ICEA - Workshops and VBS Curriculum Presentations

Curriculum Presentation

Chosen Champions for Jesus
Rev. Wallace Gilbert
Urban Ministries Inc, Calumet City, IL
If your goal is to make champions for Jesus, you’ll find everything you need to get started with this lively, sports-themed Bible study program. Develop the ability to set and achieve personal and spiritual goals with the “Chosen Champions for Jesus” curriculum. Help your students to get off the sidelines and into the game.

Custom Garage
Tom Roat
WordAction Publishing, Kansas City, MO
Welcome to the “Custom Garage” where kids learn to love God and serve others. This garage is owned and operated by Steele and Carley, a husband and wife team. The Custom Garage specializes in designing and maintaining custom-built cars. Each day the shop owners utilize custom cars and their components to teach biblical lessons to their Custom Garage crew. The crew leader is their son Axle, the shop foreman. Your crew will love this unique and exciting concept.

God’s BIG Backyard: Where Kids Have a Blast Serving Jesus
Cheryl Frost
Standard Publishing, Cincinnati, OH
Get ready for an outdoor adventure that starts in your own backyard and gets bigger each day as kids take the love of Jesus into their neighborhoods and communities! This could be the outreach program you’ve been looking for.

Jesus, My Savior and Friend
Bernice Laster
Boys & Girls Bible Clubs, Southfield, MI
Filled with all the elements needed to hold a “5 Day Club,” this curriculum will bring a fun-filled time of learning for kids. Five wonderful events from Christ's earthly ministry are included in this series: The healing of a paralyzed man; The healing of a centurion's servant; The calming of a storm; Jesus' interaction with a Samaritan woman; A meeting with a teacher of the law. Children learn to show God's love to others, trust His power, witness to friends, let God use them to meet a need, and rely on God's peace in every situation. If you have a small staff of workers, this program is for you.

SonWorld Adventure Park
Cindy Ziemba
Gospel Light, Ventura, CA
SonWorld Adventure Park, new for 2008, is an amazing world of adventure where kids learn how making the right choices makes all the difference! This is one of a choice of exciting, colorful VBS curricula from Gospel Light.

Turned Around
Deanna Miller
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
”Turned Around” is a 5 Day lesson series that brings to life the changes God made in the lives of five men in the Bible. This curriculum is one of a choice of programs provided by CEF that can be easily presented by a small staff and is well suited for outreach to the children in your neighborhood.

Leadership/Administration

Me? The Director!
Betty Dymond
Five Points Community Church, Auburn Hills, MI
A “how to” workshop that gives you, the director, step by step guidance in preparing your VBS program.

Recruiting 101: Biblically Driven Techniques with Fruitful Results!
Peggy Koloian
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI
Often the most daunting assignment asked of us revolves around recruiting. In our churches today the cry seems to be, "We can't get enough workers. The same people are called over and over, and they are burning out." This is not a new problem. During our time together we will discover Biblical techniques that Jesus modeled to help turn our recruiting challenges into opportunities producing fruitful results!

Outreach

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.

Special Ministry

The Church’s Greatest Need
Dr. Leroy Jolly
Prayer Enrichment Revivals, Flint, MI
It is important that the church awaken to the value, the meaning, and the need of prayer. As we talk with God and tell Him about the situation, that puts Him in the position to answer us according to His divine will. Come learn how to pray effectively for your VBS and summer ministries, for "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

Teacher Education

Building a Bridge to the Disadvantaged Child
Deanna Miller
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Do you show an unconditional love and acceptance to every child that you teach? Often the child most difficult to reach is the child in secret turmoil. Perhaps disadvantaged by an unstable home life, societal differences, or feelings of shame, this child needs you to build a bridge to them. Come discover ways to reach the disadvantaged child.

