2012 Speakers & Speaker Sessions

At the 7th ANNUAL CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CONFERENCE

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    ~ “Words can not express how blessed I have been by the Christian Heritage Home Educators of Washington convention!”
    ~ ”Very encouraging, helped us stand for righteousness in the world, but also in the church … Speakers well-informed, experienced (wise)—excellent instruction in God’s Word…”
    ~ “Thank you, thank you, thank you. We have renewed vision and enthusiasm. Praise God for His unfailing word. Thank you.”

keynote & featured speakers

Voddie Baucham

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Voddie Baucham, Jr., (Grace Family Baptist Church/Voddie Baucham Ministries) is a husband, father, pastor, author, professor, conference speaker, and church planter. He currently serves as the Pastor of Preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, TX. Voddie’s area of emphasis is Cultural Apologetics. He helps ordinary people understand the significance of thinking and living Biblically in every area of life. Voddie Baucham holds degrees from Houston Baptist University (BA in Sociology), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.), an honorary degree from Southern California Seminary (D.D), and additional post graduate study at the University of Oxford, England (Regent’s Park College). Voddie and his wife Bridget have seven children: Jasmine, Trey (Voddie, III), Elijah, Asher, Judah, Micah, and Safya. They are committed home educators.

  • KEYNOTE:
    Education and Worldview
    It is impossible to separate education and worldview. In fact, the main purpose of education is worldview discipleship. Unfortunately, many home educators have come to believe that worldview is a subject to be taught in the late teen years before a child goes off to college. That is a terrible mistake! This session will examine the central question, “What is a worldview?” and demonstrate how every aspect of our home education, from beginning to end, is crucial in forming our child’s worldview. We will examine the main competing worldviews of our day and show how government education has served as a principle exponent of neo-Marxism and secular humanism over the past one-and-a-half centuries.
  • FAMILY NIGHT KEYNOTE:
    Teaching Your Children with Your Grandchildren in Mind
    I am surprised at how many homeschool kids aren’t sure whether or not they are going to educate their own children at home. I am even more surprised that some are sure they won’t. Further examination usually reveals a complete lack of any theological or philosophical reflection on the topic. Their parents simply did what was best for them at the moment; not what was best, period. In this session, we will examine key theological and philosophical motivations for home education, and how to pass these on to our children. Do your children know why you homeschool? Do you? Do they have a ‘big picture’ perspective on the impact home education can have on our culture for the sake of the Kingdom? Do they understand what government education has done to the culture at large (or that it has been intentional)? Are they thinking about ways their marriage, educational, and career choices will impact the education and discipleship of their children? We will look at the way our approach to educating our children figures into the scenario, and the kinds of things we need to encourage our children to invest in now so that they can invest in their children in the future.
  • KEYNOTE:
    Don’t Let Home Education Destroy Your Marriage
    Some homeschool families come to the end of the road and find that when their children left home, so did any pretense of a relationship between mom and dad. The demands of home education had so consumed them that they forgot one another. They gave all they had to and for their children, and made no effort to invest in their marriage. And sometimes, the results are devastating. In this session, we will talk about the theological and practical importance of a strong marriage as the foundation of home education. We will explore ways to make time for our marriage, and why it will benefit not only us, but our children in the long run.
  • KEYNOTE:
    The Role of the Father in Home Education and Discipleship
    Many homeschool dads view their role in home education as little more than providing the money to buy curriculum each year. The results of such passivity, however, can be devastating. Marriages are strained, homeschool boys are feminized, moms are frustrated and isolated, and feminism often exploits the opening. As a result, the homeschool movement is in jeopardy of being feminized altogether. While you may not be able to do anything about the big picture, you can (and must) do something about your own home. This mandate, however, must be observed in light of the overall view of the home laid out in the Scriptures. This session will explore how dads can be more than just sideline spectators (or worse, bullies who demand results and threaten to pull the plug if their kids don’t get up-to-speed). Dads will learn how to cast vision, set goals, offer support, and get involved. Moms will learn how to apply the principles of 1 Peter 3:1-6 in ways that encourage their husband to assume his role as leader in the home without using manipulation or guilt.
  • Workshop:
    Family Worship: The Forgotten Home Discipleship Tool
    Two hundred years ago, a man could be excommunicated from his church for failing to lead his household in regular family worship. Today, a man can become a pastor without ever having engaged in the process. What happened? Why do so few families engage in family worship? And what’s the big deal, anyway? In this session, we will learn about the history and theology of family worship and its importance in the life of every Christian family. We will look at practical ways every family can institute this vital practice.
  • Workshop:
    Bible Study Basics: How to Study and Teach the Bible at Home
    What good is home education if the Bible is not central to all we do? Moreover, how can we teach the Bible if we don’t know how to interpret it properly? Unfortunately, many homeschool families are simply stuck when it comes to the Bible. Should we just buy a Bible curriculum and be done with it? What about our family devotional time? How do we equip our children to handle the Word for themselves? In this session, we will examine the basics of Biblical hermeneutics in a way that is accessible. We will also learn about some key tools that every Bible student needs to have, and a few that can be dangerous if used the wrong way.
  • Post-Conference Support Team Banquet Address: The Future of Home Education
    (By invitation only: speakers; special guests, CH volunteers, qualifying donors)
    From increased regulations to infiltration and sabotage, state and local governments are continually encroaching upon the rights of home educators. What does all of this mean? This address will focus on key obstacles home educators face and strategies to deal with them effectively.

