SESSION ONE: BREAKOUTS

Advocating Actively: Helping without Hurting
People are not projects to be fixed; they are valued image-bearers. True advocacy means doing life with people, not just doing things for them. Learn how you and your church can effectively help without hurting. | Presentation

Building a Church Response Team
Equipping church leaders with the vision, practical tools, and trauma-informed principles needed to build and sustain an effective Response Team that serves children and families through CarePortal and other community partnerships. | Resource | Presentation

Kingdom Zones: Building Kingdom Families Through Prayer
Intercessory prayer for families in crisis is desperately needed in every community in our state, and anyone can lead the prayer movement. | Presentation | 111Project Prayer Experience

Homelessness, Incarceration, and Poverty
Explore how poverty, homelessness, and incarceration affect families, and how the Church can respond with dignity and compassion. Through an honest discussion with community leaders, learn how relationships and resources can create lasting change. | Presentation | Resource

Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Domestic Violence
Explore how mental health, addiction, and domestic violence impact families in child welfare. The Church doesn’t have to be an expert on these issues, but it can be a safe, compassionate community that walks with families and connects them to professional care. | Presentation

Refugee Resettlement, Trafficking, and Family Strengthening Around the Globe
Families flourish when they experience belonging, safety, and supportive community. Whether serving refugees, human trafficking survivors, or vulnerable children, the Church can strengthen families to restore dignity, reduce vulnerability, and build lasting support systems. | Presentation | Resource

Pledge the Pulpit
How can pastors use the influence of the pulpit to move our churches from awareness to action? | Presentation | CAFO Preach Booklet | CAFO Pure Religion Sunday Resources | Open Network (Life.Church) Sermon Planning Tool | 111Project Rythms Calendar | Pledge the Pulpit

SESSION TWO: BREAKOUTS

Meaningful Conversation in Everyday Moments
Sharing your faith and praying with strangers can be hard. We will equip you with the tools to turn conversations into opportunities to share the hope of Christ. Learn simple, approachable ways to share your story, communicate the Gospel, and pray with someone you’ve just met. | Presentation | Resource

Small Town, Big Impact: Mobilizing Rural Churches
A rural church doesn’t need a large staff or a big budget to change lives. The real power of rural ministry is found in relationships, trust, consistency, and a shared commitment that everyone can do something. | Presentation

Suburban Advantage: Leveraging your Response Team to make Lasting Impact
To empower the Suburban church with tools and strategies to recruit, equip, and steward through the utilization of CarePortal. Hear specifically from a panel of churches that have overcome challenges and share their successes.  | Presentation | Resource

Urban Core CarePortal Panel: How to Utilize CarePortal to Serve Your Neighbors
Learn how CarePortal can help carry the weight of your frontline ministry! This breakout shows you how to use CarePortal settings to collaborate with your community and build teams that serve and resource your congregation, neighbors, and local schools! | Presentation | Resource 

One for Another: Wrap-Around Support Inside and Outside your Church
Learn how to identify people in your community who need support and partners to help you care for them. Also provided is a follow-up template and agency resources to guide your next steps. | Presentation | Resource

Trauma-Ready Church
Learn how to practically care for kids from hard places. Whether it is children’s ministry, youth ministry, Sunday morning, or small group, you will gain understanding and tools to help you meet these kids where they are so you can serve and love them well. | Presentation

For the Purpose: Intentional Strategies to Move your Congregation Forward in the Mission
How do we move beyond another ministry or program and make caring for vulnerable children and families part of how we intentionally disciple people to follow Jesus? | Presentation | 111Project Ministry Action Plan | CAFO Essential Elements of Building a Discipleship Pipeline

SESSION THREE: BREAKOUTS

Church Communications 101: Mobilizing Your Church Through Effective Communication
Effective communication is a powerful tool for mobilization. Learn strategies to engage your lead pastor and successfully implement CarePortal and family advocacy ministries. When connected through clear systems, people are more likely to take action! | Presentation | Resource

Connecting Church Panel
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the “Connecting Church” feature—straight from churches that are making it work! Ask questions and hear what’s working, what’s not, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.  | Presentation | Resource

Curious About Foster Care: Beyond the Request to Relational Ministry
Join our team of panelists from partnering agencies and foster care organizations to learn more about how you or your church group can serve children and families relationally. | OKC Presentation | Tulsa Presentation | Breakout Agenda | Foster Care 101 | 20 Ways to Support Foster Families

Caring for the Church with CarePortal (Church-Entered Needs)
Designed to help church leaders and responders use CarePortal as a tool to help with needs of those already in the church, those the church is serving, and those who will become part of the church. This powerful tool makes pathways for caring for the church. | Presentation | Resource

Deregulated: Trauma Support and Care for Families in Hard Places
You are equipped for this; you are not alone; you now have a simple, shared framework to recognize trauma responses, regulate the moment, and respond with hope instead of fear. | Presentation

Agency Advocacy and Best Practices
Agency workers are subject-matter experts who understand the strengths and needs of those they serve. This breakout equips them to coach churches toward healthy connections, honor family dignity, and strengthen the CarePortal network to build a stronger community of support. | Presentation| Learn More About Agency Partners

Helping without Hurting: How the Gospel can Invade Every Part of our Communities through Intentional Local Church Strategies
How can the Gospel inspire flourishing throughout our communities, with the church at the core of the movement? | Presentation | Resource Page

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