Trevecca Okholm

Wife, mother, grandmother (MeMe), retreat speaker, author, Godly Play trainer, teaches Family Ministry & Effective Teaching at APU, enjoys running on the beach.

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

How do we “Teach the generations how to talk to each other.”? Thanks, Rachel Turner for this important nugget. #CSSIG2021

[Bob Keeley @rkeeley]

Kevin Johnson - we sometimes see what I call an Old McDonald way of teaching scripture: here a verse, there a verse… #CSSIG21

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

And that’s a wrap! What a blessing to have so many people from around the world join us this year- 800+ participants from 14 countries- seeking to come alongside the spiritual lives of children! #CSSIG21

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

We need to lay down our old models of being the Church and engage in new ways where we look more like His Church (Intergen-Intercultural)

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

What traces of agism need to be weeded out of your heart? - Lydia Manning #CSSIG21

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

"Intergenerational relationships as the way to combat ageism." - Lydia Manning #CSSIG21

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

We need a new seating chart in the church. - F. Douglas Powe #CSSIG21

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

“The challenge for [children’s ministry leaders] is that discipleship is relational, it’s not a program. ... we must nurture an atmosphere for belonging.” @MimiLarson16 🙌

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

“We honor the imago dei in others when we listen. This has implications for the voiceless in society. Often in our church, children are the marginalized.” So much to learn from @MimiLarson16 today! #CSSIG21

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

“Do we listen to younger generations? Do we encourage children to be generous listeners?

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

Intergenerational IS the curriculum! - Mimi Larson #CSSIG21

[Debbie Grupe @grupeyouth]

When you hear a keynote that’s worth the cost of the conference registration...from Rachel Turner #CSSIG21

[Mimi Larson @MimiLarson16]

“The spiritual formation of our children has less to do with what curriculum we use or developmental strategy that we adopt than it has to do with our own willingness to live our own life with God in vulnerable ways on display in front of them.” Thanks @BoydJared #CSSIG21

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

“When we give the thing we love our attention, it reinforces our love” “if we pay attention to the growth of our life rather than the perfection of our lives, our children will grow up with a love for the process of growing” jared boyd, #CSSIG21

[Children's Spirituality Summit @Childrensspirit]

Thank you to @ivpress for underwriting #CSSIG21 and donating 5 copies of Imaginative Prayer for a giveaway!

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

Here's an idea! Rather than always using “numbers” as assessment of success . . . use “stories” as assessment instead! - from workshop: "Do  A New Thing! Explore Ways to Imagine New Paths for Faith Formation" Presenters: Rev. Julie Emery & Karen Hammond #CSSIG21

[Trevecca Okholm @dennvec]

@revmaryhawes You are also going to LOVE Jared Patrick Boyd's presentation later today!