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Wednesday, May 22 • 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Sacred Play: Engaging Play as a form of Discipleship in the Local Church

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Play is not a word that is often associated with a worship service. Yet, play is one of the primary ways a child learns. It is a place of exploration and discovery for a child and a significant tool for their ability to make meaning. Play can also be a transformational activity. While play integrates reality and imagination, sacred play engages reality and divine. In this workshop, four Children's Ministry leaders from different ministry contexts share what they learned as they spent one year focusing together on play as a way of engaging children in prayer & worship.
Speakers
avatar for Mimi Larson, PhD

Mimi Larson, PhD

Executive Director: Center for Faith and Children, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Dr. Mimi Larson is the Executive Director for the Center for Faith and Children and an Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Prior to joining the TEDS faculty, she served for over 25 years in practical church ministry and was Visiting Assistant... Read More →
avatar for Melissa Deelstra

Melissa Deelstra

Director of Children and Family Ministries
avatar for Kelli Dunn
avatar for Lindsey Goetz

Lindsey Goetz

Resource Director, Center for Faith and Children
avatar for Kirsten Hitchcock

Kirsten Hitchcock

Director of Children's Discipleship Resources, David C Cook
Kirsten Hitchcock is the Director of Children’s Ministry Resources at David C Cook and is the Children's Pastor at The Practice Church. For over a decade, she has served in many capacities including curriculum and content development, divorce and grief care for kids, and ministry... Read More →
avatar for Robin Turner, DMin

Robin Turner, DMin

Director of Family Ministries, Dallas
Director of Family Ministries at All Saints Church, in Dallas, TX, Robin is enjoying the process of building a ministry that integrates children with the greater congregational community and utilizes formation-focused approaches for engaging children in worship and studying the Bible... Read More →

Wednesday May 22, 2024 4:15pm - 5:15pm CDT
Rodine Room 125
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