Children at Risk Conference: March 9-10, 2007

The Children-at-Risk conference was a strategic and historic event with 7 keynotes and 27 workshops led by front-line advocates who are fighting for the social, economic and personal justice of abused and neglected children—including 13 international leaders. For complete details you can go to the Conference website.

Conference CDs are now available for pre-order! A 32-disc complete conference CD package can be obtained for a donation of only $75, which represents the actual cost of producing the set. You can order the CDs by clicking here

You can also download the sessions by clicking on the links below.

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Keynotes

Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn, “Compassion: The Heart of God as the Basis for Ministry”(6.3 mb)
Tri Robinson, “Responding with Compassion” (8.4 mb)
Dr. Bryant Myers, “What’s Going On with the World’s Children?” (10.1 mb)
Bert Waggoner, “How Do We Respond?” (9.7 mb)
Dr. Os Guinness, “A Perfect Storm of Evil – Globalization and its Consequences for Children-at-Risk” (14.6 mb)
Olara Otunnu, “Saving God’s Children from the Scourge of War”* (17.3 mb)
Johan Lukasse, “Mind the Gap”* (18.4 mb)

Workshops

Professional Track

“Ministry to Children-at-Risk in Muslim and Hindu Communities”(8.2 mb) – Noel Isaacs and Alex Chua
“The Leaders of Tomorrow”(11.5 mb) – Loudy Posumah
“Healing Deep Emotional Trauma”(14.6 mb) – Dr. Phyllis Kilbourn
"Caring for Children with Attachment Disorders and Learning Disabilities"(12.1 mb) – Dr. Kaye Lawrence
“Understanding the Street Child”(13.4 mb) – Steve Bartel
“Developing Family-Based Care Solutions within Local Churches”(9.4 mb) – Phil Aspegren
“Restoring the Child”(12.7 mb) – Johan Lukasse
“The Transforming Power of the Arts in Ministry to Children-at-Risk”(14.3 mb) – Charlene Melhorn, Elisa Schwab Clewis

Service and Partnering

“Shaping the Hearts of our Youth”(13.1 mb) – Glenn Schroeder, Jenna Stepp, Kathy Maskell
“Preparing and Sending Effective Short-Term Mission Teams”(13.6 mb) – Bennie Ingraham
“International Partnering: Perspectives from Churches in Developing Countries”(14.3 mb) – Panel Discussion with Alex Chua, Damas Kamfwa, Noel Isaacs, Samuel Kisten, Loudy Posumah (Mark Fields, Moderator)
“International Partnering: Perspectives from Supporting Churches in the U.S.”(14.3 mb) – Panel Discussion with Janis Balda, Kirk Schauer, Dale Walker, Steve Fish (Mark Fields, Moderator)
“Funding Ministries Abroad: Accounting and Accountability”(13.6 mb) – Dan Busby
“Assessing our Motivations for Ministry”(13.5 mb) – Dave Scott
“Eliminating Boundaries: Partnering for Strength”(12.2 mb) – Doug Engberg, Kirk Schauer
"Moving Beyond Shock: Reaching One Child at a Time"(14.7 mb) - Paul Hong-Lang and Jerry Johnson

Global Awareness Track

“The Multi-Faceted Impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa”(14.1 mb) – Damas Kamfwa, Kirk Schauer
“Infant Mortality: Preventable Deaths and Practical Solutions”(16.7 mb) – Vicki Penwell, Tim Herndon
“Girls of the Streets”(12.8 mb) – Sue Leak
“Modern Slavery and the Church: What We Can Do to End Exploitation”(14 mb) – Kathy Maskell, Manolo Guillen, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick
“Caught in the Crossfire: Children of Domestic Violence”(14 mb) – Samuel Kisten
“The Middle East: Restoring Lives in the Midst of Conflict”(10.6 mb) – Munir Kakish
“Muslim West Africa: Reaching the Most Vulnerable Among the Unreached”(14.5 mb) – Eric Toumieux

Local Ministry Track

“Lifelong Impact: Ending Homelessness Among the Youngest Children”(11.8 mb) – David Mandani
“Reaching the Hearts of Abused and Abandoned Teens”(11.8 mb) – Frank Fried
“Secondary Nurturers: Walking With Children Through Life” – Wanda Parker (SORRY, NOT AVAILABLE)
“Foster Care: Opening Our Hearts and Our Homes” – Paul Shrier (COMING SOON)