To provide Scripture based speaker topics for a variety of
occasions including; Conventions, home school support group meetings, church
services, and special weekend events which we call "Spiritual Refreshment
Weekends."
The Lord has burdened my heart with the
following messages and presentations, which I humbly present to you. Please
consider this list of topics for your future speaker needs. These non-vendor
presentations are not "selling" any particular curriculums or products, but
instead deal with topics that would be immensely valuable, practical and
spiritually beneficial to all. The purpose of Virtue In Knowledge
Publications is to speak to the
needs of those the Lord has placed before us.
The goal of my speaking is three fold.
- First and foremost, to
be founded and true to the scriptures in every area of life
- Secondly, to stimulate
the audience to think and reason from a biblical point of view, not
just rehash some pat answers
- Thirdly, to be
practical, so we can immediately apply God’s truth to our lives
Our Message:
Seminar Titles (Non-Vendor)
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I. Critical Thinking Skills
Development
Understanding the Key Differences between a Greek and Hebrew
Education -
Do you know the key differences between the Greek and the
Hebrew educational philosophies? Do you realize the advantages and
disadvantages of each? Do you know that every educational
system today falls into one of these two educational camps? Learn the
five major areas where these two philosophies clash and how it effects your
child and family. To make a wise choice for your child's education,
you must know the differences between these two educational systems!
Come and learn the key differences.
Real Thinking: The Missing Skill in Your Child’s Education (Part 1)
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Do most curriculums teach real thinking skills? Are you teaching your
children to really think? What are the real thinking skills that were
present in our forefather’s educational process that are missing today?
Discover the two educational skills that you can immediately implement to
transform your child into a real thinker.
Real Thinking: How to Teach our Children HOW to Think, not Just WHAT
to Think (Part 2)
- Many of us were taught what to think, but we never taught how
to think. We unfortunately can end up making the same mistakes our
teachers made with us. We know that there was a time in history when
the educational system was focused on teaching our children both what to
think and how to think. What are the key differences between that
educational system and what is taught today? Unless we can clearly see
the differences, we will never be able to make a change. In this
seminar you will learn the three primary disciplines that ancient educators
knew and practiced consistently in the educating of their children.
Come and discover the dramatic difference these simple principles can make
in your child.
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Understanding
Worldviews: From The Roots Up - Every
Christian parent wants their child to have a well thought world view and
clear understanding of other worldviews. But, what are the different worldviews
and what are their roots? Identifying and understanding the heart and core of every
worldview is the most important aspect of a truly Christian Worldview
Perspective. Learn why this understanding is so important and how it affects
your child’s learning process.
Essential Elements
to Thinking like a Christian -
Everyone wants to think better, but do you want to think like a true
disciple of Christ? How does a follower of the Lord think?
Combining the key elements from Isaac Watts - (author of 2 Logic text books
and one of the greatest thinkers of our time) and biblical principles,
you'll learn - what
are the 3 unmistakable characteristics of good thinking that set the godly person
apart from the world and all religions? (You may be surprised by the answer!) What
does it take to train the mind of our children to think like a true disciple of the Lord?
What are the 4 deadly hindrances to good thinking that must be must
addressed and corrected before the parent can effectively train the heart
and mind of their child to think like a true Christian?
Training Your Children to be Seekers, Knowers
& Lovers of Truth - We all want
our children to know truth. But what are the keys to becoming a seeker,
knower and lover of truth? What are the things that promote or detract from our
child's pursuit of truth? How can we
help our children apply these principles to everything in our world,
including their educational world?
II. Leadership & Men's Seminars
Teaching Our Children the Five Major Themes from
Proverbs
Proverbs was given specifically to help our children choose the path of
wisdom instead of the way of the fool. There are five major themes from the
book of proverbs that we must teach our children. Do you know what they are?
Come and discover the keys to living a life of wisdom. Our children will
choose either wisdom or foolishness, let’s make sure they know and will
follow the way of wisdom!
(For Men) Winning The Two Major Wars
In A Man's Life - Every man faces two formidable enemies all throughout
his life. These two enemies will either destroy him and his family or
be conquered by the grace of God applied to the heart of a man.
Do you know what the two greatest areas of temptation and battle zones are?
More importantly, do you know how to win these crucial battles, do you know
what it takes to come out victorious every time? Come to be challenged
and encouraged from the scriptures, to walk faithfully with our Lord and be
a godly example to our sons and daughters.
Three Reasons why the Hearts of the Fathers Must be
Turned to their Children
Fathers, do you realize that your heart must be turned toward your
children? God warns of the dire consequences of losing the heart of our
children. What does it mean to have our hearts turned towards our children
and how can we do it? Come to be challenged, motivated and encouraged!
Three Reasons Why Children Leave The Faith When They Go To College
The verdict is in and we are losing the war! Over 50% of those going to
college will reject the beliefs they were taught as a child. Why is this
happening? What is happening in our homes that is causing this to happen?
Are we passing on the "faith once delivered to the saints" and preparing
them for the ravaging wolves in these universities? Most importantly, what
can we do to prevent this disastrous outcome? How can we prepare our
children to defend the faith? Discover the keys to raising an "overcomer."
III. Christian Home Education
Principle Based Curriculum Selection: Wisely Choosing The Best Way To
Teach Your Child - Are
you overwhelmed with all the educational choices and curriculums available
today? Have you ever wondered, How do I decide which to choose?
Or more importantly, how does the Lord want me to teach my child?
