A One Day Conference helping you
lead your family with confidence and joy
parenting is hard
We are with you
As parents, our story is caught up in everyday acts of go. We drive, eat, show up, volunteer, sit on the sidelines, cheer, listen, redirect – and it adds up. It adds up to busyness, a full calendar, and a sense that time is running out. Someone said for parents, the days are long and the years are short.
To recapture the joy in parenting, to gain the confidence that we’re doing it right, to lead with a sense of calling in our role and most of all, to see the dreams we have for our kids become reality – we need perspective. But how do we get there?
perspective matters
conference details
Saturday, February 29, 2020
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-10:30 Main Session
10:30-11:30 Breakout #1
11:30-12:30 Chick-fil-a Lunch
12:30-1:45 Breakout #2
1:45-3:00 Closing Session
3:00 Close
perspective matters
conference details
Saturday, February 29, 2020
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-10:30 Main Session
10:30-11:30 Breakout #1
11:30-12:30 Chick-fil-a Lunch
12:30-1:45 Breakout #2
1:45-3:00 Closing Session
3:00 Close
gain confidence in your everyday parenting challenges
Conference Breakouts
Our breakouts will provide practical advice and skills to help you address everyday parenting experiences and challenges.
Breakout Speakers include:
Mike and Stacy Riley
Rob and Traci Davis
Kris Wagner
Viral Parenting: helping your family safely navigate the internet and social media
There are countless concerns for today’s kids online. Learn to protect your family and better understand the tools and technology to keep them safe.
Merciful parenting
A discussion and resource based conversation about practical ways to bring God’s love, mercy, and truth into parenting kids ages birth-elementary school age.
Legacy grandparenting
Simple and creative ways to form strong bonds and encourage faith in their grandchildren.
Recovery for the Whole Family
Discover the teaching methods used at Celebration Place and The Landing and how it integrates with Celebrate Recovery for adults.
How to Survive (and thrive) The Early Years
Join Erikka Coletta, mother of middle school triplets (yes, that’s 3 kids born at the same time) as she shares how developing consistency, family time, communication and family discipleship helped their family navigate those early years and form strong family bonds.
How to Stay Sane When Parenting Makes You Feel Crazy
Parenting is hard work, and all of us at some point along the journey feel like we are losing our mind. You are not alone! Join this breakout for content and conversation plus time to problem-solve and discuss how to make strategies shared in the breakout practical and helpful for your family.
Crucial Conversations: Navigating tough topics with confidence
Kids ask tough questions, but how DO we help them face everything from playground bullies, to active shooter drills, to peer pressure? Learn how in this discussion based conversation.
God’s Gold – Trauma-Informed Families
Research reveals that childhood trauma, toxic stress, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect brain science and can be linked to health issues, school failure, substance abuse, mental illness, and adult health problems. The Good News is that God can heal our trauma and pain and use it to refine us as gold. It turns out that the single most effective “vaccine” to ACEs is one loving, safe adult in a child’s life. How can we be that adult in our own kids’ lives?
Marriage Beyond Parenting
We all want our marriages to be strong and healthy enough to not only survive until then, but thrive throughout the parenting years and beyond. Join this discussion on how to create a healthy marriage in the midst of parenting.
From Parent to Grandparent - Embracing Your Changing Roles
As your kids leave the nest and begin having their own children, your role evolves and changes. You transition from parenting a child to being a parent of an adult, and then a grandparent of your own child’s children… and suddenly the relationship dynamics shift. How do you create and support healthy boundaries in multi-generational families?
Conference Keynote Speaker
Michael Poorman
Michael was born and raised in Indiana and is proud of it! On top of being a die-hard Indianapolis Colts fan, he is also known to enjoy a donut burger from the Indiana State Fair. After graduating from Taylor University (Upland, Indiana) with a degree in Education, he spent some time living in Indianapolis with his wife Alison, daughter Maddie, and son Caleb. Since leaving Indianapolis, Michael has worked at Parkview Community Church (Glen Ellyn) as the Children’s Pastor, overseeing all the programming and activities related to children from birth through fifth grade. In his roles as both a parent and a pastor, Michael leans on Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Michael uses his platform to help adults and kids of all ages find their purpose!
Online Registration is Closed
Registration is
available onsite
Or you can call 815.633.3536
Single: $35 / Couple: $45
childcare: $25/family
Childcare FAQs
When should I drop off/pick up my child?
Do I need to pack food for my child?
What if my child is crying inconsolably, has behavior issues, has an accident, etc?
What safety and security measures will be in place?
- Each child will check in and receive a security tag with a unique child ID number, and their caregiver will receive a corresponding pick up tag that must be matched to the child tag at pick up.
- Our childcare staff has been trained, background checked, and gone through a security interview. Each room will have a minimum of 2 childcare workers, at least one of which will be 18 or older. Our Childcare Coordinator will also be onsite to supervise and assist our childcare team.
- Each room will have a radio so they can call for assistance and communicate with staff in the building.