Friday, November 6    |    6:30-8:30pm
Saturday, November 7    |    8:30am-12:30pm

Join us for a practical, encouraging conference designed to help couples strengthen their communication skills and navigate challenging conversations with greater confidence. We’ll learn helpful tools for healthy communication—and then have opportunities to put those skills into practice as we tackle important topics together.

Friday evening: Light refreshments will be provided.
Saturday morning: Parents and children are invited to join us for breakfast.

$20 per couple
$40 per couple after October 30
Scholarships are available based on need.

Complimentary childcare will be provided throughout the conference. See below for more information!                                                                                   

We're excited to provide childcare for kids ages 1-10 during the conference. Please make sure you fill out the childcare registration linked below so our volunteers have the information they need to provide the best care for your kids! If you have children outside of this age range who require care, please let us know so we can help make this event work for you.

On Friday evening, children will play in our nursery and classrooms, participate in a craft and then have a snack and watch a portion of the movie The Lorax. Saturday morning, children will also get to play outside on our playground, weather permitting. Please pack a lunch for your child to eat on Saturday before we finish The Lorax.

Mark and Erin Longbrake have been married for over 20 years and are parents to 3 school-aged kids. Their marriage has spanned graduate school, a medical residency, parenting a neurodiverse child, and life as a working mom/at-home dad.

Erin and Mark met at an Intervarsity graduate school group while Mark was completing his PhD in economics and Erin was completing both MD and PhD degrees. Today, Mark remains a gifted communicator and former college professor, who stepped into the role of stay-at-home dad in 2011. He is a former elder and current guitar/bass player at BE Free Church. Erin is a prominent neurologist and multiple sclerosis expert at Yale University and has a special interest in issues surrounding women's health. She is also an active member and core vision leader at BE Free Church.