Life is full of opportunity to be daring and to step out of our comfort zone. When we DARE to pursue God, dreams, knowledge, understanding, bravery, happiness, joy, etc., we are more likely to succeed than if we decide to "stay on the safe side" of life. Teachers - I DARE you to push your abilities to the limits in this session and lead by example. DARE to be different! Don't teach like you've always taught, don't take the same route to planning your lessons, don't fall into the same study habits or hold your class to the same schedule. Find the fresh route and a fresh outlook on your ministry. Albert Einstein said it best, "Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach!"

Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time. Can you just picture Adam and Eve sitting around and telling God about their day and the adventures they had in the Garden of Eden? It is how we connect the past to the present, keeping the details of history alive into the future. Word pictures, intricately woven with descriptive words and phrases bring to life the events of the past, the details of a missed occasion or an object lesson to teach a child. "Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today." Robert McAfee Brown "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." Hannah Arendt Jesus is a great example of a masterful storyteller. Although all his stories were not based on an actual event, they were not fiction. There was nothing but truth in them. What skill! You now have the opportunity to become a great storyteller. Here are some tips to help you make the most of each parable and each class.

In Ecclesiastes 3:4, the Bible says there is - "A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"! This session is that time to dance! We ought not wait for the right circumstances, the right season, or the right place to rejoice in the Lord. Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, and again I say rejoice! (Philippians 4:4) Teachers - Did you know that the Bible uses the word rejoice (in all tenses) 268 times? And most of those times were during periods of distress, oppression, depression, fear, opposition and peril. Our students face different doses of all of the above during some point in their day to day lives. They need to learn that there is a way to alleviate the pressures of life. What if your class time is the only time that they feel joy, or peace or love? Wouldn't you want to create an atmosphere where they can bask in God's love?

Dare to Dream is a book based on the Word of God and on the author's personal journey from burnout and depression to reaching millions of people across the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This book contains keys to help you overcome those things which are causing you to walk in mediocrity and to miss God's best for your life. It will help you discover who you are in Christ, how to discover your God given purpose, and then how to set about achieving it. This book will help you realize that if you can see the invisible today, God will make it visible tomorrow.

This book is for everyone like me that is facing challenges in their lives and wishes to rise above the limitations, by daring to be different in order to overcome those hurdles that seemed impossible for others. What you need is faith. Walk with faith, trusting God and with a positive mindset. You will definitely succeed. I must admit that I have lived quite an interesting life, a life full of adventure. I was born and nurtured in a family environment that made me imbibe such versatility which prepared me to be able to blend with citizens of diverse cultures. I was also fortunate enough to have been so multi-talented that I was able to take different kinds of employment. My life has therefore never really been static. Rather, it has been embellished with various incidents, pleasant and unpleasant, from which I learned how to better prepare myself for the purpose for which I was created, which is to help others that are encountering and battling through challenges in their lives.

The Christian church was always destined to find its way to China. Long before the birth of the church, China existed, coalescing around profound philosophical concepts and powerful cultural symbols. It developed into a dynamic and enduring civilization. In time, Christian missionaries arrived on its shores, driven to bring the gospel to this people. This book starts with the story of that journey: the arrival of the missionaries who planted the seeds of the gospel in Chinese soil. As the seeds sprouted and grew, a new story of a unique and distinct Chinese church began. The epic narrative opens from uncertain beginnings in darkness, passes through intense hardship and years of struggle, and culminates with the triumphal emergence of the Chinese church from the shadows into the light of the global stage.