Note: This is an early, preliminary schedule, and is subject to change. Please check back periodically for updates.
Last updated: November 2024
Thursday, 24 July 2025
| 4:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. | Conference Check-in begins |
| 7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
Friday, 25 July
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Same Day Registration Locals |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | MORNING SESSION – Event introduction – Hymns – Scripture Meditation – Sermon – Break – Whimsy/music – Plenary Lecture from Alister McGrath w/ Q&A – Announcements |
| 12:15 p.m. -4:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) + free time |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | AFTERNOON SESSION – History Lecture |
| 6:15 p.m – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner Together |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION – Céilí |
Saturday, 26 July
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Same Day Registration Locals |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION – Hymns – Scripture Meditation – Plenary Lecture from Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson w/ Q&A – Break – Whimsy/music – Plenary Lecture from Sheridan Voysey w/ Q&A – Announcements |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch (on their own) + free time |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. | AFTERNOON SEMINARS DAY 1: – Ten classrooms (average of 30 each) |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner Together |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION – Concert |
| 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Optional Late Night Session – Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) |
Sunday, 27 July
9:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. | – Free day for delegates to attend the worship service of their choice and to tour the city or parts of Northern Ireland – Optional tours offered (at additional cost depending on selection) |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner (on your own) |
| 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Optional Late Night Session – Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) |
Monday, 28 July
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Same Day Registration Locals |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION – Hymns – Scripture Meditation – Plenary Lecture from Malcolm Guite w/ Q&A – Break – Whimsy/music – Plenary Lecture from Curt Thompson w/ Q&A – Announcements |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) + free time |
| 2:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | AFTERNOON SEMINARS DAY 2: – Ten classrooms (average of 30 each) |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner together |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | EVENING SESSION – Concert or other performance |
| 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Optional Late Night Session – Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) |
Tuesday, 29 July
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Same Day Registration Locals |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION – Hymns – Scripture Meditation – Plenary Lecture from Amy Baik Lee w/ Q&A – Break – Whimsy/music – Plenary Lecture 7 (speaker TBD) w/ Q&A – Announcements |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch (on your own) + free time |
| 2:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | AFTERNOON SEMINARS DAY 3: – Ten classrooms (average of 30 each) |
| 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner together |
| 7:15 p.m. -8:00 p.m. | Transport in coaches to St. Mark’s Dundela |
| 8:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Hymn Sing with Choir |
| 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Transport in coaches from St. Mark’s Dundela |
| 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Optional Late Night Session – Bag End Cafe (after-hours gathering and sharing) |
Wednesday, 30 July
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Same Day Registration Locals |
| 9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | MORNING PLENARY SESSION – Hymns – Scripture Meditation – Plenary Lecture (speaker TBD) w/ Q&A – Break – Whimsy/music – Plenary Lecture from John Lennox w/ Q&A – Announcements |
| 12:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lunch (on their own) + free time |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Closing Worship Service |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Transport in coaches to Titanic Museum |
| 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Visit Titanic or free time |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | CLOSING RECEPTION |
| 9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Transport in coaches from Titanic Museum |
| 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. | Optional Late Night Session Bag End Cafe (after-hour gathering and sharing) |
| 11:30 p.m. | CONFERENCE ENDS |
Thursday, 31 July
| 8:30 a.m. | Optional Northern Ireland Tours |
