Thursday
May 12, 2022
Grand Wayne Center
Fort Wayne, IN
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
In the United States, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth
experience mental illness in any given year.*
This puts you and your congregation at the forefront of a mental health crisis, and makes you uniquely
positioned to provide comfort, hope, resources and professional referrals.
Give the silence a voice.
If you’re ready to break the stigma and empower change, join us at the 2022 Look Up Conference. This one-day
event will give pastors and laypeople practical ideas for establishing or enhancing their church’s mental health ministry.
informative and inspiring breakout sessions.
Rev. Jermine Alberty
“Emotional, Physical, Spiritual (EPS) Check-up: Your Wellness Matters”
Dr. Jamie Aten
“Spiritual First Aid”
Catherine Boyle
“Why Church is Hard for People Impacted by Mental Illness—and Practical Strategies to Help Your Church Welcome Families”
Dr. Jessica Young Brown
“Mental Health Stigma, Church and Race”
Dr. Philip Monroe
Morning: “Trauma Healing and the Church: How We Can Support Rebuilding Hope After Tragedy”
Afternoon: “Generational Trauma Healing: Does the Church Have a Role in Healing the Racial Divide?”
Joe Padilla
“The Future of Mental Health Ministry in a Post-Pandemic World”
Dr. Sonia Waters
“The Spiritual Dilemma of Addictions”
Schedule Overview
Morning
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
and Check-in
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome and
Worship
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote
Dr. Holly Oxhandler
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Breakout
Session 1
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Lunch
Afternoon
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Breakout
Session 2
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Break
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Panel
Discussion
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Special Guest
Artist
Danny Gokey
3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
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