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

Family Rates

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Speaker & Session Info

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 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:

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

7:00-8:30amBreakfast Served
9:15-9:45amMorning Devotions
10:00-11:00am1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe
“Constitutional Limits on Presidential Power”
11:15am-12:15pm2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg
“The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Lincoln, Pt 1”
12:30-1:45pmLunch Served
2:00-3:00pm3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner
“The Presidency as God’s Servant Upholding God’s Law”
3:15-4:15pm4th Session—Historian Bill Potter
“John Tyler: President with Principles But Not a Party”
7:00pm5th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback

Wednesday January 26th

7:00-8:30amBreakfast Served
9:15-9:45amMorning Devotions
10:00-11:00am1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe
“Forgotten Presidents: The Worst or the Best”
11:15am-12:15pm2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg
“The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Lincoln, Pt 2”
12:30-1:45pmLunch Served
2:00-3:00pm3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner
“The Presidency and Biblical Economics”
3:15-4:15pm4th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback
7:00pm5th Session—Historian Bill Potter
“James Knox Polk: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say”

Thursday January 27th

7:00-8:30amBreakfast Served
9:15-9:45amMorning Devotions
10:00-11:00am1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe
“Will the Real Thomas Jefferson Please Stand Up”
11:15am-12:15pm2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg
“The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Davis, Pt 1”
12:30-1:45pmLunch Served
2:00-3:00pm3rd Session—Pastor Ben Gardner
“The Presidency and Social Justice”
3:15-4:15pm3rd Session—Historian Bill Potter
“Two Pastor’s Kids: A Comparison—Cleveland and Wilson”
7:00pm5th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback

Friday January 28th

7:00-8:30amBreakfast Served
9:15-9:45amMorning Devotions
10:00-11:00am1st Session—Col. John Eidsmoe
“Luther on Executive Power”
11:15am-12:15pm2nd Session—Dr. Ron Rumburg
“The Nation and Presidency in Crisis—Davis, Pt 2”
12:30-1:45pmLunch Served
2:00-3:00pm2nd Session—Historian Bill Potter
“Theodore Roosevelt: Child-Rearing Tactics Inside the Tornado”
3:15-4:15pm4th Session—Dr. Peter Lillback
7:00pm2nd 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