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Dr. Kathy and some of our other speakers regularly provide rich instruction and meaningful ministry to women, singles, teachers, small group leaders, and youth leaders in churches and Christian conventions. A variety of seminars are available and something to fit your theme can probably be created. Just ask! Every Celebrate Kids, Inc. speaker is upbeat, personable, and practical. They’re well received! In fact, you might want to consider booking two or more of us for your event. Our connections and joint energy will work to your benefit.
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Please note that many seminars listed among the parent descriptions and the descriptions for teens and kids can be appropriately sponsored by churches.
Dr. Kathy Koch’s Church Related Seminars
A Heart Like Mary: Responding to God’s Call
Children of Character: Increasing Children’s Self-discipline (PreK-5th Grade)
Conversational Parenting: Talking with Your Kids about the Important Things of Life
Decisions for Disciples (Includes Net-Dropping and Holding His Hand)
Eaglelike Excellence: Flying High for God
Fabulous Feedback: The Art of Complimenting and Correcting Students
For the Sake of Others: Living a “One-Another” Lifestyle
Got Hope? Optimistic Living during Challenging Times
Hold His Hand: Walking with Your Father
Inside Out and Right-Side Up: Heaven’s Kids in a Hollywood World
Jesus IS . . . Jesus DOES . . . Recognizing Him in My Everyday
Miracles Matter: You Are Who You Are Supposed To Be
Mordecai: A Model for Mentoring
Motivation: Building a Deeper Desire for Obedience and Success
Net-Dropping: The choice to Become a Disciple
Psalm 23: A Psalm to Live by
Put Off/Put On: Renewing the Mind for Permanent Change
Single Now: Being Content in My Today
Under the Influence: Followership, a Prerequisite for Leadership
Wired for God: Using Multiple Intelligences to Get Closer to God
Associate Speaker - Dr. Linda Page's Church Related Seminars
Dealing with the D’s (ADD, ODD, and LD)
Understanding Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: In My Sunday School class?
(Get more info about Dr. Linda Page)
Associate Speaker - Elizabeth Greene's Church Related Seminars
Discovering Your Child’s Temperament
Engraved on the Heart of God (4 lessons from Jonah)
Extreme Makeover: Heart Edition
The Five Love Languages of Children
Fun Ways to Keep Focused at the Holiday’s (Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day)
Got (Abundant) Life? (4 lessons from John on the “I AM’s” of Jesus)
Heart and Soul
Journey of Faith
Keeping the Grinch from Stealing your Christmas
Let’s Make a Memory
Living on One Income in a Two Income World
Mary’s Story
Raising Your Spirited Child
Set Sail with the Savior (4 part series from 2 Timothy)
(Get more info about Elizabeth Greene)
A Heart Like Mary: Responding to God’s call
Jesus Christ’s mother, Mary, obediently and humbly responded to the angel’s news that she would give birth to the long-awaited Savior. How do we respond to what God asks us to do? Let’s learn from Mary’s life and choose to develop a heart like hers. (1 hour)
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Children of Character: Increasing children’s self-discipline
Kathy will begin by defining discipline, examining goals of discipline, and discussing advantages of children being self-disciplined. We will consider prerequisites and characteristics of discipline that dignifies children; some major causes of children's misbehavior; the use of consequences, rewards, and punishments when dealing with misbehavior; and ways to teach appropriate behavior to especially increase children's self-discipline, self-respect, and respect for others. (3-6 hours)
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Conversational Parenting: Talking with your kids about the important things of life
Simple conversations are one of the best ways for children of all ages to stay connected to their parents and grandparents. Conversations also inspire, motivate, and teach. But, it’s challenging. Busyness, cultural clashes, and misunderstandings can undermine our best intentions. Let’s learn how to ask questions children and teens will willingly answer and how to answer theirs so they’ll talk and keep talking. (1-2 hours)
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Decisions for Disciples (Includes Net-Dropping and Hold His Hand)
Jesus Christ calls to each of us, “Come, follow Me.” But, some of us think more about following God’s commands than following God. That’s a mistake. Jesus says, “Follow Me.” But, how? In rich detail Kathy will explain three decisions that must be made in order to fully follow Christ. This relevant and important message will meet needs wherever you are on your spiritual journey. You will be encouraged and challenged to further spiritual maturity. (3 hours)
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Eaglelike Excellence: Overcoming Mediocrity
