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Pre Conference  Monday    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Register PREPARE/ENRICH - Certification Training
The Customized Version of PREPARE/ENRICH (6th Version) has just been released (January 2009) and is the most advanced couple assessment tool available. The online format automatically customizes itself to fit the unique stage and structure of each couple’s relationship. New features include: over 100 customized scales; Couple’s Workbook with over 20 feedback exercises; revised Facilitator Reports; Couple’s Report designed for couples to keep; and new Personality Scales, a Stress Profile, and a Commitment section included with every inventory. More Details 		P1001 Peter Larson, Ph.D. and Matthew Turvey, Psy.D.
This class has an additional cost of $75
  Certification Training
Register Reconciling Troubled Marriages-Certification Training
Our intent is that the couples who participate will walk away with the following: 1. An understanding of the layers of ministry of reconciliation for marriages in crisis (and its Biblical foundation) 2. An action plan to put together a “first response team” at their church/community (dealing effectively with the first phases of supporting marriages in crisis). This will include training in the Marriage 911 curriculum from Joe and Michelle Williams 3. Tangible and hands-on tools to use with couples in crisis (how to walk through the process of reconciliation) We will utilize our Marriage on the Mend book and workbook for this section of the training. 4. Important issues to consider in ministering to individuals who are separated. 5. Information on AFFORDABLE resources and support for individuals who are separated and couples who are in crisis (especially due to today’s economy). 6. Informal Q and A with the trainers (we will be available to hammer out the tough issues (infidelity recovery, addiction, etc. facing many of today’s churches/communities in dealing with this topic)

Attendees will receive:
2 - Training Manuals
1 - Marriage on the Mend book
1 - Yes Your Marriage Can Be Saved bk
 More Details 		P1002 Clint Bragg and Penny Bragg, M.S. and Joe Williams and Michelle Williams
This class has an additional cost of $24
  Certification Training
Session 1  Tuesday    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Register Creating And Conducting Marriage Enrichment Seminars In Churches And The Community
This seminar emphasizes local church or community personnel conducting marriage enrichment seminars on an ongoing basis. The content, resources to use, ways in which to engage participants for maximum learning, methodology and teaching approaches, and varieties of enrichment models will be presented. More Details 		101 H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Register Seven Essential Theological Foundations For Family Ministry - Part 1
Building a healthy family ministry does not begin with the right programs. It starts with the right core convictions based on Scripture. In this workshop, a dynamic panel of pastors and leaders will encourage you to wrestle with seven biblical foundations for family ministry, and how to begin building ministry on them. More Details 		102 Greg Braly and Ben Freudenburg, M.A. and Rob Rienow, D.Min. and Peter Rothermel
Register Reconciling Troubled Marriages - Even With An Unwilling Spouse!
What is your first response when someone tells you their spouse wants out of the marriage? Regardless of what materials or resources you use at your church, learn how to be a “First Responder” and bring down the divorce rate in your community! This workshop is for pastors and lay leaders. More Details 		103 Joe Williams and Michelle Williams
Register Ministering To Children Of Divorce In Churches Today
A panel presentation and discussion that will bring light to the issues, concepts and practical tools for church leaders to connect and minister to children of divorce. Subjects will include behavioral issues, practical ways to reach these hurting kids and connecting with teens on a deeper level. More Details 		104 Robyn Besemann and Linda Ranson Jacobs and Krista Smith
Register Connecting Through Mentoring
This workshop addresses the importance of properly connecting couples, and how vital it is to the success of a mentoring ministry. More Details 		105 Dewey Wilson and Lynne Wilson
Register Stepfamily Basics - What Every Church Leader Must Know
Stepfamilies can look the same as a “first family”, yet their family dynamics involve interactions with several households. This foundational course will identify the unique issues that stepfamilies must learn to navigate including stepfamily characteristics, myths, and stages of development. Basic coaching parameters will be presented to help participants address the needs of the stepfamilies in their local churches and communities. More Details 		106 Porter Shellhammer and Joanie Shellhammer
Register Couple Coaching - Designing A Joint Vision As A Team Of Two
In this busy world of fast-paced craziness, ministry leadership couples or pastors and wives often find themselves in parallel but separate ministries. This workshop is designed for couples to coach other married couples who are interested in having a ministry together as a Team of Two. Discover foundational coaching skills and receive a step-by-step method for assisting couples to create and implement their joint vision. More Details 		107 Dave Lind, M.A. Min. and Dawn Lind, M.A.T.
Register Common Sexual Myths And Misinformation Taught In The Church
Sexual myths and misinformation abound in the church. This workshop pulls from current research and knowledge in sexology to provide accurate answers to sexual issues that teach God’s Truth with integrity. More Details 		108 Michael Sytsma, Ph.D.
Register PREPARE To Last: Help Dating, Engaged And Newlywed Couples Laugh, Learn & Grow
Help premarital and newlywed couples laugh, learn, and grow in the knowledge and skills they need to be successful. This “teach out of the box” program from PREPARE/ENRICH features a new online Couple Checkup assessment and comprehensive DVD-based teaching. More Details 		109 Matthew Turvey, Psy.D.
