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Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children's Church

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!

For those unable to participate live, the sessions will be recorded and archives made available here afterwards. Links to additional resource materials and the slides referenced during the sessions are provided below.

About the Presenters
Dick Gruber ""
Rev. Dick Gruber
Dick has over 30 years experience in children's ministries. As the Children’s Ministries Specialist at Valley Forge Christian College, Dick has developed a Bachelor’s Degree program in Children’s Ministries and is one of the original online instructors and course content developers for Children's Ministries University Online (CMUO), teaching a wide variety of courses and serving as program co-director. He also travels nation-wide speaking in children’s ministries training events.

Dick has illustrated over twenty discipleship booklets for children as well as produced numerous Scripture picture Bible memory helps for Sunday School teachers. More information about Dick is available on his website at: dickgruber.com

Jason Rhode ""
Dr. Jason Rhode
Jason is the co-founder of CMUO, serving as the instructional designer, course developer, and co-director. He has been involved in children's ministries for over 15 years in a variety of volunteer and full-time positions, including the Director of Children's Ministries at Christian Life Fellowship, Port Edwards, WI for nearly 5 years.

In addition to his role with CMUO, Jason currently serves as Assistant Director of the Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center at Northern Illinois University and designs and teaches online courses for various universities throughout the United States. More information about Jason is available at jasonrhode.com

Dick and Jason co-host Children's Ministry Talk, a free bi-weekly podcast offering encouragement for children's ministry leaders. More details are avilable at childrensministrytalk.com or in iTunes.
Webcast Details
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. You can click here to register for a free Ustream account. Then, 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the session to click here to participate live online!
View Webcast
For those unable to participate live, the sessions will be recorded and archives made available here afterwards. Links to additional resource materials and the slides referenced during the sessions are provided below.
Session Links and Additional Resources

Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children's Church - session led by Dick Gruber and Jason Rhode

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