Perhaps you have attended a conference or class and said to yourself, “I wish I could take that material home and watch it again.” Or maybe you have wished that the CD you purchased at a conference included the PowerPoint presentation as well as the audio recording. CMUO4U gives you both. Soon, you can purchase quality children’s ministry training that you can watch or listen to over and over again.

CMUO4U will be providing an ever-growing collection of training mods taught by leaders in the children’s ministry field. Each stand-alone training mod is designed with your personal growth and enrichment in mind. Children’s ministry training mods will be available in budget-friendly segments so that you can invest in a course piece-by-piece or all at once as your budget allows.

• Renew your enthusiasm
• Enhance your skills
• Achieve a higher level of understanding
• Dare to grow personally and professionally

Children’s Ministry Magazine, as part of their 20th anniversary celebration, is spotlighting in its September/October 2010 issue, children’s ministry leaders who’ve made a significant, positive impact in children’s ministry. CMUO co-founder Dick Gruber was honored to be named to this prestigious list of children’s ministry pioneers!

Download the article here or read it in the upcoming September/October 2010 issue of Children’s Ministry Magazine

Please join the entire CMUO team in congratulating Dick and thanking him for his 30+ years of ministry to children!

Christmas is a busy time with church programs and family gatherings. Remember this year to take some time to relax with your loved ones. The elves here at our workshop have been busy this Christmas season creating more helps for you in your ministry to children. You will find at cmuo.com/resources a series of lessons we’ve prepared for use in children’s church. Check out our podcast at childrensministrytalk.com and have a great holiday. I found a fabulous item at onewaystreet.com called the Bible Story Bag. They have about a dozen to choose from including the Christmas Story and the Wordless Bag. I have used these both and always get good response form children and adult workers.

January is just around the bend. I hope that some of you will find me at CPC in Nashville. I’ll be the tall guy wearing red Chuck Taylors. (Those are shoes). I am also participating in the Assemblies of God Potomac and Penn-Del Districts children’s ministries retreats as well as the North American Children’s Ministries Conference. I look forward to meeting you in my travels.

God bless and quit putting off that continuing education. The cost has never been cheaper nor the information delivered more practical than what we offer at CMUO.com. Take a look and sign up for classes this new year.

Now to close in the words of Tiny Tim, “God bless us, everyone.”

His servant, your servant,

Are you planning to attend the North American Children’s Ministries Conference? Would you like to earn 3 college credits for doing so? If so, then the Children’s Ministries University Online (CMUO) elective course, CMU 493: Children’s Ministry Conference is for you!

This online course will give the student a deeper understanding of the development and implementation of vision and goals in children’s ministry leadership. Through reading, research, and participation in leadership training at the North American Children’s Ministries Conference, students will gain knowledge and insight into practical application of children’s ministries theory.

Those enrolling in this course in conjunction with attending the North American Children’s Ministries Conference should attend a pre-conference training day as well as twelve workshops/plenary sessions at the conference. Total time spent in pre-conference and workshops/plenary sessions should be 25-30 hours. Post-conference assignments are required.

To take advantage of this opportunity to earn 3 college-level credits for attending the North American Children’s Ministries Conference, do the following:

1. Register for the North American Children’s Ministries Conference at https://secure1.ag.org/Registration/ncmc/2009/
2. If you have never taken an online children’s ministries training course through Children’s Ministries University Online (CMUO), apply online at cmuo.com/apply as pay the $25 application fee.
3. Register for the 3-credit CMUO course, CMU 493: Children’s Ministry Conference at cmuo.com/register and pay course register fee of just $90 per credit. That’s a discount of over 80% compared to other on-campus college courses!

We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 North American Children’s Ministries Conference! For more conference details, visit http://cmaconferences.com/ncmc/home/

Additional FREE children’s ministry training workshops are available at http://www.cmuo.com/workshops.

Have a question about CMUO? Contact CMUO Learner support at: http://www.cmuo.com/support

We hope to see you “in class” soon!

