FirstChurch Family Toolkit Series Bruce Feiler September 6, 20148:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Partner Opportunities

L VES U M M E R O F

Bruce Feiler is one of America’s most thoughtful and popular voices on contemporary life.

He writes the “This Life” column about today’s families for the New York Times and is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Walking the Bible and The Council of Dads. He is the writer/presenter of the PBS series Walking the Bible and the forthcoming Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler (July 2014). Since 2001, Bruce has been one of the country’s preeminent thinkers, writers, and speakers about the role of religion in contemporary life.

The Secrets of Happy Families

Tell your family history — even the bad parts.Let your kids pick their own punishments.Don’t worry about family dinner.Cancel date night.

These are just a few of the surprising ideas in this first-of-its-kind, bold playbook for families today. Best-selling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between aging parents and rising children.

He set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest ideas, cutting-edge research and novel solutions to make his family happier. Instead of the usual psychologists and family “experts,” he sought out the most creative minds from Silicon Valley to the country’s top negotiators, from the set of Modern Family to the Green Berets and asked what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his own wife and kids. The result is a fun, completely original look at how families can draw closer together, complete with 200 never-before-seen best practices.

Written in a charming, accessible style, The Secrets of Happy Families is smart, funny, and fresh, and will forever change how your family lives every day.

Morning Keynote

Bruce Feiler presents key insights from his groundbreaking new book The Secrets to Happy Families.

In-Depth Sessions

Track One: Bruce Feiler

Included in Premium Ticket. In-depth question and answer session about the book and his research.

Track Two: Dr. Andy Stoker

We are a developing people. From the very beginning of our lives, we are on a course toward abundance and fullness. In “Nature and Nurture: Getting Our Heads and Hearts Aligned”, Dr. Stoker raises the question of a “both/and” developmental process, using both brain development and family/community engagement to transform individual lives and communities for the better. What would happen if our heads and hearts aligned? Would we see a changed world?

Track Three: Randy Mayeux

In Paul Tough’s book, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character, he describes how success is actually a product of traits like resilience, and “performance character.” It is all about the ability to keep at it, bounce back, and overcome natural and environmental “obstacles” to success. Randy Mayeux summarizes the key transferable findings from this valuable book.

Track Four: Dr. Terry Parsons

The experienced couples therapist and author of The Intimacy Jungle, shares his keen insight and humor for family fulfillment with “How to be Married, Have Children, and Stay Sane”. Based on landmark studies of couples married from 2 months to 56 years, this discussion is designed to help couples thrive … along with their children.

The FirstChurch Family Toolkit Series is designed to provide families with proven strategies for finding life satisfaction in a Christ-centered way.

Afternoon Keynote:

Kathleen Fischer

In “From Pushing Back to Reaching Out: A Growth-Approach to Conflict Resolution”, Kathleen Fischer teaches parents how to turn conflict into teachable moments.

Tier One

Partner

25 Ticket Commitment

• $50.00 General

Admission tickets

(discounted from $75)

• $100.00 Premium

tickets (discounted from

$125)

• Marketing Toolkit

• Your church will

be listed on the

event materials to be

distributed that day.

• One complimentary

General Admission

Staff Ticket for every 12

tickets sold.

• No need to purchase

tickets up front. Unsold

seats may be used at

your church’s discretion.

FirstChurch will bill you

for unsold tickets August 1.

• Two tickets to a

VIP Reception with

Bruce Feiler on Friday,

September 5.

Tier Two

Sponsor

50 Ticket Commitment

• All of the Perks of Tier

One plus…

• Mention of your church

as a sponsor on the

confirmation page of

every ticket sold.

• Receive one free

General Admission

staff ticket per every 10

tickets sold.

.

Tier Three

Presenting Sponsor

75 Ticket Commitment

All of the Perks of Tier

One and Tier Two plus…

• Mention of your

church as a Presenting

Sponsor in all media and

marketing for the event.

Mention of your church

as a Presenting Sponsor

during the Bruce Feiler

presentation.

You will receive one

free General Admission

staff ticket per every

10 tickets sold plus 1

Premium Staff Ticket

per 25 tickets sold that

includes the Bruce Feiler

special lunch and break

out session.

• Receive 4 tickets to the

VIP Reception.

Does your church want

to be a Presenting

Sponsor but can’t

commit to 75 tickets?

• In addition to

being a Tier One or

Tier Two sponsor,

you can become a

Presenting Sponsor by

contributing $500 for

event marketing and

production.

• In addition to being

a Tier One or Tier

Two sponsor, you can

become a Presenting

Sponsor by giving, at

minimum, 10 volunteers

(must be ticket holders)

to assist on the day

of the event. Limited

availability.

First United Methodist Church of Dallas is committed to creating disciples of Christ for the transformation of the world. In that spirit, we invite your church to participate in our Parenting Toolkit Series as a partner.

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