2024 Festival Gathering Schedule

Below is a schedule outline to use when planning for travel.  A more detailed schedule will be posted the week of the Festival Gathering.  

 

Wednesday, July 31

8:00-11:00 AM Registration 
10:00-10:45 AM First Time Orientation
10:00-10:45 AM Rehearsal for All Epic Tellers
11:00-12:00 PM Opening Worship
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:15-1:30 PM Welcome
1:30-2:00 PM Everyone Tell a Story 
2:00-3:00 PM Keynote 
3:00-3:30 PM Break
3:30-5:00 PM Workshop
5:00-6:30 PM Dinner 
7:00-8:30 PM Social/Mixer 
8:30-????? Lighting the Fire

Thursday, August 1

9:00 - 9:45 AM Worship
9:45 – 10:00 AM Walking the Aisle
10:00 - 10:20 AM Break
10:30 - 11:00 AM NBSI News 
11:00 – noon Keynote 
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 PM Workshop 
3:00 - 3:30 PM Break
3:30 - 3:45 PM ABS Graduation
3:45 - 4:45 PM Favorite Bible Story 
4:45 - 5:00 PM 2025 Invitation
5:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner
6:30 - 7:00 PM Epic Teller Final Meeting 
7:00 - 8:45 PM Epic Telling w/Talkback
8:45 - 9:00 PM Celeration of TBS
9:00 - ????? Lighting the Fire

Friday, August 2

9:00 - 10:30 AM Workshop 
10:30 - 11:00 AM Break/Checkout
Layaway Bag Final Pick Up
11:00 – noon – Closing Worship with Communion 
noon – 1:00 PM  Clean Up