Due to sin, all of God’s people experience fear. What does God say about our many fears? How can we respond to our own fearful hearts and the fears of those we love in a way that honors our Lord? Join us to explore how the Bible speaks to our fears, and to be encouraged to fight fear with faith.
Our lives may never be free of fear on this earth, but we can learn to respond in a way that honors God.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday
6:00 – Doors open for registration, fellowship, vendor browsing
6:45 – Singing begins
7:00 – Welcome and opening prayer
7:05 – Facing Fearful Giants – Professor Barry Gritters
8:05 – Break
8:30 – Breakout Session A
9:30 – Fellowship, vendor browsing
Saturday
8:30 – Fellowship, browse vendors
8:45 – Singing begins
9:00 – Opening announcements and prayer
9:15 – Breakout Session B
10:15 – Break
10:45 – Fighting Fear with Faith – Professor Barry Gritters
11:45 – O Church, Arise! 2026 Conference reveal
12:00 – Fellowship, vendor browsing
“Leading Faithfully in the Face of Fear” preconference is designed for current and former office bearers (pastors, elders, and deacons) and their wives. It serves as an introduction to the O Church, Arise! Conference: “Fighting Fear with Faith”
Shepherding God’s people through fear can be difficult. Learn how to address your own fears as a church leader, and how to address fears among your flock with grace and wisdom.
Following the pre-conference, it is our pleasure to provide dinner for our pre-conference attendees. This is covered in your registration cost and includes a full meal and dessert. We invite all pre-conference attendees to join us in the Youth Building at 5pm for dinner and a time of fellowship until the main conference begins.
Registration for the main conference is complimentary with pre conference registration. Look for a code with your pre-conference registration.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday
1:00 – Doors open for registration
1:15 – Welcome and singing
1:30 – Good Fear, Bad Fear – Dr. Mark Kelderman
2:15 – Break
2:45 – Discipling Others Who Fear – Dr. Mark Kelderman
3:30 – Break
4:00 – Leading Through Fearful Times – Dr. Mark Kelderman
4:45 – Complimentary dinner for all pre-Conference attendees in activity Building
6:45 – Main conference singing begins
More than any other season of life, the teen years can be fearful. We can fear losing what we have and missing out on what we don’t have. The opinions of those we know can be a source of fear, but the future – the unknown – can be equally scary. Explore how to navigate these fears in a way that honors God and gives true, lasting peace.
We welcome high school students to join us in learning how to “Fight Fear with Faith.” Separate breakout sessions are designed specifically for the youth.
Registration is free for all high school students.
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EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday
6:00 – Doors open for registration, vendor browsing
6:45 – Singing begins
7:00 – Conference opens
7:15 – Facing Fearful Giants – Professor Barry Gritters
8:15 – Break
8:30 – Youth Breakout – Rev. Greg Lubbers
9:30 – Fellowship, vendor browsing
Saturday
8:30 – Fellowship, browse vendors
8:45 – Singing begins
9:00 – Opening announcements and prayer
9:15 -Youth Breakout – Rev. Greg Lubbers
10:15 – Break
10:45 – Fighting Fear with Faith – Professor Barry Gritters
11:45 – O Church, Arise! 2026 Conference reveal
12:00 – Fellowship, vendor browsing