The Lord has once again blessed us with a great line up of presenters and workshops in 2006. The 60 workshops scheduled are topically diversified, ministry specific and cover a wide range of marriage and family ministry, and educational areas.

Marriage Enrichment (Education), Family Ministry, Stepfamily Ministry, Single-Parent Family Ministry, Sexual Wholeness, Reconciling Relationships, Community Marriage Initiatives and Leadership Development are only 8 out of over 12 topics that are all part of the training mix.

The majority of the workshops are designed to give you hands on training, experience and exposure to best practices and specific ministry models/tools that you can implement in your own ministries.

When reviewing the many workshop options below you will find the presenter’s website links so you can learn more about the presenters and make better choices on what workshops you will sign up for.

Conference Workshop Schedule April 20-21, 2006

Thursday, April 20, 2006 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 noon – Series 100 Workshops

101 Creating and Conducting Marriage Enrichment Seminars in Churches and the Community H. Norman Wright, M.A. www.hnormanwright.com

102 Your Spouse is not Your Problem! Tony Moore, L.P.C. and Kim Moore, M.S.W. www.radicallove.org

103 Leadership Couples-Creating your Team of 2 Dave Lind, M.A. and Dawn Lind, M.A. www.focusonpurpose.com

104 ALERT - Internet Relationships Roger Acton

105 Transform Your Community’s Marriages and Families K. Jason Krafsky, B.S. and Julie Baumgardner, M.S. www.fullmarriageexperience.com and www.firstthings.org

106 When Two Become One: Enhancing Sexual Intimacy in Marriage Christopher McCluskey, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. www.christian-living.com and www.sexualwholeness.com

107 Creating Healthy Stepfamilies Tom & Helen Wheeler, M.Ed., L.P.C., N.C.C. and Jeff Ph. D. & Judi Parziale Ph.D. www.changingfamilies.com and www.instepministries.com

108 Stress, Brain Function & Healing Ministry in Children of Divorce “How do we handle these out of control kids?” Linda Ranson-Jacobs www.churchinitiative.com

109 Visionary Parenting of: Equipping Parents to Disciple their Children Rob Rienow, M.Div. www.wheatonbible.org and www.visionaryparenting.com

110 Advanced Family Ministry Ron Deal, M.M.F.T. www.successfulstepfamilies.com

Time: 1:30 – 3:00 PM – Series 200 Workshops

201 Breakout: Turning Families that Hurt Into Families that Heal Tom Rodgers, Ph.D. and Beverly Rodgers, Ph.D. www.soulhealinglove.com

202 Jumpstart the Marriage Ministry in Your Church and Community with 10 Great Dates Dave Arp, M.S.S W. and Claudia Arp www.marriagealive.com

203 Christian PAIRS Richard Marks, Ph.D. www.marriageforlife.org and www.pairs.com

204 Building Relationships: A Program for Youth (Jr. High and Sr. High) Peter Larson, Ph.D. www.prepare-enrich.com

205 Church Based Counseling 101: Basic Training for People Helpers in the Local Church John Thurman, M.Div., M.A. www.johnthurman.net

206 Cultivating Sexually Healthy Churches Michael Sytsma, Ph.D. and Debbie Neel, Ph.D. www.intimatemarriage.org and www.sexualwholeness.com and www.atriumpsychology.com

207 Adjustment Issues of Children of Divorce and Remarriage Jeff Parziale, Ph.D., Judi Parziale, Ph. D., and Linda Ranson Jacobs www.instepministries.com and www.churchinitiative.com

208 Single Parents: Meeting the Top 10 Needs with Real Answers Brenda Armstrong www.mercytree.org

209 The Church: A Deliberate Family Forming Center—Changing the Paradigm Ben Freudenburg, M.A. www.cuaa.edu

Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM – Series 300 Workshops

301 Developing a Ministry to Help Marriages and Families at a Time of Loss and Crises H. Norman Wright, M.A. www.hnormanwright.com

302 Prepare Couples for the Full Marriage Experience K. Jason Krafsky www.fullmarriageexperience.com

303 Leadership Couples--Leaving Comfort Zone as a Team of 2 Dave Lind, M.A. and Dawn Lind, M.A., Tom and Erika Garrow www.focusonpurpose.com

304 Helping Couples Break Through the Wall of Conflict Terrill Williams, B.A. and Dottie Williams, B.A. www.mendworkshops.com

305 Foundations for a Ministry of Reconciliation Clint Bragg and Penny Bragg, B.A. www.inverseministries.org

306 Shame and Abuse: Understanding and Healing a Deadly Legacy Steve Tracy, Ph.D. www.phoenixseminary.edu

307 The Remarriage Solution: Helping Couples Go the Distance Ron Deal, M.M.F.T. www.successfulstepfamilies.com

308 Effective Single Family Ministry: What Are We Called to Do and How Shall We Do It? Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed., L.P.C., N.C.C. www.changingfamilies.com

