Real Talk: Nurturing Young Identities
Join us on Saturday 21 May from 9am to 2pm for relevant and timely discussions on how to nurture your child’s identity. This is specifically to equip parents to navigate the topic with your children and their schools.
Guest speakers:
- Dr Nicola de Jager (PhD) – a senior lecturer in political sciences at Stellenbosch, she helps parents to understand their role and rights in schools and communities around topics of politics and religion. Read more: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/arts/political-science/Pages/Staff/nicola-de-jager.aspx
- Dr Reitze Rodseth – a medical specialist from Pietermaritzburg with a special interest in apologetics. Read more: https://www.doubtlessfaith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ratio-Christi-Prep-South-Africa-2018.pdf
- Karel and Zoë Willems – counsellors who are part of the iMeMovement who are passionate about empowering and preparing young people to live effectively in a hyper-connected world. Read more: https://www.imemovement.co.za/learn-more-about-ime-movement/
- Andre Webster – a professional educator, worship pastor and sexuality counsellor. His passion is to educate on healthy sexuality from a Biblical worldview and to defuse the power of sexual addictions. Read more: www.sexualitymatters.co.za. (Andre will be ministering at the Sunday morning and evening services.
Programme:
08:30 Registration
09:00 Opening – Ross van Niekerk
09:15 Session 1: Identity and sexuality in our Contemporary context – Dr Reitze Rodseth
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 Session 2: Parenting in a digital age (how to keep and cultivate the identity of your child) – Karel and Zoë Willems
11:45 Session 3: Parents’ role and responsibility in your school and community – Dr Nicola de Jager
12:45 Lunch
13:15 Panel discussion – Nurturing young identities in our world
14:00 Closing remarks – Ross van Niekerk
Childcare:
For kids aged 3 to 13 years there will be supervision at The LightHub as well as lunch provided.
Parents with kids younger than 3 years can watch the sessions from the Toddlers’ Room. Please bring your own snacks and refreshments for your babies and toddlers.