Training/Conventions
Training/ConventionsChild Evangelism Fellowship's 12 week program,
Childrens
Ministries Institute®
exists for the express purpose of promoting the evangelism
and discipleship of children
around the world. Training classes are also offered at
the local level - see
Chapter
Page.
Christian
Education/Sunday School Conventions - listings by state, reproduced
by
permission of the National Association of Evangelicals
CMN Bulletin Board - Event Calendar - Example: Children's Ministry Convention
Fellowship of Christian Magicians - visual arts
of magic, ventriloquism, puppets,
balloons, clowning, juggling, storytelling, &
others
Group Publishing:
Group's
Ministry Convention - Thousands of pastors, youth leaders,
and children's
workers gather annually in Nashville for encouragement, resources,
networking, and practical training.
Space is limited, so call 1-800-774-3838 today. Or visit the GMC Web
site for more information.
Children's
Ministry Magazine Live - Half-day workshops in 2001 where you'll
discover
new ways to lead children in worship, volunteer training tips, creative
storytelling ideas...and more!
International Network
of Children's Ministry offers comprehensive,
affordable,
cutting-edge training for children's ministry with three
different types of conferences
and seminars to serve you:
Children's Pastors' Conference - spend
four life changing days being taught by the experts
in the field of children's ministry in nearly 200 how-to workshops.
Hear dynamic speakers and
performers at nine general sessions. Gain new ideas at over 30
special interest discussion groups.
Most of all, be equipped, motivated, and challenged and recharge your
passion for ministering to
children!
Children's Ministry Seminar - a
cutting edge one day seminar and it's all new for 2000. This
half day or full day seminar is not a lecture, but a fun, exciting,
interactive, visual, cutting edge,
multi-media, jam-packed day full of ideas. The seminar material has
been developed by veterans in
children's ministry who are leaders, currently teaching and ministering
to children. Included in the cost,
you will get a student workbook loaded with ideas and information
for you to take back to your
children's ministry.
Children's Ministry Idea Explosion
- an affordable two-day conference coonducted at several
regional locations around the United States. Each conference features
workshops and ministry
performances from leading children's ministry leaders, praise and worship
times, resources, networking
and dozens of new ideas for your children's ministry.
Maher Home Course Of Ventriloquism - includes:
Regional Puppetry Festivals - A weekend hosted by 28 cities across the U.S.A. filled
with classes for beginners & advanced puppeteers, training for puppet team leaders, puppetry
performances, competitions, a puppet store & moreChildren's Ministry University - A week-long conference for the whole family on the
grounds of Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference in Muskegon, Michigan. Fun at Camp
Win-One for your kids while you attend classes, services, and hands-on workshops.International Festival of Christian Puppetry and Ventriloquism - An action
packed week on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University on Kankakee, Illinois featuring three
courses of study: Puppetry, Ventriloquism, and Puppet Team Leadership. Over the past three
years, over 2300 people have attended I-Fest from the United States, Canada, England,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Finland, Poland, Sweden, South Africa, South Korea, Trinidad,
Australia, Kenya, Faroe Islands, Bahamas, and Colombia.
Creative Teaching Ministries Workshop - sponsored by Puppet Productions
Training Resources - Hard Copy & Video
The Dirt on Learning, Ground Tools to Grow Faith in Your Church.
Thom &
Joani Schultz. Group Publishing, 1999, 208 pages.
ISBN: 0764420887
This thought-provoking book from veteran educators Thom & Joani
Schultz explores what
Jesus' Parable of the Sower says about effective teaching and learning.
Readers will rethink the
Christian education methods used in their churches and consider what
really works. While this
book issues a direct challenge to evaluate the effectiveness of a church's
Christian education
program the tone is reassuring the positive. Group
& Amazon Books
The Dirt on Learning Video Training Kit. Group Publishing,
1999. 
#0764421522 With this video training kit, churches can
train their entire staff. Includes
the book, training video, 7 overhead transparencies, a leader's guide
with reproducible handouts,
magazine subscription discounts, and more! Group
Extraordinary Results From Ordinary Teachers. Michael D. Warden.
