Like a Tree Conference
"He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers." (Psalm 1:3)
Join us April 29 in Michigan City, Indiana for SMF's first Scripture Memory Conference of 2025. SMF's staff will provide practical and motivational workshops on why and how to make Scripture memory a way of life. Wherever you are in your Scripture memory journey, you'll discover tools, resources, and encouragement to hide God's Word in your heart even more effectively.
Where: 7287 W. Johnson Road, Michigan City, IN 46360
When: April 26, 2025
Start Time: 10:15 a.m. // End Time: 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Schedule
10:15 a.m. Opening prayer and song
10:30 a.m. (Break Out Sessions) Adults: Delighting in God’s Word Children: The Bible Memory Survival Kit
11:30 a.m. (Break Out Sessions) Adults: Tools of the Trade Children: The Bible Memory Survival Kit
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. (All Ages) Recitation: Upper Room Discourse
2:00 p.m. Closing remarks
The Speakers
Dakota Lynch | Executive Director
Workshops
Delighting in God's Word
Tools of the Trade
Dakota started memorizing Scripture as an early teenager. The verses he memorized in these formative years transformed his spiritual walk, helping him navigate his parents' divorce and overcome severe depression. Dakota’s testimony mirrors that of the psalmist: “If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction” (Psa. 119:92).
After two years of memorizing Scripture on his own, Dakota discovered Scripture Memory Fellowship at a local homeschool conference. SMF’s resources and emphasis on community helped Dakota take his Bible memory to the next level, strengthening his conviction that Scripture memory should be embraced as a normal part of the Christian life. In 2015, Dakota began full-time ministry with SMF and later married his coworker, Laura. As SMF’s Executive Director, Dakota oversees program development and manages the day-to-day operations of Scripture Memory Fellowship. He is also the developer of VerseLocker, SMF's free mobile app.
Hannah Kohner | Digital Ministry Coordinator
Workshops
The Bible Memory Survival Kit (youth track)
Hannah's passion for Scripture memorization ignited as a teenager after competing in the National Bible Bee for several years. After the in-depth study of Scripture significantly transformed her life, she took up the challenge to internalize what she learned through memorization. Hannah now resides in Texas and enjoys traveling, studying Scripture, and exploring the outdoors. You can also find her spending her time on audio and video editing, writing, photography, and graphic design - all hobbies she carries into her full-time work as SMF’s Digital Ministry Coordinator.
Chad Boss | Board Member
Recitation
Upper Room Discourse
Chad Boss lives in Western Michigan with his wife, Lindy, and their seven children. He works as a software developer and IT specialist on government contracts. He began the purposeful memorization of scripture in 2011 and shortly thereafter became connected with Scripture Memory Fellowship. Since 2018, Chad has served on the board of directors of SMF. He enjoys the process of internalizing scripture and the spiritual blessings that come with it.