2021​Conference Schedule

Thursday, October 7,  2021

3:00-6:00        CONFERENCE BEGINS!
           Registration
           Spiritual Practices
           Exhibits Open
           Therapeutic Chair Massages! (Fee)
           Open 12-Step Drop-in Meeting
3:00-4:00 

• Meditative Movement

4:00-5:00    

• Conscious Contact Spiritual Drumming 
• Narcan Training
• Meditative Movement ​

5:00-6:00  

• Narcan Training
• Conscious Contact Spiritual Drumming

     
6:00-6:45  Prayer/Dinner
              
6:50-7:00   Special Guest Welcome  

7:00-8:15   Keynote #1: Johann Hari    
          Why We Need to End the
          Traumatic War on Drugs
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8:15-8:30   Break and Exhibits

8:30-9:15   Recovery Worship
All are welcome
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Friday, October 8, 2021

7:00-8:00

• Open 12-Step Meeting 
• Conscious Contact Spiritual Drumming
• Centering Prayer

7:30     Registration Desk Opens

8:00      Exhibits Open

8:00-9:15     Breakfast Buffet

9:15-10:30  Plenary #1  
          Tim McMahan King 
         ​"Faith in the Face of Trauma
            and Crisis"​
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10:30-11:00  Break, Exhibits & 
           Book Signing--Tim King

11:00-12:15  Breakout Sessions #1 

1. Improve Mental Health Access through Collaboration -​​Ms. Vicki Elliott   
2.  A Model for Addiction Ministry -Keaton Douglas
3. ​Kathleen McCauley


4. Justice Track -

           Drug Policy and the Common Good
            Tim King     
                12:30-1:30  Lunch

1:00-1:15   The State of the Center of Addiction and Faith  - Stephanie Werner

1:30-2:45  Breakout Sessions #2 

1. Family Trauma Patterns from Addiction ​- Mr. Michael Borowiak ​
2. ​TBD
3. Developing Transformational Leaders for Addiction Ministry - Mr. Drew Brooks
4. Justice Track

         The Psychodelic Renaissance, 
​             Trauma & Recovery- Tim King

2:45-3:15    Coffee Break, Exhibits & Book Signing - Rev. Ed Treat, 

3:30-4:45     Breakout Session #3   ​

1. ???
2. Leveraging Harm Reduction Approaches to Transform Drug Treatment - Rev Charles King
3. “How the church can become an agent of prevention” - Rev. Joy Gonnerman    
4. Addiction, Recovery and the American Family - Rev. Dr. Dan Gibson 

5:00-6:00    Optional Activities

• Open 12-Step Meeting (Virtual)
• Al-Anon Meeting 
• Clergy Only All 12-Step Meeting
• Meditative Movement (Virtual)​

​6:00             Exhibits close

6:00-7:00    Prayer/Dinner
         The Most Reverend Bernard Hebda, Archbishop of Minneapolis/St. Paul

6:30-7:00    Story of Redemption: 
​                  Harriet Rossetto​

7:00-8:15     Keynote #2: 
          Rev. Dr. Montiac Sizer
     "Spiritual Determinants of Trauma and Opioid Addiction: A case for Health Equity and Reconciliation"
                   

8:15-8:30    Break
                     7 hour CEUs available at the                                    registration desk

8:15-8:30    Book Signing-
                     

8:30-9:00    Evening Devotional Worship
                  Rev. Karen Treat, Rev. Rich Gelson

Saturday, October 9, 2021

7:30-8:00     Spiritual Practices 

• Centering Prayer
• Lectio Divina
  
• Open 12 Step Meeting
  

8:00    Registration Desk Open
          Please complete your evaluation either on line or on paper.

8:30-9:30      Breakfast

9:30-10:45    Plenary #2     
          Rev. Dr. Que English
          "Leading While Bleeding: The                   Hidden Trauma"

10:45-11:00 Break, Book Signing
                        
          9 hour CEUs available at the                   registration desk

11:00-12:00 Closing Worship/ Holy Communion
          Rev. Dr. Charles King

                    Conference ends

Post Conference Gathering

12:00-1:00  Lunch on your own
​1:00--2:00   Conference Debrief
​                     All are welcome. 
2:30-3:30  Conference Debrief (Virtual)