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We all fight and have disagreements! So great conflict resolution skills are essential for a marriage/family/church to survive and thrive. Learn practical, tested strategies from these popular relationship coaches on how to start a difficult conversation, how to apologize and move on.

Communication breakdown is the #1 reason couples give for their drifting or disintegrating marriage. Often the desire is there, but couples lack the skills to really understand each other. They’re stuck in communication patterns that keep them from thriving. In this fun and interactive workshop, Neil and Sharol share principles that have helped couples at FamilyLife Weekend Getaways across Canada get ‘unstuck’ and reconnect.

Each of the speakers on Stage One are given 15 minutes to answer the question, "What is one thing every Christian should know?"

The year is 2030. What does the Church in Canada look like? Hanging on or thriving? The same basic approach or a radically new model? These national leaders have a heart for the Kingdom, an eye on the future and deep connections across Canada. In this session they will discuss how we as the Church interact with and impact the ever changing Canadian cultural landscape for decades to come.

You love each other a lot. So, why do you sometimes find yourselves at odds? And why do you react the way you do, even though you don’t want to? This episode will help you map what goes wrong and learn how the humility of Christ can empower you to love each other. A laugh and learn opportunity for couples in first marriages and blended families.

In this episode, Paul teaches on how to understand God's purposes for the world laid out in the Book of Revelation.

What if asking the challenging and difficult questions of our life with God is actually a healthy spiritual practice? What if Jesus is interested in increasing our curiosity, not resolving it? Dr. Casey Tygrett will lead us through both ideas and practices to help us rediscover curiosity as a healthy and fruitful spiritual practice.

How do we talk about suffering in the church? Is all suffering redemptive? Why does God allow us to suffer? What does it really mean to suffer as Christ suffered? In this episode, Fr. Sean Kilcawley unpacks these questions and shows how to move beyond the platitudes and discover the gift of fortitude.

Ben shares key insights from his journey—leading the worship ministry at Holy Trinity Brompton, recording multiple albums with Worship Central as well as on his own and working with other writers to pen some of the most loved and sung songs around the world.

Technology is not only changing how we live, it’s changing how we love. Youth ministry lifer Randy Carter and author Donna Carter explore adolescent brain development and how their use of technology is hitting where it hurts most: their relationships.