Ministry Training Conference

Equip parents, update "seasoned" church/ministry leaders and volunteers, and train new ones at this exciting training conference!
Join us for this exciting children and teen ministry training conference! We are passionate about rescuing the next generation and supporting the local church. Come and be equipped by dynamic speakers and engaging workshops. Together, let's prepare ourselves to make a positive impact on the next generation. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and ministries who share your heart for the Church of today and of tomorrow. A special Christian art workshop for kids and teens is also being offered for parent attendees. See you there!

Date and Time
Saturday, October 28 - 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration
12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Conference for adults and teens
  • 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Christian art workshop for kids and teens 
Location
First Baptist of Belton/Heartland Christian School
810 South Cedar Street Belton, MO 64012

​Cost 

Advance Registration
$10 / 12 - 18 year old (conference attendee)
$12/ adult (conference attendee)
$19.75 / art workshop attendee (8 yrs old and up. Must have a parent or designated adult attending the main conference in order to come.)
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At the Door
$12 / 12 - 18 year old (conference attendee)
$15/ adult (conference attendee)
(Art workshop attendee must be registered in advance. Cannot register at the door.)
Calculate your TOTAL amount due based on the calculations below. 
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(# of adults - conference attendees)
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(# of art workshop attendees - 8 yrs old and up)
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Breakout Topics

*Each instructional breakout class will be offered twice. 
Evangelism 1  - Pastor Danny McCubbin
  • ​How to start an after-school Bible club for kids
  • Fair Ministry
  • Christian Youth in Action (Summer ministry for teens)
Evangelism 2 - Hanna Sims (NETworkers TEC)
  • Witnessing 101: How to Share the Gospel with Any Age
Training: Ministry for Teens- Lydia Kwon and Laura Beasley (In the Gap) and Pastor Andy Huber (IFCA)
  • In the Gap: Operation Impact (Summer ministry for teens and young adults)
  • IFCA: Ministry Training Areas (MTAs are a way to encourage and equip youth to serve in the local church. Categories include Bible (apologetics, Bible story teaching, inspirational writing, and preaching), Music (worship, vocal, instrumental, writing, etc.), and Worship Arts (drama, sign language, puppets, etc.).
Education 1  - Pastor Danny McCubbin
  • How to Start a Christian School
Education 2 - Erin and Joe McGhee (Show Me Homeschool)
  • Homeschooling 101 (Why homeschooling is important for Christian families, how to start homeschooling, starting a co-op in your church, Christian homeschooling/education material, etc.)
Scripture: Bible Memory Programs - Don Wilson (Missouri Baptist Bible Drill) and Lizzie Price (Bible Quizzing)
  • Missouri Baptist Bible Drill 
  • Bible Quizzing 
Apologetics - Hanna Sims (NETworkers TEC)
  • How we Know the Bible is True
  • Answering Faith Questions with the Gospel
Managing - Lydia Kwon and Laura Beasley (In the Gap)
  • The Classroom
  • Teaching Godly Character to Children​

Christian Art Workshop

During the conference, a special art workshop will be offered for those 8 years old and up. Children/teens must have a parent or designated adult attending the main conference in order to come. Advanced registration required; cannot register art attendees at the door. Most art supplies will be provided. ​
Who: 8 yrs old and older
When: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Children will be with their parents for the opening and closing session)
Cost: $19.75 / art class attendee (Student can bring a tee shirt to paint on if they want, but all other art are supplies included.)
Instructor: Sharon Jeffus, Visual Manna Art
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What: Students will see samples of graphic images that communicate gospel truths.  They will start with how to draw several Christian images such as a lion, a lamb, a dove and a cross in perspective. They will create a picture with Ms. Jeffus, encouraging their creativity.  They will then create their own original image in mixed media and on canvas. Ms. Jeffus will bring fabric paint and students can also paint/design a tee shirt that they bring.  Students will also create a piece of Christian jewelry. 

NOTE - Kids might get paint on their clothes so please dress accordingly.

