Dr. David Walsh to speak on kids and technology

iBrains: Guiding Children and Teens to success in the Digital Age

 

Wednesday, Oct. 22

6:45 to 8 p.m.

Salem Covenant Church,
New Brighton, MN 

 http://www.salemcov.org/?201400046  

 

International speaker, best-selling author, media personality, award-winning psychologist, father and grandfather, Dr. David Walsh will explain how technology is changing the ways that young people live, learn and socialize. More importantly, he will identify three major strategies to assure they maximize the digital benefits while avoiding the risks.

 

What are healthy boundaries and parameters around technology?

 

How can we teach kids to use technology to connect rather than disconnect?

 

How can we teach students to concentrate in a culture of chronic partial attention?

 

 

Saturday, Nov. 8

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Salem Covenant Church, New Brighton, MN

FREE 

 

Join children and family ministry leaders from the Northwest Conference for a day of training, fellowship, encouragement and lunch. Ministry veteran, Jim Wideman, is our featured speaker and will encourage volunteer ministry teams to serve well.

 

Download a one-page flier to share with your ministry team

 

FREE Refugee curriculum available for download

 

What does it mean to flee your home? How does someone become a refugee? What is life like in a refugee camp?

 

The Kids Helping Kids: Refugees curriculum will explore these questions and provide opportunities for making a significant difference in the lives of refugee children around the world. The twelve-part curriculum is a short (5-10 min) supplement to your regular Christian formation time, and encourages children to:

• Serve God and others
• Develop a bigger view of God's kingdom
• Connect with children around the world through stories
• Help to meet some of the basic needs of children living as refugees

The Kids Helping Kids Refugee Curriculum is available for download on the covchurch.org website. Click here to download materials.

 

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