Dec 5-6 | Dallas, TX
If you’re passionate about families, you know the diverse and unique challenges they face today.
Whether blended, fostered, adopted, widowed, multi-ethnic, or multi-generational — families are at the heart of the Great Commission.
Equipping families to impact their corner of the world
Where: Concord Church
Address: 6808 Pastor Bailey Dr, Dallas, TX 75237
When: December 5-6, 2025
Cost: $99 conference fee + $30 for on-site lunches*
After October 5th, price increases to $119 + $30
Children (childcare** + lunches) $75 + $30
*lodging not included, options listed below
**childcare registration closes Nov 5
Who is welcome? Anyone already involved or interested in impacting families for Christ, as well as leaders of churches and local ministries.
You will experience…
A new kind of event to help families reach other families for Christ.
For decades FamilyLife® has championed God’s design for marriage and family. We want families to make an impact that would multiply across homes, neighborhoods, and generations.
The whole family is welcome.
Because we encourage you to bring your entire family, we will provide childcare. Whether you are traditionally married, an empty-nester, part of a step-family, or a single parent, you belong here.
Conference Details
Meet Our Speakers
Drew Hyun
Drew Hyun is the founder and lead pastor of Hope Church NYC, a diverse church with three locations in New York City. Drew is also the executive director of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, an organization that aims to transform church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed pastors and leaders. He regularly speaks at churches, conferences, and college campuses throughout the United States and abroad.
Tim and Noreen Muehlhoff
Tim is a communication professor at Biola university in La Mirada, CA where he teaches classes in conflict resolution, family communication and perspective-taking. He is the author of Marriage Forecasting: Changing the Climate of Your Marriage One Conversation at a Time, Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle, and Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing without Dividing the Church. He is the co-host of the Winsome Conviction Podcast. Noreen is the Associate Director of Chapel Program at Biola and provides pastoral counseling to students. She is working on an MA in Christian Leadership and Ministry at Talbot School of Theology. Together they have spoken at FamilyLife marriage conferences for 30 years.
Cheryl Shumake
Cheryl is a bold adventurer at heart, but she’ll tell you her greatest adventure is belonging to the Father, loving Jesus, and making Him known. She’s a passionate speaker, Bible teacher, podcast host, and founder of Stepmom Sanity—a Christ-centered community offering guidance, resources, and unwavering support to stepmoms navigating the complexities of blended family life.
Alongside her husband, Cheryl co-founded Sawubona Blended Families, a ministry dedicated to serving Black and Brown couples leading stepfamilies. Together, they help break cycles of dysfunction, cultivate lasting connections, and build gospel-shaped homes. Through Sawubona, they equip ministry leaders and churches to see the vital need for blended family ministry, offering practical training to launch impactful ministries with minimal barriers—amplifying the reach of the gospel and deepening discipleship.
Cheryl is the author of multiple books, including Waiting to Be Wanted: A Stepmom’s Guide to Loving Before Being Loved, and a regular blogger for Our Daily Bread’s God Hears Her platform. Her insights have been featured on Moody Bible Radio, FamilyLife podcast, FamilyLife Blended podcast, God Hears Her Podcast, Blended & Blessed, and other national platforms.
She and her husband, Jonathan, live in Michigan, where their home is a revolving door for children seeking hugs, food, and advice they may or may not take!
Heather and Ash Holleman
Heather and Ashley served as full-time staff with Cru for 20 years, with Ashley directing Cru’s national graduate student ministry for 7 years. Ashley now serves as Executive Director of Seated and Sent, a ministry he and Heather founded to come alongside churches and ministries to catalyze their efforts to establish believers in their identity in Christ, to develop an outreach culture for their context and to mobilize sent-ones. Heather is an associate teaching professor at Penn State and writer of several books including Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus (co-written with Ashley) and The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility which helps readers connect in loving conversation. As a couple, they love investing in rich and warm friendships with those God has placed in their natural pathways. You can learn more about their ministry at www.seatedandsent.com.
Drew Hyun
Cheryl Shumake
Heather and Ash Holleman
Tentative Schedule
Two days packed with inspiring worship, keynote sessions, seminars, workshops, and opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals.
Day 1:
Friday, December 5th
(9am – 8:45pm)
Morning
Afternoon Lunch (On-site Option)
– Seminar 1
– Workshop 1
– Free Time (childcare not provided)
Evening Dinner (Networking Opportunity)
DAY 2:
Saturday, December 6th
(9am – 5:30pm)
Morning
Afternoon Lunch (On-site Option)
– Seminar 2
– Workshop 2
Frequently Asked Questions
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Lodging Options
Fairmont Dallas
1717 N Akard St,
Dallas, TX
214-720-2020
Hampton Inn & Suites
202 E Interstate Hwy 20,
Duncanville, TX
469-868-6481
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
1035 Hwy 67
Duncanville, TX
972-298-8000
TownePlace Suites
2700 Travis St,
DeSoto, TX
972-780-9300