Allen Wolfe

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Allen Wolfe (www.balancingthesword.com) transitioned from accounting to language arts in order to teach “The Bible as Literature” at the University of South Florida. The 12-credit, senior-level course gave birth to his Balancing the Sword, a comprehensive study guide of the entire Bible. In conjunction with these books, Allen developed the BTS Reading Planner software. Today Mr. Wolfe acts as proprietor of the world’s largest homeschool speaker database. He also speaks frequently at churches, homeschooling conventions, and men’s conferences with the desire to cultivate in others a deep love for the Scripture.

  • KEYNOTE:
    Retaining Influence Amidst a Million Competing Voices
    Is your desire to raise children who are anchored in the faith and full of zeal? The Bible gives guidance to parents on how to train sons and daughters to have contagious passion coupled with a robust intellectual foundation. Please do not let your children become part of the statistics of attrition!
  • Workshop:
    When Dad Doesn’t Lead, What’s Mom to Do?
    How can you help without becoming his leader? Frustration, exhaustion, and pride can stir a wife’s less-than-Biblical reactions and worsen the situation. Can your family afford for you to do nothing? Join Allen Wolfe to discover specific answers.
  • Workshop:
    The Foundation of All Learning: All Knowledge Must Begin and End in Submission to God
    BOOK of books from the KING of kings. There are 1189 chapters in the Bible, most of which remain unstudied. Scripture contains, however, the crown jewel of all knowledge, the only truth with eternal consequences. No subject mastered among men approaches the glories of the Bible in the faintest degree. And God has entrusted to parents the daunting responsibility of instilling these precious pearls of understanding into their children. Allen Wolfe offers parents encouragement and easy tools for giving their children a comprehensive, working knowledge of the entire Bible, literally chapter by chapter. Challenging to adults, attainable to children.
  • Workshop:
    Family Wealth
    Generational poverty or wealth is customarily accompanied by specific behavior. What does the Bible teach us about building and managing family wealth? In this presentation, Allen Wolfe will combine his financial understanding as an accountant with specific guidelines as a Bible teacher. Most education is for future occupational opportunities. Let’s get to the heart of long-term family wealth.
  • Workshop:
    Rough and Rugged: The Quintessential Man
    Set the crosshairs upon the essential qualities of manhood. This presentation will address topics from martial arts to adventures, from fitness to extreme self-discipline in the face of pain. When society raises soft, boyish men of pastel colors, godly families will train sons who are warriors built rough and rugged. As eagles were created to fly, men were created to live strong. Don’t miss your calling!

S.M. Davis

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Dr. S.M. Davis (www.solvefamilyproblems.com) is a nationally known speaker at churches and conventions across the U.S. and in other countries. Many of his messages give Biblical solutions to critical family problems as well as help in foreseeing and avoiding problems. He is the pastor of Park Meadows Baptist Church in Lincoln, Illinois, where he has served the Lord faithfully since 1975. Dr. Davis has been married to Rae Jean since 1969 and they have four wonderful daughters, who with their husbands are all actively serving the Lord. At present the Lord has blessed them with twelve grandchildren.

