The workshops at the conference are designed to bring usable, down-to-earth ideas and information. Here is the material you can take home and use! “Be wise like serpents, but harmless like doves, “ Jesus said. Both wisdom and harmlessness require the knowledge our workshops offer.
How To Do It sessions:
- “Visiting the Sick” by Leah Stout – a pastor loaded with experience shares her insights. Visiting the sick is different today!
- “Helping Victims of Crime” – a seasoned victims advocate brings practical training — Lisa Lampman from Washington, DC.
- “Mentoring” – here’s a wonderful way to be more than a friend, by Faith De Kam. Mentoring is a fast growing interest in the U.S. and Canada.
- “Addictions—How to Help” – by one of Arizona’s leading counselors, Julian Pickens. Most families are affected by addiction.
- “Responding When There’s a Suicide” – one of the toughest challenges clarified by Bill Hoy, a seasoned resource. We can help instead of avoiding.
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What You and Your Church Needs to Know:
- “Build a Care Ministry” – by Bill Bierling, who will explain how a Redlands church is developing its care side.
- “The Spiritual Needs of Alzheimer’s Patients” – an eye-opening and heart warming seminar by Jan Pfeffer who provides professional awareness with her family experience.
- “The Church and the Disabled” – Joni and Friends staff member, Gary DeVelder, talks about crucial needs every church must recognize to be fair to the disabled.
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Essential Grief Teaching:
- “Decembered Grief” – Christmas time, and other family holidays, present acute challenges for survivors. Harold Ivan Smith wrote the book on this.
- “The Grief of Men” – it’s usually different from women’s grief. A vital topic for men and women – Bill Hoy.
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Helping Yourself:
- “Care Without Burnout” – an essential defensive seminar for active caregivers, by Rick Foss. Too many dropout instead of growing wiser.
- “Build Your Communication Skills” – Sande Herron is a guaranteed improver of anyone’s life.
- “Fighting Depression” – a national plague. Insights everyone can use, by our esteemed counselor, Debbie Hutchinson.
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Special Needs Workshops:
- “Parenting When It’s Rough” – straight talk, common sense, systems that really work; Eric Evenhuis is back with expert help.
- “Understanding Schizophrenia” – a psychiatrist, William Callihan, brings us up-to-date on this tough challenge, showing us what we need to know.
- “Conflict Resolution” – when Dick Klaver speaks people listen, so this important topic will be well covered. Conflict resolution is everybody’s business.
- “ADD/ADHD” – so many have been mistreated when ADD/ADHD is the real issue. Carolyn Harmes knows this subject and teaches educators.
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Inspirational Approaches:
- “Living and Caring With God’s Pleasure” – Bill Gaultiere always prepares a valuable message.
- “Take Care!” – Frank Freed brings passion along with his vast experience and unique insights. Frank is the 1999 recipient of The Crystal Wave award.
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Essential for Effective Care-Living by Jim Kok:
- “Basic Care Tactics” – a dozen vital ideas for care. Simple. Practical. Necessary. “Naming the Elephant” is a life-changing concept all by itself.
- “Five Laws of Care and Kindness” – a short course to motivate and equip. You will be able to teach these truths after you hear them and buy into them.
