Spiritual Life Conferences


What is a Spiritual Life Conference?

Precious Stones Ministries partners with pastors and local churches through revival meetings, counseling training seminars, and individual counseling intensives. A Spiritual Life Conference combines Christ-centered revival preaching with a practical, Biblical counseling theme (see themes here). These themes can be incorporated as a part of a local church revival meeting emphasis or customized as a one-day counseling seminar, staff retreat, family camp, etc. We also provide traditional Christ-honoring music during these Spiritual Life conferences as well as an optional counseling training seminar for area pastors and Christian workers.

What Spiritual Life conference themes are offered?

We offer a variety of conference themes including:

  • Forward with God – living in in the reality of an abiding relationship with Christ
  • Be Still & Know – transforming anger, fear, and depression
  • Vessels unto Honor – reclaiming the dignity of purity
  • The Ministry of Reconciliation – restoring wounded relationship
  • More Precious than Gold – navigating trials and loss
What is a typical conference schedule?

We recommend one of the following three schedule formats for a Spiritual Life Conference. The schedule you choose depends on how you believe God wants to work in your specific church and community context. Shorter conferences give abbreviated focus to the counseling theme of choice, while longer conferences offer a more thorough development of the theme.

  • Saturday – Sunday – counseling seminar on Saturday with revival services on Sunday
  • Sunday – Wednesday – Sunday revival services & counseling seminar topics Monday through Wednesday evenings
  • Saturday – Wednesday – all-day counseling seminar on Saturday & revival services Sunday through Wednesday
Who are the conference speakers?

Evangelist Mark Visser is an ordained preacher with a passion for leading sinners and saints alike to experience the overcoming life of Jesus.

Ron Visser is a trained Biblical counselor and brings a skilled perspective to applying Bible truths to everyday life and relationships.

*Note: As desired, special men’s and ladies’ break out sessions can be included in a Spiritual Life Conference to provide real-life application to marriage and family relationships. These special breakout sessions are taught respectively by Ron Visser Sr. and Linda Visser.

What is the goal of the Spiritual Life Conferences?
  • Great for churchwide audiences and likeminded area churches, Spiritual Life Conferences are designed to encourage and equip the entire church family for victorious, fruitful living and effective discipleship ministry.
What conference materials are offered?

A customized workbook for each conference theme provides a helpful resource for attendees to assimilate keys truths long after the conference concludes. We also customize announcement slides, bulletin inserts, and posters to assist pastors in announcing the meetings to their church family, community, and area pastors/churches as desired. Printing the workbooks and promotional materials can be facilitated by Precious Stones Ministries or the host church.

Counseling Training Seminars


What is a Counseling Training Seminar?

The Institute for Christ-Life Counseling (ICLC) is the training arm of Precious Stones Ministries and offers 3-day intensive seminars on key counseling topics. Presented in an engaging, workshop format, these seminars are designed to equip pastors and Christian workers with practical tools for effective discipleship counseling ministry.

Condensed training seminars are also offered as one-day modules in conjunction with Spiritual Life Conferences. We encourage host churches to invite ministry leaders and Christian workers from likeminded area churches for these informative, interactive modules.

What counseling training modules are offered?

Here are sample training modules that we offer:

  • Introduction to Christ Life Counseling – an in-depth introduction to counseling through a Biblical framework
  • Passion for Purity – counseling sexual addictions; ministering to the sexual abused; rebuilding trust in marriages
  • Be Still & Know – tracing tracing root causes and applying Biblical remedies to fear, anger, and depression
  • Ministry of Reconciliation – keys to winning an adversary; restoring a broken marriage; rescuing troubled young people; the priority of mercy and truth in reconciliation

Learn more about these modules here.

Does the seminar come with a workbook?

Each counseling training seminar is accompanied by an in-depth seminar workbook. The cost of these workbooks are included in a conference registration fee. Printing these full-color workbooks can be facilitated by Precious Stones or the host church.

Who can attend the counseling training seminars?

Anyone who has a heart to help people move forward in their walk with God is welcome to attend. These training seminars are specifically geared toward equipping pastors, ministry leaders, Bible study teachers, Christian school teachers, and workers in all spheres of ministry with practical Bible tools for effective discipleship.

General Information


Do you provide special music?

Yes, we offer an uplifting selection of conservative, Christ-honoring sacred hymns to complement the revival services and counseling seminars:

  • Congregational and/or Choral Directing (Ron Visser Sr.)
  • Evangelistic Piano Accompaniment (Cindy Visser)
  • Inspiring Vocal & Instrumental Hymn Selections (Visser Family)
Do you have a resource table?

Yes, we offer a variety of devotional helps, revival classics, counseling resources, and discipleship tools to complement the respective conference theme. These books are sold “at cost.” Precious Stones does not make any profit on book sales.

What promotional materials are available?

Both free & printed promotional materials are customized for all conferences & training seminars.

  • Free resources – Announcement Slides & Web graphics
  • Printed materials – Church Posters and Bulletin Inserts

Professional, full-color printed materials can be made available at an economy cost. Printing can be facilitated by Precious Stones Ministries or the host church as desired.

What lodging accommodations are needed?

One hotel room with 2 queen beds and a sofa bed is sufficient for our family of five. Or, if there is an empty parsonage or mission house at or near the host church, we welcome this option as well.

Hosting a Conference


Who can host a conference?

We coordinate with pastors to host Spiritual Life Conferences and counseling training seminars in local churches both in the U.S. and internationally. If you are a pastor or ministry leader and would like to host a conference or counseling seminar in your church, please contact Evangelist Mark Visser at 317.525.9664 or info@preciousstonesministries.org.

What costs are associated with hosting a conference?

We operate on a love-offering basis, much the same as a traveling evangelistic team. The Lord has always been faithful to provide our needs, and we do not make our meetings conditional on financial commitments. Expenses include printing costs (i.e. seminar workbooks & promotional materials), travel, and accommodations for five adults.

Do you minister internationally?

Yes. We have travelled multiple times internationally to conduct Spiritual Life Conferences. International trips increase our travel expenses substantially, but God has always been faithful to provide. Precious Stones Ministries is grateful for the financial support of individuals and churches to help defray the cost of mission trips abroad.

How can I support Precious Stones Ministries?

We praise the Lord for raising up fellow laborers to partner with us through prayer and financial support. We are a faith-based ministry, and your giving allows us to minister in more churches and to more families and individuals. If you would like to give to support Precious Stones Ministries, you may do so online by clicking here or by mailing a check to the address below. Please make checks payable to Precious Stones Ministries. Thank you for partnering with us!

Mailing Address:
Precious Stones Ministries
9719 N. Summer Ridge Lane
Mooresville, IN 46158

I am interested in hosting a conference…where do I start?

If you would like to host a conference or simply have additional questions, please contact Evangelist Mark Visser at 317.525.9664 or info@preciousstonesministries.org. We would count it a privilege to partner with you in ministry!

Host a Conference

If you are interested in hosting a Spiritual Life Conference or counseling training seminar, please contact Evangelist Mark Visser at 317.525.9664 or email mark@preciousstonesministries.org. We would be delighted to partner with your ministry.