Thursday, October 23rd
12-4pm :: Registration
2-4pm :: Special pre-conference workshops
- Digital Photography with Allume Photographer, Kim DeLoach – (Regency H) (ticket required)
- Marketing Your Message Like Wildfire Seminar with Rob Eagar – (Think Tank) (ticket required)
3:30 – 4:45 pm :: Welcome Mingle – sponsored by blood:water mission (Mezzanine)
5:00 pm :: Welcome & Announcements – Logan Wolfram & Sarah Mae (Main Ballroom)
5:30 pm :: Dinner – Sponsored by (in)courage with Keynote Logan Wolfram
7:30 pm :: Opening Night Party – Studio 220 with DJ Op Diggy sponsored by Ornaments4Orphans
Friday, October 24th
8:00 am :: Breakfast – Sponsored by Mary & Martha with Keynote Shauna Niequist
10:00 am :: Sessions
- Creating Sabbath in a 24/7 World – Carey Bailey (Crepe Myrtle)
- Shifting Focus: seeing story differently – Esther Havens (Ballroom F/G)
- Fringe Hours : Making Time for you – Jessica Turner (H)
- Un-distract-ified – Nester Smith (Teal)
- The Power of Storytelling– Rachael Jackson (Think Tank) – Sponsored by Shattered Magazine
11:00 am :: Sessions
- Do You Not Know You Are A Temple of the Holy Ghost? – Preston Yancey (Crepe Myrtle)
- Building a Better Blog: Practical Tips & Tools to Make the Most of Your Online Home – Erin Ulrich (Ballroom H)
- Be a Trailblazer – Annie Downs (Ballroom F/G)
- How to Quit Your Day Job – Jamin & Ashley Mills (Teal)
- “Mo-ommm, Why Can’t I Have a…?” Practical Steps to Being a Family of Purpose – Naomi Cramer-Overton (Think Tank) – Sponsored by Compassion International
12:00 pm :: Lunch – with Special Guest Sara Hagerty – Sponsored by Zondervan (Main Ballroom)
1:30 pm :: Sessions
- Express Yourself – Amena Owen Brown (Crepe Myrtle)
- The Essential Elements of Great Writing – Denise Hughes (Ballroom H)
- The Sacred Act of Making the Message Known – Tami Heim (Ballroom F/G)
- an Invitation to bandersnatch :: explore an unconventional approach to faith, family, identity and mission – Austin & Erika Morrison (Teal)
- 3 Simple Steps to Having it All – Dixie Andrade (Think Tank) – Sponsored by Envision Possibilities
2:30 pm :: Sessions
- If Content is King then Context is Queen – Saul Robles (Crepe Myrtle)
- Connection Admist Chaos – Mark & Kristen Howerton (Ballroom H)
- Write Like a Hostess – Emily Freeman (Ballroom F/G)
- Publishing Panel – with Sarah Mae, Don Jacobson, Tami Heim, Erin Ulrich, Sarah Dubbeldam, and Sandy Vander Zicht, moderated by Jennifer Willingham (Teal) – Sponsored by Icon Media
- The Turquoise Table – Kristen Schell (Think Tank)
3:30 – 6:30 pm :: Free Time
4:00 – 5:00 pm :: Sponsored Marketing Workshop with Rob Eagar (Think Tank) (ticket required)
6:30 pm :: Dinner – Sponsored by Food for the Hungry with Keynote Tim Willard (Main Ballroom)
8:00 pm :: Worship Concert with Special Guests, Judah & the Lion (Main Ballroom)
9:00 pm :: Open Mic Party – Sponsored by Love Dare (Teal)
10:00 pm :: Open Mic and Five Minute Friday Prompt Begins (Teal)
Saturday, October 25th
8:00 am :: Breakfast – Sponsored by Help One Now with Keynote Sarah Dubbledam
10:00 am :: Sessions
- 7 Essentials to Writing Inspiration Memoir – Emily Weirenga (Crepe Myrtle)
- You are a Master Designer: Finding your personal Style – Darlene Weir (Ballroom H)
- Generating Blog Revenue with Affiliate Links – Jessica Turner (Ballroom F/G)
- When You’re Worried Motherhood Means You’re Missing Out on Life – Lisa-Jo Baker (Teal)
- Crafting a Memorable Story – Matt Knisely (Think Tank) – Sponsored by Thomas Nelson
11:30 am :: Lunch – with Special Guest Leeana Tankersley – Sponsored by Revell (Main Ballroom)
12:15pm :: Invitation to Generous Living Panel – Sponsored by Pure Charity
2:00 pm :: Afternoon Tea – Sponsored by Noonday with Keynote Sophie Hudson and Special Guest Christa Wells
3:15 – 4:30 pm :: Gatherings (sign-up information coming soon!!!)
- blood:water mission – Plaza
- Help One Now – Plaza
- Sole Hope – Magnolia
- Preemptive Love – Ballroom G
- Shazzy Fitness – Ballroom H
- She Reads Truth – Think Tank
- Seed Company – Prayer Room
- Mary & Martha – Teal
- Noonday – Azalea
4:30 – 5:30 pm :: Sponsored Marketing Workshop with Rob Eagar (Think Tank) (ticket required)
6:00 pm :: Dinner – Sponsored by Preemptive Love with Keynote Jeremy Courtney (Main Ballroom)
8:00 pm :: Closing Party – Sponsored by Work of Worth (Teal)
Sunday, October 26th
Devotions with FBC Simpsonville