Amber Pike

Amber Pike serves as the Church and Family Ministry Coordinator at RenewaNation where she encourages and equips ministry leaders to disciple with intentionality. After two decades serving as the Director of Children’s and Family Ministry in the local church, Amber came on staff at RenewaNation, but currently volunteers as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator at her church. Amber’s first (and favorite) ministry however, is her family. Amber and her husband Ron have two children, which she homeschools.

With a passion for discipleship (both at church and home) and biblical worldview, Amber equips ministry leaders through resources and trainings. She regularly speaks at conferences such as Children’s Pastors Conference, Children’s Ministry Expo, and the Answers VBS Workshop in addition to hosting her own podcast, The Kidmin Huddle. Amber is managing editor of The RenewaNation Review and the author of Exploring the Bible Through History, The Family Cookbook Devotional, The Top 50 Bible Lessons About Ordinary People in God’s Extraordinary Plan, Intentional Children’s Ministry, Praise Him: a 30-Day Family Devotional, and Who is Jesus? A 30-Day Family Devotional on the Life of Christ. You can find out more about Amber and all of her resources at amberpike.org.

Seminars

Depression, anxiety, suicide, indoctrination, social media, sexuality – our kids are facing a lot. How do we help today’s kids navigate and survive this crazy world and all of the secularization thrown their way? By giving them a firm foundation built on the Word. This seminar will help you understand what kids are facing and how to lead your ministry to give them a strong foundation – from the lessons you teach to how you resource and everything in between.

When you think of family discipleship, is your plan just to resource parents? Resourcing parents is part of a family discipleship approach (family ministry), but that’s not all the church should be doing to equip mom and dad to lead. Take your ministry beyond just resourcing parents. This breakout will help you build a doable and practical approach to family discipleship so that faith transformation thrives in the home.

How do boys and girls develop a deep and vibrant faith? If we want to see discipleship happen for boys and girls, there are some non-negotiables we have to be following. From our view of the Bible and how we teach it, from doctrine and apologetics to a biblical worldview and the narrative we show – how we disciple boys and girls matters. Discover what non-negotiables you need to be teaching in each and every lesson.

What if that one hour at your church was the only time a child heard about Jesus? Did each and every moment and activity point to Jesus? This breakout will challenge you to evaluate whether you are using your moments well. Is everything from preservice downtime to facial expressions on leaders to game time being done with intentionality? We don’t have time to just entertain kids at church.

Leaders must become intentional about teaching so that more children can engage with and retain God’s truths. This breakout will help you learn how to use learning styles and teaching aids, no matter what curriculum you use, to maximize lesson engagement in your ministry.

Children, even preschool-aged children, are capable of understanding complex theological concepts, such as atonement, propitiation, justification, and more. This breakout will give you practical tools to deepen children’s understanding of theology by creatively and engagingly teaching it.

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one incredible story, but children don’t always understand how those stories connect. In this breakout, discover practical ways to teach the narrative of Scripture, helping kids connect the dots, understand the Bible as one big story, and deepen their faith foundation to create resilient disciples.

Many parents want to disciple their children but feel overwhelmed, unprepared, or too busy. In this breakout, we’ll explore the most common barriers families face when trying to grow spiritually at home—and how churches can help remove those obstacles. Discover practical ways to encourage, equip, and empower parents to fill their role as disciple-makers.

God calls parents and grandparents to intentionally pass on their faith to the next generation. In this breakout, we’ll explore what the Bible says about this calling and discuss practical ways to disciple children and grandchildren in everyday life—helping them build a faith that is deeply rooted in God’s Word.

Half and Full day Conferences

Biblical Parenting

What is the goal of parenting? The world encourages parents to raise happy, healthy kids, but the Bible encourages us to nurture the faith of children so they treasure Christ. Dr. Josh Mulvihill will teach you how to develop a biblical foundation to reach and disciple your children to maturity in Christ.

The Biblical Parenting conference is designed to equip this generation of parents in the battle for the hearts, minds and souls of the next generation—their children. This event will help parents understand the cultural realities of today and how to prepare our children to walk in the truth in a world that rejects Christ. The conference is helpful for parents with children of any age and stage.

What is the goal of parenting? The world encourages parents to raise happy, healthy kids, but the Bible encourages us to nurture the faith of children so they treasure Christ. Dr. Josh Mulvihill will teach you how to develop a biblical foundation to reach and disciple your children to maturity in Christ. In addition, you will be given practical methods to help children grow in their faith in Christ. Parents will have time during the conference to create their own discipleship plan for their children and leave with a vision to be an intentional Christian parent.

Available as a single seminar, full day conference, multi-day conference, or preaching in Sunday services.

9:00 Welcome
9:15 Assessing Parenting Priorities
10:15 Parent Planning Workshop 1
10:45 Break
11:00 How to Help Children Understand and Defend Faith
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Discipling Children: 8 Biblical Methods Every Family Can Do
1:30 Break
1:45 Begin With the End in Mind
2:45 Parent Planning Workshop 2
3:15 Q&A Panel

We ask that host churches or groups provide an honorarium plus travel (airfare and rental car), lodging and meals costs related to the event you will be hosting. For specific information about honorarium fees, please contact us by email at jmulvihill@renewanation.org. We will be happy to discuss these costs with you prior to sending out a contract.

