As a special gift to former students of Ben Speer's Stamps-Baxter School of Music, the deadline for the early-bird registration discount for the Elijah Conference has been extended to Sunday, August 31, 2008. The full cost of the conference is $895 but if you register by August 31, 2008, you will pay only $795. The conference is filling up quickly so if you are planning to attend this exciting event, be sure to register by August 31 to receive this discount.

The Elijah Conference will take place Wednesday, October 15 through Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Smyrna, TN. If you haven't already done so, please check out the website for more information.

As a student of the Stamps-Baxter school, you have sat under Allison's teaching. The Elijah Conference will take that teaching to a new, more intensive level. The size of the conference guarantees that Allison will be able to work one-on-one with each of the artists in attendance. Seminars will be led by industry leaders such as Steve Allen, Johnny Minick, Jack Clark, Les Butler, Rebecca Irwin, and Kathi Mathis. We have just added a new seminar with producer Aaron Minick on recording an independent project.

Prayerfully consider attending this special conference, and be sure to pass along this newsletter to family and friends who have a desire to become more effective communicators in Christian music ministry. We hope to see you in October!