Post-event: Soar with the Eagles Tour

Date: Saturday, January 27 Time: 12:30pm – 5:30pm Cost: $100 per person (includes lunch) 12:30pm – Depart Union Station Hotel and travel to Bluff City Grill in downtown Alton, IL where lunch will be waiting. Following lunch, travel to The Audubon Center at...

Fresh Elastic for Stretched-out Educators

Interact with a group of APCE Educator of the Year and Life Achievement Award winners as they share what they as “Seasoned Educators’ have learned over the years. Benefit from what they know now that they wished they had known when they first started and what they...

“The Promise” – An Intergenerational Musical for Your Ministry

This workshop will engage our Biblical imaginations through the creative lens of “The Promise,” a new intergenerational musical. Based on the stories of Genesis 12-25, “The Promise” tells the story of God’s call and promises to Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and their...

What If…Brain Research and Faith Formation

What if we used practical principles of brain research to help us create, devise, and adapt our faith formation ministries? By looking at the twelve guiding principles identified by brain researcher John Medina in his book Brain Rules, this workshop will dare to dream...

Time with Children 101: The Hows, Whys, and for Whom

This workshop will present a theology and practice of children’s sermons. The goal is to give worship leaders concrete skills, supported by a theoretical understanding of the role of the children’s sermon in worship. We will discuss why object lessons so...

The Care Partner Toolkit: Helping Congregations Serve Caregivers

Pat Baker (POAMN) and Renda Brinson (APCE) co-produced the Care-Partner Toolkit with the contributions of other experts in the field of caregiving. Included in this Toolkit are numerous Quicksheets with information, ideas, and resource links that will assist...

PW/Horizons Bible Study Workshop: The Bible and Environmental Justice

According to Scripture, the earth and its members belong to God. We are called to care for creation, not only because God loves it, but also because a healthy creation supports human well-being. While the biblical writers knew nothing of modern forms of environmental...