NEW DATES: JANUARY 9-11, 2025
Sessions/Speakers:KEYNOTES
How To Live Out Your Creative Calling as A Christian EntrepreneurThis message will focus on how our past experiences, core values, and gifts and talents lend themselves to our creative calling. We will unpack the well-known saying, "God doesn't call the equipped, He equips the called" together.
Speaker: Stephanie Miller Influence: The Foundation of LeadershipYour ability to lead is determined by your ability to influence others. Is your influence motivating and inspiring, or could it be undermining those you seek to lead? Join Zan Tyler as she shares valuable principles for influencing others—whether you’re working with children, parents, homeschool leaders, media, or government officials. Learn how to use your influence for the benefit of others, even when your plate is full and your time is limited.
Speaker: Zan Tyler WORK/LIFE BALANCE WHILE CREATING CONTENT
Creating Content: Your Act of WorshipWhy do you invest your time and energy in content creation? Is it to help others, build extra income, or model hard work to your children? Those are great reasons, but there is more! Content creation can be an act of worship to your Creator and Savior. In this session, we will contemplate how focusing on an audience of One in content creation will inspire you to stay dependent on His guidance, live attentive to fresh content ideas, and know when it’s time to tell a particular story.
Speaker: Aimee Smith Establishing Rhythms for Long-term EnduranceDo you feel like you’re frantically paddling through your days but want to live with fresh wind in your sails? If you sometimes grow weary in your creative calling, it’s time for a different approach. Join us as we consider rhythms of focus, devotion, relationship, rest, and surrender that will refresh and renew you for your creative work. We will spend time sharing practical ideas and crafting personal plans so you can return home ready to endure your race and continue in your calling.
Speaker: Aimee Smith Running a Business when Life is Running Away with YouHal & Melanie have been bloggers, authors, speakers, and business owners for nearly 15 years and during that time, they’ve faced stage IV cancer, a baby with a life-threatening heart condition, Lyme Disease, and chronic illness in parents and kids, not to mention learning disabilities that made homeschooling challenging. And then there’s the traveling – all over the country for months every year. How do you keep your business going and content flowing? It’s not easy, but it can be done! Come get practical tips to keep you going even when life seems out of control – from folks that have lived it themselves.
Speakers: Hal & Melanie Young WRITING
Creative Brainstorming: Harness Your Creative Inspiration as a WriterWe will take a look at the prewriting and brainstorming process with the emphasis on how the writing process is not linear, and as content creators we are in a perpetual state of brainstorming and inspiration-gathering —which is a good thing! We will discuss an organized approach to record our ideas, and new techniques and strategies to help you think "outside the outline" when it comes to the writing process!
Speaker: Stephanie Miller How to Write a BookYou’re a content creator. You’ve got the gift of saying things in a way people can hear. It seems intimidating to write a book, though. How do you keep it going for a couple of hundred pages when you’re used to a 2-minute video or a 500-word post at most? There are a lot of advantages to being an author, though. Having a book not only gives you a product to sell, it brings respect and authority that can lead to speaking and other opportunities to influence. It also gives you a way to reach future generations. Hal & Melanie are award-winning authors and speakers that have written ten books and can show you how to do it a lot more easily than you think!
Speakers: Hal & Melanie Young MARKETING
Perfecting Your Marketing Funnels for Steady SalesIt’s time to make sales each & every week. Kerry breaks down what on earth a sales funnel even is, helps you nail down each part like a pro, shows you how to grow your email tribe using the funnel, and how to turn those leads into consistent sales with juicy tips on one-time offers, bumps and upsells! Let's make your revenue stream flow smoother than ever!
Speaker: Kerry Beck The Affiliate Factor: Leveraging Your Assets to Make Affiliate Marketing a Profitable Stream of IncomeSet aside the lies of passive income and stop the link dropping! Learn how you can create a profitable stream of income with affiliate marketing through leveraging your current business assets. Master the strategies and tools you'll need to be effective, and successful, in growing your business clout and increasing your revenue by becoming a great affiliate.
Speaker: Brooke Poston The Hidden Recipe: Unveiling the Secret Sauce of Email Marketing SuccessLet’s crack the code in sending killer emails that get opened & clicked. In this workshop, I'll spill the beans on why email rocks, dish out top tips for sending killer emails, and reveal two sneaky secrets to boost your open rates. Plus, we'll dive into what should be inside your emails and sprinkle in some secret sauce to keep your subscribers coming back for more!