Register Helping Parents And Teachers Understand The Conscience As A Tool For Spiritual Growth
The Bible talks about two inner motivations, the conscience and the Holy Spirit. They aren't the same and their differences provide parents and teachers with greater insight into helping kids become inner motivated. Of course, that means that leaders must equip parents to teach children to develop significant sensitivity in these areas. This session will show you how. More Details 		110 Joanne Miller and Dr. Scott Turansky
Session 2  Tuesday    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Register Turning Families That Hurt Into Families That Heal
The workshop session will give an overview of our nine-hour communication workshop and the material we would be sharing if we have a train the trainer session at the end of the conference. It will teach people (couples) how to more effectively communicate with each other about difficult issues. Four skills are modeled, taught and experienced by the participants. More Details 		201 Tom Rodgers, Ph.D. and Beverly Rodgers, Ph.D.
Register Seven Essential Theological Foundations For Family Ministry - Part 2
Join us for part two of this essential workshop as we ground ourselves in a compelling vision for marriage, parenting, singleness, family, church leadership, and more! If you are not able to attend the first part of this workshop, we would love to have you join us for part 2. More Details 		202 Greg Braly and Ben Freudenburg, M.A. and Rob Rienow, D.Min. and Peter Rothermel
Register Basic Spiritual First Aid
This workshop will cover the basic steps involved in spiritual first aid. Attendees will learn how to effectively minister and help hurting people from a solid biblical perspective that includes a simple to understand, simple to implement model. More Details 		203 John Thurman, M.Div. and H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Register Building A Community-Wide Marriage And Family Initiative
A strategy for helping churches work with other sectors of the community to develop an effort where marriages and families are strengthened, nurtured, and encouraged with a long-term, community-wide initiative. Different sectors include: faith, education, business, legal, medical, social, etc. This initiative allows churches to conduct necessary marriage and family ministry and to expand marriage and family ministry outside the four walls of the church in an effort to meet the needs and desires of non-faith based segments of the community. More Details 		204 Julie Baumgardner, M.S.
Register The Couple Checkup
Improve the impact of your program by adding a comprehensive Couple Checkup. Learn more about this new online assessment tool, free Discussion Guides, free Leader’s Guides, and free Group Summaries. More Details 		205 Peter Larson, Ph.D. and Matthew Turvey, Psy.D.
Register Theology Of Divorce And Remarriage
To effectively minister to single parents and stepfamilies, one must develop a personal theology of divorce and remarriage. Key Biblical texts are examined and illustrated to facilitate this process. More Details 		206 Jeff Parziale, Ph.D. and Judi Parziale, Ph.D.
Register Spiritual Vitality For The Team Of Two
Regardless of the type of ministry you are involved in, you will be much more effective when you and your spouse are connecting spiritually through intentional prayer as a couple. This workshop will inspire you with one couple’s story, challenge you spiritually and give you practical tools to apply in your own marriage and in training others. More Details 		207 Patrick Six, M.Div. and Dwaina Six
Register Developing Ministries To Families In Abuse
This session is designed to help churches develop ministries to both survivors of domestic violence, and batterers. We will introduce those attending to the basics of power and control, the pitfalls of working with families affected by abuse, and basic intervention techniques to abusive men. More Details 		208 Ron Clark, D.Min.
Register The Best But Most Overlooked Way To Save Marriages
Most couples who decide to get engaged do so with very little outside input or help – yet this is one of the most important decisions they will ever make. Once engaged, 90% of couples will go through with the wedding. But tragically, around 70% of these couples will later regret they married the person they did – even if they lived together before marriage! The BEST time to help couples get ready for marriage is before they get engaged. This workshop will equip you to start a pre-engagement ministry, or strengthen an already existing one, so that you can do a better job of helping couples and singles before they decide to get married. More Details 		209 Dave Gudgel, M.Div; D.Min
Register A Picture of Parenting in Today's America
This workshop will focus on recent parenting research data gathered by LifeWay Research as part of a parent project known as The Parent Adventure, written by the conference leaders and Rodney’s wife, Selma Wilson. Conferees will not only hear a summary of the data, but will collaborate on how to best apply this current “snapshot” of parent views and attitudes to their local ministry setting. More Details 		210 Rodney Wilson, M.A.
