Conference Reminders

We want to remind you of some of the wonderful opportunities at the 2012 NCHE Annual Conference & Book Fair!

NCHE's Got Talent!

The NCHE Talent Showcase will be held Friday, May 25, 2012, at 7:45 PM. It's a great way to wind down from Friday's activities and be pleasantly entertained! For those interested in performing, please postmark your auditions by April 9th.

Attention, friends of preschool parents!

Please let all your preschool parent friends know about our FREE ADMISSION to the conference! What a great opportunity for these parents to learn about homeschooling in a relaxed, fun atmosphere! The deadline to sign up is April 20th.

Children's Conference

We are delighted to offer a children’s conference for children 5-12 hosted by Children’s Conferences International. Space is limited, so sign up now! This optional children’s conference will be held on-site on Friday & Saturday. The theme is “Legend of the Feast.” Pre-registration is open until May 11th.

Mentoring

Experienced homeschool moms and dads will be waiting to answer all of your homeschooling questions at the NCHE Conference & Book Fair. Perfect for beginner homeschoolers, but mentoring isn’t just for newbies. Have questions about middle school, high school, or students with special needs?  Bring them- all questions are welcome! Even get help navigating the book fair before you go in!

Look for the table outside the book fair that will be staffed throughout the weekend with veteran homeschool parents.

Workshops

New to homeschooling or still considering it? Attend workshops such as “Give Me One Good Reason to Homeschool”, “Still Undecided?”, “Getting Off to a Great Start” or “The First Three Years: A Workshop for Homeschool Rookies”.

Have young children and wonder what do? Workshops like “Homeschooled from the Beginning—What to Do when Your Children Are Young”, “Teaching Your Child to Read—Made Easy”, or “Preschool and Kindergarten Education at Home: will give you the how-to’s you need.

Nervous about the high school years? “Homeschooling High School”, “Preparing for College” or “Homeschooling High Schoolers—Yes, You Can” will give you the information you need to tackle this time with confidence.

Looking for a great gift? What about a trip to the NCHE Conference?

Couples Weekend

Need to reconnect?  Use the NCHE Conference as an ideal time for a weekend away.  Attend workshops such as "Don't Let Home Education Destroy Your Marriage!" by Voddie Bauchum and "The Busy Homeschool Mom's Guide to Romance" by Heidi St. John, peruse the vendor hall, even sleep in!  Use this purposeful escape to build closeness with each other and reset a vital vision for your future together and with your children.  The NCHE Conference is a perfect opportunity to be intentional with your most important earthly relationship!

**Children attending children’s conference must be registered with both Children’s Conferences International and NCHE.

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Voddie Baucham

Voddie Baucham wears many hats.  He is a husband, father, pastor, author, professor, conference speaker and church planter.  He currently serves as Pastor of Preaching at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, TX.  He has served as an adjunct professor at the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, TX, and Union University in Jackson, TN.  He has also lectured at Southern Seminary.

Voddie makes the Bible clear and demonstrates the relevance of God’s word to everyday life.  However, he does so without compromising the centrality of Christ and the gospel.  Those who hear him preach find themselves both challenged and encouraged.

Voddie’s area of emphasis is Cultural Apologetics.  Whether teaching on classical apologetic issues like the validity and historicity of the Bible, or the resurrection of Christ; or teaching on biblical manhood/ womanhood, marriage and family, he helps ordinary people understand the significance of thinking and living biblically in every area of life.

It is impossible to understand Voddie’s approach to the Bible without first understanding the path he has walked.  Raised in a non-Christian, single-parent home, Voddie did not hear the gospel until he was in college.  His journey to faith was a very unusual and intellectual one.  Consequently, he understands what it means to be a skeptic, and knows what it’s like to try to figure out the Christian life without relying on the traditions of men.  As a result, he speaks to ‘outsiders’ in ways few Bible teachers can.

Voddie Baucham holds degrees from Houston Baptist University (BA in Christianity/BA in Sociology), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.), an honorary degree from Southern California Seminary (D.D.), and additional post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, England (Regent’s Park College).

Voddie and his wife, Bridget have been married since 1989.  They have seven children, Jasmine, Trey (Voddie, III), Elijah, Asher, Judah, Micah and Safya.  They are committed home educators.

John Stonestreet

John Stonestreet is the Executive Director of Summit Ministries and is on the Biblical Studies faculty at Bryan College.

A popular speaker at camps, conventions, and conferences, he works annually with thousands of parents, teachers, and students on developing a biblical worldview, understanding comparative worldviews, defending the Christian faith, applying a biblical worldview to education, and engaging important cultural issues. He is a Fellow of the Wilberforce Fellows, a division of Breakpoint, and is the co-author with W. Gary Phillips and William E. Brown of Making Sense of Your World: A Biblical Worldview, 2nd. ed. (Sheffield, 2007), as well as numerous web and journal articles.

John joined the Summit team in 1999, and has served numerous roles including directing the Eastern Summit programs in Tennessee and Virginia. He, his wife Sarah, and three daughters live in Colorado Springs, CO.

Carol Barnier

Carol Barnier is a fresh, fun and popular conference speaker. Her objective in all her communication is to have the wit of Erma Bombeck crossed with the depth of C. S. Lewis, but admits that, truth be told, most days she only achieves a solid Lucy Ricardo with a bit of Bob the Tomato.

While her humor will have you leaning sideways, her faith is solid stuff. Whether speaking about her first born son’s 13 surgeries, her family’s many ADHD challenges, or her own walk from being a God-denying atheist to the most grateful recipient of God’s amazing grace, this woman speaks from the heart. She knows why she knows what she knows.

Her slightly irreverent humor coupled with her insightful perspective has led to speaking engagements in over 25 states, and made her a regular radio guest, including becoming a frequent provider of commentary for Focus on the Family’s Weekend Magazine. She is the author of three books and has written articles for many magazines including Proverbs 31 Woman, Clubhouse Junior, Focus on the Family Magazine, The Old Schoolhouse, Homeschool Enrichment, as well as others.