Friday, August 21, 2026
This schedule last updated 2026-06-05
| 8:00-10:00 AM | Exhibitors can set up tables |
| 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | EMNR Member Summit. For members of EMNR, Ratio Christi, and guests. Not open to the public |
| 1:00 PM | Registration for conference opens |
| 2:00-3:15 PM | Plenary #1 – L.L (Don) Veinot Jr, president of EMNR Ambassadors in the Age of Re-Enchantment: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore |
| 3:15-3:30 PM | Break (15 mins.) |
| 3:30-4:45 PM | Workshop #1 (Book of Mormon, Korean cults, Exit counseling, Tribal loyalty) |
| 4:45-6:30 PM | Dinner (1 hour, 45 minutes) |
| 6:30-7:30 PM | Workshop #2 (Black consciousness, the Bible, the Trinity with LDS and JWs, The Divine feminine) |
| 7:30-7:45 PM | Break (15 mins.) |
| 7:45-9:00 PM | Plenary #2 – Carl Teichrib The Challenge of Re-Enchantment: Where Do We Go From Here? |
Saturday, August 22, 2026
| 8:00-8:45 AM | Exhibitor tables and Registration open |
| 8:45-9:45 AM | Workshop #3 (Miracles, Cult prevention, the Quran, Polygamy) |
| 9:45-10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:00-11:15 AM | Plenary #3 – Mary Danielsen The Gnostic Empire in the Age of Re-Enchantment |
| 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM | Lunch (1 hour, 45 minutes) |
| 1:00-2:00 PM | Workshop #4 (Western spirituality, Demons, Don Williams, Baha’i Faith) |
| 2:00-2:15 PM | Break (15 mins.) |
| 2:15-3:30 PM | Plenary #4 – Roundtable Discussion – Mary Daniels will Moderate Panelists will include EMNR president Don Veinot, Carl Teichrib, and others (special guests ). |
| 3:30-3:45 PM | Break (15 mins.) |
| 3:45-4:45 PM | Workshop #5 (Biblical inerrancy, National Day of Prayer, the Quran on Jesus and Moses, Historic faith vs. false religions) |
| 4:45-5:00 PM | Break (15 mins) |
| 5:00-6:15 PM | Plenary #5 – Rev. Pablo Herrera The Challenge of Pastoring in the Age of Re-Enchantment |
Workshop Titles and Presenters
Workshop #1 – Friday, 3:30-4:45 PM
| Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Bill McKeever | Did the Eleven Witnesses Really See the Gold Plates? |
| Parlor | Chris V | History of the Korean Cults |
| SS #1 | Cab Malone | A Biblical Framework for Cult Exit Counseling and Care |
| Lounge | Barbara Pement | When We Make Culture a Value: Christ and Tribal Loyalty |
Bill McKeever is the founder/director of Mormonism Research Ministry that has been challenging the truth claims of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1979. MRM operates the Utah Christian Research Center and sponsors the daily radio program, Viewpoint on Mormonism. Bill lives in the Salt Lake City area with his wife Tammy. They have been married 50 years.
Chris V is a former member of a Korean cult named “Shincheonji”, or “New Heavens New Earth.” He works closely with the Bible Vaccine Center, and has been interviewed often on YouTube. Chris has helped over 1,000 cult members, primarily from Shincheonji, leave cultic movements and renew their relationship with Christ.
Cab Malone is a graduate of Phoenix Seminary (with additional studies at Talbot School of Theology). He has produced multiple apologetics programs over the years and currently hosts Urban Theologian, a livestream focused on theological growth through discussion, debate, and real-time engagement. Cab writes and speaks on New Religious Movements and Christianity and has been consulted by various outlets for his expertise on Black Israelism. He has lectured for Ratio Christi, Grand Canyon Seminary, and the American Academy of Religion. He regularly engages in public apologetics dialogue in the U.S. and abroad.
