Domino Effect: a simple chain reaction that occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby, which then will cause another similar change, and so on...
Mirroring the domino effect, our preschool and children’s leaders are change agents—starting with one small change in a child’s life and watching the effects fall across the generations!
Where will your dominos fall?
Through this first ever training experience designed especially for missions leaders working with preschoolers and children, we anticipate event participants will be...
Inspired: Through worship and general sessions, leaders will be inspired in the role God has called them to fill as missions educators.
Equipped: Leaders will be strengthened through training that will be both encouraging and challenging.
Networked: As state leaders gather together for this training experience, new relationships will form, enlarging the big picture domino effect!
Special tracks available for leaders of Girls in Action®, Children in ActionSM, and Mission Friends®
General Registration Information
Lodging and meals are separate from registration cost and vary at each site.
All materials are included in the single registration cost.
Links to register are located within each state’s section below.
Register online below
For more information, please call 1-888-968-0322.
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Location:
Tennessee Baptist Office
Brentwood, Tennessee |
Friday Evening
April 3 |
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Registration |
| 5:30 |
Dinner |
| 6:30 |
General Session |
| 8:00 |
Conference Session |
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April 4 |
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Breakfast
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General Session |
| 9:45 |
Conference Session |
| 11:00 |
Conference Session |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Conference Session |
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General Session |
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Kayla Wood has a zeal for encouraging children to pray for missions and emulate a missions lifestyle that will continue into their adult years. Kayla serves in many areas of preschool and children’s ministries as the Missions Coordinator at Silver Springs Baptist Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, but her passion lies in missions education and application. Kayla would like for children to know that in their limited capacities, they have the power to impact the Kingdom of God through their relationships, their community, and their world.
Mitzi Eaker has been involved in children’s work since the age of 16. She has a passion for teaching children about the world of missions and how God has a unique plan for each of their lives. She is the author of Missions Moments: Foundational Messages and Activities for Children and Missions Moments 2: 52 Easy-to-Use Missional Messages and Activities for Today’s Family. Mitzi serves as the ministry consultant and team leader for the Children’s Resource Team at national WMU®. She and her husband Shane have a precocious 2-year-old named Evan and an adorable infant named Isaac.
Joye Smith is excited for preschoolers, their parents, and teachers to understand more about God’s love for all people of the world. She believes a missional lifestyle begins from a young age as preschoolers learn to help others. Joye serves as preschool ministry consultant and team leader for the Preschool Resource Team at national WMU. She is the author of What Does It Mean to Be Poor? and How to Involve Preschoolers in Missions: Includes a Guide for Mission Friends. Her latest preschool book, Molly’s Adventures in Missions, will be released in March 2009.
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Rachael Hurt is an independent artist who got her start in the music industry at the age of 12. Rachael’s love of people, music and most of all Christ drives her daily to share the truth of Christ with everyone she meets. The Kentucky native is a newcomer to the Nashville music scene. She was the 2007 Artist Vocal Solo Grand Prize Winner at GMA in the Rockies last spring as well as the recipient of GMA’s “Disney's Night of Joy” Best of Show Award.
