Calendar

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Christian Education Management Conference

Ever wish directing the Christian Ed. department came with an instruction manual? The Christian Education Commission is here to provide you with the right tools for the job. Please join us for an opportunity to hone those leadership skills. This conference is designed to help both established leaders develop even stronger skills and for new or potential leaders to learn the ropes.

So many Christian Ed. leaders come into their jobs without the benefit of a trainer to help them get a strong start. We often have to make it up as we go along. The Christian Education Commission wants to provide training, networking opportunities, ideas, troubleshooting, and best of all—an actual training manual!

Christian Education is a hard job that most of us have to fit into busy lives. We don’t want you to go it alone.

Conference Schedule

8:30am Plenary Session: Registration and Refreshements

9:00 Session I: Grooming Future Leaders

This session will be led by Father David Madison, commissioner. curate and Christian Ed. Director at All Saints Fort Worth. He will cover topics on recruiting and maintaining teachers and volunteers as well as how to groom and transition new leaders.

10:00 Session II: Choice of

A: Curriculum Review and Consistent Attendance/Increasing Numbers Double Header.

The curriculum review will be led by Anne Lange, commissioner and librarian of both the Diocesan Resource Room and the Library of her home church, St. Andrew’s Fort Worth. She will give a brief overview of available curricula and how to find it in the resource room. The second half of the session on Attendance will be led by commissioner Susie Wheaton, Christian Ed. Director at St. Alban’s Arlington. She will lead a discussion on strategies for increasing attendance in current students as well as increasing numbers of students.

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B: How to Start and Manage the Small Sunday School

This session will be led by Kristy Leaseburg, chair of the commission and Christian Ed. Director at St. John’s Fort Worth. She will cover topics on all the nuts and bolts of starting a new program and running an existing smaller program.

11:00 Session III: Troubleshooting

All commissioners will be on board to facilitate questions about any challenge areas in your program. This discussion will allow everyone to share ideas and network.

12pm Lunch

———-—Optional Extra Program———-—

12:30 Safeguarding God’s Children Training

This training is required for all people working /volunteering with minors in the church. Participation in this portion of the conference is optional. It is also possible to attend just this session. We want to provide opportunities for all parishes to keep in compliance with Diocesan standards. Please feel free to invite anyone in need of this training to this session. Different options for attendance are available and listed in the registration section of this website.

3:30 Dismissal