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You’re Not Alone

If you’re at your wits’ end parenting a teen who is spinning out of control, take heart—you are not alone. Thousands of parents have faced the same heartache and found hope. The Families in Crisis Conference was created to give you practical tools, a fresh perspective, and the encouragement you need to turn your situation around.

Where

Heartlight Campus
Longview, Tx

Lodging available nearby

When

FRIDAY – SUNDAY

March 20-22
July 23-25
October 1-3
November 12-14

Cost

$250 Per Person
$500 Per Couple

Some meals included

Where

Heartlight Campus
Longview, Tx

Cost

$250 Per Person
$500 Per Couple

When

FRIDAY – SUNDAY

March 20-22
July 23-25
October 1-3
November 12-14

Conference Schedule

FRIDAY

8:30 am

Coffee & Rolls Breakfast

9:30 am

Welcome

10:00 am

Session 1: Understanding Your Teen’s Behavior & Needs

11:00 am

Session 2: Reflecting on Establishing a Relational Atmosphere

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Session 3: Dealing with the Current Crisis and Struggle

2:15 pm

Session 4: Teaching, Training, & Transferring Model of Parenting

3:30 pm

Break

4:00 pm

Q&A Session with Mark, Blake & Melissa

5:00 pm

Vision Center Tour Reception

6:00 pm

Dinner Independently

8:30 am

Coffee & Rolls Breakfast

9:30 am

Session 5: Developing Rules and Consequences for Your Home

10:00 am

Session 6: Hearing from Heartlight Residents

11:30 am

Tour of Heartlight

12:30 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Session 7: The Role of Counseling & Getting to the Heart of the Issue

2:00 pm

Heartlight kids share

3:00 pm

Session 8: When A Struggling Teens Creates a Crumbling Marriage

4:30 pm

Break

6:30 pm

Dinner at Mark & Jan Gregston’s

8:30 pm

Conclude for the Night

8:30 am

Coffee & Rolls Breakfast

9:30 am

Session 9: Taking Home a Plan for Change

10:45 am

Session 10: Wrap Up & Q&A Session

Is This You?

  • You’re a parent of a struggling or out-of-control teenager and nothing seems to help.
  • You feel exhausted, helpless, or at the end of your rope in your parenting journey.
  • Your family life is filled with constant conflict, defiance, or emotional distance.
  • You’re desperate for new strategies, support, and hope to reconnect with your teen.

Here’s What You’ll Leave With

  • A step-by-step plan to bring about positive change in your home starting immediately.
  • Proven communication techniques to reduce conflict and rebuild trust with your teen.
  • Renewed confidence, hope, and a sense of purpose in your role as a parent.
  • A supportive network of fellow parents and experts you can lean on for ongoing encouragement.

What Parents Are Saying

Andrea & Steven Richards
Seminar Participants
“We appreciated the genuine and honest approach Mark presented in parenting teens in today’s culture. The weekend conference gave us a renewed hope to face the challenges ahead and to trust in the Lord to change our boys’ hearts towards Him. We both recognized that it was us as a couple that first needed to change, and as we shared this with our sons one of them said, ‘Hey, I like this conference. Maybe you should go again!’ Thanks for everything — it was a huge blessing.”
Tisha Anderson
Seminar Participant
“I can't even begin to tell you how loved and cared for we felt by all of the staff. Truly, you all are in our hearts and the ministry even more so. We came in feeling overwhelmed, but left with real hope for our relationship with our oldest son.”
Maria Bel Alfaro-Ontiveroz
Seminar Participant
“My husband and I attended this retreat and it changed our lives and the lives of our children. Things didn’t become perfect overnight, but our family is so much stronger for it. This program—not only did it repair our relationships with our kids, it also brought my husband and me closer together. We will forever be grateful that God led us to Heartlight.”

Why This Works

Over the years, the Families in Crisis Conference has helped hundreds of parents find hope and healing. Here’s why this unique approach is so effective:

  • Expert Guidance: Learn directly from Mark Gregston and his team of Heartlight counselors, who have decades of experience working with struggling teens.
  • Immersive Experience: The 3-day retreat at our secluded Texas campus allows you to step away from daily distractions and focus fully on rebuilding your family relationships.
  • Proven Tools: Gain practical, time-tested parenting strategies that have transformed countless families in crisis.
  • Supportive Community: Connect with other parents who share similar struggles, and find strength in knowing you truly are not alone in this journey.

Mark Gregston

Author, Radio Host & Founder of Heartlight

Layne Smith, LPC

Heartlight Counseling Director

Courtney LaFleur, LPC

Counselor & PTT Co-Host

Blake Nelson, LCCA

Executive Director, Heartlight

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