Early Registration Deadline Soon for Addiction Symposium

Friday is the early registration deadline for North Park University’s symposium [...]
Mark Laaser

CHICAGO, IL (September 26, 2016) – Friday is the early registration deadline for North Park University’s symposium, “Journeying Together: A Faithful Response to Addiction.” The daylong event will be held in Anderson Chapel on Saturday, November 12.

Mark Laaser
Mark Laaser

The symposium will focus on how clergy, health professionals, and congregations can collaborate to respond to the challenge of addictions. It is the second biennial faith and health symposium offered by North Park Theological Seminary and North Park University School of Nursing and Health Sciences in collaboration with the School of Professional Studies.

Mark Laaser, director of Faithful & True will be the plenary speaker. He has published a dozen books on the subject, including, “Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction.”

For more information and to register, visit the event website or call (773) 244-6214.
Continuing education is available for a number of professions.

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