  • Workshop:
    Anger: The Destroyer
    In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pointed out that anger leads to murder. Probably the #1 thing that is spiritually killing the children in Bible-believing homes and churches is the anger of one or both of the parents. Anger also destroys the oneness between a husband and wife. Many parents think their wrath is justified by their children’s disobedience and rebellion. Dr. Davis explains, however, that your anger isn’t caused by what is outside you; it is caused by what is happening inside you. In this session, you will learn that anger usually comes from either pride or tension from unresolved guilt.
  • Workshop:
    What to Expect of a 12-Year-Old
    The reason parents have problems with some teens is that those teens have a deficiency in their earlier character development. In this session, we will discover from Luke 2 that Jesus, by age twelve, had developed seven qualities necessary for true maturity.
  • Workshop:
    Hard Work: The Foundation of Character
    The first occurrence of the word “work” in the Bible was not in relation to man, but was in relation to God Himself. Work is godly because God is the original worker. Laziness is ungodly. Work is foundational because God began everything by working. The very first thing God did for Adam was to give him work to do. To get Adam ready for Eve, God gave him more work to do. We gather from this that a man who is not a hard worker is not ready to get married! When Adam disobeyed God, he not only created a sin problem, he also began a character crisis. To deal with that crisis, God increased the amount of work that man had to do. In this session, you will learn that one of the main ways you develop character in children is by training them to be diligent workers, using their hands to do hard work.
  • Workshop:
    The Three Key Elements of Parenting
    Generally speaking (though there may be some exceptions), if a child chooses evil as an adult, it is probably because his parents failed in some way to properly train him as a child. In this session, Dr. Davis will be discussing the 3 key elements in successful parenting that work together to help parents produce wise, godly children.

Phillip Telfer

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Phillip Telfer (www.mediatalk101.org) is the founder and director of Media Talk 101 which he began in 2005. He is author of the book What Wouldn’t Jesus Do? Media Choices in the Light of Following Christ, and he has ministered to your and families for over 20 years, sharing at camps, retreats, conferences, Christian schools, and church services around teh country. He has recently teamed up with Christian filmmaker Colin Gunn to make a documentary on the impact of media in our culture and the growing need for discernment. Mr. Telfer has served for several years as co-pastor of Living Waters Fellowship in Bulverde, TX. He and his wife Mary have been married for 20 years and home educate their four children.

  • Workshop:
    Media Choices: Convictions or Compromise?
    Need help for raising children in a media-saturated society? Are you concerned about the impact of video games, Facebook, YouTube, iPods, texting, television, and more? Do you feel as if you are cowering like Israel before the giant Goliath who continues to mock God and taunt the nation? Have no fear; there is help to be found in God’s Word. This workshop will teach you how you can fight the media giant in your life using Biblical principles instead of legalistic rules.
  • Workshop:
    Regaining Focus in an Age of Digital Distractions
    For over 60 years, American culture has had an ever increasing infatuation with electronic media and entertainment. A handful of thoughtful skeptics in the past contemplated the long term effects on family, society, and individuals. Now we are reaping the consequences as more and more studies confirm what some had rightly predicted: our ability to be attentive is steadily eroding. We are becoming less attentive to our families, study, work, and most importantly, to God. What are the results and what will it take to regain the ground that has been lost?
  • Workshop:
    The Counterfeit Life: Entertainment’s Deceptive Messages about Life to the Fullest
    Today’s entertainment has become one of the biggest stumbling blocks of spiritual growth and family health in this generation. It often portrays deceptive messages about what it means to live life to the fullest. Many careless homes have allowed toxic media to poison hearts and minds with wrong ideas about relationships, accomplishment, purpose, and identity. Learn about the messages prevalent in today’s media that could rob you and your family of the real life that God wants you to have.
  • Workshop:
    Understanding Biblical Worship in the Age of American Idol (atry)
    We don’t think of our culture as idolatrous because we don’t see people bowing down to statues and making sacrifices and offerings to false gods. Our understanding of idolatry is too narrow and our understanding of true worship is also becoming more and more confused. This workshop looks at the Biblical understanding of genuine worship in contrast with mankind’s tendency towards idolatry, which continues to manifest itself in our entertainment-driven society.
  • Workshop:
    Analyzing Movies & Other Entertainment from a Biblical World View
    Many websites today are dedicated to providing movie reviews, but do you have a Biblical framework for personal analysis and discernment? Are you teaching your children the importance of analyzing electronic media in conjunction with teaching them to analyze the books that they read? Entertainment is not neutral. All media has a message, and those messages can have an impact in our lives for good or for bad.

