Submit an abstract. Deadline: April 10, 2025.

Register for this year's conference.

The Adventist Conference on Family Research and Practice is a collaborative initiative of Andrews University, the North-American Division, and the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The annual conference is designed to provide professionals and Family Ministries leaders alike with the opportunity to be exposed to best practice strategies and research in Family Therapy, Family Studies, Family Ministry, Social Work, and Psychology to enhance family ministries.

Who should attend: Family Ministries leaders from local churches, Conferences, Union Conferences and Divisions, other professionals who work with families, Seminary students, graduate students, pastors and lay persons who have an interest in improving their own marriages and families are invited to participate.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

4:00-8:00pm Conference Check-In

8:00-9:30pm Opening Plenary Session

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Ronny Nalin: "Uniformitarianism, Catastrophism, and God's Agency in Nature"

Friday, July 18, 2025

11:00am-12:30pm Plenary Session

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Ronny Nalin: "The Great Reversal: How the God of Creation Week Transforms Lives"

12:45-2:45pm Lunch

3:00-4:00pm Breakout Session #1

4:30-5:30pm Breakout Session #2

5:30-8:00pm Supper on Your Own

8:00-9:30pm Plenary Session

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Richard Davidson: "God's Creation Intent for Marriage: Heterosexual, Monogamous, and Permanent"

Sabbath, July 19, 2025

11:00am-12:30pm Plenary Session

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Hyveth Williams: "Restoring the Broken: Messiah's Mission"

12:45-2:45pm Lunch on Your Own

3:00-4:00pm Breakout Session #3

4:30-6:00pm Closing Session

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Jo Ann Davidson: "God is a Romantic"