Workshop Leaders
Melody Maxwell, Children’s Resource Team Design Editor, National WMU
Rhonda Reeves, Children in Action Leader and Preschool Resource Team Design Editor, National WMU
Valerie Davidson, Preschool/Special Education Specialist, Tennessee Baptist Convention
Brian Holt, RA consultant, Tennessee
Vicky Anderson, Missions Growth and Leadership Development Specialist, Tennessee WMU
Christy Dyer, Preschool, Children, and Students Specialist; Tennessee WMU
Julie Binford, Preschool Trainer, Tennessee WMU
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Location:
Camp LaVida
Winnsboro, South Carolina |
Friday Evening
April 17 |
| 4:00 |
Registration |
| 5:30 |
Dinner |
| 6:30 |
General Session |
| 8:00 |
Conference Session |
Saturday
April 18 |
| 7:30 |
Breakfast
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| 8:30 |
General Session |
| 9:45 |
Conference Session |
| 11:00 |
Conference Session |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Conference Session |
| 2:15 |
General Session |
| 3:30 |
Dismiss |
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Tommy Sanders is the director of the Master of Arts in Christian Education: Childhood Ministry program at Dallas Baptist University. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently completing his PhD in leadership studies at Dallas Baptist University. Tommy has had an extensive writing and speaking ministry. He has published such works as When Can I?, Teaching Preschoolers: First Steps Toward Faith, Preschool Sunday School for New Century, and Levels of Biblical Learning. He has written several articles and is a favorite curriculum writer for LifeWay Christian Resources and Woman's Missionary Union®. Tommy has a passion for helping leaders understand the importance of relationship building in children's ministry. He communicates that children's ministry isn't a program, but a ministry of guiding children and their families on a journey of connecting with and serving God. Tommy and his wife, Treva, have three children: Katie, Jayne Claire, and Kyle
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Laurie Register is executive director-treasurer of South Carolina WMU. A native of Alachua, Florida, she came to South Carolina in August of 1993 to join the WMU as the Acteens®/Youth on MissionSM/Campus Women consultant. In September 1999, she became the Women on Mission® consultant, and in January of 2009 assumed her current role. Laurie is involved in volunteer missions, having been on missions trips in the United States, as well as Africa, Asia, and South America. Laurie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida and a Masters of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Joye Smith is excited for preschoolers, their parents, and teachers to understand more about God’s love for all people of the world. She believes a missional lifestyle begins from a young age as preschoolers learn to help others. Joye serves as preschool ministry consultant and team leader for the Preschool Resource Team at national WMU. She is the author of What Does It Mean to Be Poor? and How to Involve Preschoolers in Missions: Includes a Guide for Mission Friends. Her latest preschool book, Molly’s Adventures in Missions, will be released in March 2009.
Mitzi Eaker has been involved in children’s work since the age of 16. She has a passion for teaching children about the world of missions and how God has a unique plan for each of their lives. She is the author of Missions Moments: Foundational Messages and Activities for Children and Missions Moments 2: 52 Easy-to-Use Missional Messages and Activities for Today’s Family. Mitzi serves as the ministry consultant and team leader for the Children’s Resource Team at national WMU. She and her husband Shane have a precocious 2-year-old named Evan and an adorable infant named Isaac.
Worship Leader
Jasmine Lee, minister of music, Broadacres Baptist Church, Cayce, South Carolina; children's camp consultant, Worship and Music office, South Carolina Baptist Convention (Photo and biographical information coming soon!)
Workshop Leaders
Debby Akerman, children’s specialist, South Carolina WMU
Sue Harmon, childhood ministry consultant, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Danny Hester, WMU associate, coed organizations and mission action, South Carolina WMU
Cindy Morris, childhood ministry consultant, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Kathy Murphy, childhood ministry consultant, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Rhonda Reeves, design editor for the Preschool Resource Team, national WMU
Cindy Skelton, WMU associate, Girls in Action® and camp director, South Carolina WMU
Sandra Tapp, WMU associate executive director, Mission Friends®, South Carolina WMU
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Site Details and Link to Register Online
Downloadable registration form |
Location:
Blue Springs Baptist Conference Center
Marianna, Florida |
Friday Evening
June 5 |
| 4:00 |
Registration |
| 5:30 |
Dinner* |
| 6:30 |
General Session |
| 8:00 |
Conference Session |
Saturday
June 6 |
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Breakfast
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| 8:30 |
General Session |
| 9:45 |
Conference Session |
| 11:00 |
Conference Session |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Conference Session |
| 2:15 |
General Session |
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Dismiss |
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Cindy Goodwin is director of the Women’s Missions & Ministries department of the Florida Baptist Convention. A native of Miami, Florida, Cindy came to Jacksonville in June 1993 to serve as the preschool/children’s consultant. In January 2004, she became the department director. Cindy has been on missions trips to Africa and the Pacific Rim. She substitutes in all areas of children’s ministry at her church, where her husband, Howard, serves as senior pastor. Cindy and Howard’s two adult children and granddaughter Kristen Lynn bring great joy to their lives.