Session 3  Tuesday    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Register Building A Marriage Ministry From The Ground Up
This workshop offers encouragement and direction about beginning and building a comprehensive marriage ministry in a church. Drawing on the personal experience of the presenters, the workshop offers teaching about the need for marriage ministry, stirs up passion to lead marriage ministry, and offers steps for building a healthy, life-giving, on-going ministry for the couples in your church. More Details 		301 Richard May, M.A. and JeannaLynn  May
Register Building Ministries Of Adoption And Foster Care In Your Church
There are millions of children in the US and around the world who need families, and who need Jesus. The Christian family is the most powerful tool to rescue these children and lead them to Christ. In this workshop, you will learn how to equip families in your church to rescue children at risk through the ministry of adoption or foster care. Paul and Jill Keenon have ministered to over 300 foster children in their home and founded Open Door for Teens, inc. 20 years ago. Paul & Jill have eleven children of their own, seven of which are adopted. More Details 		302 Paul Keenon and Jill Keenon
Closed Tangible Tools To Support Couples In Crisis
When couples are in crisis, where do they turn? What are some concrete tools for marriages in need of reconciliation? As the divorce rate in our churches continues to grow at an alarming rate, we must be intentional about supporting couples who find themselves on the brink of separation or divorce.This workshop will provide participants with a dynamic relational model to guide and support the implementation of reconciliation ministries in local churches and other ministry settings. In addition, this workshop will feature tangible tools and a variety of resources that will help leaders work more effectively with couples in crisis and build a strong support system to reconcile troubled marriages. Clint and Penny Bragg will share experiences from their own marriage reconciliation testimony as well as unique experiences from their work as marriage missionaries as they apply to the principles covered in the workshop. More Details 		303 Clint Bragg and Penny Bragg, M.S.
Register Overcoming The Effects Of Trauma And Crisis On Children
Trauma and crisis include natural disasters such as a hurricanes or man made disasters such as terrorist attacks or the breakup of a family. Learn ways your own children’s leaders can play an important role in helping children recover and move forward. More Details 		304 Linda Ranson Jacobs and Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed.
Register Marriage Mentoring: 12 Conversations For Building Stronger Marriages
Learn how to organize a proactive marriage mentoring program in your congregation and engage in intergenerational ministry using the wisdom of healthy committed couples, their stories, and friendships to mentor younger marriages for a lifetime of love. A brief survey of marriage growth/mentoring programs will be provided along with a training overview of the 12 Conversations. More Details 		305 Ed Gray, Ed.D. and Rhonda Gray
Register Remarriage Preparation: Helping Couples Beat the Odds
Preparing couples for remarriage is very different. We will address the key adjustment areas: children, finances, living arrangements and ex-spouses. You will learn how to guide a couple through developing "non-negotiables" - practical items that don't get discussed when "in love." More Details 		306 Gordon Taylor, M.A. and Carri Taylor, C.C.S.T.
Register StrongFamilies Innovations Alliance: To Create An Innovation Movement Among Evangelical Churches That Seeks To Turn The Tide By Acknowledging The Home As The Center of God's Redemptive Strategy
In April 2007, leaders from 14 evangelical churches gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona to launch a two-year innovation process. From the nation’s largest congregation to a recent church plant, participants represented churches from a wide range of sizes and traditions. They came together around a common recognition that generational faith-transference must be a key priority for the local church. Now that this phase of the Innovations Alliance is complete we have relevant information and practical tools for ministries and churches to implement. More Details 		307 Jeff Thibault, M.A. and John Trent, Ph.D.
Register Celebration Of Sex For Newlyweds
Sexuality is that crucial element in marriage that keeps couples from simply becoming roommates over the years. In God’s design, sex and an intimate marriage can never be separated. Newlywed couples need to understand how to develop a healthy sexual intimacy in their marriage rather than be influenced by cultural myths and misunderstandings. More Details 		308 JoAnn Kraft, M.A.
Register 12 Steps To Engage The Engaged In Your Premarital Program
Frustrated with how your marriage preparation ministry is going? Tired of excuses couples give for not completing the requirements? Transform your premarital program and the couples who participate in it by following the twelve simple steps taught in this workshop. Walk away with a new or revitalized plan to maximize your time with engaged couples. Participants receive free templates to take their program to the next level! More Details 		309 K. Jason Krafsky, M.A.
Register Top Five Issues Parents Want Coaching - Develop A Customized Parent's Coaching Plan For Your Unique Family Ministry Setting
Parents want to be a positive influence on their children, but many struggle with their role as parents. The participant will discover the top 5 issues parents are asking for coaching in, and how you can address these in your family ministry setting. • What is my job as a parent and how will I know if I’m successful? • How can we challenge the negative elements of the culture, like a sense of entitlement and materialism? • My approach to discipline doesn’t seem to be working. Help! • How do we make time for each other? How much enrichment is enough? • How do we bring The Shema to life in the digital era? More Details 		310 Timothy  Smith, M.A.
Session 4  Wednesday    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Closed Service & Sacrifice: A New Model For A Maximum Marriage
Learning to live like Christ has always meant learning to lead by serving. Infrequently, however, do we learn a true servant-model in marriage…yet that is the model we are called to follow. There is a growing body of empirical research that demonstrates that the most fulfilled in their marriages are those who live by a service and sacrifice model. Come and learn the research, the methods, and the model. More Details 		401 Tim Gardner, M.A., D.Min.
Register How To Build Family Ministry With Proven Models
Churches around the country are doing innovative things to strengthen marriages, partner with parents, and transform families into discipleship centers. You will learn models that are being tested and proven in churches of a wide range of sizes and denominations. You won’t want to miss out on Ben’s decades of experience in helping churches become “intentional family forming centers.” More Details 		402 Ben Freudenburg, M.A.
