A gathering of Family Ministry Leaders to connect, learn, share ideas and encourage one another during this season. Come and take part with 3 national ministry leaders to discuss ideas on practical ways to meet the needs of your church in the area of marriage, parenting and grandparenting.
Cavin Harper is founder and Executive Director of Christian Grandparenting Network (CGN). He graduated from Baylor University and Denver Seminary. He has served as a pastor and operated a Christian retreat center in Colorado. Cavin and his wife Diane became grandparents in 1998 - and that’s when CGN was birthed. He is an author and a speaker across the country. His most noted book: Courageous Grandparenting is a call for grandparents to rise above the conventional view of grandparenting to embrace radically courageous life that stands apart from the politically correct crowd. He and Diane have two children and nine grandchildren.
Larry McCall, Director of Walking Like Jesus Ministries, is an ill-deserving sinner saved by God’s amazing grace through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Larry was gripped by God’s saving grace at an early age and had the privilege of being discipled by his Christian parents and by other mentors in his home church. In 1975 Larry married Gladine, his sweetheart since high school days. They have three married children and six much-loved grandchildren. Larry also has had the joy of serving on the pastoral team of Christ’s Covenant Church of Winona Lake, Indiana, since 1981. He is energized by serving Christ followers through writing, teaching, and preaching, and helping them see in clear, practical, gospel-centered ways how to pursue Christ and reflect him in daily life. Larry is the author of Walking Like Jesus Did, Loving Your Wife as Christ Loved the Church, and Gospel-Centered Grandparenting
Reed Hermstad is Founder and Executive Director of 4Gens. 4Gens is an international ministry focused on Equipping and Encouraging Children to be Disciples of Christ. 4Gens engaging families to be disciplers of their children, grandchildren through to their 4th Generation. 4Gens utilizes a Discovery Learning computer application called elements to provide the foundation and framework of faith to a family. Reed and his wife Judy have been spiritually coaching families for over 30 years in one-to-one, group and virtual formats. Their love intergenerational ministry for Christ is the focus that drives their actions.