2024 Virtual Workshops
All workshops below are included with your virtual registration and will be available to you April 1-May 31, 2024.
All views of the Keynote Speakers and workshop presenters do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.
All views of the Keynote Speakers and workshop presenters do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.
2 Keynote Addresses from Keynote Speakers Chrystal Evans Hurst and Lisa Harper
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3 FEATURED WORKSHOPS
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What if I Don't Have What It Takes?
Heidi Lee Anderson Compared to life’s challenges, we can feel so small. Standing in the darkness of its long shadow, incapable. Unsure how to fix it, lacking resources. One Bible hero not only gets us when we ask, “What if I don’t have what it takes?” but he also shows us one very important truth to remember to help spring us forward in what Christ has for us. In this session, we’ll find the courage, obedience and help we so desperately need in the face of every insecurity to ultimately overcome. |
A Widow's Heart
Pam Lundell Pam is a native Minnesotan and a veteran of Twin Cities radio. After the sudden death of her husband in 2005 Pam was led to Christian broadcasting and the Faith Radio Network and moved to the 98.5 KTIS Morning Show in 2007. Pam says God was amazing in how he took care of her as a young widow and through that experience she has been able to help new widows on their journey through the ministry of Widow Might and her podcast "A Widow's Heart" through the WOWGod podcast network. Pam shares her message of hope and God's amazing love for her when she finally "got out of her own way!" |
Mental Health Matters
Melissa Mork Dr. Mork has been teaching, speaking and podcasting on the topics of mental health, mental illness, and wellness around the country and across the globe for a number of years. The same questions seem to come up: What impacts our mental health and what causes mental illness? What do we do about these mental health issues? How do mental health matters intersect with our faith? These, and other questions, will be answered in this session. |
7 VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
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How to Live with More Ease
Renee Carlson
Workshop A & B | Graham Commons G115
Do you find yourself feeling stressed, overwhelmed or disappointed you didn’t get more accomplished? Do you feel like no matter what you do you can’t catch up, and that the same things are on your To Do List day after day, month after month. God doesn’t doesn’t want you to live this way. In this empowering session, you will learn actionable strategies to help you simplify, get things done, and live with ease.
Shepherding Your Children
Amanda Carrara
As Christians, we are called to discipline our children in the ways of the Lord. But what does that mean? How do we know if what we are doing is right or wrong? Let’s use Jesus, the Good Shepherd, as our model. Together we will look at scripture to guide our parenting decisions and bring connection, clarity, and confidence to your home. Whether you're a young or veteran mom, teacher, or grandma this breakout session will have a powerful impact. You’ll walk away with a fresh vision and direction- not only for your parenting but also for your personal relationship with God.
My Purpose: Your Life Calling in Him
Kendra Dodd
We can be comforted in knowing we are His, yet it can be challenging to understand our purpose in the world where the world is the one that is often pulling us in countless directions. This workshop will direct you to better understand your godly calling by utilizing four key questions. These questions will guide you into discovering your divine purpose by aligning your passions, talents, and gifts, revealing God's direction for your life. You will have reflective exercises and biblical insights to help simplify God's unique calling for you. Let's take this journey together: your life calling in Him.
Breakthrough
Aminta Geisler
Are you feeling stuck? Weary? Like you are in the valley of shadows? If so, the Breakthrough session is for you! We will dive deep into the book of Joshua and discuss four practical ways we can position ourselves before God to fight for and experience breakthrough in the most difficult parts of our story. Come with your biggest battle and get ready for goodness.
Corrie ten Boom - Yes, I am His!
Pati Kachel
Dressed in costume and with a Dutch accent, professional storyteller Pati Kachel will authentically portray Miss Corrie ten Boom. In the first person narrative voice, Pati will share Corrie's godly wisdom and scriptures that guided her life as she travelled around the world as a missionary, evangelist, speaker and author. Corrie truly knew her identify as a chosen child of God. She was His when she was raised in a loving Christian family. She was His when she was imprisoned in Nazi Concentration Camps. She was His when God miraculously delivered her from her enemies. She was His when He called and commissioned her to tell her faith-filled stories and proclaim the gospel in 62 countries. Yes, Corrie ten Boom was His child and His faithful servant for 91 years. And now she is His daughter in heaven forevermore! Hearing the timeless testimony of God's faithfulness to Corrie will hopefully inspire you to follow our Savior as closely as she did!