Register Spiritual First Aid Part #2: Dealing With Loss
This workshop will focus on training Spiritual First Aid providers with tools and a skill set that will help them have an effective and powerful impact with individuals who are processing losses in their lives. More Details 		403 John Thurman, M.Div. and H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Register Marketing Your Marriage And Family Ministry To The Masses
Participants will learn effective strategies for marketing their marriage and family ministries to the community utilizing a variety of media mediums which will allow them to better serve their community at large. Handouts, powerpoint, video and group discussion will be used to teach strategies. More Details 		404 Julie Baumgardner, M.S.
Register PREPARE/ENRICH: Overview Of The New Customized Version
Learn about the exciting new advancements in assessing relationships (dating, engaged or married couples) with an overview of the Customized Version of PREPARE/ENRICH – just released in January of 2009. More Details 		405 Peter Larson, Ph.D. and Matthew Turvey, Psy.D.
Register Stepfamily 911: Crisis Intervention For Stepcouples
Predictable hot issues that cause stepfamily crisis are: stepparenting, the couple relationship, and finances. First marriages are “apples,” second marriages are “oranges.” Counseling stepcouples from the wrong paradigm will create more problems. Learn easy-to-use tools to identify the crisis, provide the right information, calm the crisis, and normalize their relationship development. More Details 		406 Gordon Taylor, M.A. and Carri Taylor, C.C.S.T.
Register Moving Men From Isolation Into Brotherhood
A majority of men who attend church are living isolated lives. These men are lonely, unfruitful and potentially dangerous. This workshop will offer current models of how to reach the hearts of men and move them into Christ centered relationships with other men. More Details 		407 Brian  Doyle
Register Facing Nabal: Addressing Men Who Abuse In Christian Homes
Domestic violence is as prevalent in the Christian home as in the culture at large. Members of the faith community face unique challenges in addressing this issue but with few tools available. The purpose of this workshop is to understand how our theology can help or impede health in the home and our witness in the community. More Details 		408 Patricia Warford, Psy.D.
Register Abstinence Until Marriage And Healthy Relationship Education And The Church
A presentation of a Character based Abstinence Until Marriage and Healthy Relationship program with components that integrate the Church and Home in getting this much needed message to our youth, homes and our communities in order to strengthen marriages and families both currently and in the future. More Details 		409 Greg Williams
Register Transforming Co-habiting Families - Overcoming The Myth Of "Serial Monogamy" And The Damage To Children And Parents.
In the face of epidemic fragmentation of first marriages, many choose to avoid marriage altogether. This is the fastest growing “alternative family” group in our society. Rather than avoiding the pain of broken commitment, the lack of adult commitment is possibly the most harmful for parents and children. Instead of an enlightened outcome, long-term familial bonds are destroyed. This is an enormous outreach opportunity. More Details 		410 Jeff Parziale, Ph.D. and Judi Parziale, Ph.D. and Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed.
Session 5  Wednesday    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Register Healthy Marriages: Leveraging Fireproof, The Love Dare and much more…
Fireproof has spread a message of hope to millions of couples. More importantly, it ignited a continued interest in marriage ministry and the need for ministries and churches to provide resources to couples. More Details 		501 Eric Garcia
Register Visionary Parenting: Equipping Parents To Disciple Their Children
Most church leaders believe that parents and grandparents are to be the primary spiritual trainers of their children. But is it really happening in your church? Do your youth and children’s ministries equip the parents, or do the work of discipleship apart from them? In this workshop, you will learn dynamic biblical messages that you can share with the families of your church that will inspire them to embrace God’s call to disciple their children. More Details 		502 Rob Rienow, D.Min.
Register Ministering To The Woman Who Is Separated
When marital separation occurs, most people expect divorce to follow. But these marriages can be healed. Workshop leaders, Linda Rooks, author of Broken Heart on Hold, Surviving Separation, and her husband Marv are prime examples. Their own marriage survived a three-year separation. This workshop will take a unique look into the mind and emotions of a separated woman so participants can offer her the support she needs to heal her marriage. Participants will learn some of the keys to bringing about healing and reconciliation and will be introduced to effective programs and resources they can use in their home church. After taking this workshop, participants will be able to minister to separated women with new hope and understanding for the possibilities of reconciliation, and have the resources to bring it about. More Details 		503 Linda Rooks and Marvin Rooks, J.D.
Register Reeling In The Single Parent Families In Your Community (And What To Do With Them Once You've Got Them In The Boat)
Single parent families now represent the largest group of households with children in our culture and 95% don’t attend church regularly. How do we welcome them as members of our family without compromise? How do we serve them? How do we lead them to a “new normal” in Christ? More Details 		504 Robyn Besemann and Elsa Kok Colopy and Linda Ranson Jacobs and Krista Smith and Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed.
