CONFERENCE AGENDA
OUR LINE UP OF TOPICS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, October 30, Registration
(7:00 PM to 8:30 PM)
Registration
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Dr. Jeanne Kuckelman - Kickoff Session - Taking Our Place
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, October 31, Conference Sessions
(8:45 AM to 4:05 PM)
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Pre-Session Coffee
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Address - Rev. Steven M. Baran
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Session #1 Drs. Richard and Phyllis Arno - Joint Session with the Founders
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
10 Minute Break (no food provided)
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
Session #2 Dr. Joshua Wells - Trauma and Temperament: ????, Spiritual Illness and Recovery
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM
5 Minute Break (no food provided)
11:15 AM -12:00 PM
Session #3 Dr. Deborah Skomba - Five-Fold Formula for Success: Aligning Your Inner Circle with God's Design
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Provided
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunchtime Roundtables with Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr (Online Only)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Sessions #4 and #5 Attorney David C. Gibbs III -
Maximum Counseling Ministry With Minimal Liability
2:15 PM -2:25 PM
10 Minute Break (no food provided)
2:25 PM - 3:10 PM
Session #6 Dr. Damita Lucas - Being Confident in the Temperament Counseling Framework
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM
10 Minute Break (no food provided)
3:20 PM- 4:05 PM
Session #7 Pastor Ronald Haskins - Building Blocks to Wholeness
4:05 PM - 5:00 PM
Stick around to network, socialize and capture memories at the NCCA photo booth
House Of Blues Friday Night Gospel Brunch
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM, House of Blues Friday Night Gospel Brunch for only attendees who have purchased tickets.
We always recommend connecting with someone for dinner. There are many great options, including the host hotel and several options around town. Trip Advisor excels in pinpointing top-notch local restaurants that cater to your preferred cuisine and the distance you wish to travel to enjoy it.
Saturday, November 1, Conference Sessions
(9:00 AM to 3:25 PM)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pre-Session Coffee
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Sessions #8 and 9 Dr. David Smuin and Dr. Kevin Hiscock- Spirit Directed Self Talk: Integrating Temperament and Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
10 Minute Break (no food provided)
10:25 AM -11:40 AM
Sessions #10 and 11 Dr. Trudy Simmons - Navigating Through Grief and Trauma
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
2026 and 2027 Conference Location Announcement
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Provided
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunchtime Roundtables with Dr. Robert J. Duncan, Jr (Online Only)
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Sessions #12 and #13 Bob Hamp - A Tour of Your Brain: Renewing the Mind, and Anatomy of a Stronghold
2:15 PM -2:25 PM
10 Minute Break (no food provided)
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM
Session #14 Speaker Panel
3:25 PM - 4:15 PM
Stick around to network, socialize, and capture memories at the NCCA photo booth
Saturday Evening
We always recommend connecting with someone for dinner. There are many great options, including the host hotel and several options around town. Trip Advisor excels in pinpointing top-notch local restaurants that cater to your preferred cuisine and the distance you wish to travel to enjoy it.
Sunday Morning: Sunrise Service
If you are staying at the hotel Saturday night, you can attend a member-led sunrise service on the beach directly behind the hotel on Sunday morning.
NCCA member Denise Dodson will lead this special time of fellowship and communion.
Sunrise should take place at 6:36 am. Finish the 2025 NCCA Conference with a time of worship while you take in God’s creation in the form of a beautiful Grand Strand sunrise!