The 2006 Pre-Conference workshop line up is excellent and represents a solid cross section of Marriage and Family Ministry. With the new all day (6 hours) format these training and certification workshops are designed to equip you to implement a ministry model when you complete the session.

As you look through your Pre-Conference options below please take advantage of the links we have provided to the workshop presenters websites. These links will assist you in fully understanding the training you will be receiving.

Pre-Conference Workshop Schedule April 19, 2006

Wednesday, April 19, 2006 – Workshop Series 1000 Schedule Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

P1001 Working with Difficult Couples: Using the Soul Healing Love Model Tom Rodgers, Ph.D. and Beverly Rodgers, Ph.D. www.soulhealinglove.com

P1002 The Church a Deliberate Family Forming Center--Changing the Paradigm Ben Freudenburg, M.A. www.cuaa.edu

P1003 Developing a Stepfamily Ministry in the Local Church Jeff Parziale, Ph.D., Judi Parziale, Ph.D. and Ron Deal, M.M.F.T. www.successfulstepfamilies.com and rondeal@swfamily.org

P1004 The Single Parent Family-Best Practices of Identifying and Meeting Ministry and Counseling Needs of Single Parents and Their Children Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed. www.changingfamilies.com Linda Ranson-Jacobs and Brenda Armstrong www.churchinitiative.org

P1005 PREPARE/ENRICH Certification Program Peter Larson, Ph.D. www.prepare-enrich.com