Register Training And Equipping Marriage Mentors To Mentor The 21st Century Marriage
Takes a look at the amazing impact marriage mentoring is having in our Christian culture. We’ll also look at intentional tools and techniques mentors can use to enrich or restore Christian marriages within the church. More Details 		505 Dewey Wilson and Lynne Wilson
Register Strengthening Stepfamily Marriages - From Mentoring To Retreats
Why do remarriages end in divorce more often than first marriages? In this workshop we’ll explore several methods for helping stepcouples maintain strong, vibrant marriages-- couple check-up, mentoring, enrichment classes and small group support. Learn how to come alongside stepcouples and help them confront and learn from their pasts, align their expectations, set realistic goals for their family, and communicate effectively. Help put a stop to recidivistic divorce! More Details 		506 Susan Hetrick, M.Div.
Register Communicating As A Team Of Two…Simple But Not Easy
The concept of Team of Two is a great idea, however all great ideas deteriorate to hard work. One component of that hard work involves great communication skills, which couples often lack. When stress comes, couples tend to retreat to the isolation of doing ministry alone - which destroys the team. This workshop is designed to unite the team by providing effective communication tools. More Details 		507 Dave Lind, M.A. Min. and Dawn Lind, M.A.T.
Register Sex Education For Parents: "Back to BASEX"
Back to the BASEX is a program to educate, equip and empower parents to be the most significant sex educators in their children and teens lives. More Details 		508 Deborah Wade, MFT
Register Working Through The Hard Issues In Premarital Counseling
When working with premarital couples we are sometimes faced with issues of pregnancy, excessive alcohol use, drug use, abuse, high levels of conflicts, difficult family dynamics, pornography use, debt and/or personality difficulties. Working through tough issues changes the dynamic of premarital counseling and requires more skills and resources to help couples resolve issues before marriage. Learn how to help couples understand the necessity of dealing with the significant issues before the wedding. More Details 		509 JoAnn Kraft, M.A.
Register Preparing Parents To Engage Children In Service And Evangelism
How are parents presently cultivating the vision and practice of Christian service and evangelism in their child’s life? What is the Biblical mandate for parents and children in this area of ministry? When is the best time to integrate a child into ministry? What Kingdom principles do children see as important for them in their lives? How can we best support parents and create ministry opportunities towards this direction? More Details 		510 Gary Kniseley
Session 6  Wednesday    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Cancelled Foundation Groups: A Ministry To Newly-Married Couples
The purpose of this workshop is to explore the advantages and benefits of a long-term small group experience on the formative years of Christian marriage. While there are many efforts to prepare couples for marriage and many interventaions to help when marriages are distressed, the unique niche of Foundation Groups for couples in their first few years of marriage is examined. Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas has implemented such a one-year experience for couples that are married less than three years. More Details 		601 Chip Dickens, Ph.D. and Scott Kedersha, Th.M. and John McGee, Th.M.
Register Turning Children's Ministry Into Family Ministry
You have a traditional Children’s Ministry. Kids get dropped off. You take care of the rest! What will it take to partner with parents and grandparents to help them take the lead in the spiritual lives of their kids? Greg Braly will share with you ideas that will assist you in making a long-term impact in your evangelism and discipleship of the next generation. More Details 		602 Greg Braly
Register Spiritual First Aid Part #3: Building Biblical Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks in life, relationships and business and move forward with a new found faith, purpose and intentionality. This course will review both biblical data and current research on ways to develop resilience and biblical thinking. More Details 		603 John Thurman, M.Div. and H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Register Outreach To The Un-churched - Ministry Through The Family Court
Family Court is on the front line in the current war against the Family. Hear about co-parenting and marital counseling classes and programs that will enable the next generation of children of divorce to become competent adults. Learn how to develop Truth-based transformational programs while dealing with “Church and State” issues. The courts and government agencies are swamped. Put your church back in the DNA of the community by serving their needs. More Details 		604 Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed.
Register Sacred Sex: Celebrating True Oneness In Marriage
When physical pleasure is the highest goal of sex, it will fail to fully satisfy. “Sacred Sex” presents a Biblically-based, research-demonstrated approach to helping couples gain a deeper awareness of the spiritual and emotional components of sexual intimacy that will lead couples to increased sexual satisfaction. Discover methods to transform sexual intimacy from a battlefield to a God-honoring spiritual and emotional union. Presented with professionalism – and sense of humor. More Details 		605 Tim Gardner, M.A., D.Min.
Register Ministering To Stepfamilies In The Local Church - Best Practices
How do you effectively minister to the stepfamilies in and outside your church? What programs work best and how or when do you use them? What keeps stepfamilies from responding? Learn how to reach the stepfamilies in your church and community through the development of relationships, trust and strategic programs. More Details 		606 Jeff Parziale, Ph.D. and Judi Parziale, Ph.D.
Register Establishing A Marriage Ministry In A Church As A Team Of Two
This workshop offers encouragement and direction about beginning and building a comprehensive marriage ministry in a church as Team of Two. Emphasizing the involvement of couples in building a marriage ministry, the workshop offers teaching about the need for marriage ministry, stirs up passion in couples to lead marriage ministry, and offers steps for building a healthy, life-giving, on-going ministry for the Teams of Two in your church. More Details 		607 Richard May, M.A. and JeannaLynn  May
Register Comprehensive Help For Sexual Addiction: Treating The Whole Person  
Sexual addiction and compulsivity, including compulsive porn and high frequency masturbation, is a growing issue damaging marriages and families. This workshop presents a model for comprehensive treatment churches and ministries can utilize with great success. Learn how to utilize different recovery programs to address the whole person in recovery. See how their marriage, family, and community are part of the model. More Details 		608 Michael Sytsma, Ph.D.
