About this Event
Living Free
Discovering the Life Jesus Meant for You
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 6
6:00–9:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
9:00 AM–12:45 PM
Location
Celebration Bible Church
4690 8th Ave.
Grandville, MI 49418
Registration
$20 Earlybird Registration through October 19
$30 Regular Registration After October 19
This conference is generously subsidized to make it accessible to everyone.
What if the Christian life was meant to feel less like striving and more like living?
What if following Jesus was meant to be freer than it sometimes feels? What if Christ has already made a way for you to experience greater peace, joy, freedom, intimacy with God, and health in your relationships?
Many sincere Christians love Jesus and genuinely want to follow Him, yet still find themselves trying harder, doing more, or wondering why the Christian life can sometimes feel so difficult. Others may be doing well, but simply sense there is more of the abundant Life Jesus came to give.
The answer may not be trying harder, becoming more disciplined, or finally getting yourself together. There may be something important about the Gospel and your identity in Christ that changes how you understand the Christian life.
Living Free is an invitation to discover more fully the Life Jesus came to give you. You will explore who you are in Christ, what can hinder you from experiencing and living from that reality, and what it means to walk in the Spirit rather than depend upon your own strength.
This is not another self improvement program or a list of steps for becoming a better Christian. It is a fresh, biblical look at the fullness of the Gospel and a new way to live: increasingly free from fear, shame, striving, and unhealthy patterns, and increasingly able to experience the peace, joy, freedom, and intimacy with God that are already yours in Christ.
During the Conference, You Will Explore:
• God's purpose for your life and how experiencing the abundant Life Jesus came to give can bring greater meaning, peace, and purpose to everyday life
• Your true identity in Christ and how living from who you already are can bring greater security, confidence, and freedom
• What lies beneath many of our struggles, including fear, shame, insecurity, striving, unhealthy relationships, and personal patterns that seem difficult to change
• Why trying harder often leaves us exhausted and frustrated, and what Scripture means by walking in the Spirit instead
• How Christ's Life changes everyday life, bringing greater freedom in your thoughts and emotions, healthier relationships, deeper intimacy with God, and new ways of responding to stress, conflict, disappointment, and circumstances you cannot control
• Greater freedom in your thoughts and emotions, along with healthier relationships and a deeper, more personal intimacy with God
• What it means to live from Christ, increasingly experiencing Him as your source of peace, strength, security, and Life rather than depending primarily upon yourself
Whether you have followed Christ for decades, are hungry to grow deeper, or find yourself frustrated by patterns you cannot seem to change, Living Free will invite you to see the Christian life through a fresh lens.
You may discover that the Life you have been working so hard to experience is the very Life Christ has already given you.
About Grace Life International
Grace Life International has helped people experience freedom and transformation in Christ through discipleship counseling, training, and conferences for more than 30 years.
About the Speaker
Bill Layle has spent more than 25 years in ministry and the last 16 years on staff with Grace Life International, where he serves as Vice President and Director of Discipleship Counseling. Much of his ministry has focused on helping people understand their truest identity, uncover the roots of what keeps them stuck, and experience greater freedom and joy in everyday life.
Bill’s teaching is deeply rooted in Scripture, practical, and filled with real-life stories and application designed to help biblical truth move from something we simply know to something we increasingly live.
Bill and his wife, Tonda, have been married for 31 years and have four adult children and three grandchildren.
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 6
6:00–9:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
9:00 AM–12:45 PM
Location
Celebration Bible Church
4690 8th Ave.
Grandville, MI 49418
Registration
$20 Earlybird Registration through October 19
$30 Regular Registration After October 19
This conference is generously subsidized to make it accessible to everyone.
Registration closes November 2, 2026.
What Others Have Said
“If you’ve ever wondered what is missing in your life, praise God, this is it!”
J.K., Denver, Colorado
“The truths presented at this conference will set you free. You’ll be able to get off the treadmill and truly live the way Christ intended.”
D.E.
“This is not just another ‘how-to’ workshop that adds another standard to live by. It’s like a ‘mini-reformation.’”
J.B., Pella, Iowa
“I didn’t fully understand as a Christian why I was struggling so hard...it’s great to be free.”
J.R., Denver, Colorado
From People You May Recognize
“It is my pleasure to wholeheartedly commend to you the ministry of Grace Life International. I and many of our church staff have experienced a greater freedom in Christ as a result of understanding the Exchanged Life.”
Dr. Charles Stanley
“It gives me great pleasure to recommend participation in a GraceLife Conference. The message is freeing and understandable... One of the most practical conferences if you’re interested in growing in your Christian life.”
Ron Blue, Financial Advisor and Author
Event venue & nearby stays
Celebration Bible Church, 4690 8th Avenue, Grandville, United States
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