Children's Choir Leaders
We are providing a fresh, new, exciting, and totally “out-of-the-box” Children’s Choir Leader Track that will be of great benefit to Children’s Choir Leaders. Come and be encouraged to lead the children in your ministry to be life-long worshipers.
Angie Elkins
Angie Elkins currently serves as Platform Ministry Coordinator at First Baptist Church Orlando. She also coordinates and co-directs Summer Music Day Camp for children at First Orlando. She and her writing partners have finished 4 original children's musical that will be released from LifeWay Worship. Angie has written a curriculum for preschoolers called Music, Mommy and Me, as well as produced multiple children's worship projects for G3 Worship, G3 Kids.
Angie is a worship leader, songwriter and speaker for women's and children's music events nationwide. Look for her first children's musical, David and the Five Smooth Stones to be released from LifeWay worship in the Fall of 2015. Angie and her husband, Robert, serve at First Baptist Orlando, where he is Pastor of Worship and Music. They have 3 little red-heads: Jack, Audrey and Foster.
New Musical Preview - Children’s musicals are more relevant to our culture than ever. In this session, we will Preview “David and the Five Smooth Stones”, a new musical releasing from LifeWay in September. (Thursday, 4:00 p.m. & Friday, 8:45 p.m.) LEADER, Angie Elkins / C-209 & 210
What Disney Can Teach Us about Preschool Music - Disney has got this one figured out! We will examine the way Disney uses entertainment to educate & apply it to our ministries in the local church. (Thursday, 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Angie Elkins / C-209 & 210
Jazzing up Special Events with Preschool Music - In this session we will discuss creative ways to involve preschool music groups in various special events in your church community. This is a great way to keep parents and pastors happy! (Friday, 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Angie Elkins / C-209 & 210
Amanda Singer
Amanda Singer is the Vocal Music Pastor at Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas, since 1996 where she pioneered a thriving Kids Choir Ministry. With the goal of teaching worship as a lifestyle Amanda writes and arranges music relevant to kid’s day to day lives, includes times of worship into each weekly lesson plan and uses worship concepts as the basic curriculum. In a partnership with Lifeway, the new CWS “Children’s Worship Series” takes this concept and offers it on a national level with Amanda’s CBC Kids Choir music and methods. Amanda also has adult choir compositions and arrangements published with Prism Music and Lillenas. Amanda serves as a clinician and guest artist/worship leader for conferences and evangelistic events nationally, and also mentors student worship leaders at CBC. Amanda has degrees from JSU in north Alabama, and masters degrees (seminary) from SMU in Dallas. Amanda is married to Gary – they have Tyler and Cory who played varsity football together in high school and now attend Texas State University – and they all live in Bulverde Texas where you can find her in the garden.
Lifeway's CWS for Younger Kids - Real Life” (Fall 2015) / sneak preview of “Born to Praise You” (Spring 2016) Check out this innovative approach to children's choir ministry with Lifeway’s new curriculum. Everything you need is all in one place - fresh new songs and great arrangements of worship songs with demos/tracks/stems, lesson plans with devotions and worship times, choreography, worship service and character scripts and more. Get an overview of the material and discover the life changing aspects of a worship based program as well as the nuts and bolts of using CWS - Children's Worship Series - in your church. The material works for children's choir or children's church! (Thursday, 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Amanda Singer / C-211 & 212
Lifeway’s CWS for Older Kids - Real Life” (Fall 2015) / sneak preview of “Born to Praise You” (Spring 2016) - Check out this innovative approach to children's choir ministry with Lifeway’s new curriculum. Everything you need is all in one place - fresh new songs and great arrangements of worship songs with demos/tracks/stems, lesson plans with devotions and worship times, choreography, worship service and character scripts and more. Get an overview of the material and discover the life changing aspects of a worship based program as well as the nuts and bolts of using CWS - Children's Worship Series - in your church. The material works for children's choir or children's church! (Friday, 8:45 p.m.) LEADER, Amanda Singer / C-211 & 212
Multi-Generational Worship - Our calling as children's choir directors should focus on teaching kids to be worshippers and worship leaders. Incorporating children's choirs into your church services reinforces this truth, multiplies your ministry, and mentors future generations. This class will help you understand the importance and benefits of multi-generational worship, help you transition into a pattern of multi-generational worship, and give you practical tips on including children in seasonal and regular worship services. We will use music from CWS as examples of multi-generational song choices. (Friday, 4:00 p.m.) LEADER, Amanda Singer / C-211 & 212
Be a Kids Choir Magnet - Kids and families have lots of choices in scheduling activities. Keep kids engaged with these practical rehearsal techniques. From preparation to class dynamic and pace, these ideas will capture the children’s attention and assist your volunteers in execution. Kids will keep coming to choir if they are challenged, and if your rehearsals are effective, organized, practical and fun. Includes ideas on how to keep boys! (Friday 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Amanda Singer / C-211 & 212
Fostering Leadership and Musical Excellence - Includes Mentoring Leaders, Teaching Harmony and Vocal Technique, and Effective Rehearsal Techniques Kids will keep coming to choir if they are challenged, and if your rehearsals are effective, organized, practical and fun. There are spiritual and musical leaders in your classes and they need to be developed. Utilizing the talent and gifts God has placed in your kids will breed an atmosphere of excellence that will draw new kids. (Thursday, 4:00 p.m.) LEADER, Amanda Singer / C-211 & 212
Diane Dawson
Diane Dawson has been a leader in Children’s Choir ministry for more than 35 years, for the last 25 at The People’s Church in Franklin, TN. She continues to write music curriculum for various publishers and to lead conferences and music camps, training both leaders and kids. Recently her most exciting endeavor has been leading international kids’ music camps in the refugee community in Nashville, TN and in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Her age graded curriculum for teaching hymns, Hymn Treasures, is available directly from Diane at dianebdawson@bellsouth.net . Her five beautiful grandchildren are the light of her life!
It's All about the Song! - The most important thing we do in choir is equip kids with Truth and tools of worship. We don't want to mess around with shallow, trite songs. This class will give you some guidelines to use in choosing worthy music to teach your kids. (Thursday, 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Diane Dawson / C-207 & 208
Make Every Week a Winner - New songs, choreography, music theory, hymns, playing instruments - you can do it all! It just takes a PLAN. In this session, Diane will give you a plan for making your plan. (Thursday, 4:00 p.m.) LEADER, Diane Dawson / C-207 & 208
ABC's and 123's - Diane will demonstrate of lots of games, activities and teaching ideas to "sneak in" those music fundamentals while teaching your choir songs. (Friday, 2:30 p.m.) LEADER, Diane Dawson / C-207 & 208
Building a Strong Foundation in Preschool Choir - Developing the next generation of worshipers starts in preschool! This is where we can teach the fundamental concepts of making music, as well as build in a love for singing and worshiping with great, age-appropriate songs. We'll talk about how to plan a preschool unit and where to find the resources you need. (Friday, 8:45 p.m.) LEADER, Diane Dawson / C-207 & 208
