Workshops
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| Leadership | Jason Noble Contemporary Effectiveness Is your children's ministry effective in reaching this generation of children? In this workshop we will be focusing on characteristics of children today; exploring ways and methods to minister to children more effectively and evaluating your children's ministry for effectiveness. |
Melodie Bissell Reducing the Risk You have been entrusted with the precious lives of children in your church. Learn how to manage and reduce the risk of accidents, abuse, insurance claims, loss, errors and injuries - all which could adversely affect your ministry mandate and leadership. We will discuss whether policies are a friend or a foe, PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection) policies, permission forms and liability shields. |
Melodie Bissell Tooling for Improvement Evaluate your ministry's strengths and opportunities for improvement and learn to do ongoing self- assessments through nine checkpoints essential to a strong children's ministry: leadership, planning, curriculum selection, parent partnership, volunteer management, outreach, communication, discipleship, and training. |
| Drama and Arts | Jeff Smith Scripture as Script: WORD HEARD! The Bible is the original dramatic text! Think of God's Word as an anthology that is to be played out on the church stage as an experience between actors and audience. Learn to bring scripture to life in your liturgy by ‘resurrecting' simple dramatic principles and watch new wine flow from an old wineskin. |
Jeff Smith Movement for Non-Movers Series (God Rods) Use God Rods (dowels) to interpret lyrics to contemporary Christian music or scripture text. This class will be a broad overview of concepts, choreography, and precepts for team building that will help you start and/or maintain your movement ministry. Purposeful movement to powerful music with appropriate choreography! |
Jeff Smith Scripture Rep Raps Music, movement and MEMORY! Music is the most influential media form in culture today. Learn how to use the power of music and movement to help your children learn and remember scripture! In this class you will learn: |
| Understanding Children | Natalie Rogge Understanding Yourself and the Kids you Teach An interactive workshop designed to help you understand your God-given personality and your teaching style. In recognizing how we interact and how our students receive our teaching, we can seek to be even more effective in our communication of the Gospel message. |
Natalie Rogge Culture Shapes the Child... So can the Church (Part 1) We live in a very self-centered world. Kids are bombarded with the message that life is about them. We have opportunity to influence and shape their perspective from a "me" to "we" - it's not a program but a mind-set, a way of life, not a church class. Hear and interact on some of the things that are shaping kid's world views today. If we recognize the influencers, we can seek to be part of the solution. |
Natalie Rogge
Culture Shapes the Child... So can the Church (Part 2) In part II of this workshop we will focus on the "how's" of raising up missionally-minded children... kids who see the Bible as one continuous life story and who care for the lost in their neighborhood, their nation, and their world. Being intentional in our teaching, we can help children understand God's global purpose and His bid picture for this planet, so they can see their world through God's eyes and make a difference right now. |
| Urban Ministry | Linda Roussel & Kristy Joy Chaisson Urban Ministry & Needy Kids Inner city or suburban, there are children in need that surround your church. Learn to set up a successful urban outreach ministry and create purposeful entry points into the church for both children and families. |
Linda Roussel & Kristy Joy Chaisson The Diverse Urban Community Our view and presentation of the universal truths can get distorted by our own socioeconomic perspective. To connect with kids living in vastly different worlds, our challenge is to keep the message the same within a relevant presentation. Come and be challenged in the way you approach the gospel and see it through the eyes of children. |
Jason Noble How to Pull Off Large Outreaches Want to reach the children and parents in your community and district? Find out about effective outreaches that are working in North America and the methods and ideas to help them work in your setting. |
| Shelley Campagnola | Shelley Campagnola "Do You Hear What These Children Are Saying?" The religious leaders of Jesus' day were certain about who God was and the role of children in their faith community, so when the children publicly "blew the doors off" their theological and social structures their response "do you hear what these children are saying?" was a direct challenge to Jesus to set things back in order. That is exactly what he did, but not how they thought. This workshop is designed specifically for pastors and ministry leaders who are prepared to really listen to "what these children are saying". |
Shelley Campagnola Leadership Begins in the Little Leagues It takes years to form major league players, and good teams a "deep bench" who all practice and play often. Such intentional focus and training is even more essential to developing godly, enduring and effective leaders for a church called to fulfill God's mission. This workshop explores the tight connection between holistic spiritual formation of children through engagement in the whole ministry of the church and having a deep bench of leadership that frees the church to be all that God dreamed it could be. |
Shelley Campagnola Women in Leadership: Context is Everything As women in leadership, it is important that we begin to identify ourselves both as responding to our context, as well as creating and expressing the context in which we lead. Learning to hear, give words to, and act upon who God has made us to be as "woman" will be bring a quality and witness to our leadership that will give meaning to His ministry in any context we are related to: home, church, work place, community, etc. |
| Teaching and Worship | Donna Boone Black light in Puppetry If you need a change in pace... need to create excitement... want to drive home an important message to your audience... you need to use creative black light! Learn when and where to use black light as well as what materials are the best to use. |
Paul Fraser True Worshippers "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth". What is "spirit and truth" worship and how do we teach it to our kids? How can we make our worship times more engaging? Come to discover some important components of worship and how to integrate them into your Children's Ministry! |
Donna Boone Creative Bible Explosion This workshop is sure to give fresh ideas for you to use that will help grab the kids' attention and get the workers' "creative juices" flowing. Would you believe you will learn how you can use balloons, sand (inside), toothpaste and fishing rods to teach the bible? Using games, drama, and objects you can make the Bible come alive. |
| Preschool and Nursery | Carolyn Burwell The Ultimate Nursery The nursery is often the first glimpse visitors have of the church. It should be a warm, welcoming place for parents and children. We will look at the entire nursery – appearance, safety, workers, and ways to teach those adorable babies and toddlers. |
Carolyn Burwell All this and play too! Play is an important part of a child's learning. We will explore ways to teach children based on their needs and learning styles. A variety of techniques including learning centers will be discussed. |
Carolyn Burwell Reaching families through Early Childhood You can't have one without the other! Parents and preschoolers go together. Fun ways to minister to young families will be explored. |