Ministry Partners

This conference is put together by various ministries that are dedicated to equipping the body of Christ, whether that be parents, church volunteers, teens, educators, etc., with ministry resources that will assist them in their Biblical discipleship of the next generation. Click on the images below to get connected with their individual ministries and be sure to stop by our exhibit hall or attend their breakout session to learn more.

Speaker Bios

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Pastor Danny mccubbin (Evangelism 1 and education)
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Hanna Sims (Evangelism 2 and Apologetics)
Hanna Sims has been helping kids learn about God and His Word for 15 years in churches, schools, ministry outreaches, and neighborhood clubs. She has a B.S. in Ministry Studies--Children from Calvary University. She seeks to glorify God by providing members of the body of Christ with a network of Teaching, Equipping, and Connecting resources to assist them in their Biblical ministry to the next generation through her ministry called NETworkers TEC. She is also a member of the Missouri Baptist Apologetics Network and the co-author a children's apologetics curriculum called "Yes, God is Real". Hanna helps kids, teens, and adults to know Biblical truth through engaging workshops and equips them with skills to share truth with others.
Lydia Kwon and Laura Beasley (Equipping teens: operation impact and classroom management)
Lydia Kwon and Laura Beasley serve on staff at In The Gap as the leaders of Operation Impact, a summer missions experience for young people ages 14+ in Oklahoma City. A favorite part of their job is seeing young people not only get equipped to share God's truth with children but also watching them grow closer to the Lord throughout the process. Lydia and Laura were both homeschooled from elementary through high school.

In The Gap is a ministry based in Oklahoma City that trains and equips Christians to positively impact the next generation for Christ. They have had the privilege of working for 13 years to train young people and adults how to effectively communicate God's truth with children. In The Gap is currently working with churches across Oklahoma to equip them to start after-school Bible Clubs in their local elementary schools. ​​
Pastor Andy Huber (Equipping Teens: Minstry Training areas)
Andy Huber grew up in central Wyoming. He became a follower of Jesus Christ through the ministry of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes while in high school. He attended college at the University of Wyoming and soon learned that he had a gift for ministering to children and youth. He served as a counselor and director for several children’s and youth summer camps, and even met his wife, Megan, when they served together at one of them. He received his first call to ministry from Laramie Valley Chapel, where he served in the music ministry and as the youth and children’s pastor for five years. Andy grew in his passion for teaching and ministering God’s Word, and through the encouragement of a few godly men, began attending classes at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver, CO. In 2009, Andy resigned from his position at Laramie Valley Chapel in order to move his family to Louisville, KY where he attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as a full-time student. While in Louisville, Andy served in the music ministry at Baxter Avenue Church and he and Megan both served in the youth and children’s ministries there as well. Andy also worked at the seminary recreational facility as the Director of Children’s Programming. After graduating from seminary in May of 2012, Andy was called as the Associate Pastor at Church of the Open Door in July of 2012. His main responsibilities there are directing both the youth and music ministries, as well as teaching, preaching, and discipling the believers.  In addition to church ministry, Andy serves on the IFCA International Youth Council, where he helps plan and organize regional and national IFCA Youth Ministry meetings.

Andy earned his Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Life Education from the University of Wyoming in 2006. He earned his Master of Divinity, with an emphasis in Biblical Counseling from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2012.

Andy and Megan have three children. Two daughters, Hadley and Joni, and a son, Royce.
Erin and Joe mCGhee (Show me homeschool)
Hey there, we’re Joe and Erin McGhee and we’re the founders of Show Me Homeschool. We met and fell in love in the beautiful country of Scotland where we were participating in a non-denominational Christian discipleship school. A secondary focus of the school was hiking and exploration along the paths of the Celtic Christians who spread the gospel throughout the UK. Our love of God and sharing the Gospel, as well as hiking, has been passed down to our four children, who range in age from 6 to 18 years old.

We are entering our 12th year of homeschooling our children and have just graduated our eldest daughter this May. She is now a student at a discipleship school in Washington. We have two boys in high school, going into 9th and 11th grade, and our youngest daughter just completed Kindergarten. It’s safe to say, we’re going to be in the homeschool community for quite a while longer.

