I think you should re-evaluate how much you might have gotten out of the conference. We are not different people at different times – you are a whole person all of the time, always bringing our whole selves. You are a Software developer and tester, a Christian, a Fiancé (future husband and perhaps father), a son and brother, … all the time. Perhaps you didn’t get out what you expected you’d get from the convention, but did you come back changed in some way that you might not have expected? We use the same gifts, skills and experience whichever facet of our lives is uppermost at any particular moment.

Scott