Conference Speakers
Vision & Encouragement for Every Phase of the Homeschool Adventure
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2006 Christian Heritage Keynote Speakers
Conference Keynote and Workshop messages have been specifically chosen to inspire and edify both parents and youth. In addition, the messages cover a wide variety of topics pertinent to “Getting Started,” “Keeping Going,” and “Moving Beyond Homeschooling” to provide instruction and encouragement for families at every stage of the home education adventure.
Doug Phillips
Doug Phillips is the founder & president of Vision Forum, a discipleship and training ministry that emphasizes Christian apologetics, world-view training, multi-generational faithfulness, and the crucial responsibility of fathers in family discipleship. He is a powerful communicator with a heart for home education and the restoration of the Christian family & culture to the glory of God. He is also a teaching elder of Boerne Christian Assembly near San Antonio, TX. Doug was trained as a Constitutional attorney and served for seven years with HSLDA. Most blessedly, he is the husband of Beall and the father of seven children. See more at www.VisionForum.org.
- Keynote: A Homeschool Vision of Victory
- The Blessed Marriage
- The Visionary Father’s Role in Home Education
- Family Night: The Promise -The Beauty & Power of the Fifth Commandment
- Keynote: League of Grateful Sons
- Making Wise Decisions About College & Life After Home School
- Keynote: A Home Schooler’s Vision For Christianity & Culture
- “Support Team” Dinner Address: Homeschooling—The Next Fifty Years
Steve and Teri Maxwell & Family
Steven and Teri Maxwell, the parents of eight children (one married), began their homeschool adventure in 1985. Steve is self-employed in his family business, Communication Concepts, Inc., along with his sons Nathan & Christopher. His daughter Sarah is business manager for the family’s Titus2.com ministry. For ten years, Steve & Teri led their local homeschool support group, and Steve was president of the Kansas state homeschool organization for two years. Steve & Teri and their family have authored nine books, actively maintain several websites for homeschooling families, and write monthly e-mail encouragement articles for homeschooling moms and dads. See more at www.Titus2.com.
- Keynote: The Homeschooling Family – Building a Vision
- Keeping Our Children’s Hearts
- Family Devotions – Here’s How…Guaranteed!
- Managers of their Chores – How Chores Facilitate the Homeschooling Family
- Manager of His Home – Practical Suggestions for the Homeschool Dad
- Preparing Sons to Provide for a Single Income Family
- Teri: Managers of Their Homes: Practical Suggestions for the Homeschooling Mom
- Teri: Homeschooling with a Meek & Quiet Spirit
- Sarah (24): Experiencing the Joys of Young Womanhood
- Christopher (26): Success or Failure–Where Are You Headed?
- Christopher: Family Evangelism – Effectively Sharing Christ & Loving It
- Christopher & Sarah: How to Start, Run, and Build Your Own Business
Brian Ray
Brian Ray is founder and president of the National Home Education Research Institute. A former secondary teacher in public & private schools and college professor on both undergraduate & graduate levels, he holds a Ph.D. in science education, an M.S. in zoology, and a B.S. in biology. He is a leading international expert with regard to home education research. Dr. Ray executes and publishes research, speaks to the public, testifies before legislators, and serves as an expert witness in courts. Brian & his wife Betsy are the veteran homeschooling parents of eight children, two of whom are married. See more at www.nheri.org.
- Keynote: Swimming Upstream – The Water Gets Clearer (or Why You Should Continue to Homeschool)
- Home Educated & Now Adults – Were the Criticisms True or False?
- Just the Facts, Ma’am – Homeschooling Works!
- When a Free Lunch Isn’t Free – A Look at Public School Homeschool Programs
- Are you about to Be Co-opted? Separating School and State!
- Ensuring Scientific Literacy
2006 Christian Heritage Workshop Speakers
Tom Hoyle
From Bible & Science Ministries (www.nwcreation.net) Multi-media sessions:
- Jurassic Park, Noah’s Ark and the Genesis Flood
- Fearfully & Wonderfully Made: The Miracle of Man!
- It Didn’t JUST Happen! (God’s Word and God’s Scientists)
- Creation or Evolution?! Are You Kidding?
Tom Steffen
Homeschool father and co-founder of Balladeer Productions and the Icons Worldview course
- Unsquish Your Mind ~ Is World View in the Bible?
- Redeemed Hearts, Babylonian Brains
Scott & Diana Brannan
Directors of Christian Homeschool Network of Washington (www.chnow.org)
- What You Need to Know to Protect your Washington Homeschool Rights
- Learn About Your Government: How Does a Bill Become a Law?
Neil Craig
Former director of music for Back to the Bible Broadcasts and director of Russian orphanages will be instructing and directing the The Christian Heritage Chorale:
- Four choir workshops for students ages 13+
- Performance at Saturday afternoon Closing General Session.
Mary Craig
Homeschooling mother of five, ages 16-30
- Essential Principles of Child Training – Q & A Discussion for Homeschooling Mothers
Tim Roth
Pastor and homeschooling father
- Winning the Battles Before They Are Fought – Effective Prayer in the Home
Bryan Pollock
Pastor and homeschooling father
- Taming the Tyrant-Biblical Solutions to the Problem of Anger
- Leading Our Children to Christ
Dick Karman
Veteran homeschool father, founder and president of OCEAN (Oregon Christian Education Association Network), and national homeschool leader
- Opportunity, a Higher Calling, and a Dull Ax
- Fathers, Are You Holding a Finish Line or a Stumbling Block?
Plus Workshops by Dorothy Karman on Getting Started in Homeschooling:
- Getting Started: The First Steps to Christian Homeschooling
- What You Need to Know About Choosing Curriculum