This is the third part of a three part series in developing the systems of the home. We describe the system of purchasing, cleaning, and storing clothing.

This is part 3 of a 3-part series:

• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 1): Food
• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 2): Shelter
• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 3): Clothing

This video is part 2 of a 3 part series on developing systems of the home. The three systems of the home are food, clothing, and shelter.

This is part 2 of a 3-part series:

• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 1): Food
• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 2): Shelter
• Developing the Systems of Your Home (Part 3): Clothing

Our Mission

God has blessed us with a wonderful training facility here at the International ALERT Academy, giving us a broader vision for reaching the hearts of families. Our mission is three-fold:

1. Challenging young men to God-glorifying manliness.
2. Assisting parents by presenting practical life skills from a Biblical worldview.
3. Encouraging young men to develop healthy relationships with Godly role models.

Combining hands-on skill training with live classroom workshops, Quest seeks to instill the sense of responsibility and focus necessary to be a man. An emphasis on spiritual disciplines and a dedicated leadership team creates an environment conducive to spiritual growth. Scripture memorization, journaling, regular times of Bible study, and prayer are required.

That is just a quick update on where Quest is this year. We’re currently accepting and processing applications for the 2012 program. The dates for Quest 2012 are Monday, July 9, through Friday, August 3, 2012, and the program cost is $1,395.00, which covers tuition, room, and board. You can download the application and packing list from the registration page of our website.

For more information: www.alertacademy.com/quest/apply.

 Raising Entrepreneurs!

Over the past twenty years of homeschooling we have watched the erosion of the family, and the affects of the school system on our young people.  But this isn’t new – the Industrial Revolution has robbed our culture of the entrepreneurial mindset our country once embraced. The need for cooperative unskilled laborers during the Industrial Revolution led to the development of educational methods that were designed to produce an abundance of replaceable worker bees. Our country’s leaders did this by eliminating the possibility of creative thinking in the public school and instituting a testing and grading system that placed a large percentage of students in the “average” category; crushing self esteem, destroying leadership and courage, and rendering them passive and compliant.

This resulted in a mass production of workers who considered themselves followers, not entrepreneurial material. If they obtained a college education, it was to get a “good job” rather than to be a leader and initiator. There is a great need to take back and rebuild the entrepreneurial mindset on which our country once thrived. Fathers are experiencing a lack of job satisfaction. Young people are following the traditional path of education without a solid vision for their future. Families are struggling with their children’s transition from homeschool to career.  As parents, we believe there is a growing need to change the course we are on, laying a foundation for our children’s future success, beginning while they are young.

To address these issues we have developed a FREE two-day conference called “Raising Entrepreneurs.”  It will equip those who attend with an understanding of how to build an entrepreneurial mindset by covering topics such as: the parents’ role in building this mindset (beginning from a very young age,) assisting young people in developing a meaningful purpose and vision for their lives, and how to start and operate a successful business as an individual or family.

Entrepreneurs have a passion, a vision, and are driven to create. They are willing to take a    risk to create something new, solve problems, challenge the status quo, and they think outside the box. They are self starting, determined, hard working, innovative…they have a purpose they are working toward and a vision to do something great. They are not satisfied going to work as a cog in a large organization filled with bureaucracy. These are the people who create something out of nothing…they see an opportunity and turn it into something great.  They inspire others to do the same.

Our Mission:

God has given each of us unique gifts to create, innovate, and problem solve. Gifts that will be left behind if we don’t recapture a vision to use them – to challenge the status quo of our nation.  The transition from homeschool to career is a difficult one. There are many roads to take.  In these two days we hope to show you how to recapture this kind of thinking as follows:

• 1.  Help individual families and individuals see how God may be directing them for future business and ministry opportunities.
• 2. Spark innovation and entrepreneurial ideas – equipping Christian men and woman to create new opportunities that provide fulfillment, purpose and success.
• 3. Challenge the status quo thinking (graduating to get a job,) and replacing this with a Biblical worldview to create and invent new business opportunities and apply Biblical business principles.
• 4. Inspire Christians to think differently, applying biblical principles of family life and entrepreneurship to real-life problems.

Dates: May 4-5, 2012

Location: Waxhaw, NC (Near Charlotte, NC)

Read more and register at: http://raisingentrepreneursnc.eventbrite.com/

About the speakers: http://raisingentrepreneurs.net/about-2/    Raising Entrepreneurs Blog

http://davidstelzl.com/   Dave’s Business Blog

http://stelzlfamily.com/      Stelzl Family Blog

As a young attorney, David C. Gibbs, Jr. could hardly believe his ears as the pastor relayed how his church was being sued by the state for operating its ministry. As he reviewed the legal documents, Dr. Gibbs was astonished that such a thing could happen in modern America.