Speaker: Kerry Beck COMMUNICATIONS / PODCASTING / YOUTUBE
Maximizing Your Content with a Podcast or YouTubeTraditional blogging takes time. How do I create content in less time and get more out of it? Capture the spoken word with video and audio. Did you know that 20 minutes of recorded speaking will yield a blog over 3k words? I will walk you through the process of recording audio to help speed up the content-creation process. I will share my step-by-step process, from recording to multi-post blog. You will learn how to utilize that same recording in ten different ways to build your business.
Speaker: Amber J. Smith How to Communicate Well in Speeches and PodcastsSpeaker: Zan Tyler
SOCIAL MEDIA/CONTENT CALENDAR
Creating a Content Calendar to Streamline Your Social SharingWe know we need to show up on social media, but sitting in front of an empty screen is no place to begin. Take control of your message and connect with your readers. In this session, I will walk you through the process I used to help our organization create a ONE-YEAR content calendar. From defining your audience and core message to looking at your business calendar, we will combine the pieces to create a scaffold for your social media plan. In this hands-on workshop, we will fill in the blanks and you will leave the door with a ONE-YEAR map for your social media sharing.
Speaker: Amber J. Smith BONUS MATERIAL
Iron Sharpens Iron: RoundtablesIn this interactive session which lasts through dinner, participants will learn from one another in roundtable formats as they address the following topics:
- Social media bullying - Content creation tips, hacks, and suggestions - Web hosting - Business basics (corporations, LLCs, sole proprietorships) - Taxes/Bookkeeping and other topics may be added during the conversations Business Workshop In this interactive workshop, participants will be led into doing deep dives into their own businesses to create stable yet steady growth. Participants will be asked to do the following:
- Do a 10-minute B:SWOT analysis on their business (Brainstorm: Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) - Market Research - How to Gain Returning Customers - Keywords and SEO - Create Opt-In Ideas for email newsletters - Develop an Editorial Calendar for the next six months Learning from Jesus at BreakfastBreakfast with Jesus would have been a unique and profound experience. Imagine sharing a meal with Someone who exudes wisdom, compassion, and love. It would likely be a time of deep conversation, learning, and spiritual nourishment. In the first of two devotionals, participants will explore the three questions Jesus asked Peter, and why they pertain to us as Christian content creators.
Speaker: Terrie McKee Finding Our Calling in the WaitingIt's so hard to wait: waiting for the call from God to go a different route with our businesses, longing to do something different or add a new service to what we already do. Perhaps we dream of writing The Great American Novel and just haven't done it yet. In this second of two devotionals, participants will explore the Scriptures about Elijah at Cherith and what he did while he waited on God to reveal His calling.
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Info-at-a-GlancePurpose: This Christian event is designed to educate, encourage, and inspire bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, and content creators. It features speakers who are in-the-trenches content creators who will pour their knowledge and wisdom into you, to help you in the many aspects of your business: technical, creative, business, and how-tos. It will also feature speakers who will encourage and inspire you to live your best, Christ-centered, content-creating life despite life's challenges.
Dates: January 9-11, 2025 Place: Dogwood at Lake Norman, Sherrills Ford, NC Cost: Standard (two people per room): $300 per person (Includes accommodations, all meals/snacks, conference materials, swag bag). If you need a private room, the cost is $350 per person. Accommodations: Dogwood on Lake Norman has hotel-like accommodations with two double beds and a private bathroom. See more info below. What you will receive:Participants will receive:
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VenueDogwood on Lake Norman is located in Sherrills Ford, NC, on the shores of Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, NC. The lodge where participants will be staying has a common area with TV, Wi-Fi and a screened porch with rocking chairs or a living room common area -- perfect for late night conversations.
Their modest and comfortable guestrooms feature:
The closest airport is Charlotte, NC (CLT). The venue's address is 7050 Camp Dogwood Dr, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673. Speaker BiosIn alphabetical order.
Kerry Beck Kerry Beck
Kerry raised three kids to have a strong work ethic and make wise financial decisions. She enjoys helping moms, dads & teens create an online business that provides steady revenue and keeps families out of debt. Kerry shows families how to create & use their own website & digital products, marketing funnels, emails and one-time offers to start making money. If you need help coming up with ideas, she coaches business owners on choosing the best niche and direction for your business.