Growing Godly Children: Teaching Them How to Put Jesus in the Driver’s Seat of Their Lives
Bernice Laster
Boys & Girls Bible Clubs, Southfield, MI
As a teacher you are concerned with reaching your students for Christ, for the Gospel of Salvation is the way to eternal life. Now your desire is to see their lives changed. This class will outline steps to help Christian children commit their lives to the Lord Jesus and gain spiritual maturity.

I Want to Go to Heaven—Can You Help Me?
Jerri Coleman
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
If a child asked you this question, how would you answer? Learn how to give a clear, concise presentation of the Gospel to the child who responds to the invitation for salvation. This class will prepare you for the privilege of leading a child to Christ.

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 session is designed to answer your questions and present scriptures that “prepare your heart to teach.”

Sing, Shout and Move About: Teaching Children to Praise
Kimberly von Oeyen
Richland Bible Church, Richland, MI
Come discover how to create a fun, interactive, and worship-filled time of praise for the children in your VBS and summer ministries program.

Teaching Children to Pray
Verna Kokmeyer
Maranatha Christian Writers’ Conference, Middleview, MI
Prayer is a key to building a lifelong relationship with God. Help children learn to pray in a way that will build their faith and encourage a lifetime of spiritual growth. Teaching children how to talk with God will bring them confidence to face the struggles in their lives and the fortitude to live in an ever changing world in obedience to their Lord and Savior.

Teaching with Objects
Verna Kokmeyer
Maranatha Christian Writers’ Conference, Middleview, MI
Verna sees her mission as enabling Christians to share their message more effectively. She brings to this class fresh ideas using ordinary objects to teach extraordinary lessons. Learn how to make your lessons come alive when you illustrate your message with objects kids love. You are invited to a session full of fun.

The Missing Elements of Teaching
LaTayna Glass
Detroit, MI
We will identify and explore the lost, stolen, and forgotten methods of teaching with a purpose and a plan to bring God glory.

Teaching Techniques

Creative Crafts Capture a Child’s Interest
Joanne Allebach
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Use crafts for more than just filling time. Enhance your lessons with hands-on learning. What goes home with the child reaches the family.

Foundations For Life: Bible Verses—More Than Memorizing
Judy Mostellar
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 rewarding and fun!

Gospel at Your Fingertips
Deanna Miller & Jerri Coleman
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Whatever VBS or summer ministries program you are planning to present you will want to include the gospel every day. This session will show you unique ways to teach the message of salvation to every child.

If the Feet Are in the Air and the Head Is on the Floor—Do They Still Learn?
Joanne Allebach
Child Evangelism Fellowship of the Greater Detroit Area, Detroit, MI
Inner control or outer control—do you discipline or disciple? This workshop will give you practical ways to do both.

Scrapbooking in Christian Education [Part 1]: All the Basics
Jerrie Lynn Robinson
Christian Education Consultant, Allen Park, MI
In the first hour we will discuss the basics of Scrapbooking and explore this common technique in a new setting. Use inexpensive materials or items you already have on hand. Learn how to make any Bible lesson, unit, or passage of Scripture come alive for boys and girls of all ages as they use Scrapbooking as a method of recall and reinforcement.

Scrapbooking in Christian Education [Part 2]: Learning by Doing
Jerrie Lynn Robinson
Christian Education Consultant, Allen Park, MI
Now you know the steps to get started. This session is a hands-on workshop showing you how to make a scrapbook project that correlates with your chosen curriculum or theme. Ideas are presented for individual and group projects.

Storytelling: Making It Interesting—Making It Exciting
Joyce Young
Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Brighton, MI
Everyone loves a good story—especially children. Here we will look at how to communicate in ways that will make it come alive for your students.

Tips and Tricks to Enhance Your Teaching
Rick Roy
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Northville, MI
Discover lots of practical ideas, tips and tricks, and “how to’s” to get your students’ attention and maintain an orderly and pleasant atmosphere in your classroom. Help make your Vacation Bible School/Summer Ministries the best possible.