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INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION |
Workshops and VBS Curriculum Presentations
The Preview workshops and VBS curriculum presentations are taught by the best leaders and well-known instructors in Christian education and are packed with the proven ideas and techniques you'll need for reaching and teaching children and youth this summer.
The Puppet Making workshop has been cancelled.
| Saturday, February 18, 9:30 AM | |
| Discipline: Panic or Picnic?
Colleen Oglesby Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH Discipline contributes to a child’s growth and development by teaching him to handle difficult situations. In this workshop you will learn: To identify children’s motivations, characteristics, and personality styles that motivate behavior; Proven steps to prevent discipline problems; Ten Do’s for guiding behavior and nine steps to bring about change; How to partner with parents to help a child change behavior patterns. |
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| Foundations For Life: Bible Verses—More Than Memorizing
Deanna Miller Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI Memorizing scripture changes lives. Learn ways that make hiding God’s Word in the hearts of children challenging and fun! |
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| Knowing Christ
Bernice Laster Boys & Girls Bible Clubs, Southfield, MI [A Curriculum Presentation] Featuring five Bible lessons focusing on the great “I AMs” of Christ showing children that God loves them and wants them to come to heaven to live with Him. A program you can use for neighborhood outreach at church, a park, or even your own backyard. |
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| Me? The Director!
Crystal McDowell Urban Ministries Inc, Calumet City, IL A “how to” workshop that gives you step by step guidance in preparing your VBS program. |
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| Treasure Cove
Rebecca Clausing Concordia Publishing House, St Louis, MO [A Curriculum Presentation] Welcome to Treasure Cove where sand tickles your toes and the balmy breezes blow! C’mon, let’s discover the riches of God’s grace in Jesus! Every day kids go on exciting treasure hunts, digging into Scriptures, which reveal the greatest treasure of all–Jesus Christ. |
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| Treasuring the Word of God in a Day When It Is Not Treasured
Ellen Johnson Five Points Community Church, Auburn Hills, MI God has given us a gift, His infallible and inerrant voice in the written Word so that we might know Him rightly and the Christ through whom we are saved. Yet we live in a day and age when the Word of God is not held as authoritative and the source of absolute Truth. How do we teach it and live out of the Word of God when the attitude of the culture around us disputes its authority in our lives? |
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| Saturday, February 18, 10:45 AM | |
| 24 Hour Prayer Vigil for VBS
Dr. Leroy Jolly Prayer Enrichment Revival, Flint, MI Challenging the whole church to get involved praying for VBS. This workshop will emphasize how prayer is the source of accomplishment in your ministry. |
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| How to Speak So That They Will Listen
Dorris Reese Dior Training & Development, Southfield, MI Learn how to speak with confidence to make your teaching effective. |
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| Radical Review Games
Monica Mackler Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI Learning becomes fun and wonderful interaction takes place when games are used in the classroom. |
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| Teaching the Gospel to Children
Sylvia Williams Boys & Girls Bible Clubs, Southfield, MI This session will focus on learning to bring the message of salvation to children and the steps to take when a response to God’s invitation is made. Visuals will be used. |
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| The Jesus Family Reunion
Crystal McDowell Urban Ministries Inc, Calumet City, IL [A Curriculum Presentation] Join us for wonderful days of fun and celebration as your students learn that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord makes them a part of the family of God. Each day they will be taught another important value in being a member of God’s great family. |
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| Trading Places
Colleen Oglesby Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH [A Curriculum Presentation] A great adventure where kids “trade places” with children from around the world, explore stories of biblical heroes who traded one place in life for another, and learn how Jesus makes a difference in their world. |
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| Turned Around
Deanna Miller & Jerri Coleman Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI [A Curriculum Presentation] Filled with all the elements needed to hold a “5 Day Club” that will bring fun and learning to the children God puts in your care this summer! “Turned Around” is a lesson series that brings to life the changes God made in the lives of five men in the Bible and is one of a choice of program titles provided by CEF. |
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| Saturday, February 18, 1:30 PM | |
| Creating and Recognizing Teachable Moments
