Aug 16, 2024
A recent study found that 1 in 3 Americans experience religious trauma at some point in their lives. The lasting impact of these traumas varies for most, with the exception of those in the LGBTQ+ community who experience more numerous and lasting effects. Though...
Aug 16, 2024
What would it look like to flip our current mindset for worship planning to operate more out of a mindset of abundance, rather than scarcity? What if we began by finding the gifts in “what is,” right here, right now? At the heart of being intergenerational is a...
Aug 16, 2024
One of the things we wrestle with is finding high quality adult education resources that are theologically sound, context appropriate, engaging, and affordable. This is particularly hard for smaller and rural churches that may not have a large adult ed budget or staff...
Aug 16, 2024
This workshop will help church leaders plan, organize and prepare the policies and practices that create camps, conferences, retreats and regular gatherings that are truly and authentically inclusive and fun for youth of all gender identities and sexual orientations....
Aug 16, 2024
Leadership teams, committee members, and ministry staff are all groups that need to work together. Team building is not just something we do for youth groups. There are activities that are designed to help adult groups develop effective communication and...
Aug 16, 2024
In 2023, GenOn Ministries received a grant to work with parents and caregivers, families, and churches to create resources that support the three systems collectively. Since June 2024, we’ve been hearing from the 213 families participating in the testing of these...
Aug 16, 2024
Through recent research efforts by Springtide, CYMT, and other organizations we know that parents feel ill-equipped, ill-informed and unsupported as the primary nurtures of their children’s faith. In this workshop we will take proven methodology, innovative...
Aug 16, 2024
One more thing? Are you kidding me? This workshop is designed as practical hope for church workers who are exhausted. The theology of scripture reveals an inexhaustible God but that does not propel or compel us to run on empty. Come to study and share, to pray and to...
Aug 16, 2024
*This workshop has reached maximum capacity and is no longer available for additional registrations. We all want church to be fun and enjoyable for children. But what happens when our goal in children’s ministry is to entertain instead of to form faith? What effect do...
Aug 16, 2024
Wonder of Worship has completed its first year of the five year, Lilly Endowment funded grant regarding nurturing children through worship and prayer. We’ve done a lot of listening this first year and are ready to share what we’ve learned from child...
