Monday, February 25 • 9 AM - 5 PM
- Tour of Dallas Area Churches – Children Ministry Facilities
Monday afternoon, February 25 • 1 PM – 5 PM • First UMC, Richardson
Optional Pre-Conference Seminars begin:
- "The Way of the Child" (continues on Tuesday morning)
- "Help! I’m a New Children’s Director!" (continues on Tuesday morning)
Tuesday morning, February 26 • 9 AM - Noon • First UMC, Richardson
Optional Pre-Conference Seminars continue:
- "The Way of the Child" (continued from Monday)
- "Help! I’m a New Children’s Director!" (continued from Monday)
- "Big Events for Big Churches – Year Around Ideas for Children’s Ministry"
- "Developing Strategies for the Future in Children’s Ministry"
- "Pastoral Care with Children: Those Difficult Times"
Tuesday, February 26
| 12:30 PM |
Registration |
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Cokesbury Book Store opens |
| 2:00 PM |
Conference begins |
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Keynote - KirbyJon Caldwell,
"Now I See – Called to See Anew" |
| 3:30 PM |
Workshop Session 1 [See Workshops] |
| 5:15 PM |
Dinner (on site) |
| 6:30 – 8:00 PM |
Worship – Kathleen Baskin-Ball
"The Different Ways We See" |
Wednesday, February 27
| 9:15 AM |
Worship |
| 9:45 AM |
Workshop Session 2 [See Workshops] |
| 11:15 AM |
Workshop Session 3 [See Workshops] |
| 12:45 AM |
Lunch (on site) |
| 1:30 PM |
Gloria Scott –
"Experiencing the Unexpected" |
| 2:30 PM |
Trip to Nasher Sculpture Garden, Dallas |
| 5:00 PM |
Tour and Dinner at First United Methodist Church, Dallas |
| 6:30 PM |
Worship with the children of First United Methodist,
Dallas
"Children's Worship - Seen and Heard" |
Thursday, February 28
| 9:15 AM |
Worship |
| 9:45 AM |
Workshop Session 4 [See Workshops] |
| 11:15 AM |
Workshop Session 5 [See Workshops] |
| 12:45 PM |
Lunch (on site) |
| 1:30 PM |
Workshop Session 6 [See Workshops] |
| 2:45 PM |
Closing Worship with Communion
Dr. Clayton Oliphint, officiating |
| 3:30 PM |
Conference ends – optional choices for those staying another night |