Setting and maintaining high standards can be difficult as it’s easy to become satisfied with mediocrity. From the study of eagles, teachers will be reminded that they need eaglelike energy, strength, and vision in order to achieve excellence. We’ll discover who have been “eagles” for us and how we can be “eagles” for others – caring with eaglelike energy, strength, and vision. (1 hour)
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Fabulous Feedback: The art of complimenting and correcting children
Compliments and corrections have the power to increase or decrease children’s self-esteem, self-discipline, intrinsic motivation, and learning. Therefore, they’re a very important communication and teaching tool. In addition to other points, the value of specific and focused compliments and corrections vs. general statements such as “good” and “that’s unacceptable” will be emphasized. Differences between corrections and criticisms will be explained and modeled. (1 hour)
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For the Sake of Others: Living a "one-another" lifestyle
Relating to family members, coworkers, friends, and acquaintances can be challenging. Have you wished for an operations manual for friendship? The Bible is it! The many “one-another” passages from the New Testament offer us specific and practical instruction on how to best relate to others. Let’s learn the list of 34 and discover what it really means to honor, submit, greet, bear with, … and forgive one another. You’ll be refreshed with this hopeful look at relationships. (1-2 hours)
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Got Hope? Optimistic living during challenging times
When the going gets rough, pessimism and discouragement can set in. Hope is essential. Despair doesn’t inspire. Pessimism doesn’t expect. Optimism does. Hope happens when our basic needs of security, identity, belonging, purpose, and competence are met in healthy ways. We’ll be more fulfilled and successful in all of life. Because of our focus and joy, we’ll be less likely to experiment with drugs, alcohol, and other high-risk activities. There will be fewer behavior, motivation, and academic problems at school, work, and home. Learn the best answers to the core needs’ questions and how to help others believe them: Who do I trust?, Who am I?, Who wants me?, Why am I alive?, and What do I do well?. You’ll have hope for today and for tomorrow! (1-6 hours; Kathy’s approach and exact content will depend on the audience and the event’s goals)
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Hold His Hand: Walking with your Father
God created us to have a relationship with Him. We don’t have to go through life on our own. Rather, we can respond to God’s offer and hold His hand as we walk through our valley experiences and celebrate on the mountaintops. How do we keep Him that close? Why would we want to? What difference can it make? Whether you’re new to the family of God or a longtime member, you’ll be refreshed. Those who haven’t yet made a commitment to Christ may learn something new so they can say “Yes” to Christ! (1 hour)
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Inside Out and Right Side Up: Heaven's kids in a Hollywood world
Shows like Extreme Makeover and The Bachelor; magazine issues like People’s “50 Most Beautiful People;” and endless news reports about obesity and dieting can cause people to judge themselves and everyone else by their outward appearances. There is so much more to us! In this message, Kathy will encourage us to examine our internals – e.g., our heart, emotions, beliefs, thoughts – and whether our priorities are “right-side up.” (1 hour)
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Jesus IS . . . Jesus DOES . . . Recognizing Him in my everyday
When we know Jesus well, we have a better idea of what to expect from Him. Expectations help us find Him and praise Him day by day. In turn, when we recognize Jesus has done something for us, we can learn something about Him. Jesus is actively involved in our lives because of WHO He is and because of WHAT He does. Praise Him! (1 hour)
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Miracles Matter: You are who you are supposed to be
Every child is a unique miracle who matters. Children who understand their uniqueness believe in themselves and are more willing to strive to develop their talents. They’re able to keep believing even in the midst of challenging circumstances. The illustrations shared bring this meaningful and upbeat message to life! (1 hour)
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Mordecai: A model for mentoring
Because of Mordecai’s mentoring, obedience, and courage and Queen Esther’s courageous and obedient actions, the Jewish people were saved. Seeing their God-given opportunity, Mordecai and Esther seized it! Their lives made a difference. Today’s precious children need adults to come alongside and instruct and guide them much like Mordecai did for Esther. Let’s examine Mordecai’s methods so we can use them effectively to transform children we know and, through them, the world! (1-2 hours)
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Motivation: Change the T.A.R.G.E.T. to increase the S.C.O.R.E.