Register Living Together: A Train Wreck Waiting To Happen
Contrary to popular opinion, living together is a set-up for BIG problems. In this session Dr. Dave will look at living together from both a secular and sacred perspective and show why couples are better off waiting for marriage before living together. This session will help you help the 70% of couples who are or are thinking about living together. More Details 		609 Dave Gudgel, M.Div; D.Min
Register Personal And Relational Transformation Through Retreating
Passionate, relational people often struggle with a chaotic life as they juggle family, personal time and ministry. Not only is it difficult to remember to retreat, but busyness keeps us from even remembering what we need to look for in retreating. This workshop will help you focus on five essential components of retreating, why retreating is important and where retreating can happen. More Details 		610 Betty  Bergen
Session 7  Thursday    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Register U2R1 - Training Couples To Flow Together In Synergistic Power
In marriage God has created a dynamic team. The key is learning to combine the assets and diversities of both spouses. More Details 		701 Michael  Phillipps and Marilyn Phillipps, M.S.
Register Creating Multi-Generational Family Vision
Are the generations in your church separate from one another outside of the main worship service? Do your seniors have the vision and opportunity to nurture faith in the young? Do young marrieds have the chance to be mentored by seasoned couples? In this workshop, you will be equipped with a fresh vision for the power of multi-generational ministry and come away with specific steps you can take to build generational bridges in your church. More Details 		702 Peter Rothermel
Closed "No Sex - No Adultery" No WAY! Emotional Affairs: A Definition And A Path To Recovery. Helping Couples Heal From The Very Real Betrayal OF An Emotional Affair.
Adultery doesn’t always look the same. Setting aside a spouse and allowing another person into any area of intimacy damages a marriage as effectively as putting someone into your sexual area of intimacy. This workshop will address how to recognize a “friendship” that has crossed the line, important aspects of recovery, and how this information can help in your setting. Gary and Mona Shriver are co-founders of Hope & Healing Ministries, a peer support group ministry serving couples in adultery recovery. More Details 		703 Mona Shriver and Gary Shriver
Register Open Hearts And Open Doors…Ministering To Single Parent Families In Our Communities
A panel presentation and discussion that will provide conceptual and practical tools for attendees to help them see the possibility and importance of implementing a single parent family ministry in their churches and community. Various perspectives will be used including single parents, children of divorce and the churches’ views and concerns. More Details 		704 Robyn Besemann and Linda Ranson Jacobs
Register Proven Tools For Marriage Mentors: The PREPARE/ENRICH Marriage Mentor Program
Learn how to recruit, screen, train, and supervise Marriage Mentor couples as they work with engaged, newlywed, and distressed married couples. Outcome studies demonstrate the power of equipping mentor couples with the PREPARE/ENRICH Program. More Details 		705 Peter Larson, Ph.D.
Register Technology and Social Media - An Introduction
Been wondering what it means when someone is "Tweeting", or why on earth your friends keep askig you to join them on Facebook or LinkedIn? This workshop is designed to clear things up and illustrate what new technologies are available and how to use Social Media to create awareness on you, your church, your organization or even a cause. More Details 		706 John Keeney
Register The Cry Of The Pastor's Wife: To Become A Team Of Two With Her Husband
One unique challenge in the pastorate is the loneliness of the pastor’s wife. She may have thought that she would be in a joint ministry on a team with her husband, only to discover that she is banished to the sidelines.  How does the pastor’s wife communicate to her husband that she wants to be a team with him in one of the ministries?  The AMFM Couples in Leadership Team will facilitate a guided discussion and coaching opportunity regarding solutions to this. More Details 		707 Harold Gillogly, M.A.C.E. and Bette Gillogly and Dave Lind, M.A. Min. and Dawn Lind, M.A.T. and Richard May, M.A. and JeannaLynn  May and Patrick Six, M.Div. and Dwaina Six
Register My Spouse Is A Sex Addict! Healing Tools For Partners
Christians aren’t immune from the epidemic problem of sexual addiction. As the church grows in its awareness, Christian mates are desperate for help in dealing with a loved one’s problem. This workshop describes the spouse’s experience of living in an addicted family, outlines the partner’s path to healing, and supplies resources churches can use. More Details 		708 Marnie Ferree, M.A.
Register Rewiring Premarital Preparation
Less than one third of engaged couples avail themselves of our services. Update what you offer, and how you offer it to fit the needs of, and appeal to, 21st Century wired couples. Also learn how to tap into You Tube, My Space and Facebook to reach this generation of pre-engaged and engaged couples. More Details 		709 K. Jason Krafsky, M.A.
