1. Your Best Recipe for Cookies Let’s talk about making cookies.

2. Let’s talk about something more serious.

3. Leadership Training Center Rorheim Institute

4. 1 Why the Leadership Training Center 2 Who & What 3 How, When & Where 4 The Road Forward Overview

5. Why the Leadership Training Center? Raise up the value of ministry to children and youth within the local church. Deepen a biblical worldview in children. Broaden the shepherding skills of those who work with children, both parents and ministry leaders.

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7. Who will shape their worldview? Parents will shape their worldview!

8. Who will shape their worldview? Ministry workers will shape their worldview!

9. But… a question? Who will train those who guide our children?

10. How will they be equipped to disciple the next generation? By becoming learners themselves!

11. What do you learn about learning? Acts 17:11 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 2 Timothy 2:1-2 Luke 6:40

12. The Leadership Training Center A training center for those who disciple children and youth An equipping opportunity for leaders and church workers

13. Practical Progressive Guided Biblical What’s Important? The Bible Direction The Goal Ministry Building Solid Learning

14. University of Phoenix Traditional College Independent Learning Community College Regional Seminars Learning Center Churches E-Learning Self Study Four Learning Avenues

15. What do we know? Paul used the phrase “for we know…” What is our attitude? We see the importance of the heart in the elder brother in the story of the Prodigal Son. What are our abilities? In 2 Timothy 3:17 Paul speaks about being “… thoroughly equipped for every good work.” AbilitiesKnowledge Genuine Learning Attitude The Path to Genuine Learning

16. Regional Seminars Learning Center Churches E-Learning Self Study A Learning System

17. Rorheim Institute Unit (RIU) Knowledge Practicum Account -ability Hours Measuring Learning

18. Achievement 1 Achievement 2 Achievement 3 Achievement 4 Progression Foundation Keystone Cornerstone Pillar Leadership Training Center Achievement Levels

19. MinistryPracticumWorldview Total RIUs Foundation Achievement 1 VisionRequired Bible-BASED Leader 40 RIUs Cornerstone Achievement 2 Shepherding Parents Required Bible-BASED Shepherd 40 RIUs Pillar Achievement 3 Sharing Christ with Kids Required Bible-BASED Witness 40 RIUs Keystone Achievement 4 Shepherding Kids for Service Required Bible-BASED Servant 40 RIUs Scope & Sequence

20. Where Credit Can Be Earned RI Seminars and Courses Bible-BASED Series Rock-Solid Series E-Learning (under development) Awana Basic Training Commander College TruthScripts TM Journey Main Studies & Electives Other

21. Examples Awana Ministry Conference – up to 2 RIUs Sharing Christ with Kids (4 hrs) – 4 RIUs SP Seminar w/ Certified Training – 10 RIUs Basic Training – 5 RIUs Vision Course (10 hrs) – 10 RIUs Commander College – 10 RIUs

22. Now What? Start or continue your learning Register for credit you have already achieved –www.awana.org/ltc OR –www.rorheiminstitute.org Plan a course of study Tell someone else –Pastor, Christian Education Director, a friend