Free Concourse Teleconferences
You and your family are invited to join us in learning to apply Biblical thinking to your teaching and college pursuits. Please invite your friends as we are inspired to think outside the cultural box, and become leaders by understanding how God’s word applies to various disciplines and motivates new educational and business ideas. There is room for 96 callers for each of the conferences. Time will be provided for questions and answers during and or after each presentation. The conference calls will be recorded. The time and phone number to call is near the telephone icon below. Let us know your preference for Conference topics.
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Students, parents, teachers, advisors and others are invited to participate in the telephone conferences on the respective dates. The time for each call will be: 10 AM to 11 AM CST. (The starting times from other time zones are: 8 AM PST, 9 AM MST, and 11 AM EST). Simply call and enter the code when prompted. Sign-up for the newsletter to get the invitations to each conference. |
Other Planned Events
March 13-15, 2008 Concourse Booth and Workshop at the North Dakota Christian Home Educators Convention in Grand Forks, ND.
July 22, 2007 Bottieau, ND Gospel Music Festival.
July 21, 2007 - Minot, ND, Homeschool Workshop on
“How to begin Homeschooling” PLUS “ Home College ?” & “Curriculum discussion / exchange” - BRING BOOKS
Dr. Jim Bartlett (NDHSA and former NDSU professor) and Kim Breuer (Curriculum and Homeschool Mom), Saturday, July 21 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Minot Building - 2 nd Floor, 123 First St. SW , South Entrance, across from Wells Fargo downtown )
For those interested, 3 blocks to Planet Pizza following workshop BRING YOUR KIDS! == Also night B4 – HOMESCHOOL DADS Party – 7-9 PM @ Bread of Life Church – Friday, July 20 1415 17 th Ave SW (church with the yellow sign, ½ mile north of Mall on 16 th) Including a brainstorm about a Father/Son retreat Call 833-5601 for questions
June 8-9, 2007 - The Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators 15th Annual Home Educators' Conference, Des Moines, IA. Two workshops:
Workshop #1 “You Can Develop Your Own College Curriculum” – James Bartlett, Dan Smithwick, John Mesko, Zach Engelhart How exactly does one get started in developing a personal college curriculum? If you suspect that the academic, philosophical and spiritual benefits of home education may also apply to higher education, this workshop will confirm that idea and help you get started on developing your college curriculum. Biblical worldview measurement leader Dan Smithwick of the Nehemiah Institute, authentic agriculture author John Mesko of Lighthouse Farm, constitutional law student Zach Engelhart and engineer James Bartlett of the Biblical Concourse of Home Universities will present a few reasons why college learning should and can be accomplished in the home education mode with practical ideas and examples from the agriculture, constitutional law, and engineering professions. Time will also be reserved for your questions.
Workshop #2 “How to Decide between College Approaches” – James Bartlett, Scott & Joe Bailey, Dan Smithwick, John Mesko, Zach Engelhart Scott and Joe Bailey present the Biblical, logical, thorough, and numerical decision making process they used to rank seven college approaches and confirm the choice most consistent with their values and goals in mechanical engineering. This presentation will lead into a time of open panel discussion on the practical details and cultural need for Christians to pursue college level studies in the home education mode. Panel members will also include worldview measurement leader Dan Smithwick of the Nehemiah Institute, authentic agriculture author John Mesko of Lighthouse Farm, constitutional law student Zach Engelhart and engineer James Bartlett of the Biblical Concourse of Home Universities.
July 22, 2007 - Bottineau Gospel Music Festival.
Past Events
May 12, 2007 - Teleconference on the Biblical View of Medicine with Dr. Ed Payne.
- Dr. Payne is a family medicine physician and elder in the Presbyterian Church of America.
- He taught medicine for 25 years at the medical college of Georgia and retired in 2000.
- He has written four books: Biblical Medical Ethics, Medicine Decisions, Aids, Biblical Healing for Modern Medicine
- Chairman and author of the COR documents on the Christian view of medicine and the Christian view of psychology and counseling.
- Edited and published the Journal of Biblical Ethics in Medicine
- Published newsletters: Aids, Biblical Reflections on Modern Medicine
Here is the article from Dr. Payne published in the last Concourse News for your reference, and here are his websites:biblicalworldview21.org and bmei.org
March 2, 2007 - NDHSA Convention Workshop, Fargo, ND: How exactly does one get started in developing their personal college curriculum? What are the legal and professional requirements? Who is already doing this? If you suspect that the academic, philosophical and spiritual benefits of home education may also apply to higher education, this workshop will help you get started. Dan Smithwick (Nehemiah Institute), John Mesko (Lighthouse Farm), Zach and Heidi Englehart (constitutional law student & Mom) , and James Bartlett (Engineer) will answer the above questions, give a few reasons why you should try this at home, and reserve time to answer your questions. Recording to be available via Rhino-technologies.com.
January 2007 - James P. Bartlett, "What is a Home University?" Home School Digest 17, no. 2 (2007): 37-40. http://homeschooldigest.com/
January 13th, 2007 —John Mesko of the Light House Farm ministry presented: Introduction To and Practical Ideas on Developing Your Own College Curriculum in Biblical Agricultural Economics. mp3 recording is here.
January 8th, 2007 - The Faith & Freedom Network, KFFF Iowa , 8 January 2007,
Accreditation & Biblical Concourse with Jamie Johnson & Jim Bartlett (mp3 recording.)
December 2, 2006 —Tony Silva of the Family Mentors ministry presented: Instructional Design for Students Majoring in Education or Computer Science with its Practical and Important Role in Helping Teachers Launch Successful Courses. 1 John 1:1 gives a pattern for teaching. Power Point Presentation, Biblical Analysis Outline.
NDHSA North Dakota 2006 Home School Convention Concourse workshop "Why Not Bring Higher Education All the Way Home" (Tape or CD)
NICHE Iowa 2006 Home School Convention Workshop "Extending Homeschooling Through College" (Tape or CD)
