1ST Annual Covenant Conference

fEBRUARY 7TH, 2026

The CHURCH commission: An ECCLESIOCENTRIC VIEW ON EVANGELSIM

Covenant Conference

Family Conference Ticket
$50.00
McAlister's Deli - For lunch
$9.00
Individual Conference Ticket
$35.00

SPEAKERS

  • Garrett Craw

    Garrett Craw grew up on military bases worldwide during the Cold War.   Before his senior year in high school, he walked through Stonehenge, exhibited artwork in Germany, and climbed Mount Fuji. Rev. Craw is a graduate of Covenant Theological Seminary and has thirty years of experience planting and leading churches in Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, TX. In this capacity, he served as a leader on a national and international level within the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC). Garrett served in the United States Marine Corps and is a black belt in judo who still competes in Master’s tournaments.

  • Joel Ellis

    Joel Ellis was raised in a Christian home and has been in full-time preaching and pastoral ministry since late 1998. From 1998-2013 Joel served congregations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia and was invited to teach in other parts of the country and in eastern Europe. He has been the pastor of Reformation Church in Arizona (originally called Community Christian Church) since 2013. Joel and his wife, Kirstie, have five children, all of whom were homeschooled and are faithfully serving the Lord.

  • Kyle Lammott

    Kyle Lammott is a Theopolis Fellow and is pastor of Exodus Church in Wichita, KS.

  • Matt Dealy

    Matt Dealy is a husband, father, member of All Saints Presbyterian Church, and third year MDiv candidate at the Reformed Evangelical Seminary. He lives in Celina TX with his three best girls: Allie, Ruby, and Aravis.

  • Sammie Hargrave

    Sammie is a native of Missouri who lived in Wichita KS, where he previously served as a pastoral intern at Exodus Church. Recently ordained in the CREC, he now pastors Kings Covenant Reformed Church. He is currently studying theology at Reformed Evangelical Seminary. He is a devoted husband and father of two, with a third child on the way. Sammie is also an avid powerlifter, bringing energy and discipline to his training as well as his ministry.

  • Ben Walton

    Ben Walton is a Chorister and Deacon at King’s Cross Reformed Church in Austin.  A native Texan, he obtained a B.A. in Christian Philosophy from Whitefield College in 2007 and a J.D. from Liberty University School of Law in 2010.  Ben resides in Buda, Texas, with his wife and their three young daughters.


Conference Schedule

fEBRUARY 7TH, 2026

Conference Schedule

7:00 am – Check-In Opens
7:30–8:00 am – Arrival & Welcome
8:00–8:30 am – Matins
8:45–10:15 am – Talk 1 — Rev. Joel Ellis
10:15–10:30 am – Coffee & Fellowship Break
10:30 am–12:00 pm – Talk 2 — Rev. Kyle Lammott
12:00–1:15 pm – Lunch
1:15–2:15 pm – Breakout Sessions
    Ben Walton, Matt Dealy, Rev. Sammie Hargrave
    30-minute presentations with Q&A
2:30–4:00 pm – Talk 3 — Rev. Garrett Craw
4:00–4:15 pm – Break
4:15–5:15 pm – Panel Discussion & Q&A
5:30–6:00 pm – Vespers (Evening Prayer)
7:00 pm – Family Dance (Called by Ben Walton)

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