Barbara Pement, former Senior Editor of Cornerstone magazine in Chicago, is a writer, teacher, mother of three, and grandmother of three. Barbara grew up on Chicago’s Southside in Maple Park. Barbara joined Jesus People USA in her 20s where she met her husband Eric. They have been married for 45 years. Here life story with JPUSA is told in Was … Was That Jesus? 23 Years in a Jesus Commune (2024), detailing her incredible communal experience.
Workshop #2 – Friday, 6:30-7:30 PM
| Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Cab Malone | The Apologetics Response to the Black Conscious Community |
| Parlor | Jason Oakes | What Does My Bible Say? |
| SS #1 | Sanjay Merchant | How to Explain the Trinity to Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons |
| Lounge | Mark Harris | Understanding the Divine Feminine |
Cab Malone is a graduate of Phoenix Seminary (with additional studies at Talbot School of Theology). He has produced multiple apologetics programs over the years and currently hosts Urban Theologian, a livestream focused on theological growth through discussion, debate, and real-time engagement. Cab writes and speaks on New Religious Movements and Christianity and has been consulted by various outlets for his expertise on Black Israelism. He has lectured for Ratio Christi, Grand Canyon Seminary, and the American Academy of Religion. He regularly engages in public apologetics dialogue in the U.S. and abroad.
Jason David Oakes is an author, researcher, and pastor with over 20 years of experience, connecting the Christian academic world with everyday believers. He holds a Master of Divinity and a Bachelors in Church Ministry. Author of Sharing Jesus with the Cults and creator of the Why Does My Bible Say…? series, he simplifies translational differences to help readers confidently engage with God’s Word. His goal is to make scholarly insights accessible to the church.
Sanjay Merchant is a Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute and Pastor of Living Hope Bible Church, Roselle IL. He has a BS in computer engineering from the University of Southern California, and three earned master’s degrees: an MA in Theology (Talbot School of Theology), an MA in Philosophy (Talbot School of Theology), and an MA in Apologetics (Biola University). He has a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University.
Mark Harris, PhD, is the President of Spiritual Counterfeits Project. He is a former missionary to Russia, where he earned his doctorate in Intercultural Studies. He has taught acccounting and missions in Russia and other countries, and has been the CFO of several Christian organizations, including Frontier Ventures.
Workshop #3 – Saturday, 8:45-9:45 AM
| Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Donald Williams | The Tables Turned: Miracles and the Scientific Method |
| Parlor | John Pyon | Implementing Cult Prevention Training in the Local Church |
| SS #1 | Eric Pement | A Critical Look at the Quran |
| Lounge | Steve Lagoon | A Biblical Examination of Polygamy |
Donald T. Williams, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Toccoa Falls College and a past president of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of America, he has spent several summers training local pastors in Africa and India for Church Planting International. He is a border dweller, permanently camped out on the borders between serious scholarship and pastoral ministry, theology and literature, Narnia and Middle-earth. He is the author of fourteen books.
John Pyon is pursuing an MDiv at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary while co-directing the Bible Vaccine Center. I also serve as an Elder at GJH Ministry Cumberland Presbyterian Church and sit on the Young Adult Committee for the TN-GA Presbytery, leading young adult ministry for twelve churches in the TN-GA region. His passion is bringing pastoral care and apologetics together in a way that equips people to think clearly and stand firm in their faith. He cares deeply about helping local churches recognize and resist the theological drift and counterfeit spiritualities that are so prevalent today.
Eric Pement is one of two chapter directors for Ratio Christi at the University of North Florida. He has an MDiv from North Park Theological Seminary and an MBA from North Park University. A former EMNR director and past-president, he has been involved in Christian apologetics for over four decades. His special interests include Islam, LDS and RLDS, William Branham, the Urantia Book, UFO and UAP, channeling, and cult controversies. And Linux. And sed.
Steve Lagoon is the President of Religion Analysis Service, a Christian apologetics and counter-cult ministry based in Minnesota and publishers of the quarterly journal The Discerner since 1947. Steve has a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity degree, both from the University of Northwestern–Saint Paul. Steve is the author of numerous articles and books critiquing the cults and false teachers.
