Date: October 18, 2008

Location: Sedalia, VA- just outside Lynchburg, Virginia. Located at the base of the glorious Blue Ridge Mountains (Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail) www.sedaliacenter.org

Speakers & Musicians:

  • Unfolding Drama www.unfoldingdrama.org is a ministry sponsored by www.nogreaterjoy.org The Rozeboom and Brand families have the passion and gifting to make Bible stories come alive using stories and drama. The Rozeboom’s are from Colorado. The Brand family (daughter and son-in-law of Michael and Debi Pearl) are from Tennessee.
    Be inspired to read God’s Word more…love God’s Word more…LIVE God’s Word more in this great drama we call life.
  • The Durocher Family (www.durocherfamilyministries.com ) from Minnesota will be providing the music gospel bluegrass style. They have a great love for God’s Word and family. Ten of their twelve children minister together in music. The parents, Paul and Judy, have done an excellent job discipling their children and winning their hearts. They desire all families to know of the joy of following Jesus together.
  • Ken Jenkins (www.kenjenkins.com) is a nationally known natural history photographer, writer, lecturer, and outdoor adventurer. For more than 30 years his photographs and articles have appeared in publications from National Geographic to Southern Living. Ken's galleries, Beneath the Smoke and Heaven's Eyes, are located at the west entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where he has been exposed to the 12 million visitors that enter the park since 1986.

Ken’s presentations this year include:

  • "God Speaks Through His Creation" - Main message using outdoor images of scenes and wildlife to draw parallels to principles in Scripture.
  • "Using your Gift for the Glory of God" - Workshop on finding, using, and focusing on the gifts that God has placed in our lives.
  • "Learning to See Through His Eyes" - Workshop on allowing the Holy Spirit to guide us into looking deeper at the things around us.

Other workshops this year to include:

  • Family Worship / Family devotions: How do we begin? What do we do? Why is family worship imperative to imparting a Biblical worldview? …..Presented by real families with a real love for God and His Word and a love to encourage others to experience the real joy of families worshipping together
  • Ministering together as a family: How can we minister together as a family? How can we “make disciples of all nations”? ….Practical examples of families fulfilling the Great Mission God has called Believers to fulfill.
  • How to capture your child’s heart before someone or something you don’t want to, does.

Accommodations:

  • Limited number of host homes available. Call for availability.
  • Camping with electrical hook-ups available at the site of the event. ($15 per night)
  • Peaks of Otter Lodge and Campground (20 minutes away on the Blue Ridge Parkway) www.peaksofotter.com
  • Local hotels in Lynchburg, VA (30 minutes away)

Cost of the Event: Donation

Map of Sedalia Center