Workshops

Phyllis Wezeman, Director of Christian Nurture, First Presbyterian Church,
South Bend

Workshop Rotation Model: A Fresh Focus

Workshop Rotation is a multi-dimensional approach to Christian Education that involves students and teachers in exploring and experiencing Bible stories in the ways that God has gifted us to learn.  This session is intended to help leaders who have an existing workshop rotation model program to explore questions of Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How to keep it fresh and vital.

Phyllis Wezeman is co-author of over 1500 books and articles and serves as Director of Christian Nurture at First Presbyterian Church of South Bend, Indiana.  She also serves as Project Director of Worship for Life, a national study on “Worship Skills for Children.”

Worship Skills for Children:  A Multiple Intelligences Approach

Participants in this workshop will discover ways to help children, as well as youth and adults, explore and experience the broad theme of worship and twelve components of a service of worship through interactive methods based on the theory of multiple intelligences. 

Activities involving creative methods such as art, creative writing, drama, games, music, puppetry, storytelling, and many more will provide ideas and instruction for use in a variety of settings such as Sunday classes, midweek ministries, intergenerational events, and seasonal programs. Through their involvement in this session, participants will discover resources that engage all ages in understanding parts of a worship service and in integrating their renewed appreciation of worship into congregational life.