ROOTS & WINGS
What God’s Family Needs to Know About Equipping the Next Generation
CHILDCARE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, FEB 8 AT 5PM.
A Mini-Conference:
Friday evening, February 10, 2012 & Saturday morning, February 11, 2012
Hosted by First Presbyterian Church at the Bernsen Community Life Center, 700 S. Boston Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74119
WALK-INS WELCOME! Online Registration is closed down.
Schedule
Friday
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Registration
6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Dinner Buffet
7:15 - 8:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Kit Rae
8:00 - 8:15 p.m. Break
8:15 - 9:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker Larry Fowler
Saturday
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Praise and Gathering
9:20 - 10:05 a.m. Keynote Speaker Robbie Castleman
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Breakout Session
11:10 - 11:55 a.m. Breakout Session
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:10 - 1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Registration is $25 after January 15.
Childcare available with reservation for infants - pre-kindergarteners ($10). Student activities in the Powerhouse for grades K - 8 ($10). Space is limited and on a first come basis.
Dinner catered by Zio’s Italian Kitchen.
Lunch catered by Schlotsky’s.
Registration online only. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Accomodations: A discounted block of rooms have been reserved for out-of-town attendees at the Courtyard-Marriott Hotel downtown. To receive the special rate, please use the following links.
Click here to reserve a Standard King Bedroom.
Click here to reserve a Double Queen Bedroom.
Breakout Sessions (1)
Dr. Robbie Castleman
Story-Shaped Worship, the Biblical Shape of Christian Liturgy
From the first “worship war” in Genesis 3, to the heavenly worship glimpsed in the book of the Revelation, there is a biblical pattern for the worship of GOD. Understanding the shape of worship has a lot to do with understanding the GOD who is worshipped.
Larry Fowler
What in the World is My Kid Thinking?
Is your teenager (or your toddler) obeying on the outside but you wonder what is going on in that brain of his? Learn why it is so important to target the heart and what the keys are to impacting how your child thinks.
Kit Rae
Faith that Sticks Beyond the Teen Years
What we can do right now as parents and the church to help our youth fall in love with Jesus and have God’s Story be their story.
Breakout Sessions (2)
Dr. Robbie Castleman
Parenting in the Pew, Guiding the Congregation’s Children into the Joy of Worship
A service a worship is very often the cradle of faith that gently rocks with a liturgical rhythm that children learn to love. This break-out is for parents, church educators, grandparents and pastors who want to see children engaged by God in Christian worship. This seminar is based on Robbie Castleman’s best-seller, “Parenting in the Pew”.
Larry Fowler
Reconciliation after Discipline
What you do AFTER the time-out or the grounding is every bit as important as the discipline itself. Learn why it is so important to restore the relationship with your son or daughter and how to do it in a way that positively affects their heart.
Kit Rae
Engaging the Church to Play a Supportive Role to Families
What if the church changed? How might we, as the Church, take a new posture of setting our parents up to be primary? Come learn to support parents and make the home primary in faith formation.
Dr. Robbie Castleman
A professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at John Brown University, Dr. Castleman is the author of Parenting in the Pew, Faith on the Edge, and several other published books, bible study guides, and articles.
Dr. Castleman earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Biblical Studies from Loyola University, where she graduated summa cum laude. She has a master’s degree in Religion from Florida State, where she graduated with honors and had her thesis chosen for a faculty forum. In the summer of 2002, she spent a week in Cambridge at the Tyndale House, working on her dissertation, then completed her doctoral work in 2003 at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary.
Dr. Castleman is married to the Reverend D. Breck Castleman, a PC(USA) minister. They have two grown sons.
Keynote:
Swords, Singers and Seraphs
This address will consider the centrality of worship for the identity, discipleship and witness and mission of God’s people, especially in hard times and a threatening world. Isn’t worship a waste of time when there is so much else that needs to be done? Why worship? And what does it really contribute to the roots and wings of the Christian life?
Larry Fowler
Larry is an author of three books – Rock-Solid Volunteers, Raising a Modern-Day Joseph and Rock-Solid Kids – and a speaker to audiences worldwide both inside and outside of Awana. He is also a recognized expert in issues facing families and churches in the 21st century. He and his wife, Diane, have enjoyed 38 spectacular years of marriage and are passionate about passing on their legacy to their two children and five incredible grandkids.
Keynote:
Raising a Modern-Day Joseph
Imagine this scenario for a typical teenager in your church: He’s separated from his family and sent to live in a hedonistic, no-holds-barred culture. He’s stripped of his spiritual support, left alone, and treated unfairly. Then, at his most vulnerable point, his ego is stoked with power and success. Throughout this rollercoaster ride, would he continue to serve God?
This very test was given to the Old Testament Joseph, whose faith remained rock solid. Yet it seems that our youth are ill-equipped to face the moral vacuum in today’s culture. So how can we forge sons and daughters of faith and fortitude? The vital answers are found in the story of Joseph. Drawing from this timeless narrative, author Larry Fowler offers a biblical plan for building teens who will love and serve Jesus Christ.
Kit Rae
Kit Rae is the Family Pastor at ROCKHARBOR church in Costa Mesa, CA. He has over 13 years of ministry experience and is increasingly passionate about what the future of children’s ministries holds with the integration of spiritual formation and the family. He has earned his B.A. from Biola University in Christian Education, and his M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Theological Seminary. He has been married for 8 years to his best friend Gina and they love being parents to their son Ryder.
Keynote:
Instilling Faith in the Next Generation
Spiritual formation in today’s kids, and the role that the home, church, and family can play in faith development