Kim von Oeyen Kalamazoo, MI Come learn how to use everyday moments, regular conversations, and common objects to share the love of Christ with the people God has placed in your life. |
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| Helping Children Know God—It Will Change Their Lives
Sid McMichael & Marilyn McMichael Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI Teaching the attributes of God can make a difference in the life of a child. |
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| Preparing Your Heart to Teach
Doris Webber Rosedale Park Baptist Church, Detroit, MI I know I should teach. I actually think that I can. But, how and where do I begin? Teaching begins with preparation of the heart: Committing one’s desire, apprehensions and perceived inadequacies to the Lord. “Preparing Your Heart to Teach” is designed to give you scriptures to answer your questions and an opportunity to apply them during the session. |
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| Tips and Tricks on How to Teach a VBS Class
Rick Roy Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI Lots of tips and tricks, practical ideas, and “how to’s” to get your students’ attention and maintain an orderly and pleasant atmosphere in your classroom, helping make your Vacation Bible School/Summer Ministries the best possible. |
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| Trading Places
Colleen Oglesby Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH [A Curriculum Presentation] A great adventure where kids “trade places” with children from around the world, explore stories of biblical heroes who traded one place in life for another, and learn how Jesus makes a difference in their world. |
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| Treasure Cove
Rebecca Clausing Concordia Publishing House, St Louis, MO [A Curriculum Presentation] Welcome to Treasure Cove where sand tickles your toes and the balmy breezes blow! C’mon, let’s discover the riches of God’s grace in Jesus! Every day kids go on exciting treasure hunts, digging into Scriptures, which reveal the greatest treasure of all–Jesus Christ. |
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| Turbo-charge Your Church Now... and for Years to Come: Camping
Rev. Billy Walker Hiawatha Youth Camp, Southgate, MI One week this summer can make an eternity of difference in the numerical and spiritual growth of your ministry. |
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| Saturday, February 18, 2:45 PM | |
| Crafts That Teach
Joanne Allebach Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI A potpourri of children’s crafts that teach Biblical principles. |
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| Discipleship by Design
LaVern Kimbrough Michigan Theological Seminary, Plymouth, MI We have been given a mandate to disciple. This workshop will help you identify those who are ready, and show you how to begin discipling your young students. |
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| Helping Your Kids Choose Abstinence
Brenda Underwood TASK-Teaching Abstinence Saves Kids, Livonia, MI We are alarmed at the promiscuous ways of our society and how readily this evil affects our children. In this class we will discuss sexual progression, learn to evaluate risk factors, examine STD’s and their impact, and how to teach children purity and the benefits of abstinence. Using skits for hands-on learning. |
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| Knowing Christ
Bernice Laster Boys & Girls Bible Clubs, Southfield, MI [A Curriculum Presentation] Featuring five Bible lessons focusing on the great “I AMs” of Christ showing children that God loves them and wants them to come to heaven to live with Him. A program you can use for neighborhood outreach at church, a park, or even your own backyard. |
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| Music and Motions That Motivate
Colleen Oglesby Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH Praise, worship and motions: What do they mean to your kids? In this workshop you will learn: That praise is a VERB! Getting kids involved and motions that motivate; How music makes the connection to Spiritual truths; How to adapt any setting to a successful worship experience for kids. |
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| Recruiting VBS Workers Through Prayer
Dr. Leroy Jolly Prayer Enrichment Revival, Flint, MI The prayerful challenge of acquiring VBS workers. |
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| The Jesus Family Reunion
Crystal McDowell Urban Ministries Inc, Calumet City, IL [A Curriculum Presentation] Join us for wonderful days of fun and celebration as your students learn that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord makes them a part of the family of God. Each day they will be taught another important value in being a member of God’s great family. |
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| Turned Around
Deanna Miller & Jerri Coleman Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI [A Curriculum Presentation] Filled with all the elements needed to hold a “5 Day Club” that will bring fun and learning to the children God puts in your care this summer! “Turned Around” is a lesson series that brings to life the changes God made in the lives of five men in the Bible and is one of a choice of program titles provided by CEF. |
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[This page was last updated 6/30/09.]