CMCA Methodist News 238 (Eng)

Logos Academy is offering Children Ministry
module at three of its teaching centres:
MELBOURNE (Apr 13-14, 19-21)
BRISBANE (Apr 26-29,May 4-5)
PERTH (May 11-13, 18-20)
Module Content:
• BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS... Biblical authority
for work with young people.
• CULTURAL BRIDGES... looking at problem of
squeezing kids into church culture – rather than
introducing them to Jesus.
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS... getting it right or
getting it badly wrong.
• DYNAMICS OF BIBLE STORIES... making it
relevant, understood and exciting.
• CHILDHOOD ISSUES... about your childhood
and theirs.
• GAMES SKILLS... and the importance of play.
• RUNNING A WEEKLY GROUP... putting a
programme together.
• SEARCH FOR ESCAPE... the substitutes when
God is missing.
• CHILD GROWTH AND BEHAVIOUR... love,
value and purpose in the child’s life.
• DISCIPLINE... the needs of the child to
experience loving control.
• PRINCIPLES FOR A WEEKLY GROUP... help
for starting up from scratch.
Children Ministry module is a basic hands-on module to equip pastors and children workers with skills to run
outreach, discipleship, Sunday school and children club. It is revolutionary, not just teaching as how to be more
effective in teaching Sunday school, but how to reach the children in today’s postmodern context. The principles and
skills acquired through this module are not limited to Children Ministry but can be applied to other ministries (e.g.
youth, evangelism, etc). Everyone who attends this course, with the help of the Holy Spirit, will be able to bring revival
to our church by reaching lost kids in our generation one at a time.
Fee: Cert/Dip $250, GradDip/Master $500, Audit $150, New Student Registration $50
Special rate for Sunday school teachers who only do this subject $75
Registration: Church Pastor or contact LAMM ofÞce (✉ admin@lamm.org.au/☏ 03-9973 6137)
Timetable: Refer to website……lamm.org.au
Introducing Peter & Cynthia Empson (UK)
Recent 2012 -2017
Have given children training in over 35 countries. Produced 12 training
manuals for children workers. Helping with parent child problems with
refugee families (Iranian & Chinese). Currently active in working with
pre school and also Christian teaching for all ages from 7 to 18.
Grain of Wheat International, Lausanne, Switzerland 2008-2012
Training Consultants, involved in training Christians to work with
children in some of the countries the organisation works in, including
Spain, Russia, Romania, Myanmar, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan and more recently, Moldova and Madagascar.
Crusaders / Urban Saints, Luton, UK 1987-2008
Peter began by developing Children’s Clubs in East Surrey and training
leaders to run them. This then developed with Peter becoming the
International Director in the organisation, taking this expertise overseas to countries where little is done to reach
children with the gospel. It was always by invitation from the established church or children’s organisation from
Central and South America in the west to Cambodia and the Philippines in the East.
Mission Aviation Fellowship, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia 1968-1987
While Peter was ßying aircraft he was responsible for Flight Safety and Training for some years and Cynthia was
book-keeping and ßight following for the organisation.