Mitzi Eaker has been involved in children’s work since the age of 16. She has a passion for teaching children about the world of missions and how God has a unique plan for each of their lives. She is the author of Missions Moments: Foundational Messages and Activities for Children and Missions Moments 2: 52 Easy-to-Use Missional Messages and Activities for Today’s Family. Mitzi serves as the ministry consultant and team leader for the Children’s Resource Team at national WMU®. She and her husband, Shane, have a precocious two-year-old named Evan and an adorable infant named Isaac.
Joye Smith is excited for preschoolers, their parents, and teachers to understand more about God’s love for all people of the world. She believes a missional lifestyle begins from a young age as preschoolers learn to help others. Joye serves as preschool ministry consultant and team leader for the Preschool Resource Team at national WMU. She is the author of Molly’s Adventures in Missions, What Does It Mean to Be Poor? and How to Involve Preschoolers in Missions: Includes a Guide for Mission Friends.
Worship Leader
Ashley Unzicker has a passion for reaching all children with the gospel of Jesus Christ and encouraging them to be salt and light in their generation. She believes that equipping children with God’s Word is the key to bringing more workers to the harvest. Ashley serves as the children’s minister at First Baptist Church in Bonifay, Florida, and actively serves in the music ministry. Ashley is an accomplished pianist as well. She and her husband, Todd, director of missions for the Holmes Baptist Association, desire that their marriage be a testimony of Christ’s love for us. They have a sincere desire to see all nations, tribes, and tongues reached with the gospel.
Workshop Leaders
Becky Beasley, 6th grade science teacher; Florida Ministers’ Wives Leadership Team
Sue Johns, preschool and children’s associate, Florida Women’s Missions and Ministries
Tina Kimbro, children’s director, First Baptist Church, New Port Richey, Florida
Rhonda Reeves, preschool resources editor and Children in Action Leader editor, national WMU
Carol Vandeventer, president, Florida Woman’s Missionary Union
Dot Smith, Florida Preschool Missions Leadership Team
Workshop topics include discipline, safety and security issues, ministry projects for children, leading a child to Christ, preschool activity areas, missions education overview, starting missions education, and leading Mission Friends, Girls in Action, and Children in Action.
*Dinner is included in participants’ payment to Blue Springs conference center.
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Site Details and Link to Register Online
Downloadable registration form |
Location:
First Baptist Church
Texarkana, Texas |
Friday Evening
July 24 |
| 4:00 |
Registration Opens |
| 6:30 |
General Session |
| 8:00 |
Conference Session |
| 9:00 |
Conclude for the evening |
Saturday
July 25 |
| 8:30 |
General Session |
| 9:45 |
Conference Session |
| 11:00 |
Conference Session |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Conference Session |
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Mitzi Eaker has been involved in children’s work since the age of 16. She has a passion for teaching children about the world of missions and how God has a unique plan for each of their lives. She is the author of Missions Moments: Foundational Messages and Activities for Children and Missions Moments 2: 52 Easy-to-Use Missional Messages and Activities for Today’s Family. Mitzi serves as the ministry consultant and team leader for the Children’s Resource Team at national WMU®. She and her husband, Shane, have a precocious two-year-old named Evan and an adorable infant named Isaac.
Joye Smith is excited for preschoolers, their parents, and teachers to understand more about God’s love for all people of the world. She believes a missional lifestyle begins from a young age as preschoolers learn to help others. Joye serves as preschool ministry consultant and team leader for the Preschool Resource Team at national WMU. She is the author of Molly’s Adventures in Missions, What Does It Mean to Be Poor? and How to Involve Preschoolers in Missions: Includes a Guide for Mission Friends.
Workshop topics include Families on Mission, Safety and Security, Creative Teaching for Preschoolers and Children, Discipline, Leading a Child to Christ, Nurturing Brain Development for Preschoolers, Overview of Missions Education, and leading Mission Friends, Girls in Action, and Children in Action.
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