Event Details
COST
Registration: $10
Minors (17 or under) FREE
Lunch (Optional): $5
DATE
February 28, 2026
(9am – 4pm)
Snow Date: March 7, 2026
WHERE
Cedar Crest BFC
1151 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18103
Healthy churches start with healthy families.
Healthy families start with healthy marriages.
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Lights in the Darkness
Our marriages are to be lights in the darkness, reflecting Christ’s love for his bride, the church, to a watching world. But these lights are increasingly being smothered by a culture that is both confused by this covenant relationship and hostile toward biblical marriage.
For our unions to be faithful, shining lights in a fallen world, the church must recapture God’s original design and purpose for marriage.
Featured Speaker
Dr. Jim Newheiser is the Director of the Christian Counseling Program and Professor of Christian Counseling and Pastoral Theology at RTS Charlotte.
For 25 years, Dr. Newheiser served as the Preaching Pastor at Grace Bible Church in Escondido, California. He is also the Director of the Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship (formerly CCEF West) and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. Furthermore, Dr. Newheiser serves as a board member at both the Biblical Counseling Coalition (BCC) and the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
Dr. Newheiser teaches many of the counseling courses as well as some practical theology courses. Jim has been married to his wife Caroline since 1979, and they have 3 adult children.
Conference Schedule
Check-In
8am – 8:50am
Welcome
9am – 9:15am
Main Session 1
The Divine Design
9:15am – 10am
Breakout Session A
10:15am – 11am
Main Session 2
Keys to Preserving and Strengthening Your Marriage
11:15am – Noon
Lunch
Noon – 1pm
Breakout Session B
1:15pm – 2pm
Main Session 3
Transforming Grace in Marriage Roles
2:15pm – 3pm
Main Session 4
Panel Q&A
3:15pm – 4pm
Bookstore Available
Come prepared to shop at a fully-stocked P&R Publishing bookstore open throughout the entire conference.