From that very first case through the present day, God has blessed Dr. Gibbs commitment to legally help churches, pastors, and Christians free of charge. The ministry has grown substantially through God’s blessing over the last 40 years as attorneys, legal assistants, and other ministry workers have joined our team of  ”legal missionaries.”

With an earnest passion and excitement Dr. Gibbs  delivers powerful messages from the word of God that will challenge old and young alike to take there relationship with God to another level, to really pursue after Gods best for their lives.

More Information and Registration

We are seeking young men and women, 16 years or older, to serve as Children Institute teachers in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. This is an opportunity for you to be part of a team whose goal is to be used by the Lord Jesus to reach children with the Gospel. In the process, you will also be able to gain excellent teaching experience as well. You will find that each seminar will bring new circumstances and challenges with the children that you will only be able to meet by the power of the Holy Spirit.

If you are selected and able to go on this trip you will return from it knowing that the Lord has used you in the lives of others in a very special way. You will also return with new friends to keep in touch with, for there is a “bonding” that takes place between teachers as they work together, encourage each other, support one another, and enjoy each other’s company.

SCHEDULE

• Singapore, June 1-2
• Malaysia, June 3-9
• Singapore, June 11-16
• Indonesia (Jakarta), June 18-23
• Indonesia (Bandung), June 25-30
• Excursion in Bandung, July 1-2
• Singapore, July 3-4

CI teachers will depart Singapore (Changi Airport) on July 4, 2012 to their respective country.

More Information

Questions?

Call or write the Global Encounters Office at 1-630-323-9800 ext. 208/220 or globalencounters@iblp.org.

The Air Land Emergency Resource Team (ALERT) is a unique training and service organization for young men who desire to achieve maturity and fruitfulness in service as Christian men. The training young men receive at ALERT equips them with the discipline, character, and skills necessary to meet the needs of people in crisis. These ALERT Responders will then be deployed to disaster-stricken areas such as those affected by hurricanes, tornados, floods, and mud slides.

Visit www.alertacademy.com/alert/

ATI Regional Conferences are packed with practical instruction, motivating messages, and family fellowship. Parents gain renewed vision for training their children, students learn about deepening their walk with God and pursuing their goals, and grandparents and friends discover what the ATI program is all about.

The conferences feature activities and sessions prepared to meet the needs of the entire family. Students can participate in a variety of programs that communicate the themes of the conference, while parents are uplifted and motivated through sessions that address key life issues.

Each summer, conferences are held at locations across the United States, and international conferences are held at a variety of locations throughout the year.

For more information and Registration details please visit our Website.

The sessions and activities of the COMMIT Conferences are planned with this goal in mind: to motivate young ladies to choose to seek God first, become fully committed to Him, come to love Him with all their hearts, and humbly serve others in their irreplaceable youth before facing the pressures of adulthood.

The COMMIT conference provides an opportunity for mothers and daughters to deepen their relationship with the Lord and with one another.

The conference sessions are taught by Godly, dedicated young women and are particularly focused on addressing the challenges girls face in their teens and beyond. The teaching is presented with Bible references, personal illustrations, insightful observations, and life applications. There are skits and presentations to reinforce the material and keep everyone’s interest.

Daughters will be encouraged to make Christ the first priority in their hearts and make wise decisions throughout their lives. Along with attending sessions with their daughters, mothers will benefit from mothers’ sessions of practical encouragement and insight.

Dates: March 22-24, 2012

Location: Dallas Ministry Center
1312 Ervay St.
Dallas, TX 75215

More Information 

Register Now

1)  4 Days 2 Freedom – Jan. 26-29, March 22-25

The 4-day intensive weekend is designed to help men break free from pornography addictions and other sexual addictions, as well as learn to walk in freedom from past failures. The number of attendees is limited each month to provide personal attention. If you are serious about finding freedom in Christ, then this 4-Day Intensive is for you.

2)  Living Free Womens Conference – Feb. 10-12

Are you LIVING FREE from WORRY, fear, anxiety, GUILT, bitterness,    anger,DEPRESSION?  Do you long for LOVE, JOY & PEACE to be the trademark of your    life?  Come join Jenny Speed and women from all over the US and Canada on their quest to  Finding Freedom from the negative emotions that often plague us as women.

3)  WIT Couples Conference – February 23 – 26, Lake Placid, FL

If you are tired of just surviving in life and long to thrive in your relationship with your spouse, family, and God, then this Couples Conference is for you!