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2010 Preliminary Workshop Listings
Family Ministry Workshops
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2010 Preliminary Workshop Listings
Family Ministry Workshops
| Track | Room | Title and Description | Faculty |
| Family Ministries | 211 | The Parent as "Coach" Learn how to become your teen's "Coach" through developing the 4 Skills of a Parent-Coach and the 7 Ways to Coach Your Teen. |
Arlene Wood |
| Family Ministries | 211 | Responding to Loss Grief is something that everyone will experience at one time or another during their lifetime. When you experience a loss of any kind, you are forced to deal with grief, and most are unprepared for how to handle it. There is a lot to learn about grief, especially the necessity of grieving a loss. We will discuss the symptoms and stages of grief. |
Dr. Margaret Williams |
| Family Ministries | 211 | Engaging Fathers in Family Life What do great fathers have in common? The research is in and you will be surprised at what separates the good from the great! |
Ken Canfield |
| Family Ministries | Pavilion | A Battle Cry for Christian Marriages This coming November Paula and her husband Jeff will celebrate 26 years of marriage – so you may find it hard to believe that 17 years ago her marriage hung in the balance… almost destroyed by her own foolish actions. This workshop shares a bit about her story, and the resulting lessons she learned. Paula hopes to impart to attendees practical insights, Biblical wisdom, and godly motivation to inspire them to take up the fight for Christian marriages too! |
Paula Friedrichsen |
| Family Ministries | 211 | The Butcher And Cow: How the Church Has Dealt with Families And What We Can Do About It What do butchers, cows, train tracks, concentric circles and other seemingly random things have to do with family ministry? Come and find out! You will learn to recognize and overcome common pitfalls in ministering with households in your sphere of influence. |
Mike Sciarra |
| Family Ministries | 107 | Behind the Scenes of Love And Respect |
Ken Canfield |
| Family Ministries | 211 | Everyone Together: Why Kids Need to Be in "Big Church" Rather Than "Children's Church" It seems everyone has an opinion about why kids should not be in "Big Church" with their parents. This seminar will explore the biblical basis as well as practical issues and common concerns, and help you come up with a God-honoring solution for your family and church. This topic is bound to stir the pot and generate some good discussion! Come and weigh in with us! |
Mike Sciarra |
| Family Ministries | 211 | Connecting Generations at Home And Church: The ABCs of Family Ministry So you are doing, want to do, or are about to start doing family ministry! Where do you start? What should you do? Are you on the right track? Where can you find answers to your questions? Come gather some helpful resources for initiating and sustaining biblically successful and effective marriage, parenting and family life ministry. |
Mike Sciarra |
| Family Ministries | 211 | Parenting on Purpose: Rite-of-Passage Ideas for Guiding Children toward Adulthood Kent and Robyn will share several benchmarks they have used in raising their six sons. They will offer a number of specific ideas for you and your family as well as ways to guide families in your church toward more intentional parenting. This is not a package or a formula, but rather real, adaptable and practical suggestions for raising sons and daughters in a post-Christian culture. |
Kent & Robyn Kraning |
| Family Ministries | 211 | In But Not Of: A Proactive Stance for Preventative Measures A frank look at the role of parents and the church in helping our kids wrestle with tough issues. Who is talking to our kids about dating, technology, music, alcohol, drugs? What are we as parents and church leaders doing to honestly and openly engage our children in conversations about the hard topics? How do we open the dialogue, set boundaries and then inspect what we expect? |
Kent & Robyn Kraning |