ICEA - Conference Workshops and Seminars

Saturday, October 11, 8:45 AM

CI Healed by His Scars: Dealing with Disagreements, Disappointments, and Despair
Dr. Michelle Gilmer
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Community Mental Health, Trenton, MI
Why do teens cut themselves? This seminar will shed light on why they cut and show you ways to identify and help teens who are cutting to see that they can be “healed by His scars.” While teens who cut will be the focus, this seminar is helpful for those interested in helping others who are hurting.

PG Finding Freedom Through Forgiveness
Kimberly von Oeyen
Richland Bible Church, Richland, MI
Is there someone in your life, past or present, you have not forgiven? When we attempt to control through unforgiveness we end up in a prison of our own making. Come discover the keys that release us from fear, anger, bitterness, and isolation so that we can experience God’s grace and confidently pray, “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”

PG The Basics of Christianity: What Every Christian Must Know
Rev. Earl F. Hood, Jr.
FaithWalkers Bible Training Ministry, Southfield, MI
The Christian faith is totally different from all other faiths. We will explore Christianity’s uniqueness. As Christians, we should know what we believe and why we believe it.

PG Understanding Spiritual Gifts [Part 1]
Dr. Lynn Karidis
Karidis Communications, Farmington Hills, MI
What is a Spiritual Gift? Who gets one? How is the gift related to ministry? Come and learn how you can discover your own spiritual gifts.

TE Building a Bridge to Reach the Disadvantaged Child
Deanna Miller
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
A lack of resources, an unstable home life, the effects of divorce, and the feelings of guilt and shame all contribute to disadvantaging a child. Learn how to reach out and meet the needs of a child caught in turmoil.

TT Junk Puppets
Luke Hursh
The Salvation Army, Wixom, MI
Turn your everyday trash into show and tell Bible learning. Explore ways to share the gospel using this cheap, yet effective, teaching tool.

Saturday, October 11, 10:00 AM

CI Reconciling Technology and the Information Age with the Bible
Peggy Koloian
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI
Participants will discover what is at stake if we choose to ignore rather than understand, confront, and embrace technological advances and social changes head-on. Discover how today’s technology has the potential to save lives and be used by God to fulfill His Word.

CI Sex Talk
Helen Crown
Christ’s Hope USA-Choose to Wait, Plymouth, MI
God has given us the solution for STDs, broken hearts, and unplanned pregnancy. It’s 100% effective, 100% of the time. The Choose to Wait curriculum teaches God’s plan that Sex was made for Marriage, and Marriage was made for Love. Discover a place where love is deep and sex is amazing.

PG Making Time for Prayer
Dr. Leroy Jolly
Prayer Enrichment Revivals, Flint, MI
[Repeated at 3:00 PM] Christians are busy people, and sometimes 24 hours go by and many have not talked to their Lord. Discover what God says about making time for Him.

PG Understanding Spiritual Gifts [Part 2]
Dr. Lynn Karidis
Karidis Communications, Farmington Hills, MI
What is a Spiritual Gift? Who gets one? How is the gift related to ministry? Come and learn how you can discover your own spiritual gifts.

SM Conflict Management: Recognition and Resolution
Rev. Earl F. Hood, Jr.
FaithWalkers Bible Training Ministry, Southfield, MI
Have you ever had a conflict? We don’t need the Bible to tell us what conflict is. But as Christians, we need to know what the Bible teaches us concerning our responsibility in handling and resolving conflict in our relationships, for we are “the light of the world.”

TE If the Feet Are in the Air and the Head Is on the Floor—Do They Still Learn?: Dynamics of Discipline
Joanne Allebach
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Inner control or outer control—do you disciple or discipline? This workshop will give you practical ways to do both. Capturing your students’ attention contributes to an orderly and pleasant learning atmosphere.

TE 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. This workshop is designed to give you scriptures that answer your questions and provide you an opportunity to apply them.

TT Balloon Sculpting: A Great Teaching Tool!
Dr. Norman Clothier
Teens, Inc., Waterford, MI
Have you ever secretly wished you could make a balloon sculpture? A flower? A sword? A puppy? Everyone likes balloons; they cross all language barriers! Learn to make creations for object lessons, promotion, and personal witnessing. Easy to learn! Fun to make!

