Teaching the Word
Friday session 1 · 10:45 AM · Jeff Mercer, Christ Fellowship CENLA
The basics of expository Bible study, with applications to family worship, private devotions, and public preaching.
Thursday, October 22 to Sunday, October 25, 2026
Reformation Louisiana Conference schedule
Four days at Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana. Five plenary addresses, four workshop sessions, two panel discussions, psalm singing morning and evening, folk dancing, fellowship meals, and a singles' mixer, closing with a joint worship service on Reformation Sunday. Every workshop and its teacher is listed below the day by day agenda.
Day by day
Times below follow the conference program and may change. All plenary addresses are in the Sanctuary.
Thursday, October 22
- 4:00 PM
- Registration opens, with snacks
- 4:45 PM
- Welcome and opening prayer (Sanctuary)
- 5:00 PM
- Plenary 1: The Gospel Recovered: Why the Reformation Still Matters · Jeffrey Mercer
- 6:00 PM
- Dinner (Fellowship Hall)
- 7:00 PM
- Introduction to psalm singing (Sanctuary)
- 8:15 PM
- Dismissal
Friday, October 23
- 9:00 AM
- Doors open. Coffee, snacks, and ongoing registration
- 9:30 AM
- Morning prayer and psalm (Sanctuary)
- 9:45 AM
- Plenary 2: Thy Word Is Still Truth: The Battle for Sola Scriptura · Justin Morgan
- 10:30 AM
- Break
- 10:45 AM
- Workshop session 1
- 11:45 AM
- Break
- 12:00 PM
- Lunch on your own. Bring a cooler or pick something up nearby; there are tables in the Fellowship Hall
- 1:30 PM
- Panel discussion 1
- 3:00 PM
- Break
- 3:15 PM
- Workshop session 2
- 4:15 PM
- Free time, book tables, and fellowship
- 5:30 PM
- Dinner (Fellowship Hall)
- 6:30 PM
- Evening prayer and psalm (Sanctuary)
- 6:45 PM
- Plenary 3: Nuclear Power: The Importance of the Nuclear Family · Brandon Nealy
- 8:00 PM
- Singles' mixer (Fellowship Hall)
- 9:30 PM
- Dismissal
Saturday, October 24
- 8:30 AM
- Doors open. Coffee and registration
- 9:00 AM
- Morning prayer and psalm (Sanctuary)
- 9:15 AM
- Plenary 4: Lift Up Your Hearts: The Centrality of Public Worship · Bryan Rhodes
- 10:00 AM
- Break
- 10:15 AM
- Workshop session 3
- 11:15 AM
- Lunch on your own. Eat before or during the panel discussion
- 12:00 PM
- Panel discussion 2 (Fellowship Hall)
- 1:00 PM
- Break
- 1:15 PM
- Workshop session 4
- 2:15 PM
- Break
- 2:30 PM
- Plenary 5: Reforming the City: Public Truth in a Secular Age · Stuart Amidon
- 3:15 PM
- Closing charge and prayer
- 3:30 PM
- Folk dance (GCS Gym)
- 5:00 PM
- Conference dinner and Reformation feast (Fellowship Hall)
- 6:30 PM
- Psalms and sips (Vineyard)
- 7:30 PM
- Dismissal
Sunday, October 25
- 10:30 AM
- Reformation Sunday worship, both host churches together (Grace Presbyterian Church)
On Sunday morning Grace Presbyterian Church and Christ Fellowship CENLA celebrate Reformation Sunday together, in one service at Grace Presbyterian Church, 4900 Jackson Street. Worship begins at 10:30 AM. The suggested sermon emphasis for the day is “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17).
Workshops
Each workshop session offers a choice of workshops running at the same time. Friday holds sessions 1 and 2, Saturday sessions 3 and 4.
Family Worship and the Reformation of the Household
Friday session 1 · 10:45 AM · Bryan Rhodes, Grace Presbyterian Church
Practical help for establishing Word, prayer, and psalm singing in the home.
The Reformed Faith for Beginners
Friday session 2 · 3:15 PM · Bryan Rhodes and Jeff Mercer
A clear introduction to the five solas, covenant theology, confessional Christianity, and why doctrine matters.
Recovering Psalm Singing
Friday session 2 · 3:15 PM · Jarrod Richey, Church of the Redeemer, Monroe
Why the Psalms belong in the mouth of the church, with practical help for learning, leading, and loving them.
Sister to Sister, Generation to Generation
Friday session 2 · 3:15 PM · Renee Mathis, Grace Presbyterian Church
How women's ministry in the church can activate the valuable gifts of older women to train up the next generation of godly women.
Feminism Detox: Recovering Biblical Womanhood and Household Order
Saturday session 3 · 10:15 AM · Rachel Amidon, CCO
A workshop addressing the assumptions of modern feminism and helping women recover God's good design.
Reforming Men: Recovering Biblical Masculinity
Saturday session 3 · 10:15 AM · A panel with the plenary speakers
A workshop for men on repentance, courage, work, fatherhood, self-government, protection, and joyful leadership in the home and church.
Taking Dominion in the Marketplace
Saturday session 4 · 1:15 PM · Stuart Amidon, CCO
Why Christians should build, risk, create, hire, sell, serve, and start businesses under the lordship of Christ.
A Special Ministry
Saturday session 4 · 1:15 PM · Challie Mercer, Christ Fellowship CENLA
How communities, families, and churches can minister effectively to families caring for children with special needs.
The Good Work of Christian Education
Saturday session 4 · 1:15 PM · Amy Chandler, Christ Fellowship CENLA
A workshop designed to help build a vision for a distinctly Christian education. Great for teachers and home educators.
Join us in Alexandria
Thursday, October 22 to Sunday, October 25, 2026
Grace Presbyterian Church, 4900 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Louisiana