First Friday Lunch and Learn

Episodes

1. 7

   “Back to School: Trends in Today’s Public Schools” With Dr. Jon Eckert

   Jon Eckert earned a doctorate in educational leadership, policy and organizations from Vanderbilt University. He has served as a middle school science teacher and was selected as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education where he worked in both the Bush and Obama...

   May 8, 2014

   29m
2. 6

   Build Up Your Team (Dale Hudson)

   Dale Hudson has been in children’s ministry for over 24 years and currently serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry at Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach, Florida. Dale leads a Children’s Ministry staff team of over 40 and a volunteer team of over 2,000. Dale has coauthored five books,...

   Apr 1, 2014

   24m
3. 5

   Listening to Children on the Spiritual Journey (with Dr. Scottie May)

   Scottie May is an experienced church educator and developer of materials for children’s ministries. She serves as an Associate Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry at Wheaton College and is co-author of two books: Children Matter and Listening to Children on Their Spiritual Journey. She...

   Mar 10, 2014

   37m
4. 4

   Defining a Successful Ministry with Children (with Ryan Frank)

   Ryan Frank serves as Vice President of Innovative Strategies at Awana and is the CEO of KidzMatter. Ryan served as a children’s pastor for 15 years. He is the author of 9 Things They Didn’t Teach Me in College About Children’s Ministry (Standard). Ryan and his wife, Beth, live in Converse…

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   Jan 3, 2014

   29m
5. 3

   "Praying in Color" with Sybil MacBeth

   Sybil MacBeth is a dancer, a doodler, and a former community college mathematics professor. She combines her experience in the mathematics classroom with her lifelong love of prayer to offer workshops and retreats that engage differing learning styles. Her 2007 book Praying in Color: Drawing a…

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   Dec 6, 2013

   26m
6. 2

   Engaging with the 4/14 Window (with Luis Bush)

   This episode features an interview with Dr. Luis Bush. Luis Bush is a Christian servant catalyst on God’s mission of transformation. He serves as international facilitator of Transform World Connections based in Singapore. Luis has degrees in economics and ministry as well as a Ph.D. in...

   Nov 4, 2013

   37m
7. 1

   Reaching the Partially Reached

   This episode features an interview with Chris Castaldo who serves as director of the Ministry of Gospel Renewal at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. He is the author of Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Catholicand a main contributor to Journeys of Faith: Evangelicalism…

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   Oct 4, 2013

   29m