Leading others out of addiction through Christ.
2025 Conference
2 Peter 1:3 “seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.”
2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;”
God’s Word truly is sufficient for all we face in this life, including addiction. In the FREE one-day conference at Community Baptist Church in Bunnell, FL, you’ll learn an effective biblical strategy for overcoming addictions in Christ. We’ll also explain how to begin and lead a ministry in your church.
The conference speakers
Dr. Mark E. Shaw, Founder of The Addiction Connection, is an ordained minister and author of over 28 published resources. Starting his counseling career in residential addiction treatment and medication-assisted treatment centers in Mobile, Alabama, Mark was introduced to Biblical Counseling in 1999. He has been certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) since 2002, and he obtained a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Biblical Counseling in 2008. Dr. Shaw serves full-time as the Pastor of Counseling at the Nocatee Campus of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, FL.
Andrew Ward is the pastor of Community Baptist Church in Bunnell and the author of the Overcoming Addictions in Christ curriculum, which is used at Community Baptist. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University and studied biblical counseling at the Master’s University.