Kansas Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists (KNCSB)

‘Heart of the Child’ event to offer valuable training

A unique training opportunity for preschool and children’s workers in churches will be held April 4-5 in the Tulsa, Okla., area.

The Heart of the Child Convention is a regional training event. KNCSB is among the sponsoring conventions.

More than 150 conferences will cover all aspects of preschool and children’s ministry. Keynote speakers and leaders will include:

• Thom Rainer, president of LifeWay Christian Resources.


• Jerry Vogel, LifeWay’s manager of childhood publishing.


• Daryl Eldridge, president of Rockbridge Seminary, Springfield, Mo. He served as dean of educational ministries at Southwestern Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, for more than 19 years.


• Tommy Sanders, a professor at Dallas Baptist Seminary who formerly served on the LifeWay staff.


• Donna Peavey, a professor at New Orleans Seminary.


• Willa Ruth Garlow, a LifeWay field consultant and preschool leader at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Oklahoma City.


• Jason Catron, a recording artist from Nashville.


• Kay DeKalb Smith, a Christian humorist from Nashville.

Activities will begin with registration at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, April 4, and end with a celebration and commissioning service at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday, April 5.

• Find more information and register on line

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