He's Enough!
Gretchen Stevenson
This workshop will be a combination of my personal story of how God’s unconditional love rescues, redeems, and restores His daughters, supported by contextual passages that emphasize the complete and inexhaustible sufficiency of Jesus Christ. Friends, we don’t need to be a “better versions of ourselves” we need a heart that emulates the Imago Dei of Jesus Christ! It’s in our understanding of His “enough-ness” that we, as His beloved find our true wholeness!
My Sheep Listen to My Voice
Marie Palecek
Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd. My sheep listen to My voice” (John 10). We are His. The sheep of His pasture. As sheep in His flock, we listen to His voice in our quiet time in the Word. But what happens when we resume our day? In our world of 24/7 technology, we are one click away from almost anyone - yet without intentionality, we will drift further away from our Shepherd’s voice. Discover five practical ways to learn how to listen expectantly for His voice – even after closing your Bible.
Renee Carlson
Workshop A & B | Graham Commons G115
Do you find yourself feeling stressed, overwhelmed or disappointed you didn’t get more accomplished? Do you feel like no matter what you do you can’t catch up, and that the same things are on your To Do List day after day, month after month. God doesn’t doesn’t want you to live this way. In this empowering session, you will learn actionable strategies to help you simplify, get things done, and live with ease.
Shepherding Your Children
Amanda Carrara
As Christians, we are called to discipline our children in the ways of the Lord. But what does that mean? How do we know if what we are doing is right or wrong? Let’s use Jesus, the Good Shepherd, as our model. Together we will look at scripture to guide our parenting decisions and bring connection, clarity, and confidence to your home. Whether you're a young or veteran mom, teacher, or grandma this breakout session will have a powerful impact. You’ll walk away with a fresh vision and direction- not only for your parenting but also for your personal relationship with God.
My Purpose: Your Life Calling in Him
Kendra Dodd
We can be comforted in knowing we are His, yet it can be challenging to understand our purpose in the world where the world is the one that is often pulling us in countless directions. This workshop will direct you to better understand your godly calling by utilizing four key questions. These questions will guide you into discovering your divine purpose by aligning your passions, talents, and gifts, revealing God's direction for your life. You will have reflective exercises and biblical insights to help simplify God's unique calling for you. Let's take this journey together: your life calling in Him.
Breakthrough
Aminta Geisler
Are you feeling stuck? Weary? Like you are in the valley of shadows? If so, the Breakthrough session is for you! We will dive deep into the book of Joshua and discuss four practical ways we can position ourselves before God to fight for and experience breakthrough in the most difficult parts of our story. Come with your biggest battle and get ready for goodness.
Corrie ten Boom - Yes, I am His!
Pati Kachel
Dressed in costume and with a Dutch accent, professional storyteller Pati Kachel will authentically portray Miss Corrie ten Boom. In the first person narrative voice, Pati will share Corrie's godly wisdom and scriptures that guided her life as she travelled around the world as a missionary, evangelist, speaker and author. Corrie truly knew her identify as a chosen child of God. She was His when she was raised in a loving Christian family. She was His when she was imprisoned in Nazi Concentration Camps. She was His when God miraculously delivered her from her enemies. She was His when He called and commissioned her to tell her faith-filled stories and proclaim the gospel in 62 countries. Yes, Corrie ten Boom was His child and His faithful servant for 91 years. And now she is His daughter in heaven forevermore! Hearing the timeless testimony of God's faithfulness to Corrie will hopefully inspire you to follow our Savior as closely as she did!
He's Enough!
Gretchen Stevenson
This workshop will be a combination of my personal story of how God’s unconditional love rescues, redeems, and restores His daughters, supported by contextual passages that emphasize the complete and inexhaustible sufficiency of Jesus Christ. Friends, we don’t need to be a “better versions of ourselves” we need a heart that emulates the Imago Dei of Jesus Christ! It’s in our understanding of His “enough-ness” that we, as His beloved find our true wholeness!
My Sheep Listen to My Voice
Marie Palecek
Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd. My sheep listen to My voice” (John 10). We are His. The sheep of His pasture. As sheep in His flock, we listen to His voice in our quiet time in the Word. But what happens when we resume our day? In our world of 24/7 technology, we are one click away from almost anyone - yet without intentionality, we will drift further away from our Shepherd’s voice. Discover five practical ways to learn how to listen expectantly for His voice – even after closing your Bible.
