Come join us for an uplifting event that will provide first responders and criminal justice professionals with key strategies to effectively cope with stress, trauma, life/work balance, and personal relationships that will increase your faith and biblical worldview. You won’t want to miss this!
Objectives:
Provide first responders with biblical strategies to cope with trauma they experience on the job.
Teach techniques for resilience, stress management, and strong marital relationships from a biblical perspective.
Identify or rediscover the mission or purpose through God who called them to serve.
Address the physical and psychological needs of first responders and how faith plays a role.
Worship and collaborate in a Christ-centered environment that allows first responders to feel safe.
Connect with others who understand the journey in a safe, supportive space, and discover how faith can guide and strengthen the path to healing.
Breakout sessions with individual stories and a special track for chaplains.
Speakers:
November 7, 2025
Andrea Wilson, Founder of ER4CJP and retired from the Marion Police Department, will speak on the heart of the conference and the career that broke her heart. She will share her journey through divorce and medical disability and reflect on how faith continues to shape her life after law enforcement.
Willie Daubs, Mt. Vernon / Lisbon Iowa Police Officer will present with a panel including Naomi Manson, LMHC, his pastor, Joshua Kent, and his son, Mason Daubs. This discussion focuses on the trauma Willie has experienced throughout his life and time in law enforcement, and how God has brought special people into his life to bring him out of the darkness.
November 8, 2025
*Keynote Speaker:
Bill Graham, Baton Rouge, LA Major Crimes Detective and Police Chaplain will present the importance of faith during a career as a first responder. As a former full-time pastor, Bill has a unique opportunity to use his training and experiences to help first responders all around the world strengthen their faith with the Jesus. In Bill’s free time, he operates Signal 63 to provide bulletproof vests to police agencies and officers in the line of duty around the world.
Speaker:
David Dierks, Life After Trauma
Breakout Sessions:
#1 Complex Trauma: How this impacts your job, family, and overall wellbeing
#1 Marital Strength and Faith in Jesus Christ (Paul and Cheri Jones, Christian Marriage Counselors)
#3 From a Wife’s Perspective
#4 Chaplain Track
**We strongly encourage you to ask your agency to send you to this conference as these types of conferences are being recognized by police, fire, and correctional agencies all around the world.
We highly recommend you bring your spouse, significant other, or loved one to this event to share in experience and strengthen your relationship.
If you are experiencing a financial hardship, please reach out as there are scholarships available.