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SUMMARY:Light Lab: Illumination Station VBS Workshop
DESCRIPTION:About the Workshop:\nThis is a one-day workshop designed for leaders\, volunteers\, and pastors who  specifically serve with their church’s VBS. It will serve your whole VBS team by providing a time of training\, discussion\, resources\, and insights from our BRN VBS Consultant Christy Kraus. This springtime training will focus specifically on equipping VBS volunteers in Lifeway’s Illumination Station curriculum. This content is designed to encourage kids to shine bright for Jesus in a dark world and teach them about who He really is. During VBS kids will explore all the ways light brightens\, illuminates\, reflects\, and reveals. \nWho’s Invited:\nVBS coordinators\, kids’ ministry directors/leaders\, volunteers\, pastors\, and anyone involved in VBS at their local church \nDate/Time:\nApril 25\, 9:00 a.m \nLocation:\nBRN Training Center (BRN Hub) in Harrisburg \nFacilitator: Christy Kraus\, BRN VBS Consultant + Kids’ Ministry Director\, Wrightsdale Baptist Church\nChristy Kraus is a dedicated and passionate leader in ministries that impact the next generation. Christy has spent over twenty years serving in student and kids ministries. Married to her husband\, Rob\, for 24 years\, Christy is a proud mother of two adult children\, whom she loves immensely. \nIn her role as the Kids’ Ministry Director at Wrightsdale Baptist Church in Peach Bottom\, Pa.\, which she has held for the past two years\, Christy focuses on children from preschool through 5th grade. Christy believes that children’s ministry is a vital part of the church and is passionate about teaching kids while partnering with parents to help disciple their children. One of her favorite outreach events is Vacation Bible School (VBS)\, where she has witnessed lives transformed by the gospel of Jesus. \n\nBreakout Speaker: Kris Buchman\, Kids & Youth Ministry Consultant\, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware\n\nKris Buckman is the Kids & Youth Missionary for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware\, serving churches by equipping leaders and strengthening next-generation ministries. With over 20 years of experience\, she brings practical insight\, creative ideas\, and a passion for helping churches make the most of moments like VBS. She loves helping leaders feel confident\, prepared\, and excited about the impact they’re making. \n  \n\nBreakout Speaker: Jen Gelert\, VBS Director\, East Shore Baptist Church\, Harrisburg\nJen Gelert has worked with children\, students\, and women for over 42 years. She is currently in her 9th year as VBS director at East Shore Baptist Church and serves on the Women’s Ministry Planning Team. She has taught VBX Pre-Teen Bible study (grades 5th/6th) for the San Diego Southern Baptist Association (SDSBA)\, the California Southern Baptist Convention\, and the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey\, as well as Youth clinics for the SDSBA and VBS directors for the BRN. She believes VBS is the best evangelistic tool there is. “In one week\, you have multiple opportunities to share the gospel. It is exciting to see children and students I taught in VBS now participate as leaders as in VBS!” she says. \n\nProgram Schedule/Outline:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9 a.m.\nDoors open\, continental breakfast served\n\n\n9:00-10:00 a.m.\nMain Session: “ One Light – One Mission”\n\n\n10:00-10:10 a.m.\nQ&A\n\n\n10:10-10:15 a.m.\nBreak\n\n\n10:15-11:00 a.m.\n Breakout Sessions:\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Directors Only: “Promotion\, Follow Up and Beyond” with Kris Buckman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Shining A Light in Every Rotation” with Christy Kraus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“VBS: Engaging 5th-6th Grades” with Jen Gelert\n\n\n\n\n11:00-11:05 a.m.\n Break\n\n\n11:05-11:10 a.m.\n Grand Prize Giveaway\n\n\n11:10 -11:30 a.m.\n Shine Together: A VBS Prayer Experience\n\n\n11:30-12 p.m.\n Final Thoughts\n\n\n\nCost:\nFree! \nRegister:\nOnline Registration is closed. Feel free to register at the door. \nQuestions?\nContact Christy at ChristyK@brnunited.org.
URL:https://www.brnunited.org/event/light-lab-vbs-workshop/
LOCATION:BRN HUB\, 4620 Fritchey Street\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17109\, United States
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SUMMARY:D-Life Training (Harvest Community Church\, Corry)
DESCRIPTION:Living the D-Life means living a life of disciple-making. Think about it. What if you could successfully equip and empower everyone in your ministry for a lifestyle of disciple-making? What if everyone embraced disciple-making as a way of life instead of a program of the church? What if believers all over the world started living out their supreme purpose in life and started making disciples just like Jesus? This would be a game-changer! \nWho’s Invited:\nChurch leaders and members at Harvest Community Church\, Corry \nDate/Time:\nApril 25\, 2026\, 10 a.m. – 2:30  p.m. \nLocation:\nHarvest Community Church\n627 Worth St\nCorry\, PA 16407 \nFacilitator:\nDavid Ludwig\, Director of Discipleship and Leadership Development\nAs director of discipleship and leadership development for the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey\, David Ludwig is passionate about disciple-making and equipping pastors and leaders to develop healthy\, disciple-making churches. David is also a Certified Leadership Coach and has coached pastors\, church planters\, and other leaders across our network\, helping them to discover solutions to the challenges they were facing. He holds a Master of Arts degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville\, Kentucky; and a Bachelor of Science degree in religion from Liberty University\, in Lynchburg\, Virginia. \nRegister:\nRegister here. (Note: Registration is for Harvest Community Church members only.) \nLearn More:\nTo learn more\, contact David Ludwig at davidl@brnunited.org
URL:https://www.brnunited.org/event/d-life-training-harvest-community-church-corry/
LOCATION:Harvest Community Church-Corry\, 627 Worth St\, Corry\, PA\, 16407\, United States
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