workshop speakers

(Listed alphabetically)

Betsy Bloomfield & Emily Hageman – Homeschooling Graduates & Homeschooling Mothers

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Sisters Emily Hageman and Betsy Bloomfield are homeschool graduates and creative, vivacious, and inspirational young women who now each homeschool their own four young children—several of them pre-schoolers. Although between them they have different homeschooling styles, they both love learning along with their children and sharing ideas and encouragement with others. Their families live near each other in the rural Hood Canal area where they grew up.

  • Workshop:
    Homeschooling 101 for POP’s: Planning for the Future & Projects for Today – taught along with Susan Bradrick (see more about this session below)
    Emily and Betsy share about what they have done and are currently doing as they & their husbands disciple their children, ages one to nine, at home. Topics will include Scripture memory, obedience training, learning styles, projects for pre-schoolers, and developing a plan for the year.

Susan Bradrick – Author, Homeschooling Mother of Nine

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Michael & Susan Bradrick are the blessed parents of nine children, ages 22-41, and the grandparents of (presently) 31 – all of whom are being home educated. The Bradricks have homeschooled since 1981, and have ministered together at many homeschool groups and conferences nationwide. They are the founders and directors of Family Discipleship Ministries and co-founders and board members of CHRISTIAN HERITAGE Home Educators of Washington. Susan is the author of Understanding Writing, a Christ-centered, multi-level English and composition curriculum.

  • Workshop:
    Getting It All In—Making a Workable Plan for YOUR Family
    “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” This is as true in home based discipleship as anywhere. Without prayerful, careful, and diligent planning, you may find your children missing the desired target when they reach adulthood. But realistic daily, yearly, and long range plans designed for your family help provide both the Biblical “destination” and the “maps” for getting there. Impossible? No! Gain Biblical and practical insight for this important process during this session.
  • Workshop:
    You Can Teach Your Child to Write Well & to Enjoy It!
    Do you avoid teaching writing because you feel you can’t? Be encouraged! It isn’t impossible… and it is very important! Mastering writing helps discipline one’s thoughts and words. And it helps equip one for God-honoring service and leadership in the home, the church, the workplace, and the civic sphere. Come and learn basic, enjoyable—and do-able—principles for teaching your children (and yourself!) to write well for the glory of God.
  • Workshop:
    Homeschooling 101 for POP’s (Parents of Preschoolers): Planning for the Future & Projects for Today – taught along with Betsy Bloomfield & Emily Hageman (see above)
    The whole idea of home based discipleship can be daunting if you are relatively new to the concept. But it is a wonderful, God-designed adventure! Gain an overall perspective of the wonderful homeschooling process from toddlerhood to adulthood from a veteran homeschooling mama of nine. And see home education through the eyes of two young mothers of new-schoolers and pre-schoolers as they share delightful suggestions for working your little ones now and later. Practical and inspirational … you won’t want to miss this session designed just for you!

Scott & DiAnna Brannan – Founders & Directors of Christian Homeschool Network of WA

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Scott & DiAnna Brannan are the parents of two young adults, both of whom have been homeschooled from the beginning. They are also the founders of the Christian Homeschool Network of Washington (www.chnow.org) whose mission is to actively work with state legislators and officials on issues affecting homeschooling and families in order to protect independent home education in our state. CHN is the legislative liaison to CHRISTIAN HERITAGE.

  • Workshop:
    Know Your Rights . . . Know the Homeschool Law
    The best way to protect our freedom is to know our rights under the law. The Brannans, who are advocates of homeschooling, will explain the basics of the homeschool law and will cover the most common questions about our law and give you the answers you need.
  • Workshop:
    Independent Home Education or Government-at-Home Programs
    What’s all the fuss…Independent Homeschooling versus Government School-at-Home programs? These programs may sound enticing – but what price do parents pay to participate? The Brannans will explain the history of these programs which they followed since 1998 and will sound the alarm about the impact they may have on the independent homeschool community. Come and hear this important information from the Brannans as well as from other key homeschool leaders in the DVD viewing of Exposing a Trojan Horse.

