The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives & Hocking College is hosting the Leap to Faith in Recovery Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Student Center Multiplex. 

The purpose of this conference is to bring faith and community based nonprofits and churches together to learn how we can work better together in the fight against addiction. ??This event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending the conference can register through the Eventbrite link found here. ?

AGENDA:??

12:30 p.m. — Registration??1 p.m. — Welcome to the Leap to Faith in Recovery
• Allison Glasgow, Director, Governor's Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives
• Greg Delaney, Outreach Coordinator, Woodhaven Ohio 
• Opening Keynote, Pastor Josh Remy, First Baptist Church?

1:30 p.m. — Networking and Refreshments?

1:40 p.m. — Connecting with Local Leaders I
(Pick one of the following sessions)
• Dan Palmer, Operation Grace
• Shelley Lackey, Academy for Leadership Abilities
• Pastor Josh Remy, First Baptist Church
• Lori Baker, Hocking College Addiction Studies?

2:25 p.m. — Break?

2:35 p.m. — Special Presentation, Dan Palmer, Operation Grace?

3:05 p.m. — Information Break??3:15 p.m. — Making the Leap from Good Ideas to Action and Resources 
• Donna Collins, Executive Director, Ohio Arts Council 
• John Carey, Chancellor, Ohio Department of Higher Education 
• Patrick Klein, Executive Director, iBELIEVE Foundation
• Kevin Dennis, Field of Hope?

4 p.m. — Networking?

4:15 p.m. — Connecting with Local Leaders II
(Pick one of the following sessions)
• Jack Everson, STEP Program
• Kevin Dennis, Field of Hope
• Andy Albrecht, The Counseling Center
• Brock Brewster, Western Local Schools?

5 p.m. — Last Chance to Grab Informational Resources ?

5:15 p.m. — Leap to Faith in Recovery 
• Justin Oyer, Warriors for Christ
• Closing Keynote, Lexi Vest, Proof that our Leaps to Faith changes lives.?

6 p.m. — Take the Leap: Call to Action, Greg Delaney