Westminster Presbyterian Church’s
First Annual
February 28 – March 1, 2025
We were created to do life together. Our friendships, partnerships, families, churches, and communities flourish more fully when we choose to live them in deep relationship with God and one another. This is the conviction behind the Life Together Conference.
Join us for part or all of this first annual event where we seek to more fully live into the people God has called us to be with the relationships God has called us to share. This is a space for all of us. No matter your demographics, you belong with us at the Life Together Conference. Invite a friend. We hope to see you there.
See below for Session Descriptions and to register.
Please email Ashley Higgins with any questions!
Life Together Conference Schedule
You will need to register separately for the Friday evening session and the Saturday sessions. Childcare is only available for the Saturday sessions.
| Friday Evening / Feb. 28 | Session |
| 6 – 8 pm | How To Human | $20 Carlos Whittaker, Best-Selling Author & Speaker. Book signing and meet & greet to follow! |
| Saturday / March 1 | Sessions (Childcare available for all sessions.) |
| 9 am | Unplugging Childhood Erin Loechner, NYT Bestselling Author & Editor |
| 10:30 am | Follow Me Adam DeVries, WPC Parish Associate Pastor |
| 12 pm | Lunch | $10 |
| 1:30 pm (option1) | Parenting Adult Children Dr. Lauren Spooner, PhD., Clinical psychologist |
| 1:30 pm (option 2) | Holy and Whole: Your Body Is Good Jami Nato, Author & Speaker |
How to Human
Friday, February 28 @ 6 pm | $20
Carlos Whittaker, Best-Selling Author & Speaker
Book signing and meet & greet to follow!
Learn more about Carlos Whittaker here!
These feel like crazy times. We’re agitated, fighting, and wrestling with big issues. It can feel like we’re less connected than ever to one another and to God. It’s a perfect storm: debilitating anxiety, crashing relationships, and forgetting what it feels like to be human.
When it feels impossible to love our neighbor the way Christ commands, Carlos will help his audience shift from “me” to “we” to “everybody” in a three-part journey to be human, see fellow humans, and free those around us.
Your community will walk away feeling inspired to help others, hope fiercely, and experience the thrill of being fully human. Carlos uses scripture to guide his audience toward a radical path of love– one that requires us to become builders rather than demolitionists. One that gets personal. One that moves toward others in faith rather than away in fear.
Register HERE! You will need to sign-up for the Saturday sessions separate from Friday’s How to Human session.
Unplugging Childhood
Saturday, March 1 @ 9 am
Erin Loechner, NYT Bestselling Author & Editor
Click for Erin Loechner’s bio information!
The truth is, our society’s fixation on devices is diminishing our lives. We see it. We feel it. We know it. But let’s stop blaming ourselves, and certainly not our kids. This is the world we’ve given to them. It’s all they’ve ever known. So, what’s the alternative? In this engaging, interactive workshop, NYT Bestselling Author and Editor Erin Loechner will guide us through a series of specific, practical, and actionable steps to rally our villages and opt out… together.
Let’s finally – ultimately – give our kids what technology can’t: a better world.
Register HERE! You will need to sign-up for the Friday session separate from the Saturday sessions. Childcare available!
Follow Me
Saturday, March 1 @ 10:30 am
Adam DeVries, WPC Parish Associate Pastor
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We spend years preparing teenagers to drive a car. When it comes totechnology, often we don’t prepare them at all. Young people are regularlygiven access to technology with the assumption that they know how tonavigate the wireless world safely. That’s like giving a 15 year old keys to acar and saying, “good luck.”
Follow Me helps families (youth AND adults) rethink and be more intentionalwith the way they use technology. Many times our devices convince us tosettle for fitting in when what we really need is belonging. It’s our hope thatparticipants in this session will learn ways to use technology to fostergenuine relationships rather than constant comparison.
Register HERE! You will need to sign-up for the Friday session separate from the Saturday sessions. Childcare available!
Parenting Adult Children
Saturday, March 1 @ 1:30 pm (option 1)
Lauren Spooner, PhD., Clinical Psychologist
Click for Dr. Lauren Spooner bio information!
Parenting Adult Children- no one wrote us a guide book! Some of us didn’t even realize we’d still be parenting after we “graduated” the raising kids phase of life. Whether you are entering the season of parenting an adult child or have been a parent of an adult child for years, this one is for you.
In this session, Dr. Spooner shares her expertise on parental guidance and support for adults as they encounter the challenges of coming of age. She focuses on the importance of being intentional about fostering maturity and independence even before the point of coming of age, avoiding parent traps in the process, and how parents might yield to the personal transforming work of the Holy Spirit when faced with intergenerational conflicts. Transformation and spiritual growth in the parent/adult child relationship is possible. Welcome to this dynamic season of life!
Register HERE! You will need to sign-up for the Friday session separate from the Saturday sessions. Childcare available!
Holy And Whole: Your Body is Good
Saturday, March 1 @ 1:30 pm (option 2)
Jami Nato, Author and Speaker
Click for Jami Nato bio information!
As we age, our bodies bear witness to the lives we’ve lived-the joys and sorrows we’ve carried and the countless ordinary moments God has used to shape us. Yet, in a world obsessed with youth and perfection, loving the bodies we have can feel really difficult. Just scrolling Instagram for three seconds, and you’re bombarded with messages that your body isn’t enough. Even worse, some faith spaces teach that our bodies don’t matter, only our spirituality. It’s time to come back to a holistic view of the goodness of our bodies and their role in God’s work.
With her signature blend of humor and awkward honesty, Jami offers a biblical perspective on self-image and aging, reminding us that our worth isn’t tied to our reflection but to the Creator who calls us His own. Whether you’re navigating new laugh lines, unexpected aches, or a shifting sense of identity, this talk will encourage and equip you to see your body as a beautiful part of God’s work and your purpose.Register HERE! You will need to sign-up for the Friday session separate from the Saturday sessions. Childcare available!