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It’s No Picnic!

Uh, well actually it is. We’ve been working on Picnic for about a year now. I can’t believe  the first year is finally completed. Take a look. See what you think. This is our first preschool curriculum in 10 years! And seriously…what is more fun than taking preschoolers on a picnic?

For free samples and more information, check it out HERE.

 

Beth Guckenberger Rocks CPC

I just returned from a spectacular Children’s Pastors’ Conference in Orlando. Michael Chanley has done an amazing job reinventing and reinvigorating CPC. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better…

Beth Guckenberger

Michael introduced Beth Guckenberger, a missionary to the orphans in Monterrey, Mexico. Initially, I was surprised that this young, fiery girl was chosen to be one of the key note speakers at a conference of this size. A few minutes later with my jaw dropping, I was wondering why I had never heard of her before. She rocked the house. With stories, humor and poignant application, her rapid-fire description of working with Mexican orphans was riveting.

If you didn’t get to the Orlando CPC and you are not registered for the San Diego CPC, get there. Borrow the money from your rich uncle if you have to. Just get there. CPC has become a red-hot conference of inspiration and ideas. And Beth Guckenberger puts it over the top.

Years from now when someone asks whatever happened to that Roger Fields, someone might say, “The last time we saw him he was attempting to braid the hair of some 11 year old Mexican girl in Monterrey.”

What I’m teaching at CPC

I’m teaching two breakouts at the Children’s Pastors’ Conference. I am pumped about both of them. They are back-to-back on the same day and in the same room.

Here’s the Orlando schedule. Both breakouts are in Yucatan 1. Seating is limited.

EVERY attendee will get…

  • Workshop Booklet
  • Discount Code for Curriculum, etc.
  • Chance to Win A Variety of Prizes and Resources

1. The Secrets of Creativity

Creativity can be learned. It is not for a chosen few but for anyone who can learn a few basic principles.

Orlando: Thursday, Jan. 12 at 10:00am
San Diego: Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10:00am

2. The Secret Sauce of KidMin

Discover the ultimate teaching technique. Learn the secrets of engaging, reaching and teaching kids.

Orlando: Thursday, Jan. 12 at 11:15am
San Diego: Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 11:15am

Orlando location

Raspberry Island

All of Willie’s life he wanted to get to Raspberry Island and live there. He was a beaver and more than anything else, beavers love raspberries. Willie could see the island across Mighty Stream but he couldn’t get there. The raspberries were bigger and juicier than the ones in his forest. Willie knew this because he could see them across Mighty Stream. But the stream was too strong, too fast and too wide to cross. So Willie could only look at the juicy raspberries.

When Willie grew up he decided to build a dam to Raspberry Island so he could walk across Mighty Stream and live there. He worked for many years on the dam. He chewed on trees until they fell. He dragged them to the water. He put them together with mud. Willie worked hard. Slowly the dam began to grow out into the swift water and across the stream toward Raspberry Island.

As Willie was working on the dam one day, a little boy walked up to him and starting talking to Willie. The boy tried to talk Willie into going home with him. He told Willie that he lived on Berry Farm which was just over the hill. Berry Farm had lots of berries of all kinds, not just raspberries but also strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. The boy told Willie he could have all the berries he wanted, including raspberries. But Willie wasn’t sure the boy was telling the truth. It was too risky. What if the boy was trying to trick him? Willie refused to go with him. “No!” said Willie, “I have a goal. I’m going to build a dam to Raspberry Island, walk across and live there.” Every day the boy would visit Willie and talk to him about coming to live with him on Berry Farm. Everyday Willie said, “No, I have a goal. I’m going to Raspberry Island.”

The boy gave up. He stopped coming to see Willie. Finally, one day Willie’s dam was long enough and strong enough. It reached his goal, Raspberry Island. He was so excited as he scampered across the dam and ran toward the raspberry bushes. Suddenly, a pack of wolves came out of the Raspberry bushes and chased Willie up a tall tree. The wolves stayed under the tree so Willie couldn’t come down. From high atop the tree, Willie looked back over Mighty Stream. He could see Berry Farm with all the raspberries and lots of other berries, too. But the wolves wouldn’t let Willie down out of the tree.

You have to be willing to change your direction and strategy.

If you like this article, you will love Roger’s new book Jumping the Track

What’s the Book About?

Here’s a quick summary of what my new book, Jumping the Track, is about.

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