Register Online for the 6th Annual IACE Faculty Development Conference

FORT WORTH - Registration has opened for the 6th annual IACE Faculty Development Conference, to be hosted at the Riley Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary May 20-22, 2026.

Online registration on the IACE website is open at a cost of $400 per person, which includes meals during the conference ($100 additional for spouses).  

A partial list of topics and speakers is available now, with more details expected in the coming weeks. When ready for release, a link at the bottom of this page will lead to a tentative conference schedule.

“The conference is both for new(er) faculty as well as for those who have been teaching for a while,” noted IACE president David S. Dockery. “The conference is open to faculty and academic administrators, as well as those who oversee student life and campus ministry.”

Some of the speakers and topics for the conference include:

Tommy Kidd (Midwestern Seminary), "Teaching, Research, Writing, and Scholarship"

Nathan Finn (North Greenville University), "Faith and Learning Revisited"

Christy Hill (Grace College and Seminary), "Faith, Learning, and Spiritual Formation"

Chris Morgan (California Baptist University), "Faith, Learning, and Christian Worldview Formation"

Jacob Shatzer (Union University) and Donny Mathis (North Greenville University), "Faithful Faculty"

Leah Zuidema (Dordt University), Jeff Green (Arizona Christian University), Melinda Stephens (Geneva College), and Chris Mathews (Crown College), "Teaching Effectiveness and Expectations for Faculty at Christ-Centered Institutions"

Shelette Stewart (Stewart Consulting), "Calling and Service at Distinctive Christ-Centered Institutions"

Attendees should plan to arrive at the Riley Conference Center Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2026. The conference is set to conclude at noon on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Accommodations are available both at the Riley Center and at the nearby Hyatt TCU/Fort Worth. Shuttle buses will operate daily to connect the two locations.

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