Late in July, Two Eight’s Executive Team (Eric Maitlen, Amber O’Brien and I) went to Krakow, Poland to be part of the Light Up Europe conference (photos above). Hosted by the DNA Movement, the international gathering was focused on training disciple makers and equipping the next generation of their movement’s leadership. We’d been invited to come and attend, as well as deliver teaching content in their breakout sessions on living a life of personal worship and leading musical worship.
The conference was attended by over 500 people from 25 different countries, and we built some great relationships.But I think our biggest take-away was seeing how a disciple-making movement thrives and stays healthy in a part of the world where the evangelical church is not the most prominent expression of Christianity. The DNA movement primarily focuses on planting house churches, not buildings.
In August, we finished the 2025 Summer of Recovery Tour with our final festival in the city of Jasper, Indiana. Back in 2022, our team built the Summer of Recovery Tour to connect Hoosier families with recovery resources through music festivals held in key parts of the state that needed the most support. Over the last 4 years, the tour has taken us to over 20 cities across the state. These festivals were a lot of fun (and a lot of WORK!), and they helped thousands of families connect with local recovery communities and resources.
During the months of September and October, Two Eight will be partnering with other local organizations to help them amplify hope through event production, music and media as well.
Notably, on October 9th and 10th, we will help host and produce the 2nd Annual Indiana Recovery + Faith Conference. Co-founded by Two Eight, the event is a statewide gathering designed to bridge both faith and secular recovery communities in the shared mission of addressing substance use and mental health disorders. We’re excited to see how the momentum builds as we host the event’s second year!
Thank you for the part you play in our work, whether it’s through participation, giving, prayer, or all of the above. We couldn’t do any of it without you, and we’re grateful.