All children, teens, and adults are motivated, but they might not be motivated to learn and succeed. Have you met some who are motivated to fail, remain apathetic, or get into trouble? Unfortunately, they're often present. In this seminar, practical, realistic, and helpful ideas to get and keep children, teens, and adults motivated to learn and succeed will be explained and demonstrated. You will be encouraged! (When enough time is allowed, ideas from the “Fabulous Feedback” seminar are included.) (1-2 hours)
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Net-Dropping: The choice to become a disciple
Jesus Christ says to each person, “Come, follow Me.” But, some of us think more about following God’s commands than following God. That’s a mistake. Jesus says, “Follow Me.” But, how? In rich detail Kathy will explain a key decision that must be made in order to fully follow Christ. This relevant and important message will meet needs wherever you are on your spiritual journey. You will be encouraged and challenged to further spiritual maturity. (1 hour)
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Psalm 23: A Psalm to live by
Like others, you might think you know Psalm 23. But, do you really? Perhaps you’ve memorized it, but do you understand all the rich messages that are relevant for today’s quick-paced times? The Shepherd makes us, leads us, restores us . . . the verbs are so vivid and comforting. And, have you paid attention to the places? The sheep don’t just spend time in a valley! You’ll enjoy and greatly benefit from Dr. Kathy’s dynamic, practical, and accurate phrase-by-phrase teaching of this Psalm to live by. (1 hour)
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Put Off/Put On: Renewing the mind for permanent change
Change is not only possible, it’s essential if our children are to mature into excellence. But, change isn’t easy. What can help? We’ll look at the role of “power thinking,” the “application arrow,” and the “stop/learn” principle. We’ll also learn to put off qualities of our old self and what to put on instead. The steps will be practical and the examples will guide you as you apply the ideas to yourself and individual children who need to change beliefs or behaviors. (1-3 hours)
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Single Now: Being content in my today
Kathy believes that if the single life was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for her. Kathy details other reasons she is content and more than satisfied as a single adult and concludes with an exhortation. After listening, you may agree that singleness can be celebrated. If not, that’s okay. You’ll still be encouraged. God may meet your needs through Kathy’s refreshing perspective, comforting sensitivity to people’s discouragement and doubts, practical ideas, helpful interpretation of Scripture, and humorous stories. You may even laugh at yourself. (1 hour)
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Under the Influence: Followership, a prerequisite for leadership
Although it's easier to find books and classes on leadership, studying "followership" may be more important. We become like those we follow so we should be strategic in deciding who to listen to and who to be influenced by. We must be the best people we can be! What would you benefit from learning? Who has God given you who can help you learn this? You'll learn a very practical, revealing, and enjoyable method of regularly asking and answering these key questions. Kathy will explain why she listens to the voices she listens to and people will be invited to share, as well. Following equips us to lead. (1-2 hours)
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Wired for God: Using multiple intelligences to get closer to God
A companion session to “How am I Smart?” or other teaching about evangelism or discipleship, “Wired for God” will equip leaders, teachers, and parents to introduce adults, teens, and children to God through the multiple intelligences. As a result, people who already know God may know Him more completely and connect with Him more personally. Those who don’t yet know Christ, may discover truths that motivate them to humbly trust Christ alone for their salvation. Nothing is better! This unique presentation is very eye-opening! (1 hour)
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Associate Speaker - Dr. Linda Page
Dr. Linda Page - Dealing with the D’s (ADD, ODD, and LD)
You perhaps have all kinds of D’s in your church family – including children/teenagers labeled ADD, ODD, and LD. Do you want some new realistic ideas for positively meeting their needs? Who doesn’t? Linda will present specific and practical strategies to increase the likelihood these children/teenagers will respond to the truth being taught. You will also come to understand how the world looks through an ADD, LD brain. [Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, youth leaders, 1½ hours]
Dr. Linda Page - Understanding Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome: In My Sunday School class?
Statistics tell us that 1 every 166 births now brings a child with Autism or Asperger’s syndrome. That means that churches will be welcoming more and more families dealing with children with these conditions. What do these two terms really mean and what do you need to know as a Sunday School teacher, Bible study leader, or small group leader? This workshop will enable you to approach students with Autism or Asperger’s with confidence and understanding. Strategies and accommodations will be offered as well as encouraging words for addressing students with these special needs. [Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, youth leaders, 1–3 hours]
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Associate Speaker - Elizabeth Greene
Elizabeth Greene - Discovering Your Child’s Temperament
How can each member of our family or class be so different from one another? Why do we connect with some and clash with others? Come learn about the 4 basic temperaments that people have and gather some tips that will enable you to celebrate and even enjoy the differences. [women, Sunday school teachers, small group leaders, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Engraved on the Heart of God (4 lessons from Jonah)
Jonah-isn’t he that infamous character we learned about in Sunday school who ran away from God and ended up in the belly of a fish? This story so familiar to some has a compelling message for women today. You will discover anew from this action packed adventure the character of God, his wonderful grace and his love so divine that saves a spot on His heart to engrave your name. [women or a mixed audience, each talk 45 minutes-1 hour, could be a weekend retreat]
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Elizabeth Greene - Extreme Makeover: Heart Edition