Discover how to discern what each curriculum is designed to accomplish in
your child. Learn what God has shown us to be the finest curriculum
ever devised. Discover the principles you can use to determine the
best educational options for your child. Come to be challenged and
encouraged regarding God's best for your child.
Discovering & Applying the Truly
Incredible Value of Wisdom Literature - There are two categories of
wisdom literature, which one are you using? What are the two types of
wisdom literature and how can we tell the difference between the two?
Come and discover the 7 attributes of true wisdom literature and how you can
apply them to your child's education process.
The Hidden Dangers Of A Christian Home
Education - A distinctively Christian education is wonderful and
beneficial, but do you know the dangers of a Christian home education?
More importantly, do you know how to prevent these dangerous elements from
taking root in your educational system? Discover the top 3 dangers,
their impact on your child and how to guard against them.
Teaching History
Correctly and Avoiding The Three Worst but Common Pitfalls -
Is there a right way to teach
history so our children will enjoy it rather than being bored out of their
mind? More importantly, if we teach history and our children don’t remember
anything about history, what have we accomplished? Will they understand the
answers to the most important questions about any historical event?
Discover the answers to these questions and many more. Learn not just why
we must teach history correctly but how to teach it correctly.
Keys To Raising Truly Great Children - No
parent wants their child to be mediocre or average. Deep down inside,
we want them to be great. All of us dream of greatness to some extent,
the disciples of our Lord argued about who was the greatest. Is it
wrong to want to be great or to want our children to be great? Most importantly, what did our Lord
say was the essence of greatness and how we can train them in this important
area. Come and discover how to train your
children to be truly great in God's eyes.
Three Keys to Developing Discernment in
Your Child - Our Christian
children must learn to be discerning, for this there is no debate. Without
discernment, the future of the Church is doomed. For a generation that
cannot see and decide between the right and the wrong and thereby choose the
right to keep themselves pure, cannot “carry on the faith once delivered to
the saints”. The question is, how do we do that? From the dawn of
creation, there have been two competing viewpoints on how to teach our
children to know right from wrong. Those two viewpoints will be explained,
and compared to the principles of Scripture so the Christian Home Educator
can clearly see each for what it really is. Contemporary examples will be
given so the differences can be clearly seen.
Unlocking the True Foundation Of Knowledge and Wisdom
The book of proverbs tells that the essence of learning is to know
wisdom, discipline and knowledge. What is the foundation of these
characteristics? If the Fear of the Lord is truly the beginning and heart of
wisdom and knowledge (Prov.1:7; 9:10), why is it our curriculums teach it so
infrequently? Come and learn why it is essential we teach this important
characteristic as the foundation for all knowledge and wisdom. Discover how
you can teach this vital cornerstone truth so that your children are filled
with all knowledge and wisdom. Challenging and encouraging!
ADD/ADHD: The Facts and The Fiction
Today over 5 million children are being diagnosed as ADD/ADHD. Are we being
told the whole story concerning this increasingly popular "disease"? Are you
confused about this whole issue? Do you wonder if your child is showing the
symptoms associated with this "mental illness"? Are there dangerous side
effects to the most common treatments that even your doctor may not be aware
of? Lastly, does God’s Word have anything to say about this issue? Learn the
truth and gain practical insights into this important issue for you and your
family.
Giving Your Child A Biblical View Of Self
Today from every quarter in America we are told we must have a healthy self
esteem. Many of our contemporary psychological experts are telling us
that most of mans problems are rooted in that fact that we don't love our self
enough. Even
the popular "Christian" radio talk show hosts teach the virtues, blessings
of loving ourselves. What’s a parent to think? We must
go to the Scriptures FIRST to determine what God has said to discern what to
believe and what to reject. Does the popular teaching on self esteem and self-love come from
Gods Word or some other source? Who are we to love and why? Come and
discover how and why this truth that can set you free to serve and please the Lord Jesus
Christ.
III. Support Group Leadership
Successful Leadership: 3 Keys To Helping People
- If
successful leadership is truly about serving and helping others, then the
following questions must be answered: What do people need help with?
How do I best help and serve them? What skills, knowledge and tools do
I need to best serve and lead them? This seminar will begin to propose
practical, biblical answers to these important questions, so you can more
effectively help and serve those in your care. Come to be inspired,
challenged and encouraged.
For a full listing of Vic's previously
recorded seminars, click here.)
Speaker Biography
Thought provoking
yet relevant, clear, concise and a message that comes from the heart born of
diligent biblical research and experience. These are the terms most of Vic's
audience would use to describe his presence and presentations.
Vic's greatest passion is to be a humble bondservant of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Vic and Gail (his wife) have home schooled their
three children, now 23, 21 and 17 for over 15 years. Since 1980, he has been involved in the
educational world and has sought to minister to God’s people throughout the
US. In 1997, the Lord opened a ministry for the Storkel’s called; Berean
Bookshelf, now Virtue In Knowledge Publications, which specializes, in the Great Literature of
the Past. He has authored a writing and thinking workbook series called the
Write Thinking Workbook Series and co-authored a study guide for Isaac
Watt’s wonderful work on Logic, entitled; Logic, or the Right Use of Reason
in the Inquiry after Truth, as well as many articles. Vic's greatest desire
is that you might "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ…
with all humble-mindedness and meekness"… so that we "can do ALL things
through Christ which strengthens" us.
If you need more information please feel free to contact me.
Sample audio tapes are available for your review. Thank you for your
consideration of this material.
Seeking to Be His Humble Servant,
Victor Storkel - Contact: 515-270-1956 or
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