Register Raising Spiritual Parents
Most churched parents (90%!) don’t regularly talk about God with their kids. Find out how children would be different if parents made spiritual parenting a priority. This session will discuss five roadblocks to family spirituality and what the church can do about it. You’ll discover how to cast a vision for family spirituality that will captivate parents’ hearts. Then watch as the Holy Spirit breathes new life into your church! More Details 		710 Mike Heinz, M.S.
Session 8  Thursday    1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Cancelled Re/Engage: A Small Group Marriage Ministry Format For The Local Church
The purpose of this workshop is to consider the gains from many support and recovery ministries and how they may be applied to marriage ministry. Specifically, the similar movement and feel of Celebrate Recovery characteristics are applied to couple small groups focused on marriage. The development and implementation of Re/Engage is examined with preliminary data from the Couples Check-Up from Life Innovations. More Details 		801 Chip Dickens, Ph.D. and Joy Kupp and John McGee, Th.M.
Register Transforming Youth Ministry By Restoring Relationships Between Parents And Teens
Do you want to see the teens in your church passionately follow after Christ? Then do everything you can to deepen their relationship with their parents. In this workshop, Rob Rienow will equip you with a biblical strategy for turning the hearts of parents to their teens, and the hearts of teens back to their parents. More Details 		802 Rob Rienow, D.Min.
Cancelled Spiritual First Aid Part #4: Overcoming Depression
Depression is the leading mental health issue facing the church and the culture in the 21st Century. This workshop will help ministry providers with a basic understanding of depression and other mood disorders and their impact on personal spirituality, marriage, family, and health. More Details 		803 John Thurman, M.Div. and H. Norman Wright, M.A.
Register AMFM Ambassador Program
Introduction to AMFM Ambassador Program, for those interested in enhancing the mission and expansion of AMFM and its purpose. Couple-led, it is designed to empower marriage and family champions to live out their calling and passion wherever it may be. It comes in different shapes, sizes, and time commitments, but all done with the same goal in mind, serving the church and other organizations called to Marriage and Family Ministry. More Details 		804 Steve  Freeman and Shay Freeman and Marc Maddox
Register Life After 60 - Senior-To-Senior Mentoring: 12 Conversations for Active Living
Seniors have great things to offer one another and our church ministries. Learn how to organize a proactive mentoring program for seniors in your congregation. This program involves life review, current life transitions, and continued growth, serving, and learning. Workshop participants will be equipped to lead a senior mentoring ministry and will be given both an overview of the 12 Conversations and an opportunity to “test drive” the mentoring conversations. More Details 		805 Ed Gray, Ed.D.
Register For The Least Of These: How the Church Can Help Children From Divorce Of All Ages
Studies show that children of divorce can have many difficulties that prevent them from doing relationships in a healthy way and they are high risk for divorce themselves. The wounds they suffer –inability to trust, insecurity, and fear of abandonment can be healed if they know how. This workshop offers the church practical ways to help individuals and couples heal the wounds of divorce and have happy, healthy, long-lasting marriages. More Details 		806 Tom Rodgers, Ph.D. and Beverly Rodgers, Ph.D.
Register How To Teach As A Team of Two
As a married couple, team teaching can be a real challenge as often each person has a very different style of preparation and presentation. This workshop focuses upon developing practical skills and techniques so that teaching as a team of two will be most effective, as God uses you to impact marriages and families. The principles taught can be applied to all aspects of marriage and family ministry including retreats, workshops, home study groups and various classes. More Details 		807 Harold Gillogly, M.A.C.E. and Bette Gillogly
Register Women And Sex: Passion, Problems And Priorities
One of the frequently reported problems in troubled marriages (and good marriages) is sex. Is it possible to attain or maintain a healthy sex life in a committed, lifelong marriage? In an engaging, informative and practical style, this workshop presents recent research on sex and women as well as helpful interventions, integrated with Biblical truth. More Details 		808 Debra Taylor, M.A.
Register IP315 Model - Lordship, Discipleship, Relationships and Sexuality
This workshop will identify the key ingredient missing in most relationships and marriages today and why it is missing and how truly understanding and making Christ Lord of your life and marriage is the foundation for solving every other problem and creating a blessed and fulfilled marriage and family. More Details 		809 Greg Williams
Register Understanding And Meeting The Needs Of Veterans And Their Families
Veterans and their families have unique issues associated with combat deployments, separations, and reintegration. Church leaders’ understanding of these aspects of military service can help them better minister to their congregants with military-related families, and better know when to refer to more specialized providers. More Details 		810 Hoyt Roberson, M.S., M.C, M.F.T.