Sandy Bryan – Homeschool Mother of Two

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Sandy and her husband Bret from Port Orchard, WA, have been married for nearly 30 years. The Lord has blessed them with two children Leanne and Matthew whom they have homeschooled for over 20 years. They have served on statewide homeschooling boards and helped organize a homeschool support group in Whatcom County. For the past 6 years they have overseen the event registration for Christian Heritage and currently serve on the board.

  • Workshop:
    Strong Foundations vs. Sand Castles
    As with any sound structure, wise builders must start with the foundation. Homeschooling is no different. The fundamental principles that should guide all the hours of homeschooling are the subject of this session.

Daniel Craig – Homeschool Graduate

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Daniel Craig serves as Regional Admissions Director for CollegePlus!, and is passionate about home education, discipleship and worldview! As a first generation homeschool graduate, he completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Music, and has pursued Seminary Studies in Philosophy and Apologetics. In his capacity with CollegePlus!, Daniel interacts closely with homeschool families nationwide and understands the challenges they must overcome to fully realize their God-given potential as Kingdom-minded servants of Christ. Daniel shares his expertise and first-hand experiences at conventions across the country, and has a great burden for furthering the home education and discipleship vision in the next generation.

  • Workshop:
    Know What You Believe! What Every Young Person Must Understand about Building on the Beliefs of Their Parents
    Few people will question the importance of young people knowing what they believe. Many will disagree, however, on the way young people should go about taking ownership of their worldview. In this session, addressed especially to young people, you will gain an understanding of what the Bible says about this important issue. Ignoring the claims of modern culture, we explain why young people must form their worldview in submission both to the Lord Jesus Christ, as well as to their parents.

Neil Craig, Musician & Conductor

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Neil & Mary Craig are the happy parents of five children, ages 23-36, and six grandchildren. They began homeschooling in 1982, and are grateful that each of their children loves the Lord and is serving Him. Neil served for ten years as arranger/accompanist and Director of Music at Back to the Bible Broadcast, after which the Craig family worked with Russian orphans for 7 years, living in Moscow, Russia, and Indianapolis, IN. Music continues to be an important part of their lives and ministry. They are also co-founders and are on the board of CHRISTIAN HERITAGE. The Craigs currently reside in Spokane, Washington.

  • Workshops:
    Chorale Instructor—Sessions 1-4
    Chorale Conductor—Closing General Sessions Performance

Dr. Runar Johnson – Dentist & Health Advisor

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After attending Olympic College in Bremerton and Baylor University in Waco, TX, Dr. Runar Johnson (www.drrunarjohnson.com) received a B.A. in Biology from Carroll College in Helena, MT. He received a D.D.S. degree from the School of Dentistry from St. Louis University. At the completion of serving as a dentist at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL, he moved his family to Sequim, WA where he has maintained a dental practice since that time. Dr. Johnson has gained a vast knowledge of dentistry through years of continuing education study in varied subjects e.g. Nutritional Health and just completed classes in Integrative Biologic Dental Medicine. Dr. Johnson states, “Our bodies were formed and intricately fashioned. (Psalm 139)” It is his desire that we know how to take care of this amazing gift. Dr. Johnson and his wife, Lavina, live in Sequim, Washington. They enjoy 3 grown children and 8 grandchildren.

  • Workshop:
    Lifestyle for Healthy Minds & Bodies
    Dr. Johnson will explain how rest, exercise, and maintaining a healthy digestive tract keeps the mind and body functioning.
  • Workshop:
    Food-Forms vs. Food
    Food-forms used to be food. Your body needs food full of energy to be healthy. Find out what happened to food-forms and how it affects your body.
  • Workshop:
    Pearls of Knowledge for Healthy Living
    In this practical session, Dr. Johnson will share from his vast knowledge of health as he addresses topics such as – Stay healthy and stay out of the doctor’s office! – Why is your ph balance so important? – Minerals that are fuel for healthy bodies – Systemic illness is connected to what and how you eat. You will walk away from this session with a better understanding of how to improve your health.