Here are a few additional expenses you will need to consider when planning your event:

  • Lunch: If you are a church, you decide whether to cater or provide a meal prepared and served by volunteers.
  • Promotion/Publicity: You will want to print fliers, perhaps submit a press release to your local paper or radio stations, and put up posters.
  • Facility: Will you have facility expenses to host the seminar? Will you need to provide overnight housing for participants?
  • Handouts for the seminar: We will provide a printable handout for each of the sessions that you can copy for participants to take notes.

Biblical Grandparenting

The Biblical Grandparenting Seminar or Conference is a partnership with a local church or organization to equip grandparents in their God-designed role to be intentional, godly grandparents so that future generations may grow up with a biblical foundation that will enable them to follow Christ wholeheartedly in today’s world.

The Grandparenting conference is designed to equip this generation of grandparents in the battle for the hearts, minds and souls of the next generation—their grandchildren. This event will help grandparents understand the cultural realities of today and how to prepare our grandchildren to walk in the truth in a world that rejects Christ.

In the Biblical Grandparenting Conference, Dr. Josh Mulvihill unpacks culture’s misleading messages about grandparenting, provides a biblical overview of the role of grandparents, and shares groundbreaking research that will give you a vision to impact the next generation for Christ. In addition, you will be given practical methods to disciple your grandchildren and navigate your place in the family.

Available as a single seminar, full day conference, multi-day conference, or preaching in Sunday services.

9:00 Welcome
9:15 What’s the Big Deal About Grandparenting?
10:15 Break
10:30 Rejecting the Cultural Messages About Grandparenting
11:30 Lunch
12:15 Understanding the Biblical Role of Grandparents
1:15 Break
1:30 Discipling Grandchildren: 8 Biblical Methods Every Family Can Do
2:45 Q&A Panel
3:45 Becoming an Intentional Christian Grandparent

We ask that host churches or groups provide an honorarium plus travel (airfare and rental car), lodging and meals costs related to the event you will be hosting. For specific information about honorarium fees, please contact us by email at jmulvihill@renewanation.org. We will be happy to discuss these costs with you prior to sending out a contract.

Here are a few additional expenses you will need to consider when planning your event:

  • Lunch: If you are a church, you decide whether to cater or provide a meal prepared and served by volunteers.
  • Promotion/Publicity: You will want to print fliers, perhaps submit a press release to your local paper or radio stations, and put up posters.
  • Facility: Will you have facility expenses to host the seminar? Will you need to provide overnight housing for participants?
  • Handouts for the seminar: We will provide a printable handout for each of the sessions that you can copy for participants to take notes.

Promotional Support

We are dedicated to helping your event be successful and ensuring that you get the most impact possible. We provide promotional materials such as social media items, posters, and flyers.

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What Others Are Saying

Practical and biblical advice. A wonderful resource.

Chuck Swindoll

Josh Mulvihill’s approach is straight from the Bible, full of great insight and advice, and incredibly helpful.

Larry Fowler, Founder and CEO, The Legacy Coalition

Josh Mulvihill provides truth packed, gospel rich, invaluable resources we can all use to disciple our children.

Marty Machowski, Pastor and author

Nothing is closer to the heart of God or more central to the priorities of His kingdom than the calling of bringing little ones to Him. And, no one can do it quit like you, through your unique relationship—Josh Mulvihill shows you how!

Dr. Wess Stafford, President Emeritus, Compassion International

Josh Mulvihill has created biblical tools that parents can use to help their kids challenge worldly norms that they are exposed to regularly.

Dr. Scott Turansky, National Center for Biblical Parenting

Josh Mulvihill will equip you to sharpen your thinking, increase your impact, and influence young people to apply the truth of God’s Word to their lives.

Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times bestselling author

A prophetic voice, strong biblical foundation, and groundbreaking research makes him the thought leader in Christian grandparenting today. Every one of the 30 million Christian grandparents in America should have a copy of his inspiring books in their homes. Every church should have it available in their library, preached from our pulpits, read in our small groups, gratefully taken to heart and then acted upon. I highly recommend Josh and his awesome books.

Valerie Bell, CEO Emeritus, Awana

When we first met, Josh was the Pastor to Families and Children at a megachurch in Minnesota. I wondered if he would be someone who was chasing all the latest church fads or if he was serious about the biblical worldview development of the children and parents in his care. I soon discovered that he was not only serious about it, but had put programming in place to make it a reality, and he practices biblical worldview development in the lives of his five children every day.

Jeff Keaton, CEO, Renewanation

I often receive emails from grandparents who are seeking advice on how to be a stronger spiritual influence on the lives of their grandkids. I always point them to Josh Mulvihill’s excellent resources! Discipling Your Grandchildren in particular is a virtual treasure trove of godly and practical ideas for creating a deeper spiritual connection with your grandchildren. If you sometimes find yourself wondering what more you can do to help your grandkids know and love the Lord, this book is for you!

Natasha Crain, National Speaker and author

God requires all parents to instill a biblical worldview in their children’s hearts and minds. Parents are in desperate need of resources to assist them in this monumental task. Dr. Josh Mulvihill provides parents, church leaders, and educators with such resources.

Dr. Glen Shultz, Author and Director, Kingdom Education Ministries

Dr. Josh Mulvihill is an outstanding advocate and supporter of the family. His research delivers new insights. Dr. Mulvihill’s writing and speaking is tempered in biblical truth which will inspire you in your journey.

Ken Canfield, Founder, National Association of Fathering

Dr. Josh Mulvihill has written a clear, powerful, truthful Biblical Worldview book that is critically important to internalize as you answer God’s call to “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).

David Wheaton, Author and Radio Host