Stepfamily Ministry 101 - Gayla Grace 

If you are new to stepfamily ministry and want to learn a framework for ministry, how to get started, how to organize your leadership, and the resource options available to you, this is where you start. A must “beginner” breakout.

Traditional family ministries and marriage education programs do very little to equip stepcouples for healthy stepfamily living. Come learn what stepfamilies need, the fundamentals of stepfamily ministry, and how your church can help break the generational cycle of divorce.

Discipleship and ​Emotional Intelligence: Self-regulation and Stepfamilies - Ron Deal

Who knew? It turns out that self-control, a key to emotional maturity and intelligence, is also what is needed to mature as a disciple. Come learn what marriage and family ministry has gotten wrong all these years, how we can redirect our focus, and how self-regulation can help people in Christ take off their old self and put on their new. 

Co-Parenting - Jay & Tammy Daughtry

Join us to explore the essential step before blending families: effective co-parenting. This session will equip you with tools to help post-divorce parents build healthy, functional co-parenting relationships that prioritize their children’s well-being and lay a strong foundation for future family dynamics. Learn about the 5 Categories of Co-Parenting, strategies to navigate critical moments like handoffs, and how to address the 6 Risk Factors impacting children of divorce. Attendees will leave with practical insights to support positive co-parenting journeys.