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HERE'S THE 2024
WRITE ABOUT JESUS
​​SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

THIS MAY NOT BE PERFECT, BUT IT'S CLOSE! 

Schedule for Thursday, October 3


1 p.m. Final Registration Begins
Fellowship Hall


2 p.m. Master Class Concert
Worship Center


3 p.m. Welcome, Worship, Introductions
Worship Center


3:30 Compass Groups
Assigned Rooms


4:15 p.m. Class Session 1


Basics of Writing a Great Lyric
Taught by Jeff Bumgardner
Room 216


Writing a Great Melody (The Guitar Session)
Taught by Carl Cartee
Room 116


How to Co-write: Navigating Your Way To Success
Taught by Tony Wood and Jason Cox
Room 208


First Impressions and Lasting Results: 
The Common Mistakes Writers Must Avoid
Taught by Dave Clark
Room 222


Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
Room 209 - Donna King
Room 220 - Zane King


Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall - Randy Cox
Fellowship Hall - Jaquita Jenkins




5:15 p.m. - Dinner 
Gym and Fellowship Hall 
Alumni Cafe´in Fellowship Hall


6:30 p.m. Class Session 2
Thinking Outside the Box
Taught by Dave Clark
Room 208


How To Get The Most From This Weekend
Taught by Dixie Phillips
Room 216


How To Promote Your Songs and Songwriting 
on Social Media
Taught by Mary Alice Lovelace
Room 209


PANEL: WHAT I DO TO STAY INSPIRED
PANELISTS: Carl Cartee, 
Donna King, Tony Wood
Moderated by Dusty Wells
Room 222


Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
Room 209 - Jason Cox
Room 220 - Kenna West


Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall - Randy Cox
Fellowship Hall - Jaquita Jenkins
Fellowship Hall - Rick Shelton
Fellowship Hall - Dennis Dearing


7:30 p.m. - Class Session 3


LIVE-CO-WRITE
Songwriters Kenna West, Jason Cox, Jeff Bumgardner
Worship Center


The Basics of Writing a Great Lyric , Session 2
Taught by Tony Wood
Room 208


How I Write A Worship Song
Taught by Carl Cartee
Room 116 


PANEL: Writing Songs With Heart
PANELISTS: Gina Boe, Joel Lindsey, Donna King
MODERATOR: Mary Alice Lovelace
Room 222


Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
Room 209 - Dixie Phillips
Room 220 - TBA


(Continued) 7:30 p.m. - Class Session 3


Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
Room 209 - Dixie Phillips
Room 220 -


Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall - Dave Clark
Fellowship Hall - Joe Dan Cornett
Fellowship Hall -Dennis Dearing




8:30 p.m. - Compass Groups Informal Catch-up
FELLOWSHIP HALL 
9 p.m. - DISMISS


Your Schedule for Friday, October 4
8 a.m. - Breakfast
All-purpose Room & Fellowship Hall
9 a.m.  - General Session - Worship Center
Worship & Special Guest Jimmy Yeary


10:30 a.m. - Class Session 4


How to Pitch Your Own Songs
Taught by Kenna West
Room 208


How Good Structure Sets  You  Up For Success
Taught by Gina Boe and Jeff Bumgardner
Room 216


Come With Nothing, Leave With Hooks
Taught by Belinda Smith
R116


How To Write With An Artist
Taught by Tony Wood and Joel Lindsey
Room 223




PANEL: Going From Good to Great—The Re-writing Process
PANELISTS: Donna King, Dixie Phillips, Dave Clark
MODERATOR: Zane King
Room 222




Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
209 - Kenna West
220 - Belinda Smith


Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall - Rick Shelton
Fellowship Hall - Bryan Ward


11:30 a.m. -  Class Session 5


Writing For the Country Market
Taught by Jimmy Yeary
Room 208


The All-Important Hook
Taught by Donna King
Room 117






How Worship Songs Are Changing and Where the Genre Is Headed
Taught by: Holly Zabka, Carl Cartee, 
Jeff Bumgardner, Jason Cox
Room 116