Steve Riddell – Homeschooling Father, Author, & COO

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Steve Riddell, is the Christian homeschooling father of four daughters and grandfather of four “to-be-homeschooled” grandchildren. He is an award speaker, trainer, coach, manager and author with a reputation for inspiring others to greater degrees of excellence. He is considered an expert in sales and business, and is regularly sought after as a keynote speaker and seminar leader at trade shows and business conferences across nationally and internationally. His expertise includes, sales, motivation, call center design, call center management, compensation, direct marketing and hiring—getting the right people. His training and consulting clients have included many major U.S. corporations. His company, Blinds.com has been listed as the Best Place to Work in Houston 3 years in a row and has won Best Call Center in the U.S. and Direct Marketer of the Year. He is the author of the book, SELLING GENIUS…Achieving Extraordinary Sales Results With Ordinary People. Currently he & his family live in Houston, Texas and where he serves as COO of Blinds.com, the largest internet retailer in Houston.

  • Workshop:
    The Final Approach—How to Coach Anyone in a Family Setting or in a Business
    Most parents have a very difficult time when children move into the “teenage” years, and most books on parenting deal with this issue more than any other issue. The idea that children become rebellious when they turn 13 is certainly false; most Christian parents, however, are still losing the battle. Whether in a family setting or in a business, understanding how to coach someone is one of the most critical skills a person needs to learn. Steve Riddell is an expert in teaching and training business leaders, entrepreneurs, and yes—even parents, on how to coach someone for radical performance improvement… and for the “coached” to enjoy the processes! Based on Biblical concepts found in the life of Jesus, Mr. Riddell will show you step by step how to improve your relationship with those you have authority over, by teaching you how to become a “world-class” coach. As a result, the standards of performance, ability, skill, and loyalty of your “followers” will be raised.
  • Workshop:
    Resolve to Become the Leader You’ve Always Wanted to Be
    Have you ever wondered why some people succeed in business ventures, but the majority fail? Steve Riddell will share a personal testimony of how a seemingly “chance” encounter with his father’s old trunk in the attic completely changed his life. His father was a Colonel in the Air Force and went to Officer’s Training Academy to prepare himself for leadership. He would have no idea how that training would transform his son’s life and provide him with a road map for success 25 years later. Steve Riddell is successful in both corporate business environments as well as entrepreneurial ventures, having run a billion dollar enterprise for Compaq to establishing one of the top consulting and training firms in the U.S. Understanding the essential skills required to develop leadership qualities for success can help you in your daily work life, home life, and spiritual life. The failures of most families and businesses can usually be tracked back to a failure of leadership. Don’t let this happen to you!
  • Workshop:
    The Secret “Selling Skills” Most People Don’t Know
    When most people are asked the question, “Do you sell?” the average response is usually a quick, “no!” When further questioned, most people usually describe salespeople as pushy, slick, quick talking, and assertive. What they don’t realize is that “selling” is something each of us does on a daily basis. We just don’t like to think of it that way. This session will teach you how to capture the good side of selling skills and use them in everyday life to your advantage. Steve Riddell will show you how he took Biblical concepts and developed the top sales training programs in the United States and Canada. These skills have been taught at some of the largest organizations in North America, and earned him the “1 to 1 Innovator Award for Excellence” for his work with Ford Motor Company. He will provide you with a small set of skills that, if you learn and apply, will have an enormous impact on everything from finding a job to establishing a business enterprise. You won’t want to miss this exciting and life changing presentation.
  • Workshop:
    How to Develop the Capacity to Have an Effect on the Character, Development, & Behavior of Anyone!
    Would you like to better understand human nature and the “hot buttons” that make responding in a given way almost irresistible? As an entrepreneur or a consumer, would you like to know how you are being manipulated based on human behavioral tendencies, and how to defend yourself from these methods? Steve Riddell will be covering these behavior-based techniques in this exciting and fast paced session. According to Mr. Riddell, these “hot buttons,” developed as “short hand” methods of social behavior, actually work for us most of the time. These behaviors can be exploited to get us to take actions that may not be in our best interest. The Bible warns us to “be on guard” against those who would attempt to deceive us. The task of the ethical entrepreneur, sales person, or organization is to use these techniques to help people take actions that are good for them. Having this knowledge, though, carries the responsibility of using it with good moral judgment. Mr. Riddell will be able to arm you with 6 secrets of influence and how they can literally change your life. You don’t want to miss this session.

