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Updated – September 19, 2008
 
The Gathering 2009
January 7 - 9, 2009 - Orlando, Florida
Prospective Schedule
 
All Activities Subject to Change
 

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

12:30pm – 8:00pm Managing a Successful Church Bookstore
Prospective Stores School
11:30am – 6:00pm Registration for Early Registrants & Exhibitors
 

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

8:00am – 8:00pm Registration Opens
10:30am – Noon A Call to our Industry for Prayer for Stores
Noon – 1:45pm Luncheon – Gift Suppliers Sharing their NEW products
2:00pm – 3:00pm Workshop Presentations # 1 - 10
3:15pm – 4:15pm Workshop Presentations # 11 - 20
4:30pm - 4:45pm Awards – Press Conference - Paradise Ballroom
5:00pm – 7:00pm Dinner – Worship – Dennis Jernigan
Steven K Scott – Sponsored by Waterbrook/Multnomah
7:00pm – 7:20pm Author Introductions (30 seconds each)
7:20pm – 7:30pm Unveiling our 2009 Inventive Program – The Amazing Race
7:30pm – 9:30pm Author/Artist Autograph Party - Exhibit Area
 

Thursday, January 8, 2009

7:30am – 6:00pm Registration Opens
7:30am – 9:20am Breakfast – Bibles – Presentations of NEWE Bible Products
Worship with Thomas Miller & the Gateway Church Worship
Team & Guest Speaker
9:20am – 9:30am Announcements
9:30am – Noon Exhibit Hall Opens
Noon – 1:20pm Luncheon – David C. Cook Publishing
1:20pm – 1:30pm Announcements
1:30pm – 6:00pm Exhibit Hall Reopens
6:00pm – 8:00pm Dinner – Crossway Books – Wintley Phipps & Dr. Harry Kraus
8:15pm – 9:45pm Special Event – To Be Announced
 

Friday, January 9, 2009

8:00am – Noon Registration
7:30am – 9:20am Breakfast – Children's Breakfast – Presentation
Worship with Thomas Miller & the Gateway Church Worship Team & Guest Speaker
9:20am – 9:30am Announcements
9:30am – Noon Exhibit Hall Open – Closes at Noon
Noon – 1:20pm Luncheon –Speaker – Tony Jeary – Standard Publishing
1:30pm – 2:30pm Workshop Presentation – Super Sessions
Children's Session – Mary Manz Simon
Gift Dept. Session – Janet McKinley
2:30pm – 2:45pm Break
2:45pm – 3:30pm Final Session
3:30pm Conference Ends
4:00pm You can Begin Using the Disney Tickets you earned at your Favorite Disney Theme Park
 
Schedule subject to change
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