Workshop #4 – Saturday, 1:00-2:00 PM
| Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Mark Harris | East Beats West: The Transformation of Western Spirituality |
| Parlor | Ivani Greppi | The Demons are Coming |
| SS #1 | Donald Williams | The Five Elements: The Three Transcendentals and More |
| Lounge | Steve Lagoon | The Baha’i Faith: Putting Darkness for Light |
Mark Harris, PhD, is the President of Spiritual Counterfeits Project. He is a former missionary to Russia, where he earned his doctorate in Intercultural Studies. He has taught acccounting and missions in Russia and other countries, and has been the CFO of several Christian organizations, including Frontier Ventures.
Ivani Greppi is a retired registered nurse and the author of Cast Out: Chronicles of a Familiar Spirit and its Portuguese edition, Pandemônio: Crônicas de Um Espírito Familiar. Born in Brazil into a family of spiritists, she experienced supernatural encounters from a young age until her salvation in Jesus Christ in 1997. She has shared her testimony of demonic deliverance in online interviews, radio programs, and past EMNR Conferences.
Donald T. Williams, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Toccoa Falls College and a past president of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. An ordained minister in the Evangelical Free Church of America, he has spent several summers training local pastors in Africa and India for Church Planting International. He is a border dweller, permanently camped out on the borders between serious scholarship and pastoral ministry, theology and literature, Narnia and Middle-earth. He is the author of fourteen books.
Steve Lagoon is the President of Religion Analysis Service, a Christian apologetics and counter-cult ministry based in Minnesota and publishers of the quarterly journal The Discerner since 1947. Steve has a Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity degree, both from the University of Northwestern–Saint Paul. Steve is the author of numerous articles and books critiquing the cults and false teachers.
Workshop # 5 – Saturday, 3:45-4:45 PM
| Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary | Sarah Geis | Examining Inerrancy: Defending and Clarifying An Argument Under Fire |
| Parlor | David Clark | National Day of Prayer with Declaring and Decreeing |
| SS #1 | Eric Pement | Does the Quran Teach that Jesus was the Nephew of Moses? |
| Lounge | Susan and Joe Wolf | Historic Orthodox Faith Tenets vs. False Religions |
Sarah Geis is a Christian philosopher, apologist, and horse trainer with a Master’s degree in philosophy of religion from Denver Seminary. She did doctoral work on René Descartes at the University of Birmingham in the UK, and taught philosophy, ethics, and apologetics at Denver Seminary for nearly 8 years. She has published in journals, including the Christian Research Journal and Bibliotheca Sacra. Currently, Sarah hosts a podcast called The Philosophical Cowgirl, which blends Christian apologetics and practical philosophy with her cowgirl background. Sarah strives to combine academic rigor with down-to-earth clarity in apologetics, ethics, and worldview education.
David Clark is a Christian countercult apologist, a professional Thought Reform consultant, and a court-certified expert on cults. He was a member of Church of the Living Word from 1972 to 1974. This pseudo-Christian movement, also known as “The Walk,” was a predecessor to the New Apostolic Reformation. In 1983, Clark was a script writer and associate producer for Vain Glory, a documentary by filmmaker Tony Cox, who joined the Walk after his marriage to Yoko Ono collapsed. In recent years, David has been an instructor on cults for the Pastor’s Bible College, Hyderabad, India.
Eric Pement is one of two chapter directors for Ratio Christi at the University of North Florida. He has an MDiv from North Park Theological Seminary and an MBA from North Park University. A former EMNR director and past-president, he has been involved in Christian apologetics for over four decades. His special interests include Islam, LDS and RLDS, William Branham, the Urantia Book, UFO and UAP, channeling, and cult controversies. And Linux. And sed.
Joe and Susan Wolf formed OddDuck Ministries out of a desire to help people learn about the pseudo-Christian religions. By first teaching the difference between the non-negotiables of Christianity vs what is open for discussion, they then compare it all to the false religion’s beliefs. Their intention is to give people tools to be able to discern for themselves the difference between a false religion and sound doctrine.