Grounded in Grace: One-Day Parenting Conference

Join us on Saturday, May 17th - 9am - 2:30pm at Hope Fellowship Church in Cambridge, MA. This one-day conference is designed to equip you with biblical wisdom for helping the next generation build a strong, Christ-centered identity. In a culture that pressures young people to define themselves by their achievements, emotions, and social status, scripture invites us to root our identity in God’s unchanging grace. The conference will include cultural engagement, biblical reflection and application, and practical counsel for parents, teens, youth ministry workers, and pastors.

The first 50 registrants will receive a copy of Jonathan Holmes' new book Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ. (One copy per household)

Sponsored by: The Boston Center for Biblical Counseling, Boston Chinese Evangelical Church, and Hope Fellowship Church

Jonathan Holmes (Keynote Speaker) is the Founder and Executive Director of Fieldstone Counseling. He previously served for fifteen years on the pastoral teams of Parkside Church and Parkside Green. Jonathan graduated from The Master’s University with degrees in Biblical Counseling and History and his MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author and contributor to a number of books, including Grounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ and The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School: Asian American Edition.

He has written articles for Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, the Biblical Counseling Coalition, the ERLC, and the Journal for Biblical Counseling. Jonathan serves on the Board of Directors for CCEF (Christian Counseling Educational Foundation) and the Council Board for the BCC (Biblical Counseling Coalition), and The Boston Center for Biblical Counseling. Additionally, Jonathan is an instructor at Westminster Theological Seminary in the Masters of Counseling program. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four daughters.

Rachel Gilson (Panelist) serves on the leadership team of theological development and culture with Cru. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, Desiring God, and The Gospel Coalition, and she regularly speaks at churches and on college campuses. She is the author of Parenting Without Panic in an LGBT-Affirming World and Born Again This Way. Rachel has an M.Div from Gordon-Conwell and is pursuing a PhD in public theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and daughter.

Douglas Duncan - Dr. Duncan holds an M. Div., with a focus in counseling, from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a D.Min. in Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is a counselor at the Boston Center for Biblical Counseling. He practiced biblical counseling for 30 years at Community Bible Church of Williamstown, MA. He specializes in the areas of Marriage and Family Counseling with an emphasis on relational conflict resolution, guidance, anxiety, depression, grief, anger management, and seasonal life changes. Doug and his wife, Gail have 4 grown children.