Welcome!
Welcome to Parent Day, hosted by the Next Gen Ministries of Children’s, Grade 5&6, and Youth! Our goal is to partner with families and equip parents as the primary disciplers of their children, and we are excited to help provide tools you can use in different stages of your child’s life.
Our Parent Day program will include a main stage large group time followed by two breakout sessions with a time for refreshments and connections between attendees. Our breakout sessions will focus on the different stages of a child’s life, such as building biblical foundations in their early years, helping them build community in their childhood, and how to apply their faith in their personal lives as they get closer to adulthood.
Each breakout will be offered twice, once at each scheduled time, and we encourage you to choose the two most relevant to you! Breakouts will be offered annually; if there is one you can’t get to this time, it will be offered again next year.
Registration
Our next Parent Day is on Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 9:30am - 12:00pm
Register Below - Starting March 1 at 8:00am
Spring 2025 Breakout Sessions
Redeemed with Purpose
Special Guest Speaker: Naomi Holland
Family Focus (Grades 4 to 12)
Naomi Holland has been involved in the anti-trafficking movement for over 20 years. In this session, Naomi will share the realities of human trafficking, how we can engage, and help us navigate our responses. Her training will also focus on keeping kids safe online and equipping parents to better keep up with their children and tech! If you are worried about what your kids will see online, if you want to understand how traffickers use social media and video games, or if you want some practical tips on parenting through this tech-heavy world, join us! You will leave feeling supported, empowered and equipped to better protect your kids online!
Developing Family Devotional Time
Speaker: Jamie Hogg
Early Childhood Focus (Toddlers to 4 years old)
Start building faith with your preschooler! In this session, we will provide some basic tools to help you build that faith foundation.
The Power Of Prayer – Teach Me To Pray
Speaker: Terra McKinnon
Family Focus (Toddlers to Grade 4)
Learn some foundational principles around prayer and how to lead your child in prayer and different ways to pray. We want to leave you with some simple ideas and tools that you will be able to easily incorporate into your family’s rhythm to keep prayer central in the home.
My Bible: Engaging God’s Word with My Kids
Speaker: Melanna Heebner
Grade School Focus (Kindergarten to Grade 4)
Discover ways to help your grade-schooler dig deeper into scripture and to make it a central part of your family life.
Worship in Everyday Life
Speaker: Tanya Perrin
Grade School Focus (Kindergarten to Grade 4)
Worship is more than just singing in church! Come learn how to bring worship into your everyday lives and find new ways to worship together as a family.
Supporting Your Child through Identity Formation
Speaker: Josh Rebalbos
Grade 5 & 6 Focus (Ages 10 to 12)
As your child reaches the final two years of elementary school, they are deep in the throws of forming their identity. In this session Josh Rebalbos (Gr5/6 Director - Central Campus) will host a conversation about where your child is at in their identity formation, how to have identity based conversations with your kids, and how to grow them in their identity in Christ.
Raising Your Student with a Biblical World View in a Technologically Complex World
Speakers: Catlin Allen and Taylor Woodburn
Youth Focus (Grades 5 to 12)
Join Pastors Catlin Allen and Taylor Woodburn for a session on how to help your student navigate the technology of today’s society and stay up-to-date on the world of your student.
Caring for Your Youth’s Heart
Speaker: Rinita Calasin
Youth Focus (Grades 7 to 12)
Inspired by Gary Chapman’s Love Languages book, this session will touch on ways to care for your youths heart by creating moments of intentional connection between you and them. There will be a time of teaching, reflection, and time for you to interact with other parents/guardians.
Connect with Us!
If you have questions about Parent Day, or would like more information on our any of our Next Gen ministries, please reach out using the information below. We would love to hear from you!
Children’s Ministries
|P| 403.520.1219
|E| childrens@cschurch.ca
Grade 5&6 Ministries
|P| 403.520.1246
|E| grade56@cschurch.ca
Youth Ministries
|P| 403.520.1221
|E| youth@cschurch.ca
Register Below!