sales 8:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

(Maranatha Hall Lobby) Student Expo 8:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

(Maranatha Hall Lobby)

LAKE JOHANNA

ALERT Cadet Sign-in

CAMPUS MAP

University of Northwestern-St. Paul 3003 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55113 Campus Map

Totino Fine Arts Center, Main Level 1 2

CAMPUS LOCATIONS Maranatha Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Billy Graham Community Life Commons . . . 2 Riley Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hartill Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LITTLE LAKE JOHANNA

Robertson Student Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

General Sessions

Knutson Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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PROGRAM LOCATIONS

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General Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2000 COMMIT/Student/Fathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2128

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Fathers’ Session New Couples

New Couples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2106 Family Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2211

COMMIT Student Sessions

Family Viewing F2211

F2106

F2128

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Please conclude all visiting and return to your seats when the music starts at the beginning of each session. Do not bring any food or drinks into the seating area except for bottled water. Please turn all cell phones to “vibrate” or “off.”

Please do not leave any personal items in Maranatha Hall overnight. Any items left will be placed in the Lost-andFound located in the ATI Information Table in the Maranatha Hall lobby. To maintain our testimony to the University of Northwestern–St. Paul, please take care to keep the seating area neat and clean at all times. Unauthorized videotaping is not permitted during this conference. Live duplication of most sessions will be available at the book sales tables in the Maranatha Hall lobby.

Families With Young Children The Family Viewing Area and the Nursing Mothers’ Room are available off of the Maranatha Hall lobby for young children who are unable to quietly attend the main session. It is in room F2211.

With the advent of smart phones and small digital cameras, capturing still and motion pictures as well as audio for personal use has never been easier. To avoid distractions and to protect the privacy of all of our conference attendees, speakers, and guests, please limit your shots to speakers and events taking place on the platform or to group shots with the permission of those being photographed. Authorized event photographers will be clearly identified. Unauthorized videography or audio recording for retrieval of any type is not allowed at any time for any reason. Anyone in violation of these guidelines will be asked to delete shots or footage including digital content obtained in violation of the guidelines and to follow the guidelines.

“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”

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—Psalm 27:8

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Session Etiquette

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Conference Details

11:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

Registration 11:00–6:00pm Maranatha Hall Lobby

Tuesday, July 21 Curriculum Training | 2:00–5:00pm Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128

3:00 p.m.

☐ The Basics of How to Use the Wisdom Booklets —Debbie Query (Video) ☐ W hy Are We Doing This?

—Bob Newhouse

Orchestra Rehearsal 3:00–4:00pm Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Maranatha Hall

☐ The Vision—Gary Fraley

5:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Dinner | 5:00–6:00pm | Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2 General Session | 6:30–9:30pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall Flag Presentation—ALERT Welcome—Gil Bates Invocation—Ben Ziesemer Greeting and Introductions—Tim Levendusky

9:30 p.m.

☐ God’s Goal for the Family —Gary Fraley Break for Fellowship and Book Sales ☐ It is Good for Me to Draw Near to God—Tom Harmon

Fellowship: Meet Other Families 5

7:00 a.m.

Dads’ Session | 7:00–8:30am

Wednesday, July 22

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128 ☐ What it Means to Have a Heart Touched by God —Tom Harmon

8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

☐ How to Dwell With Your Wife According to Knowledge—Gil Bates

Program Sign-In | 8:15–9:00am

Breakfast | 7:30–8:30am Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

ALERT Cadets (Parking Lot) Children’s Institute (Riley Hall Main Level)

COMMIT (Totino, Room F2128) Pre-Embassy (Riley Hall Upper Level)

General Session | 9:00am–12:00pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall Triumphant Music “It is Well With My Soul” & “Our Great Savior” —The Swarr Family ☐ Creation: Developing Discernment in a Culture of Deception—Jobe Martin (Video) “The Old Rugged Cross” —The Johnson Family ☐ Sinning Against Great Light—SM Davis

12:00 p.m.

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Lunch | 12:00–1:00pm (Pick up children from CI)

TELOS/Verity Info | Billy Graham CLC, Floor 2, G227

12:45 p.m.

Choir & Orchestra

2:00 p.m.

General Session | 2:00–5:00pm

Student Session | 2:00–5:00pm

New Couples | 2:00–5:00pm

Maranatha Hall

Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Room F2128

Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Room F2106

☐ Parenting With a Diligent Hand—SM Davis

Theme: Rise Up and Know A Relationship With God Instead of Simply Knowing About Him

☐ Four Phases of Building Joyful Relationships—Chris Hogan

12:45–1:45pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall

☐ Real-8-able: 8 Skills of Highly Relatable People (Part One) —Chris Hogan

☐ Remember to Enjoy the Journey: The Blessing of a Sanctified Life—Tom Harmon ☐ Sold Out For God —Gabriel Cleator

5:00 p.m.

Dinner | 5:00–6:00pm | Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

6:30 p.m.

