Thursday, March 16, 2000

11:00 AM - 7 PM Registration

2:00 PM Opening Session
"The Vision of Care and Kindness" - Dr. James R. Kok

2:45 Workshops

1. "How To Set Up A Care Ministry Program" - Lydia Sarandan
2. "Growing Christ-like Human Relationships" - Debbie Hutchinson
3. "Violence Is Affecting Our Families" - Judi Possnack
4. "Help Me - I Have a Mental Illness!!" -Gunnar Christiansen
5. "Orchestrating a Good Death" - Linda Bos

4:00 Workshops

1. "Helping Families Grieve" - Bill Worden
2. "Alzheimer's Disease: Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Dementia Patients and Families" - Linda Scheck and Kim Bailey
3. "Essential Counseling Skills for Everyday Helping" - Dr. Bill Gaultiere
4. "Parenting Difficult Children in a Difficult World" - Eric Evenhuis
5. "Caring In The Workplace" - Glenn DeMaster

5:30 Dinner Break

6:30 General Session - Dr. James R. Kok
"The Uncomfortable Choice Caring People Need To Pick"

Friday, March 17, 2000

7:30 Devotions

8:30 Continental Breakfast

9:00 General Session - Bill Worden
"Is Mourning Necessary?"

10:45 Workshops

1. "Partnering with the Super Natural - Investigating the Sixth Sense" - Carol Milner
2. "Positive Change Begins with a Whimper" - Dr. James R. Kok
3. "Everything You Need to Know About Prayer" - Janice Pfeffer
4. "Essential Counseling Skills for Everyday Helping" - Dr. Bill Gaultiere
5. "Ethical Challenges We All Face" - Mark Spee

12:00 Lunch (included)

1:00 Workshops

1. "22 (Non-Negotiable) Laws of Wellness" - Greg Anderson
2. "Responding To Others So They Know You Care" - Dr. James R. Kok
3. "What On Earth is Happening to My Family - Caring For and Dealing With Aging Parents" - John Coulombe
4. "Simple Acts of Care & Kindness - A Church Festival" - Valerie Kunz and Shirley Zink
5. "Simple Acts of Kindness for Children and Families with A.D.D. and Autism" - JoQueta Hayes

2:45 General Session - Renee Bondi
"Back on My Feet Again"

4:15 Communion Service - Dr. James R. Kok

6:30 Gala Dinner and Entertainment (included)

Saturday, March 18, 2000"Care-iffic Saturday"

7:30 Devotion - - Rev. Dr. Vicki Orr
"Lectio Divina"

8:30 Continental Breakfast

9:00 Opening Session

9:30 General Session - Dr. James R. Kok

11:00 General Session - Cordula Dick-Muehlke
"Alzheimer's disease: The Art of Being Present"

12:00 Lunch (included)

1:30 Workshops

1. "Grieving and Healing the Wounds of Miscarriage" - Shari Bridgman
2. "Single Parents: Ten Terrific Techniques for Teens and Toddlers (That Really Work)" - Sande Herron
3. "My Response to God - is my Response to God's Ability" - Frank Freed
4. "Growing Christ-like Human Relationships" - Debbie Hutchinson

3:00 General Session - Greg Anderson
"Cancer Calls for Caring: How Love Always Heals"

4:15 Commissioning of Caring People