Cyndi Ringoen – Learning Strategies & Special Needs Consultant

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Cyndi Ringoen (www.ican-do.net) was introduced to the field of Neurological Organization over 25 years ago with the birth of her first, and she homeschooled her six children using the NeuroDevelopmental Approach to education. Her degrees in Developmental and Applied Psychology are from Eastern Washington University. She went on to become a Certified NeuroDevelopmentalist and has also trained in Samonas Sound Therapy, Bowen Therapy, Debra Beckman oral motor therapy and Sarah Rosenfeld-Jonson’s oral motor therapy. With branches throughout the United States she travels throught the year conducting functional neurodevelopmental evaluations on children of all levels. Cyndi is also serving as the current President of the International Christian Association of NeurDevelopmentalists (ICAN).

  • Workshop:
    Brain Organization—The Key to Learning
    Learning is more than having a loving, supportive home. Learning is more than having the “right” curriculum. Learning is more than attitude or aptitude. Development has a systematic hierarchy or pattern. Following this pattern will organize the central nervous system. Altering from it will produce a multitude of symptoms, which often then receive a label. The organization of the brain is by far the most important step to learning. Discover how to help your children build the foundation for neurological organization and thus open up efficient, easy learning.
  • Workshop:
    Birth to Six—The Most Important School Years
    Home education begins at birth. All too often, the first six years are not considered home school years. For every hour you spend specifically working with your preschool child, however, you will save five or more hours in later years. Learn how to guide your child in his early years to put him in the best position for learning.
  • Workshop:
    When There Are Challenges
    You can “teach to your child’s learning style.” You can teach to their “right brain or left brain.” You can teach all your children through a specific curriculum or a unit style approach. You can be very eclectic in your teaching choices. You can teach all together or give each child his own teaching time. But what do you do when, despite all you have done, there are still challenges? What do you do when NOTHING seems to work or make a difference? We can give you answers as to why this is occurring and help with the correct direction to go.
  • Workshop:
    Don’t Live with Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD—Overcome It
    It is a myth that Dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, and other learning disabilities are permanent conditions you must live with your entire life. It is a myth that they are diseases. Usually the only help given are measures for coping or compensating. The truth is, these labels are nothing more than neurological disorganization. If it is disorganized, it can be organized. If it can be organized, the symptoms can be improved and often totally eliminated. Don’t live with the devastating effects of these labels… learn how to eliminate them!

Diego Rodriguez – Homeschooling Father & Founder of the 4th Day Alliance Creation Astronomy

Diego Rodriguez

Diego Rodriguez (www.4thdayalliance.com) is the founder of the 4th Day Alliance Creation Astronomy ministry. The mission of the 4th Day Alliance is to use the science of astronomy for the glory of God. Diego teaches and presents astronomy while defending and upholding the authority and infallibility of the Word of God. He can be seen at Christian conferences, camps, and churches, around the country sharing the message of the, “Glory of God in the heavens.” Him and his wife, Lareina, have 5 homeschooled children.

  • Workshop:
    How Big Is God? (a multi-media presentation)
    You have never seen the science of astronomy presented like this! Come see this multimedia presentation with these reviews: “The most amazing presentation I’ve ever seen by anyone, anywhere!” and “...magnificent in content and unparalleled in viewer impact. Unforgettable, inspiring, and, for some, even life-changing.” Using a combination of photos, computer animation, and other special effects, the 4th Day Alliance will take you on a journey through space to help you envision the size of the Earth, our Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy, and ultimately, the entire universe! After seeing this presentation, you may never be the same!
  • Workshop:
    Astronomy In the Bible
    The Bible has many references to astronomy within its pages. Learn about the Mazzaroth, Orion, Pleiades, Wandering Stars, the Bright and Morning Star, and much more! This very important session will help you to properly interpret many passages of Scripture.
  • Workshop:
    Classical Astronomy
    Before telescopes, spacecraft, spectroscopes, lunar modules, space stations, and space probes, there was a thriving science of astronomy that relied completely on math and visual observation. This is the Biblical form of astronomy that everybody who lived during Bible times knew. Learn how to recover and restore this once widely-known scientific field.
  • Workshop:
    Distant Starlight
    How do we see distant starlight in a young universe? This is the most common question asked to “Young Universe” astronomers. This presentation provides a fresh and honest approach to answering this puzzling question.

