about Summit

CAFO SUMMIT is a global hub of connection, learning and action – convening more than 2,000 Christian leaders, advocates, pastors, and parents from every U.S. state and more than 50+ countries each year – to see the Church as the answer for vulnerable children and families.

This year’s event, CAFO2023, will be held Sept. 20-22 at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City. In addition to workshops, plenary sessions and worship … CAFO2023 features more than 50 booths and exhibits, a bookstore, a marketplace for global arts and crafts and a host of other connection and learning opportunitiesincluding CEU credits via NASW.

This year’s Summit will also feature a series of Pre-Summit Intensives including the OVC Research Symposium, Global Collaborate, sessions on trauma-informed care, effective fundraising, church engagement, parenting, soul care and more!