Agenda - Making a Difference Conference
8:00 - 8:30 AM – Registration, Coffee, and Fellowship
8:30 - 8:45 AM – Opening Remarks & Overview of the Program and Goals
Welcome: Jerry Steward, President, Oklahoma City Community College
Morning Prayer: Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
8:45 - 10:15 AM – Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault 101: Deb Stanaland
10:15 - 10:30 AM – BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 AM – The Profile and Tactics of Men Who Abuse Women: Lundy Bancroft
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM – Emotional Injury and Recovery in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Lundy Bancroft
12:30 - 12:40 PM – Welcome to Oklahoma City and Blessing Before Lunch: Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City
12:40 - 1:40 PM – LUNCH
1:40 - 2:15 PM – Panel: Accessing Area Resources for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Bill Citty, Chief, Oklahoma City Police
Lesley March, Assistant Oklahoma Attorney General & Chief of Victim Services Unit
Deb Stanaland, Chief Officer of Support Services, YWCA, Oklahoma City
2:15 - 3:15 PM – A Faithful Response to Domestic Violence: Julie Owens
My Story: What I Wish My Pastor Had Known When I Was Looking for Help
Religious Issues: Roadblocks or Resources (how scriptures can be used by abusers
to perpetrate violence and how they can be used by faith leadership to stop violence)
3:15 - 3:30 PM – BREAK
3:30 - 5:15 PM – Care Specific to Faith Leadership for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Ensure a Safe Place (increasing congregational awareness of issues related to
domestic violence and sexual assault; basics of prevention, and guidelines for safety
for pastors and key spiritual leadership)
5:15 - 5:30 PM – Concluding Comments and Reflections About the Future
Closing Prayer: Dr. Lee E. Cooper, Jr.