309 Milestones: Celebrating Key Stages of a Child's Life Ralph Owen, Leah Kilcoin, Sean Lee www.carmelbaptist.org

310 Visionary Parenting of: Equipping Parents to Disciple their Children Rob Rienow, M.Div. www.wheatonbible.org and www.visionaryparenting.com

Friday, April 21, 2006 Time: 10:30 – 12 noon – Series 400 Workshops

401 Developing a Ministry to Help Marriages and Families at a Time of Loss and Crises H. Norman Wright, M.A. www.hnormanwright.com

402 Reaching Boomers, Finding Mentors with the Second Half of Marriage Program Dave Arp, M.S.S.W. and Claudia Arp www.marriagealive.com

403 Crisis in America: Why Singles Are Not Marrying and What We Can Do About It Tom Rodgers, Ph.D. and Beverly Rodgers, Ph.D www.soulhealinglove.com

404 Proven Tools for Marriage Mentors: The PREPARE/ENRICH Mentor Program Peter Larson, Ph.D. www.prepare-enrich.com

405 Training Mentors for Distressed Couples Richard Marks, Ph.D. www.marriageforlife.org and www.pairs.com

406 Raising Sexually Healthy Children Christopher McCluskey, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. www.christian-living.com and www.sexualwholeness.com

407 Starting and Leading a Stepfamily Support Group Jeff Parziale, Ph.D. and Judi Parziale, Ph.D. www.instepministries.com

408 Grandparents Parenting Again Brenda Armstrong and Linda Ranson-Jacobs www.mercytree.org and www.churchinitiative.com

409 Creative Teaching Strategies in Marriage & Family Ministry Ron Deal, M. M.F.T. www.successfulstepfamilies.com

410 Healthy Families—Healthy Churches Kent Choate, Ph.D. www.bgco.org/family

Time: 1:30 – 3:00 PM – Series 500 Workshops

501 Creating and Conducting Marriage Enrichment Seminars in Churches and the Community H. Norman Wright, M.A. www.hnormanwright.com

502 Your Spouse is not Your Problem! Tony Moore, L.P.C. and Kim Moore, M.S.W. www.radicallove.org

503 Leadership Couples--Coaching you as a Team of 2 Dave Lind, M.A. and Dawn Lind, M.A., Winston Connor, MBA, and Barb Connor, Tom and Erika Garrow www.focusonpurpose.com and www.coachingdynamics.com

504 Experienced Guides for the Journey of Marriage: Marriage Mentoring Eric Garcia and Jennifer Garcia www.amfmonline.com

505 Life Coaching: A New Tool for Marriage and Family Help Christopher McCluskey, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. www.christian-living.com and www.sexualwholeness.com

506 Preparing for a Sexually Healthy Marriage Doug Rosenau, Ph.D. and Debbie Neel, Ph.D. www.intimatemarriage.org

507 Preparing Couples with Children for Remarriage Ron Deal, M.M.F.T. www.successfulstepfamilies.com

508 Perils, Pitfalls and Payoffs of Single-Parent Family Ministry Tom Wheeler and Helen Wheeler, M.Ed., L.P.C., N.C.C. www.changingfamilies.com

509 Families Passing on a Spiritual Heritage: Reaching Kids by Training Parents Kirk Weaver www.famtime.com

510 The Church: A Deliberate Family Forming Center—Changing the Paradigm Ben Freudenburg, M.A. www.cuaa.edu

Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM – Series 600 Workshops

601 Church Based Counseling 210: Targeted Areas for People Helpers in the Local Church John Thurman, M.Div., M.A. www.johnthurman.net

602 2 Becoming 1 Charles Wimmer and Buffy Wimmer www.2becoming1.com

603 ALERT - Internet Relationships Roger Acton

604 Foundations for a Ministry of Reconciliation Clint Bragg and Penny Bragg, B.A. www.inverseministries.org

605 Transform Your Community’s Marriages and Families K. Jason Krafsky and Julie Baumgardner M.S. www.fullmarriageexperience.com and www.firstthings.org

606 Biblical Answers to Questions Couples Ask About Sex Panel: Michael Sytsma, Ph.D., Douglas Rosenau, Ph.D., Debbie Neel, Ph.D., and Christopher McCluskey, M.S.W. www.intimatemarriage.org and www.sexualwholeness.com www.christian-living.com and www.atriumpsychology.com

607 Ministering to the Non-Traditional Family: A Continuum of Care Jeff Parziale, Ph.D. and Judi Parziale, Ph.D. www.instepministries.com

608 Keeping the Plates in the Air—Where’s the Balance? Brenda Armstrong www.mercytree.org

609 Reaching Kids by Training Parents: The Family Time Team Kirk Weaver www.famtime.com

610 Healthy Families—Healthy Churches Kent Choate, Ph.D. www.bgco.org/family