Two weekends this year, one for women and one for men. Both are open to anyone, and we'd love to have you.
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Women's & Men's Conferences at Northside Christian Church

2026 · September

Women's
Conference

Registration Open
2026 · November

Men's
Conference

Registration Open
Women's & Men's Conferences

Why these weekends exist

Most people are tired in a way that a day off does not fix.

You give what you have to your job, your family, your friends. Then someone needs one more thing, and you realize there is nothing left.

These two weekends exist to interrupt that. One is for women, in September. One is for men, in November. Both take you out of your normal routine for a couple of days and give you authentic teaching, live worship, real food, and time with people who are dealing with the same things you are.

You do not have to attend our church. You do not have to already believe what we believe. You do not have to know a single person there. Bring your questions with you.

Two weekends. Pick the one that is yours.

Both are held at Northside Christian Church, 4407 Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN 47150. Get directions.

Women's Conference

Registration Open

Endless Well

You are running on empty. This is about where to go to refill.

Who it is for Women. High school juniors and older. Single or married. No church background needed.
When Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19, 2026
How long Friday 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Saturday 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
Cost $60 per person through August 24. The price goes to $70 on August 25. Payment plans available.
Register for Women's Conference See details

Men's Conference

Registration Open

Wreckage to Redemption

You are carrying something alone. This is about setting it down.

Who it is for Men. High school juniors and older. Single or married. No church background needed.
When Thursday, November 5 through Saturday, November 7, 2026
How long Thursday 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Friday 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Saturday 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
Cost $60 per person. Payment plans available.
Register for Men's Conference See details
Women in worship at Women's Conference
Women's Conference

Endless Well

September 18 and 19, 2026

You know the feeling. You gave everything you had this week, and it still was not enough. You are the person everyone comes to, and there is nobody you go to.

Jesus once said this to a crowd of people who felt exactly that: "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink." He was not talking about water. He was talking about the part of you that has run dry.

That is where the name comes from. A well is somewhere you go back to, over and over. This weekend is not a one-time refill that leaves you on your own by Monday. It is about learning where to keep returning when you are empty.

Over two days you will experience worship, hear three women share Biblical teaching, choose two smaller breakouts that match what you are actually facing, eat good food, and talk with women who understand.

Come thirsty. Leave overflowing.

Register for Women's Conference

What you are signing up for

When Check in Friday, September 18 at 6:00 PM. We finish Saturday, September 19 at 2:00 PM.
Where Northside Christian Church, 4407 Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN 47150. Get directions.
Cost $60 per person through August 24. The price goes to $70 on August 25. You can set up a payment plan when you register.
Your $60 covers Two meals, a snack, a swag bag to take home, live worship, all of the teaching, and every breakout class.
Breakout classes These are smaller sessions, about an hour each, on a specific topic. You pick two. We email the list of options about two weeks before the conference so you can choose.
Register by September 13 at midnight. After that date we cannot issue refunds.

What the two days actually look like

Friday, September 18

6:00 to 7:00 PMCheck in, get your swag bag, eat dinner
7:00 to 8:30 PMFirst session

Saturday, September 19

8:00 to 8:30 AMCoffee and light breakfast
8:30 to 9:15 AMSecond session
9:15 to 9:30 AMBreak
9:30 to 10:30 AMYour first breakout class
10:30 to 11:00 AMSnack break
11:00 to 12:00 PMYour second breakout class
12:00 to 12:15 PMBreak
12:15 to 1:15 PMFinal session
1:15 to 2:00 PMHead out to lunch with people you met, if you want to. Optional and on your own.

Who is teaching

Ruth Chou Simons

Ruth Chou Simons

Guest speaker

An author and artist who writes about finding steadiness in ordinary, demanding life.

Dawn Spicer

Dawn Spicer

Northside staff

On staff here. She knows this church and the women in it.

Caroline Krouse

Caroline Krouse

Northside staff

On staff here. She knows this church and the women in it.