Saturday, October 11, 1:45 PM

PG Facing the Giants
Larry Patton
Hurdling Handicaps Speaking Ministries, Berkley, MI
This presentation challenges individuals to face the obstacles in their lives and provides direction and solutions for hurdling them. Based on personal experiences, Larry will provide interesting and, at times, humorous insight into how he has persevered with the Lord’s help through a lifetime of obstacles and how you can, too.

PG The Art of Biblical Encouragement
Kimberly von Oeyen
Richland Bible Church, Richland, MI
Have you ever wanted to encourage someone but didn’t know what to say? “The right word at the right time is like a custom-made piece of jewelry...” (Proverbs 25:11, The Message). Mining Paul’s second letter to Timothy we will discover four facets of nourishing others with our words.

SM The Knights of Truth
Charles A Lenze & Michael Cubalo
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI
A program designed to help fathers and mentors train their boys to be Christian men of character.

TE Oral Communication Methods of Teaching the Bible: Easy to Teach...Fun to Learn
Dr. Sharon Samson
African Children’s Curriculum, Warren, MI
Designed to help the teacher who works with children of all levels of education and society, focusing on oral, visual and participatory methods.

TT Communicating God’s Word in a Meaningful Way By Involving Our Students
Sid McMichael & Marilyn McMichael
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Involvement is the key to learning. Innovative ideas to enhance your teaching will be provided in this interactive class. Come join the fun!

TT Scrapbooking in Christian Education [Part 1]: All the Basics
Jerri Lynn Robinson
Independent Christian Education Consultant, Allen Park, MI
Utilizing inexpensive materials or items you already have on hand, learn how to make any Bible lesson, or passage of scripture come alive for boys and girls of all ages. Use scrapbooking as a method of recall and reinforcement. Ideas presented for individual and group scrapbooks.

TT Scrounge Craft Bonanza
Nell Beare
Calvary Baptist Church of Hazel Park, Hazel Park, MI
Add interest to your children’s ministries with scores of ideas for recycling throwaway materials into creative craft projects.

Saturday, October 11, 3:00 PM

PG Developing a God Consciousness
Rev. J. Bernard Harris
Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Saginaw, MI
Learn how to remove any doubt about who God is and about your relationship to the Father through the Son, Jesus. You will become aware of your responsibility to maintain a connection with your Lord, and how to reconnect if connection is broken.

PG Hermeneutics: The Art and Science of Biblical Interpretation
Rev. Earl F. Hood, Jr.
FaithWalkers Bible Training Ministry, Southfield, MI
If you’ve ever wondered why there are so many different interpretations concerning the same passages of scripture, you need to take this class! Like everything else, there are rules and laws that govern language and sentence structure. If you violate these, your communication and interpretation of scripture will be flawed. Learn the basics of hermeneutics to properly “study to show thyself approved”.

PG Making Time for Prayer
Dr. Leroy Jolly
Prayer Enrichment Revivals, Flint, MI
[Repeat of 10:00 AM] Christians are busy people, and sometimes 24 hours go by and many have not talked to their Lord. Discover what God says about making time for Him.

PG Sozo Marriage Institute
Rev. Leonard Cheeseborough
Rain Drop Bible Institute Network, Southfield, MI
Sozo, Greek for to save, to heal, to make whole. In today’s society married people are struggling, and singles are questioning the value of marriage. Come and experience excerpts from Sozo Marriage Institute, which is a practical, approachable, lively class series which uses case studies, skits, and the Word of God to help equip both singles and married couples for lifelong ministry.

TT Enhance Learning the Fun Way: Using Exciting Review Games
Deanna Miller
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Observe a variety of approaches that help children commit God’s Word to memory. Discover how to keep kids listening by using review games that stimulate recall and recapture the point of the lesson.

TT Scrapbooking in Christian Education [Part 2]: Learning by Doing
Jerri Lynn Robinson
Independent Christian Education Consultant, Allen Park, MI
This session is a hands-on workshop showing you how to make a scrapbook project that correlates with your chosen curriculum or theme.