Children's Spirituality Summit 2024

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Children's Spirituality Summit 2024

We are delighted to welcome you to the 2024 Children’s Spirituality Summit conference event page! Here you will find announcements, speaker information, event updates, and logistics to give you the best conference event possible. We look forward to gathering in person to encourage, equip, engage and explore together!

12:00pm CDT

Registration Waybright Center

3:00pm CDT

Community Gathering: A Child's Way of Being with God ChapelMimi Larson, PhD • Joel Schoon-Tanis

4:00pm CDT

Break ATO Chapel Patio

4:15pm CDT

Children and Worship Panel Discussion ChapelMimi Larson, PhD • Lindsey Goetz

5:30pm CDT

Dinner and Table Discussion Melton Hall - Waybright Center

6:30pm CDT

Vendor Showcase and Dessert Social Waybright Center

9:00am CDT

Community Gathering: A Child's Way in a Diverse World Melton Hall - Waybright CenterHenry Zonio, Ph.D.

10:30am CDT

Break Waybright Center

10:45am CDT

Child Theology to Intergeneration: An Unexpected Journey ATO Chapel Room L34Chris Barnett Imagining Worship with Kids: Nurturing Children through Worship and Arts-based Engagement Rodine Room 128Trevecca Okholm, MA • Ed Willmington, DMA • Britta Wallbaum Thinking Like a Child: How Art can Help us see God in Fresh Ways Rodine Room 124Joel Schoon-Tanis Embracing and Cultivating the Pneumatological Imagination in Children Rodine Room 126Aaron Friesen Nurturing Children's Spirituality through Embodied Prayer Rodine Room 129Rev. Dr. Karen-Marie Yust The Mystery of God, Children’s Spiritual Formation, and the Practice of Ministry Rodine Room 126Jennifer Schroeder, DMin, DMA The Way of the Child in the Processes of Children’s Ministry - What is the space for agency in contemporary children’s ministry? Rodine Room 129Robin Barfield Understanding Children's Contributionality: The Non-agentic Spiritual Benefits of Children and Youth Rodine Room 129David Scott A Child’s Way of Loving Neighbor: A Project-based Learning Approach to Nurturing the Spiritual Lives of Children ATO Chapel Room L33Holly Chapman

12:00pm CDT

Community Gathering: A Child's Way of Playing with GodRev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD

2:00pm CDT

Break and Vendors Open Waybright Lobby

3:00pm CDT

A Child's Way with Sports ATO Chapel Room L34Wes Gallagher, DMin Engaging the World with Children: Centering Children's Voices in Multigenerational Community Service Learning Projects Rodine Room 128Cara Pfeiffer Lament with Children: Practices, Rhythms, and Rituals that Empower Children to Address Loss and Injustice with Their Faith Communities in Corporate Worship and at Home in Daily Life Rodine Room 127Valerie Grissom No More Crafts: Allowing the Holy Spirit to Speak through Process Art ATO Chapel Room L33Joy Wendling "Becoming" in the Gospel of Luke ATO Chapel Room L38Amy Lindeman Allen Children Shall Not Live by Bread Alone: Maria Montessori's Vision of Children's Spirituality Rodine Room 126Allie August Jesus' Spiritual Formation as a Child as Seen Through the Teachings of his Adult Ministry Years ATO Chapel Room L38Jinsook Kim, ABD Researching children’s spirituality between inclusion and exclusion. Rodine Room 126Maria Cristina Bussani The Theology of the Child in the Gospel of Matthew ATO Chapel Room L38Lynette Sanchez Virtue or Relationship? How the Protestant Reformation Illumines Children's Way of Being with God Rodine Room 126TaeJung Kim

4:15pm CDT

Innovative Practices for Nurturing Children's Spirituality ATO Chapel Room L33Rev. Dr. Karen-Marie Yust Sacred Play: Engaging Play as a form of Discipleship in the Local Church Rodine Room 125Mimi Larson, PhD • Melissa Deelstra • Kelli Dunn • Lindsey Goetz • Kirsten Hitchcock • Robin Turner, DMin Where Have All our Families Gone? A Workshop on Listening to and Building Relationships with Parents/Caregivers of Young Children Rodine Room 124Tanya Marie Eustace Campen, PhD Wondering with God's Stories Rodine Room 127Elaine Austin • Kaye Edwards Parental Impact on Children’s Faith Formation: Stories of Korean-American Children Rodine Room 129Joseph Seo, PhD Parental Nurture for Spiritual Growth of Children: A Kenyan Perspective Rodine Room 129Lucy Wanjohi, PhD We Will Tell: A Historical Review of Interpretation of Psalm 78 and the Call to Tell God's Story to Each Generation Rodine Room 129Jesse Joyner Experiencing Faith-at-Home Practices ATO Chapel Room L34David Csinos, PhD • Traci Smith

5:15pm CDT

Vendors Open Waybright Lobby

5:30pm CDT

Dinner Melton Hall - Waybright Center

7:00pm CDT

Play ExperiencesRev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD • Mimi Larson, PhD • Joel Schoon-Tanis • Dana Kennamer • Joy Wendling • Lindsey Goetz • Kirsten Hitchcock

8:00am CDT

Vendor Last Chance Entry for Giveaways Waybright Lobby

8:30am CDT

Connecting God and Church to Neurodivergent Children Rodine Room 128Amy Kelly Helping Children and Teens Read the Bible Rodine Room 127Robert Keeley, PhD Nurturing Children’s Spirituality: 6 Principles to Guide our Work Rodine Room 124Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD Through Their Eyes: Seeing Like Children ATO Chapel Room L34Christina Embree Formation in Families and Families in Formation: Nurturing Children through Faith-at-Home Practices Rodine Room 129David Csinos, PhD • Traci Smith Nurturing Children Spiritually in an Afterschool Program: Insights from Qualitative Research Rodine Room 126Holly Catterton Allen, PhD • Gabby Brandner The Child In The Church: Faith Transmission Through Collaborative Congregational Memory Rodine Room 129Tim Beilharz The way of the discipled child - perceptions and spiritual experiences of children whose parents actively transmit their faith at home Rodine Room 129Stacey Davis The Bible as Adventure: Cultivating an imaginative approach to the real story of the Bible ATO Chapel Room L33Amber Mann Riggs, MA • Nicole Howe, MA

9:30am CDT

Break and Last Call with Vendors Waybright Lobby

10:00am CDT

Community Gathering: A Child's Way in the FamilyTanya Marie Eustace Campen, PhD