Southeastern Virtual Awana Ministry Conference
Aug 15, 2020 | 9:00AM - 12:30PM EDT
Join Us August 15, 2020
This year's Virtual Awana Ministry Conference is a must-attend online event that will leave you more equipped to serve children and families during these unprecedented times. All from the comfort of your home!
In addition to an inspiring keynote message, and connection with other leaders, you will experience informative and empowering breakout sessions from ministry leaders and will be refreshed and equipped for a powerful year of ministry.
Who should attend? Any Awana leader, church staff, church volunteer, a brand new leader, or a 20-year veteran. Everyone will find value in this year's Virtual AMC! Come join us as we together raise up a generation of resilient disciples.
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| Session | Link |
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| The Power of a Caring, Loving Church – Kevin White Despite what a child may be facing at home, the church can significantly change their trajectory. Discuss the difference a church's leaders can have when they allow kids to belong, believe, and become disciples of Jesus. This session will inspire your team by showing them the powerful influence a volunteer can have. |
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| Resilient: Three B's of brite* – Besty Sentamu Resilient discipleship that can overcome whatever is thrown at the faith of our kids is our top priority. In this breakout you will dive deeper into the resilient discipleship model of Belong, Believe, Become and learn how the three B's transform discipleship from simulation to transformation. PDF Download |
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| Raising The Greatest Generation of Disciples – Valerie Bell Discover why disciple making with resilience in mind is key to the churches' fearless future. |
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| 10 Steps to Take when Planning Your Will – Jeff Schacherer Plan your distribution so the state doesn't plan it for you. Includes a discussion on three key documents you need with a will. Also, we will share the differences between a will and Revocable Living Trust. PDF Download |
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| Help I Am A New AMD – Mark Morgan Help I am a new AMD - As a new AMD/Director, there are many plates to keep spinning at the same time. This breakout will help you learn how the many roles fit together and how to identify them for best practical management. PDF Download |
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| Sparks Forum – Debra Valenti Basic Sparks educates leaders in Sparks about resources available to make resilient disciples. PDF Download |
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| Cubbies: Handbook Time, Records & Awards – Stacy Gatlin Create an effective structure for listening to verses and keeping records. Discover the importance of recognizing achievements in our preschool clubbers. |
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| T&T Breakout – Kristin Thompson What's the latest news in T&T (GIA - product update) and how to maximize effectiveness of small group discipleship in T&T. |
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| Journey Forum – Diane Byrd “Teenagers.... they think they know everything... how do I get them to learn scripture and live for the Lord”????? |
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| Making Resilient Child Disciples in a Secular Culture – Matt Markins It seems like doing ministry just a decade ago was so much easier. Things have changed quite rapidly. Why is that? In this workshop we will explore the blueprint used by secular culture to shape the minds and hearts of todays kids in the lesser things of this world. Then we will compare that with the resilient child discipleship philosophy rooted in the gospel and the way Jesus made disciples. Being complacent is not an option--we must have a plan to reach and disciple our kids to prepare them for a very different future. Come be a part of this exciting discussion...this may be the most important conversation of our time. See you there! |
Join Room 10 |
| Session | Link |
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| It's In The Bag – Randy & Jinda Skov How to run an online Awana store "Abay" PDF Download |
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| Building a brite* Children's Ministry – Besty Sentamu Brite* is a new weekend ministry experience that fully engages kids in a relational discipleship journey. Discover how you can use and customize the brite* lessons and resources to create a weekend discipleship experience that meets the specific needs of your kids and ministry environment. PDF Download |
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| Digital Tools for Discipleship – Tyler O' Donnell Practical tools to running a virtual Awana Club in your church. Partnering with parents and caregivers to provide ways to disciple your kids while you're not meeting in person. |
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| Recruiting for Resilient Child Discipleship & the Impact of a Loving Caring Adult – Kevin Chewning Volunteers, we all need them, but they are often hard to come by. What happens if we change our strategy and focused on recuriting Loving Caring Adults that engage kids? We will look at strategies and vision to recurit more than your average volunteers. We will recurit Leaders. PDF Download |