Group Publishing, 1998. ISBN: 0764420135
Now both professional and volunteer Christian educators can teach as
Jesus taught. You'll explore
the teaching style and methods of Jesus and get clear and informed
ways to improve your teaching
style. These practical, thoughtful principles will deepen our teaching
and increase your impact.
Group &
Amazon
Books
How to Train Volunteer Teachers : 20 Workshops for the Sunday
School. Delia Touchton Halverson
Abingdon Press, 1991. ISBN: 0687179750.
Amazon
Books
Preschool Teacher Training. Group Publishers.
#1483
4 VHS videos and Leaders Guide
1-55945-148-3
This four-part video series covers everything you need to prepare preschool
teachers and volunteers
to work in your ministry. Tape 1 covers the developmental characteristics
of preschoolers--presented
in a fun way--through the eyes of a preschooler. Tape 2 gives practical
help for getting ready for a
preschool program--preparing teachers and setting up a preschool room.
In Tape 3, you'll discover
how to effectively manage a preschool class--learn about discipline,
attention spans, and other
classroom management techniques. Tape 4 will give you ideas for teaching
preschoolers--including
what they're capable of understanding and how they can learn about
God. These tapes work well
for in-church training or for busy volunteers--just send the tapes
home for at-home training. Either
way, you'll be giving your teachers and volunteers complete training
to work with preschoolers in
your church. Group
The 7 Laws of the Learner. Bruce H. Wilkinson. Questar Pub.,
1992. ISBN: 0880704640.
These seven time-tested, proven principles and techniques will
help produce lasting life change in any teaching situation. Wilkinson
shares secrets of the "forgotten
mindset" to help teachers renew their desire to teach and of "speed
teaching" that enables students to
remember three times more than normal. Outlines plans for securing
high achievement from low
achievers and more. Amazon Books
& Walk Through the Bible
Teaching Children in the Church. 5
VHS videos and Leaders Guide. #279X
Designed to give teachers and leaders of children much-needed direction
and creative ideas for their
ministries, this video series is the perfect addition in every church.
These five videos and Leaders
Guide allow you to train all of your teachers in as little as two hours.
You'll train every teacher in your
church to teach interesting, exciting classes that fire kids' enthusiasm
for God. You can even send
the video series home with teachers who can't attend your regular training
sessions. Included in the
Leaders Guide are handouts, discussion ideas, and activities to make
learning fun. Start training today!
Group
Teaching
Like Jesus. LA Verne Tolbert, Vern Tolbert. Zondervan Publishing
House, 2000. ISBN: 0310223474. 240 pages. A handbook for Christian
education in all kinds of
churches, applying Jesus’ methods to make the Bible culturally relevant
today. This commonsense
guide offers examples of Jesus' teaching style from the Gospels, then
shows how you can make these
principles work for you -- regardless of what age group or ethnic background
you're dealing with.
Using a proven, four-step plan, here are action steps, summaries, and
other practical resources that
will make your classroom a lively place to learn and apply the lessons
so vitally important for
transforming lives and nurturing disciples. You'll learn to think in
terms of "see, hear, and do" in your
lesson plans. And you'll find sample plans for age groups and cultures
ranging from African-American
preschoolers to Chinese married couples. Group
& Zondervan
Why Nobody Learns Much Of Anything At Church:And How To Fix It
Thom Schultz. #1955
Anyone who teaches children, youth, or adults about the Christian faith
will find practical,
step-by-step solutions for improving how they provide Christian education.
And this book
not only calls for sweeping change in Christian education, but it shows
you why change is
needed...and how to get the job done! You'll explore keys to help unlock
learning in your
church. You'll get step-by-step plans for making changes that dramatically
increase how
much people learn--and remember--in your classes! And be sure to get
the 30-minute
video--it's a great discussion starter, and you'll see vivid demonstrations
of how you can
double or triple what your students learn without adding any additional
volunteer staff!
Group &
Book- Amazon Books
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