Terrie McKee Terrie McKee
Terrie McKee is an author, speaker, podcaster, and blogger who also homeschools her youngest daughter. Married to Greg (who is paralyzed), together they have four children who all have varying special needs. A follower of Jesus Christ, she teaches adult Sunday School and writes books to encourage Christians on their faith journey. She encourages people in the Christian faith on her blog and podcast, NearYourAltar.com and in homeschooling through Homeschooling1Child.com. She is the president of IAJ Ministries, LLC, a Christian conference, retreat, and event planning organization.
Stephanie Miller Stephanie Miller
Stephanie Miller is a multi-published author, speaker, and certified Spiritual Growth Coach and Writing Coach with a heart for inspiring Christian women to reach their full potential. She regularly teaches workshops, speaks at virtual events and has been featured on over 50 podcasts (and counting). Previous published works include The Butterfly Blueprint (Lucid Books, 2020). Through her coaching she has helped many aspiring writers overcome their fears and develop their craft while also growing in their faith. Stephanie, her husband, and their three children live outside of Nashville, along with their two mini-goldendoodles.
Brooke Poston Brooke Poston
Brooke is a veteran homeschool mom of 5, pastor’s wife, blogger, and founder/owner of the affiliate-built platform, Homeschool Resource Co. Her heart for creating spaces that showcase the diversity and uniqueness of homeschool families drives her to continue create. In her career, she's built and sold profitable businesses, worked with hundreds of creators, and helped so many homeschool families along the way. Her passion has been to see other content creators earn income while staying home with their families. That vision has paid out over $100k in commission and prizes over 3 years of low-cost, limited-time offer, products. In 2024, she laid out her 10 years of experience in blogging, content creation, and affiliate marketing in "The Affiliate Factor", an ebook about utilizing your content to promote affiliate offers effectively.
Aimee Smith Aimee Smith
Aimee Smith is a second-generation homeschool momma, author of "The Restful Homeschool Resolution: 21 Days to Transform Your Homeschool", and host of the "Rest in the Homeschool Trench" podcast. Aimee's parenting story could be chronicled by persistent struggles and battles of life, including a decade-long battle with autoimmune disease. Aimee is passionate about utilizing all of life as a tool for discipleship, encouraging moms to seek rest in their busy days, and seeing our culture transformed through families committed to Jesus. Join Aimee at AimeeSmith.com for encouragement to cultivate a restful heart so you can experience victorious rest in the midst of your difficult days.
Amber J. Smith Amber J. Smith
Amber Smith helps families find the right tools and build the mindset they need to create a homeschool that fits their unique, individual lives. In 2014, she created 200fingersandtoes.com, a blog for the growing homeschooling community. There she serves in her role as a homeschool courage lender. Working directly with parents, Amber developed a course to overcome the six main roadblocks that keep families from experiencing success. At InDueSeason.net, Amber shares relatable, and thought-provoking homeschool tools to help families dig deeper and create a personalized map that will be their guide from the first day to graduation. You can find continued support at Amber's blog 200fingersandtoes and the In Due Season Homeschool Podcast where she shares reviews of tools and curriculum, technologies, and products that solve specific problems for homeschooling families.
Zan Tyler Zan Tyler
Zan Tyler speaks to the heart of Christian parents like few others. Zan’s own homeschool journey began in 1984 when she was threatened with jail. She has spent the past three decades advocating for homeschool freedom, publishing curriculum and resources, and joyfully equipping parents to thrive in their homeschool journey. She is an uplifting speaker, author, and the host of the Zan Tyler Podcast, an encouraging and practical weekly podcast sponsored by BJU Press Homeschool.
Hal & Melanie Young Melanie & Hal Young
Hal and Melanie Young are the award-winning, best-selling authors of Raising Real Men, No Longer Little and Love, Honor, and Virtue and the hosts of the Making Biblical Family Life Practical podcast. They are publishers, writers, bloggers, and popular conference speakers internationally, known for their Christ-centered focus and practical, real-life stories. They are the parents of six real boys (all grown!) and two real girls and live in noisy, messy happiness in North Carolina.
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