In most of the world, girls and women are doing better than boys and men in both physical and mental health indicators…In most parts of the world, health outcomes among boys and men continue to be substantially worse than among girls and women. Yet this gender-based disparity in health has received little national, regional, or global acknowledgement or attention from health policy-makers or healthcare providers.
– 2015 World Health Organization
The Helping Christian Boys Thrive Summit™ is a one-of-a-kind, put-into-practice-immediately seminar. The Summit brings together parents, educators, church leaders, community leaders, and all called to the noble task of raising boys. Using brain-science research, Biblical insights, and best practices, the Summit will equip those raising boys to call boys to follow Jesus into manhood.
How can we set up the 0-5 year old boy’s brain to thrive?
What do boys need and how are boys needed in the world?
Why are boys falling so far behind in education and life?
What do boys need from mom, dad, and grandparents as they grow?
How do we create a compelling vision for boys?
How does the design of a boy’s brain impact the way we raise boys?
How can we create a boy-savvy environment in our schools and faith communities?
How can we best protect the emotional lives of our boys and young men?
Michael Gurian is a marriage and family counselor and the New York Times bestselling author of 28 books including his new book: SAVING OUR SONS: A NEW PATH FOR RAISING HEALTHY AND RESILIENT BOYS; THE WONDER OF BOYS; THE MINDS OF BOYS; and BOYS AND GIRLS LEARN DIFFERENTLY. He is co-founder of The Gurian Institute and a pioneer in the fields of family development and education. His work brings brain-science into homes, schools, churches, corporations, and public policy. Appearing on Today, Good Morning America, Fox News, NPR, the 700 Club, Focus on the Family, and in the New York Times, USA Today, Time, and Newsweek, Michael is credited with sparking the modern boys movement.
Tim Wright has been a Lutheran Pastor since 1984. He currently serves as the pastor of Community of Grace in Peoria (Phoenix) AZ, which he founded in 2005. He has trained pastors and church leaders throughout the U.S. and around the world and has written 6 books including SEARCHING FOR TOM SAWYER: HOW PARENTS AND CONGREGATIONS CAN STOP THE EXODUS OF BOYS FROM CHURCH; and the ebook SUNDAY SCHOOLING OUR KIDS OUT OF CHURCH.
Registration
Dr. Michael Gurian: What Are Boys Thinking? Inside the Mind of Boys (Part 1)
Break
Dr. Michael Gurian: What Are Boys Thinking? Inside the Mind of Boys (Part 2)
Lunch
Pastor Tim Wright: The Parent-Church Connection for Helping Boys Thrive (Session 1)
Break
Pastor Tim Wright:The Parent-Church Connection for Helping Boys Thrive (Session 2)
Q & A with Tim & Michael
Summit Ends
Parents, Grandparents, Educators, Foster Care Givers, Pastors, Youth Leaders, Sunday School Teachers, Therapists, Non-Profit Organizations, and anyone who works with or who is engaged in raising boys
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