In the last twelve years, we have been volunteer board members for our state homeschool organization and Erin has volunteered with and held the position of President on the board of a local homeschool support group serving almost 300 families at the time. Erin led a weekly homeschool Wild Explorers hiking group for a couple of years where we built lasting friendships in our local homeschool community. Erin was also host of the “GOAT Homeschooling with Erin and Amanda” podcast with over 50 episodes and almost 10,000 downloads dedicated to serving the long-haul homeschoolers (those homeschooling longer than 5 years and planning on homeschooling through high school).  Finally, Erin currently co-leads a homeschool support group of nearly 150 members within the county we reside in.
​We are here to help you overcome the common pitfalls in faulty thinking about your ability to home educate your children. With the right mindset, sourcing appropriate tools for your specific homeschool that meet your family goals, and connecting with other home educators, you are on your way to success!

We have homeschooled through fostering, adoption, special needs, chronic illness, death, moving, and so much more. One of the biggest indicators of success in families sticking with home education through high school is the confidence level of the primary educator (usually mom) and the day-to-day support of the other parent (usually dad). Or in the case of single parenting, surrounding yourself with other like-minded homeschoolers and being encouraged to continue on by people in your community. Believing you are equipped to educate your children is the first hurdle to jump over. Once you understand that God has given you the responsibility and the ability to parent your unique children, you can start your homeschool journey with confidence.

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DON WILSON (SCRIPTURE: MISSOURI BAPTIST BIBLE DRILL)
Don Wilson is the State Director of Missouri Baptist Bible drill and also the Associational Director of Bible Drill for Greene County, MO. As a child, he participated in Bible Drill at his home church in Mountain Home, AR and enjoyed it.  Around 1994, Don was given the opportunity to lead Bible Drill at First Baptist of Battlefield, MO.  From this point forward, Don has continually led Bible Drill at his local church.  Over the years, Don’s heart and passion for Bible Drill and its participants has only grown.  He became the Greene County Associational Director in about 2005 while still leading Bible Drill in Springfield, MO.  When the MO Baptist Association decided they would no longer fund Bible Drill a few years ago, Don along with two other directors of Children Ministry vowed to save the program.  Today, this program is funded totally by donations. Don’s heartbeat is Bible Drill, and he is committed to continue this program until the Lord directs him differently. 
LIZZIE PRICE (SCRIPTURE: BIBLE QUIZZING)
Lizzie Price has been involved with the Bible quizzing program for over a decade, first as a quizzer and now as a coach. As the oldest in a family of nine, she not only participates herself but also has 7 other siblings who are currently involved (the youngest is on his way to joining!). The program is designed to help kids memorize Scripture, make friends, provide a peer group, and learn teamwork and life skills. The amount memorized can vary from a few chapters during a quiz season to whole books, as the child wishes. The group she is affiliated with, Summit Bible Quizzing, is a branch of Bible Quiz Fellowship, an organization going back to 2001. ​
Sharon Jeffus (christian art workshop)
Sharon Jeffus has a B.S.S.E. in Art Education from John Brown University and continued on in her studies to be certified to teach English from the University of Arkansas. She studied painting at Metropolitan in Denver and sculpting at Southern Illinois University. She has written over twenty books and has the internationally known company Visual Manna. Sharon wrote her first book in 1992 and developed the Visual Manna teaching method where art is integrated with art appreciation, techniques, vocabulary and core subjects. She has also written an Indian Arts and Crafts program that was rated outstanding by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sharon taught in the public schools in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. She then left the public school system to write books, travel and homeschool her two children.  Sharon also taught Intensive English as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Missouri-Rolla and has given presentations on teaching art to college classes including Azusa Pacific University and Columbia College and the Audubon Society. She has three AP courses that have been approved to teach. Art internships are also available. Sharon developed and presented workshops in coordination with Wonders of Wildlife Museum and Bass Pro on art and science. Her books are available in ebook form and at Rainbow Resources that has free videos of her lessons. Visual Manna Academy is offering a comprehensive art program for high school students and students graduating who want a strong foundation in art and also written communication. 

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