Not Just the Cleavers: Ministering to Non-Traditional Families (Lunch-and-Learn)
Over the past generation, America has experienced massive changes to the "normal" family structure. The traditional "mom, dad, and 2.5 kids" family is now a minority. If we only know how to deal with traditional families, we'll have a smaller and smaller pool of people that we can serve.
Join us for lunch as Micah Odor, Executive Director of the CCL Network, interviews a panel of practitioners about ministering to non-traditional families.
Meet the Panel
Bill Koontz started the Divorce and Beyond ministry in 1990 and co-facilitates the seminar. He has two adult children from his first marriage and two adult children with his wife Laura.
Bill's education includes a B.A. at Kentucky Christian College, a Master’s degree in education from Xavier University, and a Master’s degree in Pastoral Counseling from Cincinnati Christian Seminary.
Linda Hutchinson is the Executive Director of Rock Solid Families, a faith-based coaching organization located in West Harrison, IN that works with individuals, couples, and families helping them find HOPE and HELP through God and his word.
Linda received her Master's in Pastoral Counseling from CCU in 2007 and worked in full-time church ministry in Greater Cincinnati for nearly 20 years before she and her husband launched Rock Solid Families in 2018.
Linda and her husband Merrill have been married for almost 37 yrs and have five children including their youngest three through adoption.
Doug Spears is the Academic Dean of the Russell School of Ministry, the graduate division of the Central Christian College of the Bible. He also serves as the Director of LifeCHANGE Christian Counseling in Burlington, KY. For 19 years, he served as professor and chair in the Counseling and Family Studies Department at Cincinnati Christian University. He has also taught for Liberty University and South University.
Additionally, Doug has served in ministry as a youth associate, preaching, counseling, and discipleship minister. Doug has been a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor for thirty years. He is licensed in Kentucky, Ohio, and Georgia.
Doug and his wife are currently raising their granddaughter.