Presenters

Tim Balogh, formerly on staff with Kidology, is the Pastor of Family & Children's Ministries at Northpointe Community Church (DeWitt, MI). While Tim loves his role as lead teacher in the Kidsworld Worship Theater, his real passion is helping parents reclaim their rightful role as the primary spiritual influence in their own children's lives. Tim brings a certain "caffeinated zeal" to his training as he seeks to ignite the creative imaginations and spirits of everyone who serves with children.

NorthpointCC.org

Kimborah Bobb is the Children's Pastor at Grove City Church of the Nazarene (Grove City, OH). Her upbeat style and enthusiastic joy for the Lord allow her to minister to kids on a relational level. Kim's true passion is leading kids in worship. She leads the kids praise band, Straight & Narrow, each week in the 3rd through 5th grade kids' church service.

KidsMatterMinistries.com

Dick Crider has been a Christian Education Consultant for more than 20 years and has trained over 50,000 teachers. He has led workshops throughout the United States and Canada at national conferences and local churches. Dick has served as a Children's Pastor and Director of Christian Education in three churches. He is a recipient of the INCM "Excellence in Ministry to Children" award and says his passion is seeing teachers and leaders come alive when they gain an understanding of how God can use them in the lives of children. Dick is currently a Christian Education Consultant with Discipleland Curriculum.

Discipleland.com

Mary Rice Hopkins and Darcie Maze have teamed together to combine music and puppetry in family ministry. Mary has served in family music ministry for 25 years, capturing the hearts of both children and adults. With over 20 albums, multiple videos, and curriculum to her name, Mary has recently focused on working with Christian educators regarding their important role in the lives of children. Darcie helps provide creative teaching-training seminars to those who work with children. She is best known for designing her own distinctive line of puppets that are found in over 150 countries.

MaryRiceHopkins.com
AmazingHealingWings.com

Mary Rice Hopkins is celebrating 30 years in family music ministry, capturing the hearts of children and grown-ups alike. Mary is also known for keynote speaking and leading worship at events such as MOPS, Moms In Touch Int'l, Women's Retreats, ACSI, CPC, and more.

MaryRiceHopkins.com

Darcie Maze has captivated the hearts of children and adults with her exceptional gift of puppetry for over 30 years. Her vision is to train teachers for children's ministry and supply resources that are easy to use. After studying Child Evangelism at Christ for Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, and Life Bible College, she became an ordained minister.

AmazingHealingWings.com

Kal Gilchrist is the Children's Pastor at Living Hope Church (Elk Grove Village, IL). She brings innovation to children's ministry through her work with Slime Time, a program based on messy games, video clips, prizes, and other adventures. Kal's Kidz K.I.C.K. Church format also embraces a small group model, where she oversees groups of volunteers who teach, train, and help kids know Christ.

KidzKick.org

Dave Truitt is the Children's Pastor at Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Church (Mechanicsburg, PA). Known as the "Balloon Pastor", Dave not only teaches balloon classes, but has developed a balloon ministry team comprised of kids, teens, and adults that twist at various events in the community. He has a heart for outreach and enjoys using his collection of toys and balloon creations to reach into the hearts of children.

BalloonPastor.BalloonHQ.com
MCBIC.org