2020Vision Orlando

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Workshop Session I
March 11
3:00 - 4:00

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How to Use Great Commission Publications Curriculum a Second-Hour

Does your church have a children’s church, Sunday night ministry or women’s program that needs curriculum for preschoolers? This workshop will assist you with proven ideas and takes homes to use with your GCP Preschool (4-5 year-olds) curriculum.

Maggie Moore

Early Childhood/ Preschool

Teaching Our Children to Serve

True disciples find their God-given gifts and enjoy using them for His glory. Children are never too young to begin the journey into joyful service and we must facilitate this at home and at church.

Sue Jakes

Elementary

Engaging Teenagers with the Word of God

Youth ministry is sometimes portrayed as a “games and pizza” ministry. However, every disciple making youth ministry takes teaching God’s Word seriously. This seminar is for anyone who teaches Bible studies, small groups or Sunday School to teenagers and wants to do it more effectively.

Danny Mitchell

Youth

The Kingdom, the Church, the Family - Part 1

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Charles Dunahoo

Family Ministries

What is Biblical Christian Education?

Too often, children’s and youth ministries are put in place just so we “have something for the children to do.” But that is not enough! This seminar examines the biblical basis for why we do Christian Education. We will see why and how we make disciples of children and youth and how this mission is rooted in the covenantal promises of God himself given to us in the gospel.

Bruce McRae

Leadership

Workshop Session 2
March 11
4:15 - 5:15

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Perks for Preschool

Come and learn fresh ideas for your preschool classes. Make learning stories, verses and songs fun while building basic truths.

Maggie Moore

Early Childhood/ Preschool

How to Have an Effective Summer Ministry with Children

The children are out of school and parents are looking for something for them to do! Come and learn with other children’s ministry leaders the best ways to use the summer to reach out to those around you and deepen your kids’ faith.

Barksdale Pullen

Elementary

Training Teens to Work with Children

God can use the tweens and teens in your church to serve Him in the children’s ministry. They must be trained, however, to plan lessons, teach the Bible, work along-side adults and deal with special needs in the classroom. Come and learn the details.

Sue Jakes

Youth

The Kingdom, the Church, the Family - Part 2

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Charles Dunahoo

Family Ministries

Leadership by Example: Living by the Grace of Christ

You cannot give away what you do not have. You cannot teach what you yourself do not believe and live. This seminar examines the importance of leading by setting a godly example for children and youth. And, you only set this example when you live by faith and repentance, resting on the work of Christ and walking by the Sprit of Christ.

Bruce McRae

Leadership

Workshop Session 3
March 12
9:30 - 10:30

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Faith Development in Preschool Children

This workshop will explore how the historical understanding of faith development is challenged, or confirmed, by the recent research in brain development in pre-schoolers. Participants will also delve into the practical implications of these issues.

Barksdale Pullen

Early Childhood/ Preschool

Teaching Big Truths to Little Kids

Catechism, why bother? This workshop will look at the importance of teaching our children the basics of their theology using the simple question and answer tool of First Catechism.

B.A. Snider

Elementary

Where are the Adults in My Church?

Recruiting, training and retaining youth ministry volunteers is one of the greatest challenges each church faces. By tying current research with covenant theology, this seminar will address the misconceptions about working with students. Also, through a discussion based format attempt the workshop will provide practical advice for recruiting, training and retaining adult volunteers.

Danny Mitchell

Youth

2020 Vision: Can the Leadership in My Church Catch the Vision?

In both youth and children’s ministries we want our churches to ask the questions, “What do we want our 4 year-olds to be like when they are fourteen? In ten years, what place do we want our 15 year-olds to have as young men and women in the church?” As we answer those questions together, we must become very intentional about the kind of ministry we will have in the next decade to realize our vision for the year 2020 – His church filled with strong Jesus men and Jesus women!

Sue Jakes

Family Ministries

Prayer and Discipleship

What is meant by the term "revival prayer" and how does this work within the context of biblical discipleship? Developing an intolerable burden for the glory of God and an indomitable hunger for the salvation of souls resulting in God's people growing in holiness, is the thrust of this workshop. Our aim will be to give practical tools to help congregations move toward revival prayer.

Al Baker

Leadership

Workshop Session 4
March 12
11:00 - 12:00

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Teaching a Biblical World and Life View to Preschoolers

This workshop will explore our Bible teaching and even the music we choose to teach to preschoolers, and why it matters what and how we teach our 2-5 year olds.

B.A. Snider

Early Childhood/ Preschool

How to Have and Effective Communicants'/ Membership Class for Children

Communicants’/membership classes for children look different depending on the make-up of your church. Come and explore different models for preparing your children for church membership.

Barksdale Pullen

Elementary

Exposing Grace to Teens

Won't teenagers start having sex if they are taught about grace? Maybe. Come join in on a "no-holds-barred" discussion about grace with other youth workers and see how boldly teaching the Gospel of grace is really our only hope.

Zach Van Dyke

Youth

Discipling Young Children in the Home

How practical can we make the Deuteronomy 6 mandate to teach our children when we "sit in our house, walk along the way, lie and rise up"? This seminar will offer useful tools for making this a reality.

Sue Jakes

Family Ministries

Revival and Discipleship

The Old and New Testaments records of revival make clear that true biblical discipleship is part and parcel with a mighty movement of God. If we are to see our churches and communities transformed by grace, then we must move toward biblical discipleship. This workshop will focus on the biblical characteristics of revival and how discipleship move s us toward them.

Al Baker

Leadership