2022 Conference – Best and Worst Presidents

Five speakers over four days will review past presidents, well-known and obscure. Their performance as leaders of this great nation will be critiqued through the lens of the Constitution and the Word of God.
Date: January 25-28, 2022
Location: Bible Methodist Camp
1355 Chula Vista Dr. Pell City, AL 35125
Registration
In-Person Rates
Speaker & Session Info
(Ret.) Lt. Col. John Eidsmoe, PhD, JD Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg Bill Potter, Historian Pastor Ben Gardner Rev. Dr. Peter Lillback, PhD
Historian Bill Potter
- John Tyler: President With Principles But Not a Party
- James Knox Polk: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
- The Two Pastors Kids: A Comparison of Cleveland and Wilson
- Theodore Roosevelt: Child-Rearing Tactics Inside the Tornado
- Herbert Hoover: A Quaker at War
Colonel John Eidesmoe
- Luther on Executive power
- Forgotten Presidents: The Worst or the Best
- Constitutional Limits on Presidential Power
- Will the Real Thomas Jefferson Please Stand Up
Dr. Ron Rumburg
- The Nation and Presidency in Crisis – Lincoln Pt 1
- The Nation and Presidency in Crisis – Lincoln Pt 2
- The Nation and Presidency in Crisis – Davis Pt 1
- The Nation and Presidency in Crisis – Davis Pt 2
Dr. Peter Lillback – Author of bestselling book on Washington “Sacred Fire”
- George Washington’s Christian Faith
- George Washington and the Doctrine of Providence
- George Washington on Leadership
Pastor Ben Gardner
- The Presidency and Social Justice
- The Presidency and Biblical Economics
- The Presidency as God’s Servant Upholding God’s Law
There will be 5 teaching events each day. This will be a total of 20 hours of formal instruction as well as opportunities to interact with the speakers between sessions. Homeschooling families may use these hours of credit for history, social studies, or Bible class credit.
Book tables will be set up on site for speakers’ wares. If any other vendors would like to pay for a table space, please contact Dominion.
Accommodations

Bible Methodist Camp is tucked away in the Alabama foothills in Pell City, Alabama twenty minutes away from downtown Birmingham. This quiet campus will host the conference and will also provide housing options at a reduced rate.
- Take exit 153 from Interstate 20 and turn south on 78.
- Take a quick left onto Chula Vista Drive.
- Take Chula Vista Drive until it dead ends into the campus of Bible Methodist Camp.
Private Room Camp Room
Private rooms have a full-size bed, private bathroom, fridge and microwave and are offered at $35/night.
Private rooms with shared bathrooms are offered at $25/night.
Camp rooms are upstairs and are each furnished with 2 bunk beds and a full-size bed. Large families are allowed to bring cots, playpens or air mattresses if they desire to accommodate more persons than the beds allow. Occupants need to bring their own linens, including bedding and towels. These camp rooms have access to male and female bathrooms which are tastefully and modestly laid out and very clean. These rooms are available for $15/night.
Laundry facilities, and a playground, a ball field and a gaga ball pit on the grounds will be available for use.
For more details on accommodations or to make a room reservation contact Katrina Paulus at the camp office directly:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (205) 338-3012
- Text: (256) 493-0393
Pell City, AL offers a variety of hotel options which are a 5-10 minute drive from the Bible Methodist Camp including:
- Holiday Inn Express, Pell City
- Comfort Suites, Pell City
- Hampton Inn, Pell City
- Quality Inn, Pell City
Schedule
Hot breakfast and lunch will be available to all registered conference participants. Supper will be your responsibility. There are a plethora of good food choices in Pell City. There are also outside tables and cafeteria tables for those who want to bring food in for supper, but no kitchen facilities will be available.
Tuesday January 25th
7:00-8:30am | Breakfast Served |
9:15-9:45am | Morning Devotions |
10:00-11:00am | 1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe “Constitutional Limits on Presidential Power” |
11:15am-12:15pm | 2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg “The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Lincoln, Pt 1” |
12:30-1:45pm | Lunch Served |
2:00-3:00pm | 3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner “The Presidency as God’s Servant Upholding God’s Law” |
3:15-4:15pm | 4th Session—Historian Bill Potter “John Tyler: President with Principles But Not a Party” |
7:00pm | 5th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback |
Wednesday January 26th
7:00-8:30am | Breakfast Served |
9:15-9:45am | Morning Devotions |
10:00-11:00am | 1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe “Forgotten Presidents: The Worst or the Best” |
11:15am-12:15pm | 2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg “The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Lincoln, Pt 2” |
12:30-1:45pm | Lunch Served |
2:00-3:00pm | 3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner “The Presidency and Biblical Economics” |
3:15-4:15pm | 4th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback |
7:00pm | 5th Session—Historian Bill Potter “James Knox Polk: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” |
Thursday January 27th
7:00-8:30am | Breakfast Served |
9:15-9:45am | Morning Devotions |
10:00-11:00am | 1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe “Will the Real Thomas Jefferson Please Stand Up” |
11:15am-12:15pm | 2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg “The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Davis, Pt 1” |
12:30-1:45pm | Lunch Served |
2:00-3:00pm | 3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner “The Presidency and Social Justice” |
3:15-4:15pm | 3rd Session—Historian Bill Potter “Two Pastor’s Kids: A Comparison—Cleveland and Wilson” |
7:00pm | 5th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback |
Friday January 28th
7:00-8:30am | Breakfast Served |
9:15-9:45am | Morning Devotions |
10:00-11:00am | 1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe “Luther on Executive Power” |
11:15am-12:15pm | 2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg “The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Davis, Pt 2” |
12:30-1:45pm | Lunch Served |
2:00-3:00pm | 2nd Session—Historian Bill Potter “Theodore Roosevelt: Child-Rearing Tactics Inside the Tornado” |
3:15-4:15pm | 4th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback |
7:00pm | 2nd Session—Historian Bill Potter “Herbert Hoover: A Quaker at War” |
For those who want an excursion, the heart of Birmingham is only twenty minutes down the road. Closer attractions include:
- Bucc-ee’s Outlet
- Shops of Grand River
- Bama Flea Market and Antique Mall
- Bass Pro Shop