- Children’s Ministries University Online

CMUO is proud to partner with the American Children’s Ministers’ Association (ACMA) to offer accredited, college-level children’s ministry training online. ACMA is the professional association for children’s ministers that seeks to raise the standard of children’s ministry across America by encouraging and assisting local children’s ministry leaders at the local level. If you are a children’s ministry leader, click here to learn more about becoming a member of ACMA today!

CMUO offers fully-accredited college-level children’s ministry education that can be completed entirely online! Children’s ministry leaders can progress through each course individually or with fellow workers at his or her own pace and can choose to either take a single course or progress through the required coursework to earn a one year certificate (30 credits) in children’s ministries through Valley Forge Christian College. Credits can be transferred to any other Bible college or seminary that accepts transfer credits.

All courses are user-friendly, utilizing the latest in self-paced online educational technology. Classes present a practical, no-nonsense approach to children’s ministry. Click here to take a look at the online children’s ministry courses available through CMUO.

Best of all… CMUO is affordable! Tuition is offered at a discount of over 80% compared to most traditional on-campus college courses.

ACMA Member Benefits and Discounts

The $25 application fee is waived for all ACMA members! Simply apply today to CMUO and note on your application that you are an ACMA member to have your application fee waived.

As additional discounts and benefits for ACMA members become available, they will be announced here.

So what are you waiting for? New courses begin monthly so you are free to start your studies when most convenient. Take the first step to becoming better equipped to serve the children of your church and community by applying today to CMUO.

Join Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode for this first-of-its-kind 3 hour interactive online workshop where you’ll discover the practical steps to Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church.

In conjunction with the National Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference, this pre-conference workshop offered face-to-face at the conference will be webcast live online on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT) and then repeated later that day from 1:00pm-4:00pm. View the FREE session online and interact with the presenters and other participants live online during the session!

Two identical sessions will be offered:

• Session 1: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 9:00am-12:00pm (CDT)
• Session 2: Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 1:00pm-4:00pm (CDT)

Both sessions will be webcast live online using Ustream. To participate in the chat room to ask questions and post comments during the workshop, you need to login to Ustream. If you do not have a Ustream account yet, click here to register for free. Then, 10-15 mins before the session begins, click here to login to participate live online!

For those unable to participate live, the sessions will be recorded and archives made available afterwards at www.cmuo.com/workshops/kidschurch. Links to additional resource materials and the slides referenced during the sessions will also be posted there.

As a loyal subscriber to the CMUO e-News list, I wanted you to be among the first to learn of the reproducible children’s ministry art that I’ve created, compiled, and am making available as a FREE download! That’s right…this resource that includes years worth of my cartoon-style drawings is available for FREE!

Dick Gruber’s Evangel Art: Reproducible Art for Children’s Ministries is offered for FREE and includes:

• over 40 evangel pages
• 385 picture words
• 124 scripture pictures

All artwork is provided in .jpg format and can be easily incorporated into any word processing, desktop publishing, or presentation software. To request a free download of Evangel Art, simply complete the download request form at www.cmuo.com/resources/evangelart. You will then receive an email with more details for downloading your free copy.

2008 promises to be one of the most exciting years yet for CMUO as we will be releasing the final remaining courses for the 1 year certificate program as well as several additional elective courses. Stay tuned to the CMUO e-News list for more details!

We’re also looking forward to our first-of-its kind Live Interational Training Experience that we are calling CMUO LITE. You can either join us on the campus of Valley Forge Christian College or online for this unique conference event to be held October 9-11, 2008. We’ve got a fabulous lineup of general session speakers scheduled, including David Boyd, Dale VonSeggen, and Jim Wideman and you’ll also be able to choose from over 30 other breakout sessions. For complete details, visit www.cmuolite.com. To take advantage of the early-bird registration discount, make sure to register before May 1st.

We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you online or in-person in 2008!

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