All indicators point to a dramatic decline in the mental health of our young people. The rates of stress, anxiety, depression and suicide are at all-time highs. What in the world is going on and how do we help our children and students? In this talk, Benji will equip you with practical tools to help your kids follow Jesus while navigating a culture filled with anxiety, worry and fear. 

Our culture’s growing hostility to Christianity puts tremendous pressure on the faith of young Christians, who swim daily in the cultural waters. And because many of our students are unprepared, they often struggle to resist the cultural lies...or, they deconstruct. As a result, many professing Christian kids live lives that are no different from their non-Christian friends. This talk will give students an understanding of how culture powerfully shapes them and how a well-formed Christian worldview will equip them to navigate the avalanche of cultural challenges.

How do we love our LGBTQ friends? What does the Bible say about homosexual behavior and identity? One thing we know for sure is that God loves gay people, but how do we also navigate this topic without compromising biblical truth? In this session, Sean offers a biblically informed, yet gracious approach to this contentious issue to help us respond with both clarity and compassion.

Our culture is filled with lies about marriage and family. From divorce to same-sex marriage and parenting, from surrogacy to a host of other issues, our culture is filled with false ideas that are wreaking havoc on the next generation. How have we sacrificed the natural rights of children? How has legislation made mothers and fathers optional? How have we made kids a commodity? In this talk, you’ll discover why marriage matters more than ever and how we can begin to rebuild families that our children need.

The gospel is at the very center of the life and mission of the church. Yet, in recent decades, in an effort to define and defend the gospel, a "flattening" has occurred. Today's gospel often ends at "Jesus died on the cross to forgive my sins," stopping short of the fuller, broader picture the New Testament gives us. Our preachers, our songwriters, our evangelists, our people…we need more gospel, not less. This talk will explore the multifaceted beauty of the gospel—all that God has accomplished for us in Jesus Christ, so that we can appreciate it better, and communicate it better to a culture who desperately needs it.

The California Family Council will examine the most pressing threats to Christians' ability to live out their faith and preach the gospel emerging from the State Capitol. This includes gender ideology mandates, laws undermining parental rights, bans on Christian counseling, as well as hostility to people and organizations with prolife convictions. Most importantly, attendees will be equipped with a hopeful, faithful framework for Christian engagement that strengthens the Church, influences the Capitol, and renews our culture without fear or compromise.