Session 9  Thursday    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Register Building A Comprehensive Marriage Ministry
Developing a marriage ministry can be overwhelming. Most churches use the shotgun approach, shoot something out there and see whom it hits. Learn a five-step process that will work in any church of any size. This process allows each church to design a ministry that suits the make-up of their particular congregation. The marriage ministry can become intentional, strategic, and sustainable. More Details 		901 Ed Edwards and Donna Edwards
Register Triple R Weekend - Recreation, Romance And Renewal For Couples To Recharge Their Marriage
Planning Do-it-Yourself Weekends for couples, to have Recreation Romance and Renewal in their lives. We live in such a face paced world and couples need to know how to fill their cup in their own marriage while they are raising a family, working, and ministering to others. This work shop will help them keep their cup full and overflowing. We will teach a way for couples to getaway on a self-guided weekend together and how participants can provide this as a group or one-on-one getaway. We hope to give the leaders a vision for the weekend so they can pass it on to their people. By helping them know how to getaway we hope they will keep the spark in their relationship. More Details 		902 Alan Heller, M.A.C.F. and Pauly Heller
Closed Reconciling Troubled Marriages Symposium
A panel of national leaders in the area of reconciling couples in crisis will hold a panel discussion on the ministry of reconciliation. Various marriage crisis scenarios that many leaders find themselves facing in their churches will be openly discussed. In addition, participants will be able to ask questions related to dealing with troubled marriages. The symposium will feature Dr. Robert Paul (National Institute of Marriage) Joe and Michelle Williams (International Center for Reconciling God’s Way) Gary and Mona Shriver (Hope and Healing) Marvin and Linda Rooks (Broken Heart on Hold) and Clint and Penny Bragg (Inverse Ministries). More Details 		903 Clint Bragg and Penny Bragg, M.S. and Robert Paul, M.S. and Linda Rooks and Marvin Rooks, J.D. and Mona Shriver and Gary Shriver and Joe Williams and Michelle Williams
Register On-Line Classes: Using Technology to Broaden Your Ministry
We will learn how to use the internet to teach your materials to couples around the world in a comfortable, very connected setting. More Details 		904 C.F. "Kim" Kimberling, Ph.D.
Register HomePointe: Practical Tools To Help You Encourage, Empower And Equip Parents To Be The Spiritual Leaders In Their Home!
An integrated strategy to help people grow in their walk with Christ, have a strong and thriving marriage, introduce their children to Jesus and help parents shepherd their children through the teen years so they are equipped to grow as a devoted follower of Christ. More Details 		905 Jeff Thibault, M.A.
Register Dynamic Teaching: Interactive Strategies To Engage Your Audience
People learn best by doing. This practical, hands-on workshop offers the opportunity to learn four powerful strategies that will add interest and effectiveness to your presentations. Develop skills to use role-play, coaching, group activities and exercises, and personal anecdotes to increase learning through participation. More Details 		906 Joseph  Hernandez, Ph.D. and Michelle Hernandez, M.A.
Register See Dick And Jane Do Ministry Together: Insights For Men And Women In Ministry
The ability of men and women to work effectively together in ministry is one of the most significant issues facing the church today. It is important to develop godly working relationships that demonstrate grace, understanding and truth. When we understand and encourage each other and affirm differences, we demonstrate Christian love. In this breakout you will learn practical tools that will help you develop healthier ministry relationships with both men and women. More Details 		907 Kristin Beasley, M.Div, D.Min.
Register Community Partnerships: A Faith Based Healing Model For Abuse Survivors
The body of Christ is called to minister to the broken. This workshop will not only provide a theological filter for understanding the effects of abuse and healing, but will also offer a practical "field tested" model for sustainable abuse healing in various contexts—both lay and professional. This healing ministry model is being utilized by churches and agencies in the U.S. and in the developing world. More Details 		908 Celestia Tracy, M.A., L.P.C.
Register Equipping Men To Guard The Gates Of Their Homes
We live in a sexualized culture that is invading the home. This workshop will give encouragement, tools and ideas on how to mobilize men to guard the gateways of influence coming into their homes. More Details 		909 Brian  Doyle
Register Equipping Parents To Be Spiritual Leaders In Their Homes
Parents need encouragement and training to develop disciples in their homes. The church can equip the parents and guide them along the way. The church and home have different roles that should compliment each other. Parents need to know that faith development is not difficult and they are the best teachers for their children. More Details 		910 Dick  Crider
Post Conference  Friday    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Cancelled Leaders Certification in Before “I Do”
Transform your premarital program and the couples who go through it! Couples rave about Before “I Do” and so do many respected marriage experts. Hundreds of churches, ministries, and counselors use this interactive, faith-based workbook in class, small group, mentor, one-on-one and long-distance premarital settings. Learn how to: use the book with or without an inventory, set your premarital procedures and program up for success, and recruit volunteer teams to meet the demand for premarital education.

Attendees will receive:
1-Before “I Do” Facilitator’s Notebook More Details 		P2001 K. Jason Krafsky, M.A.
This class has an additional cost of $15
  Certification Training
Cancelled Couple-to-Couple Marriage Mentoring – Certification Training
Note: Spouse Attends FREE. Please register only ONE member of the couple.

This is a Couple-to-Couple Marriage Mentoring Model for both your church and community. It is best to go through this training as a couple because the applicaton side of the model is experienced throughout the day. This model is a foundational model that other mentoring tools can be added to and some have used this mentoring program to launch their marriage ministry in their church or launch a marriage initiative in their community.

Couples will receive:
2 - Training Manuals
1 - The Love Dare book
1 - Can You Hear Me Now book
 More Details 		P2002 Eric Garcia and Jennifer Garcia
This class has an additional cost of $25
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