Our Convention’s Youth and Family Ministries Working Group has entered into a partnership with Family Life [1], a division of Power to Change [2]. Family Life will be an official provider of marriage and family enrichment services to the churches and people of the Convention. Family Life is well known among our people - many couples in our churches have attended marriage conferences sponsored by Family Life and have been positively affected.

*Fall dates coming soon for both Marriage and Parenting Conferences

One Day Parenting Conferences:

• Saturday October 16th, 2010 at New Beginnings Church, 26 Cherry Brook Road, Westphal, NS (Halifax Regional Municipality). Please contact Warren Clapham at pastorwarren@live.ca [3] or by phoning 902-434-1976 or 902-407-2540.

Here are some comments from individuals who have attended one day conferences in our region:

• “Re-energized us to focus on each other. Encouraged us that what we’ve learned from previous family life conferences is working.” (husband, married 15 yrs)
• “It has made me want to listen and hear what is being said to me by my wife.” (husband, married 22 yrs)
• “God brought us here to save our marriage and I am thankful for that. I am thankful for the candid and open speakers with real problems of their own. I do not feel as alone.” (wife, married 6 yrs)
• “It is good to come and reenergize our marriage, being affirmed and guided towards making it even better.” (husband, married 27 yrs)
• “My wife and I were communicating at lunch about things that normally went unsaid.” (husband, married 5 yrs)
• “It has opened my eyes, to problems that need to be addressed, and how to address them.” (husband, married 13 yrs)

If you, or your church are interested in hosting a one day marriage or parenting conference, please contact Jody Linkletter. Fall 2010 planning is underway.