Rep. Matt Shea – State Representative & Attorney at Law

Rep. Matt Shea

A fourth-generation resident of Eastern Washington, Rep. Matt Shea is a cum laude graduate of the Gonzaga University School of Law and is an attorney in private practice. He earned a commission in the U.S. Army after completing the Gonzaga ROTC program. As a distinguished military graduate, Matt served combat tours in Bosnia and Iraq. He is a co-founder of the Washington family Foundation, which later merged with the Family Policy Institute of Washington. Matt and his wife, Viktoriya, reside in Spokane Valley.

  • Workshop:
    Principles of Leadership & Ways to Impact the Culture
    What are the four principles of leadership? What does a Christian leader look like? How do they behave in high stress situations? In this session, you will learn the Biblical basis for “serving by example” and that leadership is not the ability to compromise, but the ability not too. This will include Rep. Shea’s real life personal examples of leadership in different situations from combat in Baghdad, Iraq, to the floor of the legislature in Olympia, Washington. Learn how effective leadership must be Holy Spirit led and Christ centered, being less about ability and more about availability for God’s plan in your life.

Monty Simao – Pastor, Entrepreneur, & Homeschooling Father

Monte Simao

Monty Simao and his wife, Celeste, have seven children who they homeschool. Monty has always had a passion for business. With an interest in safe firearms usage and self-defense, his family started a firearms training academy in 1997 and through God’s grace rather than his business acumen, this business grew to a multi-million dollar, international, debt-free corporation within three years of opening its doors. His company had become a known name in the Anti-terrorism / Force Protection arena and has trained over 15,000 military and law enforcement personnel, with offices in Washington, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Japan. With a love for business, Monty opened a marketing company and built a team of experts in web development, programming, writers, Search Engine Optimization experts, and graphic designers. All of his businesses are home-based and always have been. He recognizes the joy of operating a home business may not be available to everyone and at every season of life and business development but believes it is a goal worth pursuing and one that he hopes he can help others envision and achieve

  • Workshop:
    Running a Business Out of Your Home
    This workshop is for current business owners who are looking into operating their business out of a home office. It will also be good for anyone who may be interested in starting a home business and would benefit from some insights. Most people are aware of some of the tax benefits and other basics of having a home business, but too few are confident in “running” one. Mr. Simao will be addressing questions such as – How do you manage employees who are not right there? How do you maintain a professional image for your clients? How do you manage projects remotely? Where do you meet with clients or conduct business meetings and still “wow” your guests? How do you run a business in the “cloud”? How do you integrate systems and technologies? Come and learn the answers to these and other questions.

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Ryan Yamane – Co-founder of CollegePlus!

Ryan Yamane 2

In 2004, Ryan Yamane (www.collegeplus.org)graduated cum laude with his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management after just 14 months of study for under $10k. That same year, he co-founded and currently serves as COO of CollegePlus!, an innovative alternative to campus based college that has spread like wildfire and has quickly achieved a national presence. As a first generation homeschool graduate, Ryan understands the unique challenges that homeschoolers face. He recognizes that due to the training they’ve received and maturity they exhibit, many homeschool graduates are poised to move into positions of influence as the next generation of world leaders. Each year, Ryan has the opportunity to share his expertise and first-hand experiences with thousands of parents and students at conventions and seminars across the country. You will find this sessions both inspiring and insightful. When not working or studying, Ryan enjoys dating his wife, playing on the living room floor with his kids, or riding his dirt bike with the guys. He and his wife Julianne, both homeschool graduates reside in Moses Lake, WA with their four children.

  • Workshop:
    Entrepreneurship: From the Garage to the Globe
    It has been said that the most significant years of a young person’s development are between the ages of 8 and 18. While the rest of the world is waiting for life to begin, homeschoolers are taking advantage of these years for purposeful endeavors and entrepreneurial pursuits. This session is for those who are not afraid to put their creative juices to work, learn some business lingo, and discover practical steps to start and grow your business. Hear stories of entrepreneurs who started small. From a lemonade stand to the next Google, walk away from this session with practical information to get started in your entrepreneurial venture.
  • Workshop:
    Parenting into Adulthood: A Former Student’s Message to Parents
    As a teenager and young adult, Ryan fell prey to the same spirit of rebellion that plagues many youth today. Blessed by God’s grace, a strong mentor, and his parents’ loving, yet firm, direction, Ryan was spared and put on the right path. Come hear the heart of this former student as he discusses the importance of purpose, vision, and prayerful, steadfast parents in the life of a young person. Parents and students alike will find this session challenging and encouraging.

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