I'm excited that our team has been invited back this year to participate in Willow's Children's Ministry Conference. The theme for this year's gathering is "Conspire" and it will take place April 23-25, 2008. It looks like they have some great speakers lined up for the Main Sessions. I'll be participating in 3 of the Breakout Sessions.
CCC's Student Ministry Director, Shawn Williams, and I will lead a breakout on the BIG IDEA. This breakout will highlight a family ministry approach that aligns adults, students, and kids on one central theme for the week(end). We've been following the BIG IDEA for years here at CCC and we're looking forward to sharing how it has been working for us.
Our Pilsen Kids' City Director, Tony Escobar, and I will lead a breakout called "Multi-Site Issues for Children's Ministry." This is the breakout our team presented last year at the conference. If you missed it, you have a second chance to join us! We'll look at 5 key issue areas you need to consider in your multi-site endeavor.
I'll also be participating in one of the 3-in-1 sessions on "Leading Change." This is a session where you get to hear 3 different Children's Ministry Leaders talk on one topic. I'm sure it will be a fun discussion!
I hope many of you will be able to make this great conference. I love what Willow has done these past couple years by bringing in churches from all over the country to share best practices at the event. I'm sure there will be lots to learn there for all of us. To register, follow this link and I'll see you in April!
I wish all the CM conferences weren't in the spring. Because Orange is so close I'll be at Orange just a few days after that conference. I can't afford to be away for both.
Posted by: Tina Harkey | December 16, 2007 at 05:52 PM
Tammy, not sure what you thought about the incredibly popular book Blue Like Jazz, but after reading your blog I think you and your readers would enjoy the new book: Brown Like Coffee. It's also for students and I found it at brownlikecoffee.com
I would love for you to read it and critique it for us.
Posted by: robert | January 04, 2008 at 11:52 PM