Men gathered around a cornhole tournament at Men's Conference
Men's Conference

Wreckage to Redemption

November 5 through November 7, 2026

Every man is carrying something.

For some men it is out in the open. For others it sits behind a good job, a family that looks fine, and a normal Sunday morning. A failure at work. Something you drink or look at or spend that you cannot stop on your own. A relationship you broke. A decision you would take back if you could.

Most men handle it the same way. Carry it alone. Hope nobody asks.

Here is what the name of this weekend means. The wreckage is what you are carrying. Redemption is the claim that it is not the end of your story. That Jesus does not back away from men whose lives are a mess. That the thing you wrecked can be rebuilt into something worth having.

Three men will tell you how that happened to them. One ran a major corporation and went to federal prison. One spent six years making adult films. One is our men's minister, and he is straight with you about the choices he made years ago. None of them will pretend to be better than they are.

There is no life God cannot repair.

Register for Men's Conference

What you are signing up for

When Thursday evening, November 5, through Saturday midday, November 7. Three sessions across three days.
Where Northside Christian Church, 4407 Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN 47150. Get directions.
Cost $60 per person. You can set up a payment plan when you register.
Your $60 covers Dessert Thursday, dinner Friday, breakfast Saturday, snacks and coffee throughout, a swag bag to take home, live worship, and all of the teaching.

What the three days actually look like

Thursday, November 5 · 6:00 to 8:30 PM

Opening session and dessert, in the West Auditorium. Roy Roberson teaching.

Friday, November 6 · 5:30 to 9:30 PM

Dinner, evening session, and time to talk, in the KidSide Auditorium. Mark Whitacre teaching.

Saturday, November 7 · 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Breakfast, morning session, smaller classes, and closing, in the KidSide Auditorium. Joshua Broome teaching.

The times above are locked in. We are still building out the detail for each session and will post it here as soon as it is set.

Who is teaching

Joshua Broome

Joshua Broome

Guest Speaker

He spent six years in the adult film industry and appeared in more than a thousand films before he walked away with nothing left. Today he is a pastor and author who talks plainly about shame, sex, and finding out you are not what you did. He and his wife Hope live in Texas with their four sons.

Mark Whitacre

Mark Whitacre

Guest Speaker

He was a top executive at Archer Daniels Midland and became the highest ranking corporate whistleblower in United States history. His own fraud then sent him to federal prison. The 2009 movie The Informant! is about him. He became a Christian while he was locked up. He now works in executive leadership at Coca-Cola Consolidated.

Roy Roberson

Roy Roberson

Northside Staff

He hosts the weekend and teaches from the Bible each session. He is our men's minister. Years ago his own life came apart because of choices he made, and he talks about it openly. He and his wife Erin have been married 36 years and have two grown sons.

Questions people actually ask

Plenty of people register alone. You will be seated with other people and there is time built in to talk, so you will not spend two days by yourself unless that is what you want.
Yes. Both weekends are open to anyone, whether you follow Jesus or not, and whether you have ever been to this church or not. You will hear people talk openly about faith. Nobody will single you out or ask you to sign anything.
Whatever you would wear on a normal day.
A Bible (whatever form you prefer). Something to take notes with. That is really it.
No, we do not provide childcare for either conference. If you are nursing an infant, you are welcome to bring your baby with you.
Yes, and it is already covered by your registration. Women's includes two meals and a snack. Men's includes dessert Thursday, dinner Friday, breakfast Saturday, and snacks and coffee throughout.
Yes. Both conferences offer a payment plan you can set up while you register.
High school juniors and older. Both conferences.
For the women's conference, September 13 at midnight is the last day for a refund. After that we cannot issue one.

Still deciding?

Register for Women's Conference
Register for Men's Conference

If you have a question this page did not answer, talk to a real person first. Any one of them would rather answer your question than have you skip a weekend you were curious about.

Dawn Spicer

Women's Minister

Roy Roberson

Men's Minister

Johnna Rich

Adult Ministry Administrative Assistant