All Church Conference
May 27-29, 2011
Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center
At the ACC, the entire First Pres community comes together—old and young, married and single, long-time members and first-timers, adults, youth, children, young adults, and seniors. Build new friendships and deepen old ones as we play, eat, and worship together.
We welcome Laura Robinson Harbert as our conference speaker this year. She will lead us in four main sessions, beginning Friday evening through Sunday morning.
Laura is a clinical psychologist and an ordained Presbyterian minister. She received her B.A. from Wheaton College (1981), her M.Div. (1986) from Fuller Theological Seminary, and her Ph.D. (1988) from Fuller's Graduate School of Psychology. She has taught courses in pastoral care at Fuller Seminary, and at North Park Seminary in Chicago. Laura has served as a parish associate at the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, IL, and at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood.
Laura wrote her doctoral dissertation on the role of forgiveness in emotional healing; her passion is integrating her work in clinical psychology with spiritual growth and discipleship. Currently in private practice in Pacific Grove, she also enjoys the opportunity to preach, teach on subjects that integrate psychology and faith, and lead retreats.
Laura and her husband Mike have five children between the ages of 18 and 25. She loves reading, exploring on her tandem bike with her husband, cooking, hiking, and trying to become a gardener.
