GROUP ONE Electives
The Kingdom of God is show & tell
- Sue Carpenter
Teaching and releasing Gods anointing in children begins in you!
You and your community outreach ideas
- Brett Ryan
You don’t need to go overseas to fulfil the Great Commission….it is right outside our door. This elective will look at a variety of ways your church can impact your community…. And you may be surprised that many ideas don’t cost money or require a lot of time.
Effectively communicating with kids
- Tammy Tolman
We often have so little time with the children we minister to compared to the outside influences. Let’s discover ways to help them retain more of what we teach in the small amount of time we have with them. Let’s make every moment count and be effective in our communication so that the message sticks.
Children knowing and encountering God
- Roselyn Owen
There is nothing more powerful and wonderful than children hearing and knowing the power and presence of God for themselves. This elective will be based on practical creative and hands-on ways to lead children stations that help facilitate children having an encounter with the Lord, giving space and room for them to know his voice and know his leading and guiding them.
Engaging children in the CRE classrom**
- Access Ministries
Inclusion toolbox for kids & teens: nuts and bolts of accessible ministry
- Luke 14
Part 1: Including welcoming kids with autism spectrum disorders, managing challenging behaviours, providing sibling and parent support, promoting peer acceptance, adapting curriculum, and establishing a buddy system.
GROUP TWO Electives
Q&A time
- Youth leaders
Welcoming families
- Beth Barnett
“This elective explores the theology and resources for making our homes and communities the basic site for worship discipleship and evangelism. Starting with our own families and friends, how can we celebrate and incarnate the breaking in of the kingdom with the kitchen sink, the backyard, and the local park, rather than the pulpit the powerpoint and the piano. For those of us for whom “”once-a-week-on-a-sunday”" is just not enough, and for those of us for whom “”once-a-week-on-a-sunday”" is not realistic. For those of us who love the church so much they want it to bust out of it’s wall and spill it’s grace over more of the world. ”
Strategies to help children deal with anger
- David Goodwin
Relationships building with schools
- The Clancys
Brendon and Cathie have been working with schools for over 30 years, both as teachers and performers. They have keys and tools for you to reach children in your community.
Leading your team
- Peter Lusk
Part 2: Inclusion toolbox
- Luke 14
Part 2: Including welcoming kids with autism spectrum disorders, managing challenging behaviours, providing sibling and parent support, promoting peer acceptance, adapting curriculum, and establishing a buddy system.
GROUP THREE Electives
In it for life – keys to longevity in ministry
- Andrew Shepherd
Keys to longevity in ministry.
Building a generation
- Sue Alison
Designing your ministry to have a lasting impact on the lives of your kids. Disciples that last.
Wining with boys
- Terry Williams
Partnering with parents
- Margaret Spicer
It’s not a programme, it’s a strategy and it’s Orange! Unpack the challenges and the potential of developing a strategy where the family and the church intentionally work together to impact the life of a child. Discover ways to begin a conversation at church that will continue in the home; empowering parents with a plan to journey with their children as they discover their personal faith in God. The Church and family; too much is at stake for either one to fail.
Engaging children with the bible**
- Access Ministries
Engaging preschoolers to God
- Seonaid Chio
Keys and strategies on how to engage preschoolers to God.