Most of us would savor a day at the spa being transformed from ordinary to extraordinary. Though our world places great emphasis on how we look on the outside, God cares about how we look on the inside. Together, mothers and daughters can discover how a Bible character met Jesus one day and received an extreme makeover of his heart. [A mother/daughter tea for mothers and their daughters ages Kindergarten-5th grade. 30 minutes]
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Elizabeth Greene - The Five Love Languages of Children
An effective way to speak with internationals is to speak 2 or 3 languages. An effective way to communicate love to your children is to learn and understand their “language” of love. Come learn about the various love languages and gain tips for determining which ones your children understand. You will gain tools that will help you “speak” their language of love. [Sunday school teachers, youth leaders, mothers, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene – Fun Ways to Keep Focused at the Holiday’s (Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day)
Christmas and Easter are fun and festive times of the year but they are more than just Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. The holidays provide natural “teachable moments” for parents to provide spiritual insight into the true meaning of these holidays. Come learn how to make the most of these moments with your kids through crafts, activities, cooking and parties. You will also learn some fun party ideas about sharing your faith with your family, friends and neighbors. [mothers, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Got (Abundant) Life? (4 lessons from John on the “I AM’s” of Jesus)
Let’s face it, we live in America which means for most of us we live a busy, scheduled, hectic life. Our days are jam-packed but are they full? When you get that rare moment to relax in solitude, do you feel content, satisfied? Jesus said “I have come that you might have life and have it to the full.” As Jesus reveals his identity in the book of John you will discover how his identity can impact yours. Are you just doing life or really living it? Jesus will unlock the key to a meaningful life. [mixed audience or women, each session 45 minutes, could be a weekend retreat]
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Elizabeth Greene - Heart and Soul
God invites us to love him with all of our heart and soul, strength and mind. How can we know God and share his love with our kids? Many of us as parents want our children to grow up knowing God but find it difficult to integrate him into our everyday lives. Come learn some practical and creative ways to make passing on your faith in God a natural and fun part of your everyday lives. [mothers, ministry leaders, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Journey of Faith
When taking a road trip, it’s convenient and helpful to have the exact directions mapped out in advance. AAA even provides a “TripTik” for members, which informs a traveler of delays and road construction along the way. Though sometimes we may want a TripTik to guide our life and alert us to the future, God calls us to travel by faith. Come discover the tools God provides for us to navigate through life and discover how traveling by faith adds joy to the journey. [mixed audience or women, 45 minutes]
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Elizabeth Greene - Keeping the Grinch from Stealing your Christmas
The crotchety Grinch, with “termites in his smile” and “garlic in his soul”, tries every year to wipe out Christmas for the cheerful people of Whoville, only to discover that the true spirit of the holiday season lies beyond his covetous grasp. Join us to find out how you can discover true holiday spirit and keep the Grinch from stealing your Christmas. [Gospel presentation, women, outreach event, 45 minutes]
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Elizabeth Greene - Let’s Make a Memory
Family traditions give each member of the family a sense of belonging. Traditions give our kids a sense of security and create great memories for years to come. Discover the 4 typical areas of family life that lend themselves to family traditions and gather a myriad of ideas for implementing your own family traditions. [women, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Living on One Income in a Two Income World
Money. It buys beautiful homes, stylish clothing, and nice cars. It sends our kids to fun camps and pays for costly sports. The bigger the income, the more we can provide for our children. Often, a family must depend upon two incomes to make these dreams a reality. A trend exists of moms who have decided that perhaps less is more. Find out how you can stay home to invest in your children’s lives during their years at home and still live well on one income. This seminar is filled with plenty of practical tips for one income families to thrive. [mixed audience, women, couples retreat seminar, MOPS, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Mary’s Story
We celebrate and honor Mary, the mother of Jesus for her special assignment as the mother of God’s Son. But what was it really like for this young woman to take on this monumental task? We’ll look at the Christmas story from Mary’s perspective, hear God’s call to her and wonder at her humble submission to His will. Through Mary’s story we’ll discover how God’s grace extends toward us with an invitation to salvation and a call to live a life of surrendered faith to Him. What will you do with the call? What can you learn from Mary’s story that will inspire you to a deeper devotion to Christ? [mixed audience or women, 45 minutes]
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Elizabeth Greene - Raising Your Spirited Child
Some children are a joy to raise. They come when they are called and they do what they are told. They make us feel like effective parents. Other children enter the world with spirit and a clear opinion of how they want their world to be run. They resist parental direction and enter willingly into a clash of the wills. Come learn new insights into the temperament of spirited kids and gain some skills for parenting them effectively. [women, 1 hour]
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Elizabeth Greene - Set Sail with the Savior (4 part series from 2 Timothy)
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. “ So many voices call to us promising hope and security. In this day of uncertainty, how can we be women living with our life anchored to the right thing? When the storms of persecution or hardship blow our way, how will we keep the course? Paul addresses these issues in this passionate and personal letter penned to his dear friend, Timothy. Learn how to anchor your soul to Christ and set sail for a life of faithful service to Him. [any audience, women, could be a weekend retreat, each session 45 minutes to 1 hour]
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