No matches. Try different words.
Catch talks you missed — or hear a favorite again — with audio from past events.
Valerie Felder
Some days, everything from the weather to shoe laces seems to cause siblings to war against one another. These are times when a parent can find themselves at wits end, constantly playing judge and jury between their warring children. While some sibling conflict is normal, it is important to prevent damaging escalations. Valerie’s five sons and four daughters have given her decades of experience dealing with sibling conflict resolution strategies pointing family members toward better relating. This program is designed to empower the parent to proactively build peacemaking into family routine.
If we are to feed the Lord’s sheep, we (and our children) must be able to articulate the hope that is within us. Too often, we only train our children in the loving knowledge of the Lord, forgetting to equip them with key communicator tools to share and speak out that truth. Join a Toastmasters’ International (TI) gold-level speaker and past president to learn tips of the trade that take the struggle out of public speaking for anyone.
Stacy Farrell
In this “Age of Tolerance,” Christians are in danger of forgetting what distinguishes the worldview of the believer from that of the unbeliever. Rather than allow the world to introduce moral matters to your children, discover how you can use the life and work of C. S. Lewis as a powerful tool to help your students gain a biblical perspective on those timeless philosophical questions which inevitably arise in the mind of any truth-seeker. Please Note: The microphone became disconnected from the recorder so it may be hard to hear the first 10 minutes of the talk.
You care about how you invest your time. You’re trying hard to maximize your potential. Some days you feel like a “rock star.” Other days ... not so much. Too often, you simply feel exhausted. So many people depend on you. Life’s demands are relentless. There’s no time to rest. Despite your best efforts, your “to do” list grows faster than you can possibly cross things off. Life feels crazy and chaotic ... like things are spinning out of control. But you’re not content with the chaos. You’re reaching for something better. Come learn five time management strategies that can help you escape the chaos and make the most of your days!
Steve Demme
Steve shares his testimony of seeking a wife having practiced a form of courtship over 30 years ago. He also shares his observations of recreational dating in the world and the church. Beginning with a short study of marriage in scripture, this is a timely exhortation to encourage earnest believers to put God first and be led by the Spirit in finding a life partner.
A plethora of studies have demonstrated the profound impact of fathers on their children. In this session we will explore the influence of Dads in Scripture and how we can learn from what they did well and where they dropped the ball. God designed men to serve and lay their lives down for their wife and children.
Steve relates the ingredients for a doable plan of family worship. After many years of trying, God helped the Demmes make studying God’s Word a daily part of their home. Steve also shares obstacles he wrestled with to lead his family in this crucial area.
When we began our journey of teaching our children, we purchased several little desks at a yard sale and refinished them. Then we acquired textbooks and workbooks and taped the alphabet to the walls around our school room. Later we moved to the kitchen table, and finally, we discovered a well rounded education is not confined to a classroom, but embodies character, relationships and God.
Matt Bianco
In this workshop, Matt will introduce what an education in the classical tradition and in the Christian tradition look like as well as how those two traditions come together into one.
In this workshop, Matt will consider the nature of a child. What drives the child? What kinds of things does he want? How do we order and harmonize those desires to help the child grow up in wisdom and virtue?
In this workshop, Matt will explain the three liberal arts of the Trivium: grammar, logic and rhetoric. What are they? How do we teach them? What do they allow us and our children to do and learn?
In this workshop, Matt will look at mathematics from a classical, Christian education perspective. Classical education talks a lot about literature, history and the humanities, but what about mathematics and science? Do they have a place in the classical curriculum? What is that place, and how can I do it at home?
In this workshop, Matt will explain the tools of a classical, Christian education and how it can be implemented in any home school.
In this workshop, Matt will explain the three kinds of lessons we teach our children and how each of those lessons requires a different way of getting the child to pay attention. He will also examine the three ways our children can become disruptive during a lesson and how we can get them to stop disrupting and start paying attention again.
Carol Becker
Please note: The recorder for this talk was stopped early so the talk was cut short. As a parent homeschooling a teen (or thinking about homeschooling a teen), you may have doubts about your ability ... and your sanity. Are you weighed down by the seriousness of high school? Do you question your competence to teach your teen? Come and be encouraged as you discover a new long-range perspective for teaching your teen that is filled with much hope, faith, help and joy!
