Conference Schedule

9:30 -3:30 Pre-conference:
Embodied & Embedded in a Technological World 

• 9:30 Intro & Welcome, Angela Shelton

• 10:00 – 10:50 Virtual Church? How Embodied Worship Accomplishes God’s Design and Blesses His People, Peter Martin 

• 11:00 – 11:50 Life in a Digital Age: Impact of Social Media on Relationships, Dr. Brad Hambrick 

• 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch break 

• 1:00 – 1:50 AI: Impact on Perception and Ethics of Engagement, Angela Shelton 

• 2:00 – 2:50 Growing Bodies: Raising Children in an Age of Technology, Julie Lowe 

• 3:00 – 3:30 Panel Discussion 

4:30-5:30 Check In

5:30-7:00 Worship/Plenary 1 

• The Trinity and Embodiment: Your Body Matters, Dr.Lainey Greer

7:15-8:15 Breakout 1 

• WORSHIP CENTER: Overcoming Self-harm: The Mind at War with the Body, Julie Lowe 

• ROOM A: Biblical Counseling in the Church/The Pastor's Role in Counseling, Kevin Sanders 

• ROOM B: CANCELLED

• ROOM C: Engaging our Senses and Experience in Biblical Counseling, Bryan Launer

• ROOM D: Biblical Theological Perspectives For Counselors, John Kim 

8:00-9:00 Doors Open, Visit Exhibit Hall, Partner Booths, and Book Store

9:00-10:00 Breakout 2 

• WORSHIP CENTER: Sufficiency and Counseling: A Theologian’s Perspective, Dr. Kyle Claunch 

• ROOM A: Personhood and Embodiment, Dr. David Closson

• ROOM B: What is Biblical Counseling? Shauna Van Dyke

• ROOM C: Embodied Emotions: Window of Tolerance, Ginny Jacobson 

• ROOM D: Anxiety and the Embodied Being, Dr. Lucy Ann Moll 

10:15-11:45 Plenary 2 Christ’s Embodiment: The Incarnate Savior, Dr. Kyle Claunch

11:45-1:15 Lunch & Visit Sponsors/Partners

1:15-2:15 Breakout 3 

• WORSHIP CENTER: More Than Producers: Recovering Play as Children of God, Bryan Launer

• ROOM A: The Church as a Trinitarian Agent of Care for Human Weakness, Peter Martin

• ROOM B: Body Image: Honoring God in Your Body, Dr. Lainey Greer 

• ROOM C: Dissociation: Addressing the Dis-Integration of the Body, Angela Shelton 

• ROOM D: Singing the songs of Zion: The Embodied Experience of Music in Worship, Trisha Adams 

2:15-3:00 Break/Networking 

3:00-4:00 Breakout 4 

• WORSHIP CENTER: Physical Touch and Embodied Worship: Taking Our Bodies Seriously, Dr. Kelly Kapic 

• ROOM A: Equipping the Body of Christ to Care for Embodied Souls, Dr. Brad Hambrick

• ROOM B: Embodied Culture and Biblical Counseling, John Kim

• ROOM C: Sex Trafficking: Counseling Embodied Victims, Ginny Jacobson 

• ROOM D: The Body, Identity, and Gender Dysphoria, Dr. Pamela Cubas 

4:15-5:45 Plenary 3, You’re Only Human: The Goodness of Our Embodied Limits, Dr. Kelly Kapic

5:45 ICE CREAM SOCIAL in the Hope Recreation Area!

8:00-9:00 Doors Open, Visit Exhibit Hall, Partner Booths, and Book Store

9:00-10:00 Breakout 5 

• WORSHIP CENTER: Your Body Matters: Burnout vs Longevity in Ministry, Dr. Lainey Greer 

• ROOM A: Human Embodiment of Oppression and Freedom: Stories of Oppression and Escape from North Korean Refugees, Dan Chung 

• ROOM B: Understanding Attachment From a Biblical Perspective, Dr. Pamela Cubas

• ROOM C: The Importance of Sleep: For You and Your Counselee, Kathryn Weber 

• ROOM D: OCD: An Embodied-Spiritual Struggle, Dr. Jordan Williams 

10:30-12:00 Worship/Plenary 4: Embodiment and Counseling: Hope for Embodied Sufferers , Julie Lowe