The Twelve Steps — John Dyben

John is the director of spiritual care at the Hanley Center in West Palm Beach, FL. John explains the 12 steps in the context of a specifically Christian mindset.

Her Dark Past — Jackie Oerther

Jackie, a former heroin addict, shares her story of addiction which included homelessness, jail, and kidnapping her 7 year-old son from foster care as well as being wanted by the FBI. Jackie now uses her life story and dark past to minister to others.

His Personal Testimony — Larry McKenna

Larry is the director of the Jericho House in Cleveland, GA, a long term Christ-centered drug and alcohol recovery program for men. Larry shares his personal testimony about how he was set free from the bondage of his own addiction and how he has allowed Jesus to become the Lord of his life.

The Impact of Someone Else's Substance Abuse — Anastasia Bean

Anastasia, a counselor with Warnecke Professional Counseling in Marietta, shares her personal testimony on how her life was affected by someone else's substance abuse in her family. She will also talk about the importance of the 12-step and co-addiction support groups.

Internet and Gaming Addictions — Thomas Andre

Thomas is a counselor with Warnecke Professional Counseling in Marietta. Internet and gaming addictions technological advances are influencing culture today. This is a newly proposed disorder and many drug/alcohol clients move their addictions into this area while in early recovery.

Panel of Prodigals

Testimonies from Alexander Sasser, Davis Vaughn, and Chase Sewell

Not Easy But Worth It — The Eberhards

Rand Eberhard and his parents Randy and Susie share their story. God never said that life would be easy. He just promised that it would be worth it!

Addiction, a Matter of the Heart — Eli Velasquez

Eli Velasquez from Genesis Ministries (a Christian residential program for men) addresses codependency, brain chemistry, and the addictive belief system.

How Alchohol Took Over — David Proctor

David from Heroes in Recovery shares his personal story about how alcohol took over his life. David is a retired law-enforcement professional who worked in the field for more than 30 years.

Codependency — David Blackwell

Codependency can be particularly difficult for people of faith. Secular approaches to codependency sometimes seem to come at odds with the concepts of benevolence and long suffering unconditional love. This talk is designed to help believers come to terms with their codependency and begin to move into a more Godly, loving way of life.

How God Works in the Trials — The Marlows and Topes

Dan and Jeanine Marlow, Charlie and Marty Tope, share how God has worked in their own lives through trials of their own prodigal.

15 and Addicted — The Stanfills Story

At 15 years-old, Tindell Stanfill thought that the only way she could be happy was to be in a "popular" crowd with a life of addiction and heartache. In college she realized that only Christ could fill her emptiness and cure her loneliness.

Chasing All The Wrong Things — Mark Oerther

Mark got sober from a life filled with drugs and alcohol at 21 years-old while he was in college. His life was empty and he chased after every wrong thing imaginable. Mark is the Director of Business Development at Inner Change.

Family in Recovery — Dave Garton

Dave shares his own personal story of salvation out of a life of dependency on marijuana and drug use. He also talks about his the importance of the "Family in Recovery."

Selfish, Destructive Survival Mode — Kevin Sulcer and his mom Harriet

As a high school student, Kevin's family went through a serious crisis as his father's health began to deteriorate. The financial and emotional strain was too difficult to sustain his parent's marriage. Kevin retreated to a selfish, destructive survival mode life. But his mom Harriet never stopped praying for him.

Back to the Dinner Table — Heather Hayes

American parents are in direct competition with smart phones, iPads and the internet for the attention of their children. Adolescent behavior expert and intervention pioneer Heather Hayes has developed a blueprint for parents to get their children away from the web, and back to the dinner table.

Healthy Boundaries — Beth Venable and Jason McKeown

One of the consistent challenges of parenting is establishing and maintaining boundaries that are appropriate and healthy for your family. Beth Venable is Referral Relations Director at Trails Carolina. Jason McKeown is Director of Clinical and Family Services at Trails Carolina.

Embracing Powerlessness: The Door to Authentic Faith — Mark Crawford

Life is made up of the small area that we can actually manage and the larger area that have no control over (including those we move love). After we understand and accept that much of what is important to us is out of our control, we must embrace a faith that allows us to turn over some of the most important things in our life to the care and control of God.

Loving Someone with an Addiction — Janet Fluker

Janet is the Director of the Family Program at MARR (Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences). Janet leads seminars "Loving Someone with an Addiction" for family members who have loved ones with addiction issues. She will try to condense a one day seminar into 1 ? hours. You don't want to miss this. She will touch on the disease of addiction, enabling, rescuing and controlling, and identifying and establishing boundaries.

Seven Bridges to Recovery — Seven Wells

Pastor Seven accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior while in solitary confinement at USP Atlanta in 1996. Unable to read or write, he requested a Bible upon his release from solitary confinement and supernaturally began to read. Since the Word of God is alive and active, the rest is history. Now a complete, sold-out, on fire, uncompromising child of God, he lays his life down daily for those who cannot pay him back. As a homeless runaway since age 10, he had built his life around crime, centered on drugs, firearms, money laundering and the mafia. This lifestyle is the basis of his testimony that God can and will use anyone. Having never before felt love, His Father in heaven poured out His love into that solitary confinement cell, where no man could take the credit. God himself changed his heart. Now he shares this love to the homeless of Atlanta and has an amazing ministry at 7 Bridges to Recovery.