General Session | 6:30–9:30pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall

☐ The Great Mystery —Gary Fraley ☐ Fueling the Passion in Your Walk, Your Relationship, and Your Finances —Dwain Swanson (Video)

Triumphant Music “Hallelujah Chorus”—The Johnson Family “Nearer My God to Thee”—Clayton Reedstrom

“Great is Thy Faithfulness/’Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus” & “His Eye is On the Sparrow” —Daniel Ziesemer

☐ Shooting

at the Wrong Target —Bob Newhouse

☐ A True Heart in Full Assurance of Faith—Tom Harmon 7

7:00 a.m.

Dads’ Session | 7:00–8:30am

Thursday, July 23

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128 ☐ It’s Time to Man-up!—Dwain Swanson (Video)

8:15 a.m.

☐ Create the Crave: Lessons Learned From Our Father—David and Jason Benham (Video) Breakfast | 7:30–8:30am Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

9:00 a.m.

☐ Make Your Life Count: Live for Eternity!

—David Waller “Jesus Loves Me” —Daniel Ziesemer

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ALERT Cadets (Parking Lot) Children’s Institute (Riley Hall Main Level)

COMMIT (Totino, Room F2128) Pre-Embassy (Riley Hall Upper Level)

General Session | 9:00am–12:00pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall Triumphant Music “Take My Life and Let It Be” —The Swarr Family

12:00 p.m.

Program Sign-In | 8:15–9:00am

Lunch | 12:00–1:00pm (Pick up children from CI) Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

“Wondrous Cross Medley”—Daniel Ziesemer ☐ Whatever The Cost: Standing Strong in Today’s Culture —David and Jason Benham (Video) ☐ Draw Near to God —Keith Neds

Single Parent Luncheon | 12:00–1:45pm Billy Graham CLC, Floor 2, G227

12:45 p.m.

Choir & Orchestra

2:00 p.m.

General Session

Student Session

New Couples

Maranatha Hall

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2106

Theme: Rise Up and Engage Engaging the World Where God Has Strategically Placed You

☐ Attraction: How to Determine When it is the Real Deal —Chris Hogan

12:45–1:45pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall

☐ God Drawing Us Near Through His Creation—Jobe Martin (Video) ☐ Faithfully Drawing Near to God —Gabe Cleator ☐ Real-8-able: 8 Skills of Highly Relatable People (Part Two) —Chris Hogan

☐P laced With a Purpose —David and Jason Benham (Video)

☐ A Godly Offspring —Gary Fraley

☐H ow Judgements Affect Family Harmony —Paul & Jenny Speed

☐ Courtship, Engagement & Marriage —Gil & Kelly Bates

5:00 p.m.

Dinner | 5:00–6:00pm | Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

6:30 p.m.

General Session | 6:30–8:30pm | Totino Fine Arts Center, Maranatha Hall Triumphant Music “How Great Thou Art”—Elizabeth Mathews

Mothers’ Session 1:00pm Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Room F2128 ☐ Panel of Mothers

☐ God at Work Around the World —Tim Levendusky “They Overcame Him”—HQ Staff

8:30 p.m.

Ice Cream Fellowship | Billy Graham CLC, Floor 2

☐ The High Cost of Anger—SM Davis 9

7:00 a.m.

Dads’ Session | 7:00–8:30am

Friday, July 24

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128 ☐ Demonstrate Who is Boss—Gary Fraley

8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

☐ 3 Pitfalls Every Father Needs to Avoid —Paul Speed

Program Sign-In | 8:15–9:00am

Breakfast | 7:30–8:30am Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2

ALERT Cadets (Parking Lot) Children’s Institute (Riley Hall Main Level)

General Session

Student Session

New Couples

Pastors’ Fellowship

Maranatha Hall

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128

Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2106

Billy Graham CLC, Floor 2, G227

Theme: Rise Up and Build Your Cause is Great

☐ Believe the Truth About Me —Chris Hogan

☐ Pastoring in an “Out of Season Time” —Gary Fraley

☐ Releasing Judgments Will Strengthen Marital Oneness — Paul & Jenny Speed ☐ Knowing When to Let Go —SM Davis

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☐ Panel ☐ Life-Transforming Discipleship —Chris Hogan

☐ An Arrow in the Hand of a Mighty Man —Gary Fraley ☐ The Biggest Mistake Most Couples Make —Paul & Jenny Speed

COMMIT (Totino, Room F2128) Pre-Embassy (Riley Hall Upper Level)

☐ The Village Parson —Ken Pierpont ☐ Don’t Lose Your Family Shepherding the Flock—Gil Bates

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Lunch (Pick up children from CI) | 12:00–1:00pm | Billy Graham Community Life Commons, Floor 2 Choir & Orchestra

1:00–1:45pm | Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Maranatha Hall

Mothers’ Session | 1:00pm Totino Fine Arts Center, Room F2128

General Session | 2:00–6:00pm | Totino Fine Arts Ctr, Maranatha Hall Triumphant Music

☐ The Pearl of Great Price —Kelly Bates

☐ Lessons Learned From the Legacy of my Father —Peter Magnuson ☐ Beware of Where You Get Your Counsel —Gil Bates CI, COMMIT, Pre-Embassy, and ALERT Cadet—Program Presentations Break (Pick up children from all programs) | 4:45–5:30pm

5:30 p.m.

Student Choir and Orchestra

6:30 p.m.

Final Words and Dismissal for Application

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