
Raising a Spiritually Sensitive Child
This free webinar will focus on ways that parents, caregivers, and professionals can develop creativity in fostering spirituality in children. After a brief panel discussion about the spiritual capacity of children, participants will have the opportunity to join breakout workshops hosted by students in Prof. Suzanne Coyle’s P711, Children and Adolescents in Families class at CTS. Panelists include Rev. William Almodovar, M.Div., Director of Youth Ministries at John Knox Presbyterian Church; Rev. Brian Derrer, M.Div., Lead Pastor of Christ the Savior Lutheran Church; and Rev. Lynn Martin, M.Div., COO of Light of the World Christian Church, with Rev. Coyle as moderator.
Schedule for 11/6:
- Panel Discussion — 10-10:25 AM
- Workshops (Select one workshop in each time slot.)
- 10:30-11:10 AM
- “Hip hop and Gospel in the Youth’s Spiritual World” — Shonra Abernathy, Briana Adams, Tierra Ruffin
- “Spirituality in the Everyday” — Beth Rice, Carolyn Schausten
- 11:20 AM-12 PM
- “The Power of Storytelling in Raising Spiritually Sensitive Children” — Dan Arseneau, Emily Arseneau, Kenya Campbell, Iann Matlock
- “Nature’s Path to Spiritual Children” — Sean Oatis, Aaron Persinger
- 10:30-11:10 AM