2008 National Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference
April 1-4, 2008
First Assembly of God
North Little Rock, Arkansas

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The 2008 National Children’s Ministries Leadership Conference is the best yet to come!

Registration Begins September 2007

• Excellent and educational pre-conference sessions
• Dozens of workshops taught by cutting-edge children’s leaders
• Nationally known keynote speakers
• Premier children’s ministries setting to tour

General Session Speakers
Tuesday, April 1 – Friday, April 4

	Tuesday, April 1, PM Jason Noble Jason is the director for the Children’s Ministries Agency of the Assemblies of God. He also coordinates Character Connex, KidsQuest USA, and KidzMax Live! He has been in children’s ministries for 12 years. Jason’s passion in ministry is to help children’s ministry leaders and pastors build effective children’s ministries and to reach their fullest potential as leaders.
	Wednesday, April 2, AM Chris Corbett Chris serves as an assistant professor in Children’s and Family Ministry at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She recently moved from Kirkland, Washington, where she developed and lead the Children’s Ministry degree program at Northwest University and also served as the lead children’s ministries pastor at Church on the Ridge in Snoqualmie, Washington. She travels speaking at children’s ministry training events and kid’s camps.
	Wednesday, April 2, PM Rod Loy Rod Loy serves as the senior pastor at First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He previously served as a children’s pastor and has a heart for children’s ministry. Rod is known for his support to children’s ministries and for ensuring a strong and healthy senior pastor/children’s pastor relationship.
	Thursday, April 3, AM Ron Maddux Ron serves as the director of the Northern Asia Regional Office for the Assemblies of God World Missions. He has served as a missionary to AGWM since 1977.
	Thursday, April 3, PM Natalie Rogge Natalie Rogge is passionate about influencing the next generation to be Christ-followers. This is evident through her involvement with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada over the last twelve years as their National Children’s Ministries Coordinator, a curriculum writer and most recently as part of the Mission Canada team.  Along with her responsibilities at a national level, Natalie enjoys pouring her life and God’s love into kids by serving as Children’s Pastor at New Life Church in Milton, Ontario where she and her husband, Dan, have pastored for the past 16 years.
	Friday, April 4, afternoon Phil Vischer In 1990, 24-year-old computer-animator Phil Vischer sat down to create a group of characters that could teach Christian values to kids in a delightfully weird way. Hence, a tomato named Bob and a cucumber named Larry were born. VeggieTales would go on to revolutionize Christian filmmaking, selling more than 50 million videos and placing Phil's faith-filled stories in one of every three American households with young children. Phil continues to pursue new ways to integrate faith and storytelling through his new company, Jellyfish Labs.
	Friday, April 4, PM Jim Wideman Jim is an internationally recognized voice in children’s and family ministries. He is a speaker, teacher, author, personal leadership coach, as well as church ministries consultant who has over 30 years experience in helping churches thrive.

Pre-Conference Speakers

“Post-Modern Children’s Ministry”
Presenters: Niurka Arce & Chris Corbett

Niurka is a Christian education and communication consultant. Her ministry focuses on bringing a creative, innovative, and practical approach to lay and children’s ministry leadership for the smaller church.

Chris serves as the Children’s Ministry Specialist at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

“Women in Ministry”
Presenter: Faith Tyson

As an ordained minister, Faith Tyson has focused on children’s ministries throughout her career, earning her worldwide recognition as a minister, speaker, and writer of various children’s curriculum.

“Media and Children’s Ministry”
Presenter: Brian Dollar

Brian is the Kids’ Pastor at First Assembly in North Little Rock, Arkansas, where he and his team minister to over 500 children weekly.

“Early Childhood: The Present Future”
Presenters: Maryann Meltabarger & Jamie Baldwin

Maryann has been involved in children’s ministry for over 25 years.  She has served the past nine years at Abundant Life Church in Grapevine, Texas, and serves as one of the leading experts in early childhood ministry.

Jamie has been the Early Childhood Pastor at Cedar Valley Church in Bloomington, Minnesota, for the past 7 years.  Her passion is ministry to little kids and their families.

“Disciplines of Leadership”
Presenters: David Boyd & Kevin Geer

David Boyd was appointed director of the national Children’s Ministries Agency/BGMC in 1999 and recently became national director of BGMC.

Since March 2003, Kevin Geer has served as the Children’s Ministries Director for the Northwest District Council.

“Cultivating a Cutting-Edge Children’s Church”
Presenters: Dick Gruber & Jason Rhode

Dick Gruber has been actively serving in ministries to children since March 1975.  He serves as the Children’s Ministries Specialist at Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Co-founder of Children’s Ministries University Online, Jason Rhode has served in a variety of children’s ministry leadership roles in an effort to train and empower individuals to reach kids for Christ. 

“KidzMax Live” and “Character Connex”
Presenter: Jason Noble

Jason serves as the national Character Connex and KidzMax Live coordinator for the national Children’s Ministries Agency. Prior to this, he served eight years as a children’s pastor in Northern California.

Pre-Conference Schedule

Tentative
2008 NCMLC Schedule

Conference Location
First Assembly of God
4501 Burrow Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72115