Many families have a strong emphasis on obedience and their kids do quite well, but God instructs children to learn to obey and honor. This session unpacks the biblical concept of honor in practical terms. God uses the term honor in nine different commands. Honor is a relationship term that can change the culture in your home, teaching kids to consider the needs of others and take initiative to go beyond what’s expected. Parents will learn how honor changes people and how to give children a vision for growing in this area of the heart.

Is it saying too much that homeschooling will change the world? It already has. Ideal for keynote, this presentation will draw from history, real research data, and the Bible to illustrate the power of relationship-based, parent-guided learning. The real reason why homeschooling will change the world is found where it is least expected.

Equips and empowers homeschool parents to overcome opposition, hindrances, bad habits/attitudes, false expectations, nosy neighbors and more! Prepares the homeschooling parent to meet the challenges and rise above everything (or anyone) that threatens to sabotage their homeschooling efforts.

Child-training methodologies are important. The permissive methods, the behavior-modification methods, and the externalistic, recipe-driven methods have all borne bad fruit over the years. But what is there for parents who desire authentic, heart-deep, God-loving kids? Based on the experience of generations of godly child-rearing, and the wisdom of God’s Word, Kevin Swanson carves out a biblical balance to this difficult subject in this presentation.

What is it about home education that has profoundly reenergized education and produced such outstanding academic results? Incredibly, the average Homeschool 8th grader without teacher-credentialed parents tests 4 grade levels above the national average on nationally standardized tests. And it is not because we have taken a public school system complete with desks and bolted them to the floor of our living rooms. In this visionary, ground-breaking presentation on the Homeschool vision, Kevin presents the basic elements that make up an outstanding homeschooling experience for your child. This message will give the first-time homeschooler confidence and vision and will provide encouragement and a reality check for the experienced home educator.

For so many families today, things fall apart during the teenage years. Rebellion is sometimes thought of as a norm. Their minds and hearts are under almost continual assault during these years. As parents, how do we nurture both mind and heart during these critical years? As the father of three teens and one twenty-something, Kevin Swanson addresses the emotional, the spiritual, and the academic issues in this important presentation.

An Awesome Year-long Unit Study- Imagine learning about the exciting lives of missionaries in a way that incorporates history, geography, science and language. By using some of the many well-written missionary biographies, you'll learn how to make your own year-long missions unit study that covers a full school year of learning K-8,(you will need your own math program). This fun approach will engage your child, cover a multitude academic subjects, while enriching your child's faith through a study of the lives of people who devoted themselves to teaching the world about Christ.

Purposeful transitioning from teaching academic basics, to training and practical preparation for independent, productive adulthood. This message equips homeschooling parents to effectively train and equip their children for the life purpose God intends for them by strategically moving them from childhood dependence to disciplined, responsible, self-governed adults.