November 6 & 7

Schedule

Friday, November 6th

Registration opens at 3:30 PM with Breakout Sessions beginning at 4:30 PM

*All times displayed In Central Time

November 6, 4:30 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • Faithful Obedience When The Calling Is Costly | The Venue
  • Healthy Relationships With Biological Parents | N6 Room
  • Staying Connected: Making Your Marriage a Priority | S10 Room
  • The Playful Brain: How the Brain Develops Through Play | 45° Room
November 6, 4:30 PM
November 6, 5:30 pm

Dinner Break

Included in registration. Additional dinner tickets (Jersey Mikes) can be purchased at the registration table. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables during the dinner period.

November 6, 5:30 pm
November 6, 7:00 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Artist: Jon Lind 
November 6, 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 7th

Doors open at 7:30 AM. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables.

November 7, 8:15 AM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Jason Johnson
  • Speaker: Jamie Finn
November 7, 8:15 AM
November 7, 9:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

  • Safety Plans & Setting Up Your Home For Success | The Venue
  • Bridging the Gap: Fostering Social & Emotional Maturity In Our Children | N6 Room
  • Honest & Hopeful: Practical Steps to Tethering to Jesus & Community | S10 Room
  • Maximizing The Adoption Tax Credit | W2 Room
  • A Lesson From Baking | Proof That The Work Is Working | 45° Room
November 7, 9:45 AM
November 7, 11:00 AM

Breakout Sessions

  • This is Foster Care – The Parts We Don’t Say Out Loud | The Venue
  • Kids, Teens, & Screens: Using Digital Discernment For Developing Minds | N6 Room
  • The Hard Work Of Rest: Cultivating Thriving Souls On The Journey  | S10 Room
  • A Very Happy BIRTH Day!  | W2 Room
  • Nervous System Reset: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health | 45° Room
November 7, 11:00 AM
November 7, 12:00 PM

Lunch Break

Included in registration. Additional lunch tickets (Chick-Fil-A) can be purchased at the registration table. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables during the lunch period.

NOTE: Four Breakout Sessions will be available during the lunch period. 

November 7, 12:00 PM
November 7, 12:15 PM (during lunch period)

Breakout Sessions

  • Building Healthy Attachments | The Venue
  • Foster To Reunify: A Foster Mom’s & Bio Mom’s Perspective | N6 Room
  • Coming Soon | S10 Room
  • Sleep, Rest & Sabbath | 45° Room
November 7, 12:15 PM (during lunch period)
November 7, 1:30 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Philip Pattison
November 7, 1:30 PM
November 7, 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • Behavior Response & Regulation Strategies | The Venue
  • Secondary Trauma & Biblical Self Care | N6 Room
  • A Matter OF Taste | Learning To Love When Loving Is Hard | 45° Room
November 7, 3:00 PM
November 7, 4:15 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Sharen Ford
  • Speaker: Austin Ludwig
November 7, 4:15 PM

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