How To Be Your Own Publisher
Taught by Zane King
Room 216




PANEL: What I Look For In a Writer
PANELISTS - Rick Shelton, Joe Dan Cornett, Randy Cox
MODERATOR: Mary Alice Lovelace
Room 222


Your Schedule for Friday, October 4 (continued)
Open Critique Sessions (Sign up at Registration)
Room 209 -Belinda Smith
Room 220 - TBA


Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall -Dusty Wells 


12:30 p.m.
LUNCH Iin Gym and Fellowship Hall


Songwriting Competition


1:30-3:30 p.m.
WORSHIP 1 - Holly Zabka, Carl Cartee - Room  208


CCM/POP/AC - Randy Cox, Tony Wood - Room 216


CCM/POP/AC - Joel Lindsey, Bryan Ward- Room 221


SOUTHERN GOSPEL 1 - Dixie Phillips, Zane King - Room 222


SOUTHERN GOSPEL 2 - Belinda Smith, Rick Shelton - Room 223


COUNTRY/INSPO COUNTRY - Jimmy Yeary, Donna King - Room 220


PRINT/CHORAL - Dave Clark, Russell Mauldin - Room 116


KIDS/NOVELTY/SPECIAL OCCASION - Jeff Bumgardner, Gina Boe  
Room 219


Non-competition Open Critique - Kenna West
Room 209


One-on-one session (for non-competition) - Dusty Wells


4 p.m. - Class 6
Dashboard Poets
Taught by Belinda Smith
Room 117


What You Absolutely Need to Know About Genres
Taught by Holly Zabka and Joel Lindsey
Room 116




Your Schedule for Saturday, October 5 (Continued)
9:30-10:20 a.m. - Class 7


How To Write A Musical 
Taught by Russell Mauldin, Jeff Bumgardner, and Gina Boe
Room 216




Music Business 101
Taught by Joe Dan Cornett
Room 208


Writing a Great Melody (The Keyboard Session)
Taught by Zane King
Room 116


PANEL: Co-writing From A-Z
PANELISTS: Belinda Smith, Kenna West, Sue C. Smith
MODERATOR - Rick Shelton
Room 222


Open Critique Sessions
Room 209 -  Randy Cox
Room 220 - Dennis Dearing




Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall   - Jaquita Jenkins
Fellowship Hall - Dusty Wells


10:30-11:20 a.m.  - Class 8


Writing Bluegrass Songs
Taught by Becky Buller and Donna Ulisse
Room 216


The Nashville Number System
Taught by Bryan Ward
Room 116


Using Pitch Perfect: Stewarding Your Songs Well
Taught by Joel Lindsey and Pitch Perfect creator Larry Hughes
Room 208


Making A Great Demo
Taught by Dennis Dearing
Room 117










PANEL: What To Do When You Leave Write About Jesus
PANELISTS: Dusty Wells, Donna King, Kenna West
MODERATOR: Holly Zabka
Room 222




Open Critique Sessions
Room 209 - Dixie Phillips
Room 220 - Jeff Bumgardner




Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall - Joel Lindsey
Fellowship Hall - Joe Dan Cronett
Fellowship Hall - Randy Cox




11:30-12:20 p.m.  - Class 9


Writing CCM/Pop/AC Songs
Taught by Tony Wood and Randy Cox
Room 208


Writing Southern Gospel Songs
Taught by Joel Lindsey
Room 116


Handling the Word with Spirit and Truth
Taught by Kenna West and Sue C. Smith
Room 216


 Last Chance Q & A
Taught by Rick Shelton
Room 222


Open Critique Sessions
Room 209 - Dixie Phillips
Room 220 - Carl Cartee




Alumni One on Ones
Fellowship Hall   - Joe Dan Cornett
Fellowship Hall  - Holly Ward


12:30 p.m. - Closing Session  
Worship Center


Thank yous, Awards, and Farewells
Worship Center






























































8:30 p.m. - Compass Groups Informal Catch-up







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