Spring Seminar 2008 "Retaining Our Covenant Youth"

The Christian Education Committee's forth annual seminiar was presented on Thursday, March 13, 2008, in conjunction with the spring stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Midwest. The topic this year was “Retaining Our Covenant Youth.” The speaker, Mr. David Winslow, has been a ruling elder at Westminster OPC in Westminster, CA since 1982. He has served on the Youth Committee of the Presbytery of Southern California for twenty-five years. He has also served on the OPC's Committee on Christian Education and its ministerial training sub-committee for nineteen years. He has helped organize many youth mission trips and led summer backpacking trips for OPC youth for nearly three decades. Click on the following links to hear audio files of the presentations:

Spring Seminar 2007 "The Emerging Church "

The Christian Education Committee's third annual seminiar was presented on Thursday, March 15, 2007, in conjunction with the spring stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Midwest. The topic this year was “The Emerging Church ” The speaker was the Rev. Dr. A. Craig Troxel. After the two sessions, there was a time for question and answer. Click on the following links to hear audio files of the presentations and the question and answer period:

Session	Medium Quality (faster download)	High Quality (slower download)
Session 1 (45.52)	MP3 (5.2 MB)	WMA (10.7 MB)
Session 2 (44:10)	MP3 (5.0 MB)	WMA (10.3 MB)
Question and Answer (15:51)	MP3 (1.8 MB)	WMA (3.7 MB)
Seminar Notes

Spring Seminar 2006: "Staying the Course - Encouragement for Ministry"

The Christian Education Committee's second annual seminiar was presented on Thursday, March 16, 2006, in conjunction with the spring stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Midwest. The topic this year was “Staying the Course - Encouragement for Ministry.” The speakers were Rev. Richard Gerber and Rev. Ross Graham, two men of the OPC’s Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension. After the two presentations, there was a panel discussion which included both the speakers as well as four men of our presbytery with more than a couple years under their belt. Click on the following links to hear audio files of the presentations and the panel discussions:

Ingredients of a Long Term Ministry, Rev. Richard Gerber (duration: 45:22)
Dealing with the Mire of Ministry, Rev. Ross Graham (duration: 56:06)
Panel Discussion (duration: 30:24)