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We want to encourage, equip, and empower foster and adoptive parents as individuals, as couples, and as a community.
Together Called is one way we do that. It’s not a large scale conference. It’s intentional opportunity for husbands and wives to experience rest and connection with each other, with kindred others, and with the One who called them together from the start.
We’d love to care for you there.
Mark your calendars and line up care for your children so that you can join us for our 11th Together Called March 21st-March 23rd, 2025 at the beautiful Bear Creek Mountain Resort nestled on 330 acres in Berks County, Pennsylvania (approximately 90 minutes from the Philadelphia Airport and 35 minutes from Lehigh Valley International Airport).
Our keynote speakers, Mark (aka Mo) and Tona Ottinger have been married for 27 years and are parents of six children through adoption, ranging in age from 12 to 24. Their personal experiences have profoundly shaped their professional endeavors, inspiring them to support families on similar journeys. Mark currently serves as the Executive Director of Empowered to Connect (ETC), where Tona is the Senior Director, overseeing a network of programs. Together, they cofounded the Memphis Family Connection Center (MFCC), a multidisciplinary, trauma-informed clinical care center that serves children and families with a connection-based approach. They also launched a statewide initiative, Safe and Secure TN, which focuses on implementing trauma-informed best practices for organizations, churches, and nonprofits. With over 20 years of experience in pastoral ministry and walking hand-in-hand with families, the Ottingers bring a wealth of knowledge and compassion to their work. They are passionate about empowering parents, professionals, and communities with the tools needed to create attachment-rich environments where children and families can thrive. Their work is grounded in the fundamental belief that every person has the capacity to overcome adversity and thrive with the support of safe, healing centered relationships.
Ross King and his wife Staci have been married since 1998 and have been making music together even longer than that. They met in 1997 when they were both part of the Breakaway Ministries worship team at Texas A&M, quickly fell in love, and sealed the deal. In the 25+ years they’ve been together, they planted a church, adopted 4 kids, traveled the country leading worship and doing concerts, and have had plenty of adventures. They currently live just south of Nashville, TN where Staci homeschools their children and Ross continues his career writing songs, producing music in his studio, and leading worship. They feel called to help regular people have honest conversations about real things. Since they still love singing together and we love experiencing it with them, we are thrilled to have them back leading worship at their fifth Together Called.
Registration is Sunday, October 20th at 8pm EST. Join our mailing list and follow us on social media for reminders about registration. We encourage you to register right as registration opens since space is limited to just over 100 couples, and it typically fills within 24 hours.
Generous sponsors allow us to offer this experience to couples below actual cost, bringing the cost to $696 (includes two-night stay at the resort; Friday afternoon preconference session; Friday night refreshments; Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two; Sunday breakfast for two; and all the retreat programming). An abbreviated retreat is $525 (includes Friday night stay only at the resort; Friday afternoon preconference session; Friday night refreshments; Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two; and all the retreat programming). For those who cannot spend the night but want to enjoy everything else, the cost is $350.
