Singles Summer Seminars

Rather than have one major speaker in a large group each day, we’ve designed the program around several speakers and topics that you can choose from. After our opening joint session, there will be three seminars, of which you choose your two favorites.

Saturday

9:00am Joint Session: Drs. Tom and Beverly Rodgers
Overcoming the Top Ten Reasons Singles Stay Single

Tom and Bev, who both have PhD’s in Clinical Christian Counseling, inspire and challenge couples and singles in seminars across the country. They are the authors of three books and numerous CD’s addressing the spiritual and emotional healing required for healthy relationships. The have ministered to the team at North Point Church at special leadership retreats. They are active at Central Church in Charlotte, NC and have been married for 32 years.

Seminars: Pick two

Patti Gordon: Whole in One

How to move God’s love from your head into your heart and find true intimacy with the God who made you.

Patti Gordon is a talented author and speaker whose wit, wisdom, and unique gift for storytelling move life-changing truths from the head into the heart. Never married, Patti is armed with a personal understanding of the joys and struggles that singles face. She holds a masters degree in counseling, is the author of Press Play - Taking the Single Life Off Hold, and has spoken at conferences, internationally. Patti has been active in singles and other ministries of North Point Church since it's founding.

Ray Backman: Faith and Work- Do They Mix?

Ray exposes the dualism mindset of secular being one part of life and our spiritual life another with no integration of the two. The talk lays out practical ways of combining faith and work.

As President of BIS Benefits, Ray is a professional who has carved a distinctive niche in the small to mid-size insurance industry. Ray has personally invested over 25 years in Christian service through The Navigators and other ministries, with a heart particularly committed to one-on-one mentoring. He is a Georgia Tech Grad who serves on several boards including the Fellowship of Christian Atheletes. Ray and Vicki, his wife of over 28 years, attend Mt. Pisgah Methodist and have 3 grown children.

Mark Eiken: The Art of Pressing Through

We all have dreams - spiritually, relationally, professionally - and we experience opposition in those pursuits. How do we identify and overcome the obstacles to God's dream for us.

Mark Eiken is the Director of Spiritual Formation at 12 Stone Church in Lawrenceville. In his 20 years of ministry experience, Mark has had the opportunity to take his fun, challenging and inspirational messages around the world. He has been married to Tina for 14 years and they have three beautiful children.  In his free time, Mark can be found coaching kid's sports, enjoying Martial Arts or taking a run on the trails in Northern Georgia .

 

Sunday

10:30am Worship Service: Drs. Tom and Beverly Rodgers – “God’s Heart for Singles”

Worship and Special Music - Keller Kuhn

Keller is a composer, vocalist, and keyboard artist who has led music for retreats and church services for a number of years. She also worked in Los Angeles as a studio artist in the film and recording industry. Keller understands the challenges and the heart of singles being a single mother of five children herself. She is a member of Perimeter Church in Duluth, and enjoys serving in the Worship community there.