ABUNDANT CONFERENCE 2025: A Step Toward Hope
September 12th and 13th, 2025 – The Crossing in Chesterfield
If you, or someone you love is wrestling with anxiety, past hurts, addiction or a broken relationship…you are not alone. The Abundant Conference is a safe place for you to take a step towards hope and find encouragement and resources to help you heal.
Friday evening, Austin French will lead worship and share his own story of brokenness and healing.
Saturday morning, you can select from breakout sessions focusing on: trauma, stress and anxiety, marriage, recovery from addiction, parenting, boundaries and healing.
Bring a friend, or not. Either way, you won’t be alone.
Last year’s event sold out! Be sure to get your tickets when they go on sale this Sunday, July 20th.
Friday, September 12
6:00 PM: Doors
7:00 PM: Start Time w/special guest, Austin French
8:30 PM: End Time
Saturday, September 13
7:30 AM: Doors
8:00 AM: Start Time
8:45 AM: Breakout #1
9:45 PM: Breakout #2
11:30 AM: End Time
COST: $27.00 / ticket
Abundant Conference 2025 is presented by 99.1 JOY FM and The Crossing.
Special thanks to:
Abundant Conference – Break Out Sessions
Trauma: Truths and Myths (Mary-Ashley Seabrook Kurian, MA, MDiv., LPC)
Trauma has become a buzzword. But what does it really mean? Let’s examine some commonly held beliefs about trauma, and the hope for healing that exists through biblical and scientific wisdom for recovery.
Brain Health Toolbox: Practical Tools for Stress, Anxiety, and Daily Struggles
(Jenny Bowers, MA, LPC)
What tools can you find and engage to help manage anxiety and find more freedom and joy in your life? Challenges are real. But let’s explore scripture and practical insights that will put more tools in your brain health toolbox.
Thrive Together: Practical Steps to a Healthy Marriage (Andy and Lisa Sharpe, MA, LPC)
Healthy marriages are characterized by intentional listening, strong communication, and prioritizing each other. If you want to grow closer to your spouse, let’s discuss some practical steps you can take toward a more thriving marriage!
The Recovery Roadmap: Encouragement for Anyone Touched By Addiction (Dr. Mark Mehlig, DMin., MDiv., MA, LCSW, Suzie Calder, MA, PLPC, Eric Gregory, MA, LPC, and Jamie Gregory, MA, LPC)
Whether you are wrestling with an addiction or you love someone who does, find resources and encouragement in this breakout designed to offer support and personal testimonies that will give you hope.
Soul Care: The “what and why” behind it. (Dr. Paul Loosemore, PhD., LPC, and Chrissy Stergos, MA, LPC)
You hear a lot about “self care,” which can range from “me time” to high-performance self-development. But how do you care for your soul? Foster the very things that make you come alive? What might practicing soul care look like in your life?
Empowered Parenting: Raising kids in 2025 (Sandy Piper, MA, LPC, Kyle McClain, MA, LPC, Brittany Taussig, MAT, BCBA, Drew Melaragno, MA, LPC)
You already know that parenting in 2025 is not for the faint of heart! Join our panel of professionals as they share advice on how to navigate parenting challenges with courage, kindness, and direction. Learn how to relate better to your child or teen.
From Burnout to Balance: Setting Healthy Boundaries in Relationships (Sonja Meyrer, MAT, CPRC, and Tiffany Wild, MA, LPC) Are you frustrated by your unsuccessful attempts to get someone to change? In this breakout, explore the basics of loving detachment, boundary setting, self-care and finding serenity even when people or circumstances are not exactly as you would prefer.
When Healing Feels Out of Reach: Finding Freedom from What Keeps Us Stuck (Sandi Brown and Dr. Michelle Caulk, Ph.D., LPC (MO), LMHC (IN), NCC, ACS)
“Stuck happens…” whether from anxiety, grief or wounds from the past. If you’re struggling to move forward—emotionally, spiritually, or relationally, explore practical and compassionate steps towards freedom and healing.
