Becky Sinclair Workshop: Object Lessons and Games: Tools for Teaching our Sheep We often teach to our own learning style, yet our sheep have different learning styles and personalities. This workshop will explore different tools to help teach God’s Word. We will look at why to use a tool, how to [...]

Joseph Parker and Dana Russell Workshop: Creating a Good Environment for Learning: Preparing the Pasture This workshop will explore things that a teacher can do before children even walk through the door that will set up everyone for successful learning.

Sherry Kendrick Workshop: The Joy of The Rotation: Sammy and His Shepherd as an Outreach Event Let’s talk the practical organization of planning an outreach event that shares the gospel! Using Sammy And His Shepherd by Susan Hunt as the primary focus of an event, let’s learn how to create a rotation of activities [...]

Lisa Updike and Rebecca Griffin Workshop: Scripture and Catechism memory: Little Lambs Can Memorize Big Things Our minds are formed by what we stick in them! Let’s not stuff with fluff the minds of our precious lambs. Instead, let’s fill their minds with substance. This session will present some techniques to [...]

Rev. Jimmy Brock Workshop: Classroom Management: Corralling the Sheep Everyone knows that sheep like to wander! That can be a great source of frustration for teachers and students alike. Learn key principles and practical strategies for keeping the sheep focused and in the right pasture, so they can learn and grow. [...]

Tammy Hall Workshop: Discipleship in the Nursery: Shepherding the Littlest Church nursery is not merely childcare; it is so much more! When parents bring their precious little ones to the nursery, we have the opportunity to partner with them in nurturing the tender hearts of our covenant children. The way we [...]

B.A. Snider Workshop: Preparing your Preschool Lesson: Pointing to the Best Shepherd Preschoolers – Teaching our preschoolers God’s Word in a way that sticks. Everything works together in the preschool classroom to reinforce the Bible lesson. Play centers, story time, music, games, and even snack time can help our preschoolers grasp [...]

Sue Jakes Workshop: Preparing your Elementary Lesson: Pointing to the Best Shepherd Elementary students – They know lots of facts, but have they truly met Jesus in His Word? Begin every lesson by engaging students in reading of the Word. “What do we learn about God?” Knowing this about Him, “How [...]

Laney Stayton and Laura Tucker Workshop: Using the Teach Me to Worship Curriculum: Worshipping the Shepherd Even from a young age, God created us to worship Him! We long for the children in our churches to understand the symbolisms and rhythms of a worship service that help us all focus more [...]

Dr. John Kwasny Workshop: Teaching Jesus in All of the Bible: The Shepherd is Everywhere God's Word charges us to teach ALL of God's inspired and inerrant Word to ALL people, including children (II Timothy 3:16-17). And it ALL must be taught God's way! To avoid teaching the Bible in moralistic, [...]