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APRIL 2007 Welcome to Connect, the monthly e-newsletter for those who minister to children in small Sunday schools, midweek programs, and new church plants. Looking for a Summer Getaway where you can relax, laugh, eat good food, learn new things, and grow in your faith? Add a Faith Alive Training Conference to your Summer Destinations list! Here’s why the Faith Alive Conference is one you won’t want to miss! Get introduced to Kid Connection—the new curriculum for small Sunday schools, mid-week programs, and community outreach! Whether you’re using Kid Connection this fall or you’re checking it out for the future, you’ll want to take this opportunity to attend workshops that focus on the key elements of Kid Connection: large group storytelling, small group mentoring, and family faith formation. Pick up fresh ideas and insights in workshops featuring some of your favorite Faith Alive curriculum authors and editors. The topics range from nurturing a three-dimensional faith in kids, to connecting with families, to teaching to multiple intelligences and running a successful summer program. Our two-day conference includes special presentations with kids involving drama, worship, and dance using techniques you can incorporate into your ministry. Connect with other people who are passionate about “faith walking” with kids and their families! At a Faith Alive Conference you have the opportunity to connect with folks who are making a difference in the lives of kids and to share, support, and encourage one another! Take home resources you can use to train your teachers and ideas you can pass on to parents. At every Faith Alive workshop you’ll receive a leader’s guide that you can use to pass on what you’ve learned! Grow as a team! Attending a conference together is a great way to jump-start your program for the fall. When more than one of you comes you can “divide and conquer” by attending more workshops and picking up even more ideas! Ignite your passion for Christ and his work in the lives of kids! Sound exciting? Pick a package and plan to attend! Two-day conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 10-11, 2007. The cost is only $50 and includes registration fees, workshop materials, dinner on Friday and three meals on Saturday! Here are the workshops that you can choose from: *Introducing* Kid Connection(NEW!)—An in-depth look at our newest curriculum *Welcome to* Walk With Me—Introducing Walk With Me to teachers *Team Building* (NEW!)—Growing a team that serves with passion *Helping Children Develop a Three-Dimensional Faith* (NEW!)—Build a strong and resilient faith with kids in your home and congregation *More Than Storytelling—What makes Walk With Me* and Kid Connection Reformed? *Connecting with Families* (NEW!)—How to partner with families for faith growth in kids *Mentoring and Storytelling with* Kid Connection(NEW!)—Engaging kids in exciting Bible stories and nurturing relationships. *Help! My Kids Are Having Too Much Fun!—Teaching to multiple intelligences Summer Programs* (NEW!)—Faith Alive resources for unforgettable summer programs Half-day conferences in Bellflower, CA (June 9, 2007), Wyckoff, NJ (June 23, 2007), and Langley BC (September 29, 2007). Cost is only $25 and includes registration fees, workshop training materials, and lunch on Saturday. Attend a conference and choose from these great workshops: *Introducing* Kid Connection(NEW!)—An in-depth look at our newest curriculum *Preparation 101—Tips for preparing to teach Walk With Me* *Welcome to My World—Understanding kid culture Help! My Kids Are Having Too Much Fun!—Teaching to multiple intelligences More Than Storytelling—What makes a lesson Reformed? The World of Middle School Kids—How to vitalize your ministry to young teens For more information on conference schedules or to register, CLICK HERE!* Questions? Contact Lynn Setsma at 616-224-0784 or 800-333-8300 ext. 0784 or e-mail SetsmaL@FaithAliveResources.org.
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APRIL 2007

Welcome to Connect, the monthly e-newsletter for those who minister to children in small Sunday schools, midweek programs, and new church plants.

Looking for a Summer Getaway where you can relax, laugh, eat good food, learn new things, and grow in your faith? Add a Faith Alive Training Conference to your Summer Destinations list!

Here’s why the Faith Alive Conference is one you won’t want to miss!

Get introduced to Kid Connection—the new curriculum for small Sunday schools, mid-week programs, and community outreach! Whether you’re using Kid Connection this fall or you’re checking it out for the future, you’ll want to take this opportunity to attend workshops that focus on the key elements of Kid Connection: large group storytelling, small group mentoring, and family faith formation.

Pick up fresh ideas and insights in workshops featuring some of your favorite Faith Alive curriculum authors and editors. The topics range from nurturing a three-dimensional faith in kids, to connecting with families, to teaching to multiple intelligences and running a successful summer program. Our two-day conference includes special presentations with kids involving drama, worship, and dance using techniques you can incorporate into your ministry.

Connect with other people who are passionate about “faith walking” with kids and their families! At a Faith Alive Conference you have the opportunity to connect with folks who are making a difference in the lives of kids and to share, support, and encourage one another!

Take home resources you can use to train your teachers and ideas you can pass on to parents. At every Faith Alive workshop you’ll receive a leader’s guide that you can use to pass on what you’ve learned!

Grow as a team! Attending a conference together is a great way to jump-start your program for the fall. When more than one of you comes you can “divide and conquer” by attending more workshops and picking up even more ideas!

Ignite your passion for Christ and his work in the lives of kids!

Sound exciting?

Pick a package and plan to attend!

Two-day conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 10-11, 2007. The cost is only $50 and includes registration fees, workshop materials, dinner on Friday and three meals on Saturday! Here are the workshops that you can choose from:

Introducing Kid Connection(NEW!)—An in-depth look at our newest curriculum
Welcome to Walk With Me—Introducing Walk With Me to teachers
Team Building (NEW!)—Growing a team that serves with passion
Helping Children Develop a Three-Dimensional Faith (NEW!)—Build a strong and resilient faith with kids in your home and congregation
More Than Storytelling—What makes Walk With Me and Kid Connection Reformed?
Connecting with Families (NEW!)—How to partner with families for faith growth in kids
Mentoring and Storytelling with Kid Connection(NEW!)—Engaging kids in exciting Bible stories and nurturing relationships.
Help! My Kids Are Having Too Much Fun!—Teaching to multiple intelligences
Summer Programs (NEW!)—Faith Alive resources for unforgettable summer programs

Half-day conferences in Bellflower, CA (June 9, 2007), Wyckoff, NJ (June 23, 2007), and Langley BC (September 29, 2007). Cost is only $25 and includes registration fees, workshop training materials, and lunch on Saturday. Attend a conference and choose from these great workshops:

Introducing Kid Connection(NEW!)—An in-depth look at our newest curriculum
Preparation 101—Tips for preparing to teach Walk With Me
Welcome to My World—Understanding kid culture
Help! My Kids Are Having Too Much Fun!—Teaching to multiple intelligences
More Than Storytelling—What makes a lesson Reformed?
The World of Middle School Kids—How to vitalize your ministry to young teens

For more information on conference schedules or to register, CLICK HERE!

Questions? Contact Lynn Setsma at 616-224-0784 or 800-333-8300 ext. 0784 or e-mail SetsmaL@FaithAliveResources.org.

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