IACE 7th Annual Conference

RILEY CONFERENCE CENTER | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | January 27-30, 2026

*All sessions are in Riley Center 150 unless otherwise noted.

TuesDAY, January 27

Preconference on the theme of “Developments in Evangelicalism: 1976-2026 – Fifty Years on the Other Side of Recognizing 1976 as “The Year of the Evangelical”

Preconference Session One

3:00 p.m. – Registration

4:00 p.m. – Afternoon Session:
Welcome Ralph Enlow, IACE Chair
Prayer
Nathan Finn, Executive Director, Institute for Faith and Culture, North Greenville University, “Carl F. H. Henry, Biblical Inerrancy, and Evangelical Identity”

5:15 p.m. – Dinner, The Lane

6:15 p.m. – Evening Session:
Malcolm B. Yarnell III, Research Professor, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, “Evangelicalism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”

7:15 p.m. – Adjourn

WednesDAY, January 28

7:15 a.m. - Breakfast, available in The Lane

Preconference Session Two

9:00 a.m. – Morning Session (Part One):
Gregg Allison, Professor of Christian Theology, Southern Seminary, “The Bible and Evangelicalism”

9:55 a.m.  – Break

10:15 a.m. – Morning Session (Part Two):
Robert B. Sloan, President, Houston Christian University, “Evangelicalism and Christian Higher Education”

11:15 a.m. – Preconference concludes

11:30 a.m. – Lunch (available in The Lane for Preconference and IACE Conference attendees)

Noon – Conference registration begins

Session One
1:30 p.m. – Workshops

Ron Haas, "Ready, Set, Campaign: Using Assessment to Build Your Foundation for Success" - RC 146-148

Bart Caylor, “Marketing” - RC 152-154

2:00 p.m. – IACE Board Meeting - RC 237

3:15 p.m. – Workshops

Tom Cornman, "I'm Ready for Leadership: Navigating the Transition to Greater Responsibility" - RC 146-148

Clark Higher Ed, “Enrollment” - RC 152-154

5:00 p.m. – Dinner, The Lane

Session Two

6:00 p.m. – Evening Session:
Welcome
Scripture and Prayer
Praise and Worship Joe Crider, Southwestern Seminary
Affirmation of our Faith The Nicene Creed
Address: Perry Glanzer, Editor-in-Chief, Christian Scholar’s Review, “Faithfulness in Christian Higher Education”

7:45 p.m. – Adjourn

Thursday, January 29

7:15 a.m. – Breakfast, available in The Lane

Session Three
8:30 a.m. – Devotional

8:45 a.m. – First Morning Address:
P. Jesse Rine, Executive Director, Center for Academic Faithfulness and Flourishing, “Making the Case for Authentically Christian Higher Education”

9:40 a.m. – Second Morning Address:
Jennifer Marshall Patterson, Executive Director, Institute for Theology and Public Policy, “Thinking Theologically about Religious Freedom: A Case Study for Christian Education”

10:40 a.m. – Break

11:00 a.m. – Third Morning Address (MacGorman Chapel):
Josh Moody, Senior Pastor, College Church of Wheaton, Illinois, “Unframed”

 12:15 p.m. – Lunch, The Lane, A Time for IACE Updates and Recognitions

Session Four
1:45 p.m. – Afternoon Session:
Panel Discussion – K – 12 Christian Education on “Faithfulness in K-12 Christian Education” with Larry Taylor, President, Association of Christian Schools International; Tom Stoner, Head of School, Covenant Classical School, Naperville, IL; Julie Dockery, Head of School, North Star Classical Christian Academy, Grayslake, IL; Mike Goddard, Superintendent, Prestonwood Christian Academy System; and Hutz Hertzberg, Chief Education Officer, Turning Point Academy

3:00 p.m. – Break

3:30 p.m. – Afternoon Address:
Hannah Stolze, Crenshaw Chair of Supply Chain Management, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University, “Wisdom and Key Performance Indicators: Measuring What Matters”

4:40 p.m. – Break

5:00 p.m. – Dinner, The Lane

Session Five
6:00 p.m. – Evening Address:
Michael Graham, Program Director, The Keller Center for Christian Apologetics, “Artificial Intelligence: Trends and Issues”

7:30 p.m. – Adjourn

7:15 a.m. – Breakfast available in The Lane
Session Six
8:30 a.m. – Devotional

8:40 a.m. – Morning Address:
Adrienne Brown, Communications Strategist, Guardian Agency, “From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Crisis Comms in 7 Steps”

9:10 a.m. Legal Update:
Greg Baylor, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, “Legal and Cultural Updates”

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:20 a.m. – Morning Address:
TG Three (Ryan Westervelt, Ryan Dougherty, and Nick Willis), “Builder, Fixer, Optimizer: Leadership in Christian Higher Education”

11:15 a.m. – Adjourn

Sponsors 

Platinum
Impact 360

Gold
Thomas Nelson Bible Publishers 

Silver
GuideStone Financial Resources

Bill and Judy Bradish

Clark Higher Ed

Crossway Books

Logos

TG Three

Bronze
Pioneer College Caterers

Center for Academic Faithfulness and Flourishing

B&H Publishers

The Timothy Group

NXTPG

Lifeline Children’s Services

Guardian Agency

City on a Hill

International Mission Board

SafeWell

Stand for Life

Partners

Southwestern Center for Global Evangelical Theology

Alliance Defending Freedom

Joni and Friends

Caylor Solutions

NACCAP