2025 The Pen and The Sword
Ephesians 4:29 (AR) · Apr 25-26, 2025
The Pen and The Sword is a a Stoa NITOC-modeled tournament hosted by Ephesians 4:29 Speech and Debate Club
Welcome to The Pen and The Sword Tournament
Check out our Community Judge's Page
Bentonville, AR, April 25-26, 2025
Tournament Location
First Landmark Baptist Church
206 SE 28th St
Bentonville, AR 72712
Map to First Landmark Baptist Church
We are so excited to host again this year. Come! Have Fun! Get your Checks!
Awards After-Party event!!!
We are praying for the tournament, each participant, judge, parent, and family.
All hands on deck are appreciated for judging, crowd control, and keeping to the schedule. Your help and expertise is vital to run a great tournament.
If you need further assistance, you may contact Michelle Johnson at penandsword.ar@gmail.com.
Check out the Siloam Sizzler page for LD debate.
Held in conjunction with the Siloam Sizzlers LD Tournament that will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025
You will need to register for BOTH tournaments if you wish to compete for the whole weekend.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Parli Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior's
- Jr Apologetics Juniors
- Jr Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Juniors
- Jr Expos Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Interpretation Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Tue 03/25/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 2:00 am Thu 03/27/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Mon 04/07/2025 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 10:00 pm Thu 04/17/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 7:00 am Sun 04/20/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 5:00 pm Sat 04/26/2025 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.