This past weekend our family traveled to Asheville, NC, to attend the Gospel-Centered Marriages for a Glorious Church conference, sponsored by the NCFIC (National Center for Family-Integrated Churches), held at Ridgecrest Conference Center.
This was our first time to attend a family conference at this location, and we enjoyed it tremendously! The conference was designed to bring parents and their children together to consider the biblical doctrine of marriage and to prepare the rising generation for gospel-centered marriages.
Here we are waiting for the opening keynote session on Thursday evening and chatting with our friends, Mike and Ginger:
Some of the session titles we heard included: Principles of Courtship, Equal Yoking (one of my favorite talks and very practical), How Fathers Qualify Suitors and Receive Daughters, Friendship in Marriage (another favorite), What is the Role of Romance and Emotions, Wedding Ceremonies and Covenants, and many others.
The cds of the conference are now available for order here. And more posts and photos can be found on the NCFIC blog (scroll down).
Next up: NCFIC Gospel Centered Marriages Conference ~ Part 2 ~ People at the Conference!
~Deb
I'll bet it was fabulous!! I love Paul Washer! =)
Posted by: Amy, a redeemed sheep | Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at 03:32 PM
Friendship in Marriage Sounds like a good one to hear.
Some members of our church have been to Ridgecrest Conference Center.Summer time is to be fun for outdoor activities.
Posted by: Tammy | Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at 07:28 PM
Sounds like it was a great conference. I can't wait to see the pictures of folks you met - especially the one family you mentioned to me.
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at 08:12 PM
Oh Deb, this sounds delightful I am sure we will be purchasing the CD's... Looking forward to seeing Part 2... : ) How is Granny doing...We continue to keep her in our prayers and the children ask of her often.
Have a Blessed Week!!
Posted by: RubyJeans | Thursday, November 03, 2011 at 01:28 PM
It is wonderful to see how many people have been truly blessed by this God honoring conference. It was certainly a great encouragement for our family; both the messages and the fellowship.
In Christ,
The Coveys
Posted by: Covey | Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at 11:01 AM