Connecting Families Weekend
October 10-13, 2024
Who's This Retreat For?
This weekend event is designed for parents and their families that are enrolled in the Heartlight program. It is a combination weekend of a Parent Retreat as well as a Family Retreat, which is a part of the process for all Heartlight families.
When
October 10-13, 2024
Where
Heartlight campus (Longview, Texas)
Cost
Free (Registration Required)
Conference Schedule
6:00pm Dinner at Mark & Jan Gregston’s
7:30am Family Retreat Begins
8:30am Parent Retreat #2
Topics:
- Understanding your Teen’s need for Relationships
- Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior”
- Establishing Rules & Consequences for Your Home
- Dealing with Your “stuff” While Dealing with Their’s
- Creating an Arena of Relationships that creates an Opportunity for Change
8:30am Parent Meeting in Conference Center
10:30am Skeet Shooting & Horses
12:00pm Lunch by Butcher Shop
1:00pm Afternoon Activity
4:00pm Break
5:30pm Bar-B-Q For All with Cooking by Anthony McElroy
7:00pm Concert with Mary Sarah
9:00pm Dismissed for the Evening
8:30am Breakfast at Individual Resident’s Houses
10:00am Graduation for Residents Who Have Completed the Heartlight Program
11:00am Pictures of Families
12:00pm Dismissed for the Weekend
Core Session Topics

Hosted and Taught By Mark Gregston
This weekend event is taught and hosted by Mark Gregston, author, national radio host and the Founder and Executive Director of Heartlight Ministries. Several Heartlight counselors and staff will also participate and facilitate small group sessions throughout the weekend.
Travel Information
Many will drive to Longview, which is a 2-hour drive East of Dallas Texas. Others might fly into Dallas (DFW) or Love Field (DAL), rent a car, and drive to Longview. And others can fly into Shreveport (SHV), Louisiana (40 minutes away from Heartlight), or fly into Gregg County (GGG) in Longview, just 15 minutes from Heartlight.
We traditionally encourage folks to use two hotels in Longview. The Marriott Courtyard Hotel and the Hilton Garden Inn. Please make your own reservation by calling the hotel directly and let them know that you are with Heartlight, for a discount.
Just as a matter of house information, we do not allow pets at Heartlight.