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| Leadership Matters – Mark Morgan Leadership that Matters - It really is a treat to be an Awana leader. This breakout helps you identify 10 characteristics to put in place that will make an Awana leader great! PDF Download |
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| Sparks Breakout – Kristin Thompson What's the latest news in Sparks (Leader Handbook - new product) and how to maximize effectiveness of small group discipleship in Sparks. |
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| Having Fun With Puggles – Tina Green Ideas for in person club and virtual club. PDF Download |
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| T&T In-Depth – Joe Cook What is behind the scene when we think of T&Ters belonging, believing and becoming long term disciples? What are we hearing as missionaries about the clubber engagement in these new books. How can we get the most out of the books? What is the ideal way to use T&T for your ministry, every club is different. Are there best practices? |
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| Discipline-It's More Than You May Think – Brian Bixel “Let's look for a way to handle chaos, and perhaps some reasons it exists. PDF Download |
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| Belonging Beyond Club Night – Mike Sexton A highly relational ministry to kids extends beyond your club night. Bring your ideas to share as we seek to deepen relationships to make resilient disciples. PDF Download |
Join Room 10 |
| Session | Link |
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| Child Safety Essentials – Jeff Dalrymple Abuse of children is always abhorrent and is to be closely guarded against on any level. For ministries like churches that care for children, strong protective safeguards are imperative. To optimize personal safety and organizational risk management, these measures warrant careful development, board approval, a written policy document provided to all workers, and thorough implementation. An effective abuse protection policy can both significantly reduce the risk to children and ministries and provide a safe framework in which we can care for at-risk persons. Don’t miss this session on the basics of child protection and resources you can turn to for implementation. |
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| Brite* Demo – Besty Sentamu Want to see what brite* could look like in your church? While brite* is fully customizable, this breakout will show you all the available features of the brite* discipleship experience in a video demonstration. |
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| Conquering The Chaos – Ed Gossien Need tips and tricks to help tame the discipline monster in your ministry? Discover the principles of great and effective group management and individual correction that builds trust and respect. PDF Download |
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| Implementing Resilient Child Discipleship In Your Church – Kevin Chewning We will discover 5 steps to put you on the pathway to Resilient Child Discipleship and developing the fearless future of the church. PDF Download |
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| Learning Styles – Sandy Denham Everyone is different and we learn in different ways. Should'nt we try to reach them all? PDF Download |
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| Virtual Games – Tim Bennett How to adjust game time for virtual clubs. PDF Download |
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| Secretaries Forum – Melissa Garris During this breakout session we will cover the basics of being an Awana Secretary plus have time for Q&A. PDF Download |
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| The Power of a Platform: Leveraging Social Media for Your Club – Melanie Hester In this breakout we will share insights and best practices about how to use social media to engage families in your club! We'll also have Q&A and learn from one another about what has and hasn't worked for you. |
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| Awana Youth Ministry – Hunter Williams Awana is more than a kids ministry. It is a discipleship solution that ranges from 2-18 years old. Come learn more about Awana's student ministries (Trek & Journey), and why they are great options to further the foundations established in T&T and take your middle and high school ministries to the next level. PDF Download |
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| The 5 C's of Building Healthy Leaders – Mike Sexton Encouraging and investing in the lives of those we serve is critical in equipping leaders. Come learn the Five C's as a framework to keep you focused in developing the leaders God has entrusted to you. PDF Download |
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| Missionary | Link |
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| Bruce Jernigan | Join Room 1 |
| Gerald Vanderford | Join Room 2 |
| Mark Morgan | Join Room 3 |
| Pete Cyprian | Join Room 4 |
| Sandy Denham | Join Room 5 |
| Tim Bennett | Join Room 6 |
| Jim Lambeth | Join Room 7 |
| Virginia Hamilton | Join Room 8 |
| Hunter Williams | Join Room 9 |
| Brian Bixel | Join Room 10 |
| Debra Valenti | Join Room 11 |
| TJ Sipes | Join Room 12 |