Welcome to the Arise and Shine Marriage Conference (Steve & Wendy Backlund will be joining us online).

We believe your marriage will be transformed during this powerful two-day event, and you'll leave feeling renewed hope and excitement for the future you'll create together! Whether your marriage is thriving, or needing a big upgrade, there is something for everyone at this event. During this conference we believe you will discover:

  • The freedom and joy of deliverance through teachings, prayers, and impartation.

  • The power of forgiveness and marriage restoration after infidelity.

  • The significance of your inheritance and generational blessings.

  • How to deepen your heart connection.

  • How to dream about the future again and learn steps for how to practically pursue your dreams together.

  • Practical steps to rebuild trust, restore intimacy, and create a stronger, more vibrant marriage than ever before.

  • How to gain freedom from pornography.

  • The power of beliefs in marriage.

Transform Your Marriage Today

Join Pieter & Melinda Lagaay at the Arise and Shine Marriage Conference, where you and your spouse will be equipped, inspired, and empowered to rise together in the love and purpose God has for your marriage. Through dynamic teaching, you’ll discover new ways to deepen your connection, rekindle passion, and step boldly into your shared destiny. Get ready to rekindle, restore, and take your marriage to the next level!

Ticket Options

Join us in person or online! The conference will be available for replay.

Conference Speaker

Meet Melinda Lagaay

Melinda is a true visionary who loves to build, teach, and equip the body of Christ. Melinda believes that we can truly be transformed through the renewing of the mind. Melinda is a licensed pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California. Melinda and her husband Pieter are passionate about seeing marriages restored and equipping the body in inner healing and deliverance. Melinda’s powerful testimony demonstrates that love conquers all and dreams can be resurrected no matter the circumstance. Melinda is a testament that with God, all things are possible!

Melinda Lagaay

Director of Operations, Marketing and the Backlund Leadership Academy

Conference Speaker

Meet Pieter Lagaay

Pieter brings over 15 years of medical and legal expertise as CEO of Bezalel Innovations. As an AO fellow, former board-certified foot and ankle surgeon, and instructor for the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Osteosynthesis with multiple clinical publications, Pieter is passionate about innovation and healthcare. Pieter, also holds a Juris Doctorate providing valuable insight into healthcare law and intellectual property. Pieter's vision is to develop innovative medical technologies that improve patient care and foster the next generation of purpose-driven leaders. His leadership is grounded in his faith, strong moral principles of integrity, service, and care for the local community. Pieter and his wife are passionate about seeing individuals and marriages restored and redeemed. They founded Arise & Shine Ministries which focuses on biblical counseling, healing, and deliverance for couples and individuals. They are also the co-founders of Igniting Marriages under Igniting Hope Ministries.

Pieter Lagaay D.P.M., J.D.

Bezalel Innovations, Founder and CEO

Conference Speaker (Joining Online)

Meet Wendy Backlund

Wendy Backlund is a revelatory author and speaker in the Body of Christ, carrying a passion to set people free and release them into their full identity in Jesus. She equips others to see through heaven’s perspective and walk boldly in the authority God has entrusted to them. With a heart to lead life-changing encounters with God, Wendy inspires breakthrough, awakening, and supernatural transformation wherever she ministers. She is the author of Victorious Emotions, Living From the Unseen and more.

Wendy Backlund

Igniting Hope Co-Founder

Conference Speaker (Joining Online)

Meet Steve Backlund

Steve Backlund is an encourager, leader developer, joy activist, and a revivalist teacher. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches, leaders, and organizations into catalytic levels of hope. He has a unique anointing to release hope and joy paired with a revelatory teaching gift that creates new wineskins for greater dimensions of God, both personally and corporately.

Steve Backlund

Igniting Hope Co-Founder

Conference Speaker

Meet Connie Jones

Connie Jones is a John Maxwell Certified Coach and Leader Developer. She is a radical encourager with a passion to see the Body of Christ rise up into her magnificent place of identity and authority. She has been blessed to serve the church during the past 25 + years as a youth pastor, associate pastor, senior leader, and itinerate minister. She is a graduate of BSSM and Rhema Bible College and now works for Igniting Hope Ministries. She and her husband, Aaron live in Redding CA with their greatest treasures, their three sons: Joran, Braden, & Jesse.

Connie Jones

Associate Director of Igniting Hope

Conference Speaker

Meet Darrell & Gina Farley

Pastor Darrell has been the lead pastor at Hillside Church in Redding, CA for over 12 years. Their world drastically changed in 2007 when their five year old son was diagnosed with Leukemia. It was during this 5 year battle that they discovered the deep truths of God’s love and promises. In October of 2011 they said goodbye to their son Matt. Unsure how to navigate life with so much pain and loss, they turned their hearts to the Lord and to each other. God converted pain into ministry and their relationship has grown deeper and stronger as they weathered the storms. Darrell and Gina love to be an encouragement to others who are facing life's deepest challenges.

Darrell & Gina Farley

Lead Pastors, Hillside Church

FAQ

  • Will Steve & Wendy be joining us in Redding, California?

    No, but Steve and Wendy will be joining us online and we will be able to watch their live session while we are gathered in Redding, California.

  • Will the conference be available for replay?

    Yes, you will be able to watch the replay for one year (until July 10, 2027).

  • Who are the conference speakers that will be present in Redding?

    Pieter & Melinda Lagaay, Connie & Aaron Jones, and Darrell & Gina Farley.

  • Can I bring my children to the conference?

    This is an adults only event, due to the nature of sensitive topics such as "sex and intimacy in marriage."

  • Where is the in person conference?

    The conference is at Hillside Church in Redding, California (where Steve & Wendy have hosted many events).

  • Can I come to the event if I am single?

    Yes, everyone is welcome!

Join us!

July 10 & 11 in Redding, California or join us online.

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