November 8 & 9

Schedule

Friday, November 8th

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

*All times displayed In Central Time

November 8, 4:30 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • Staying Connected: Making Your Marriage a Priority | Room B
  • Communicating Through The Hard Emotions For The Parent/Child Relationship | Room D
  • Building & Maintaining Resiliency | Student Center
  • A Journey Through Both The Brokenness and Redemption In Adoption | Room 1
November 8, 4:30 PM
November 8, 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 8, 5:30 pm
November 8, 7:00 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Matt Hammitt | YES
November 8, 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 9th

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

November 9, 8:15 AM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Kondo Simfukwe | Let Him Cook
November 9, 8:15 AM
November 9, 9:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

  • Secondary Trauma & Self Care | Room A
  • REFRAMING THE STRUGGLE – Finding Strength When Things Are Hard | Room B
  • From Surviving to Thriving | Room D
  • Understanding Sensory Behaviors | Student Center
  • Trauma Informed Care | Room 1
November 9, 9:45 AM
November 9, 11:00 AM

Breakout Sessions

  • The Hard Work Of Rest: Cultivating Thriving Souls On The Journey | Room B
  • Self-Compassion: A Prerequisite to Self-Care | Room D
  • Behavior Response & Regulation Strategies  | Student Center
  • Rallying the Church Around Foster & Adoptive Families | Room 1
November 9, 11:00 AM
November 9, 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 9, 12:00 PM
November 9, 12:15 PM (during lunch period)

Breakout Sessions

  • Alcohol and the Developing Brain | Room B
  • Building Strong Foundations: A Workshop for Foster and Adoptive Parents/Advocates on Forming Healthy and Supportive Relationships | Room D
  • Rest For The Restless Heart (A Session For Women) | Student Center
  • The Adoption Tax Credit Works | Room 1
November 9, 12:15 PM (during lunch period)
November 9, 1:30 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speaker: Jen Oshman | For The Faint and Weary (Isaiah 40:28-31)
  • Speaker: Jamie Finn | Rest For The Weary & Strength For The Weak
November 9, 1:30 PM
November 9, 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • Attached Foster/Adoptive Parenting | Room A
  • Funding Your Adoption | Room B
  • Embracing Love Within: A Workshop on Practicing Self-Love and Healing Through Trauma | Room D
  • Connected Parenting | Student Center
  • Infant Adoption: The Players In The Drama. The Experience – The Process – The Law | Room 1
November 9, 3:00 PM
November 9, 4:15 PM

General Session

  • Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
  • Speakers: Lindsey Phillips & Claire Dickens – Successful Partnership That Leads To Reunification 
November 9, 4:15 PM

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