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Children & Youth Formation Workshop

In addition to plenary programs with keynote addresses by Deirdre Good, participants have several choices during workshop sessions. Another option is to attend training programs for (re)certification in leading Godly Play, EfM, DOCC or TLB.

Click on workshop titles for more information. See conference schedulePDF for times.

Four kinds of programs will be offered at every 90-minute workshop period: 101 options designed for newcomers and open to all; 201 options designed for experience Christian educators and open to all; theme-related, in response to the conference theme of how we read, understand and interpret the Bible; and soul nourishment to help us tend to our own souls.

WEDNESDAY
   Session F

• 101 – Fishing for People: How to Recruit, Train and Nurture Volunteers, Wendy Barrie
• 201 – Ministry and New Technologies, Jennifer Gamber
• Theme Response – Enacted Word, Friends of the Groom
• Soul Nourishment – Anglican Prayer Beads, Pam Gillis

   Session G

• 101 – The Nuts and Bolts of Godly Play: When Challenges Arise, Candy Moser and a panel of certified Godly Play teacher trainers
• 201 – Christian Education and Students with Special Needs, Charlotte Pritchett
• Theme Response – Singing with Children: An Introduction to My Heart Sings Out, Julia Huttar Bailey
• Theme Response – Learner-Centered Teaching with Children, Richard Marchand

   Session H

• 101 – One Size Doesn't Fit All: How to Select Children’s Curriculum for Your Congregation, Sharon Ely Pearson
• 201 – Time Management for DCEs and Clergy, Emily Given
• 201 – Sexual Misconduct: Prevention Resources Available from the Church Pension Group, Gay Jennings
• Theme Response – Creative Dramatics in the Church, Friends of the Groom
• Soul Nourishment – How to Walk the Labyrinth, Marti Baugh

THURSDAY
   Session I

• 101 – One Size Doesn't Fit All: How to Select Children’s Curriculum for Your Congregation, Sharon Ely Pearson
• 201 – Christian Education and Students with Special Needs, Charlotte Pritchett
• Theme Response – Creative Dramatics in the Church, Friends of the Groom
• Theme Response – Understanding Myself and Others in Church Ministry, Part 1, Gus Boone

   Session J

• 101 – Seasons and Reasons to Celebrate: Planning for the Church Year, Wendy Barrie
• 201 – Advocacy: Why We Care, What We Can Do, Mary Getz
• Theme Response – Understanding Myself and Others in Church Ministry, Part 2, Gus Boone
• Soul Nourishment – Spiritual Direction, Charlotte Cleghorn

FRIDAY
   Session K

• 101 – Fishing for People: How to Recruit, Train and Nurture Volunteers, Wendy Barrie
• 201 – Soul Tending: Professional Development for Christian Educators, Tracey Herzer
• Theme Response – Revealing (and Resurrecting) Revelation, Marilyn Sanders
• Soul Nourishment – Inhabiting Your Prayer: Creating an Abbey of the Imagination, Suzanne Guthrie and Patrick Paglen

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