Teachers Who Pray Conference

The 6th annual Teachers Who Pray conference was held May 3-4 in the University Center in Chicago. On Friday evening, Marilyn Rhames, Founder and CEO of Teachers Who Pray, kicked off the conference with the introduction of her new book, The Master Teacher. The powerful book is a must read for any educator who has the call of God to teach. She masterfully organized the art of teaching around 12 spiritual lessons that can transform schools and revolutionize public education. These 12 principles follow how Jesus taught. Why not model our teaching after the Master Teacher? 

The Master Teacher is presently available at Amazon in Kindle format and on Marilyn's website at The Master Teacher Book. Marilyn Rhames is an author, educator, blogger, TEDx speaker, faith and thought leader who has blessed the educational community with this gift of The Master Teacher. You can follow her on Twitter@MarilynRhames or on her website/blog - Marilyn Rhames. On Friday evening, we enjoyed awesome praise and worship and time to fellowship and share a meal.

On Saturday, May 4th, the conference included breakfast, fellowship, praise and worship and learning. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Caroline Leaf who stunned us with her expertise in the mind-brain connection. Her topic was called Mental Health Learning - Think, Feel, Choose. She admonished us to realize that we are NOT our brains! Today's science dehumanizes us by only looking at our brains without looking at the image of God in each of us. Dr. Leaf's research over 30 years has focused on self-determination. The mind is NOT the brain. The brain is your physical part (about 1% of us) while our mind controls 99% of us. She is the author of many books including:

• Think & Eat Yourself Smart
• The Perfect You
• Switch on the Brain Every Day
• Think Learn Succeed

Our free will typically gets in the way of optimum thinking. Everything is related to thinking, feeling and choosing. We can control our reactions! We are not victims. Our children are over drugged. They are not medicines - they are addictive drugs, anesthetizing your brain. They have been numbed. Psychotrophic drugs are destroying our children. It is child abuse.

MAD in America - physicians who do not medicate.   https://www.madinamerica.com 

Psychology drugs patients for the brain 1%, but applied to the 99% - spiritual. What we see in the brain, is a response to the mind.

Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Dr. Leaf has a TED Talk and a new app coming out soon called SWITCH. She proposes that to maximize the brain, activate the mind. Have deliberated, disciplined, practice NOT mindless repetition. Challenge just beyond the comfort zone.

The afternoon was complimented with breakout sessions: Daughters of the King (Mama Linda), I Must Take Care of the Temple (Erica Harris) and Social Emotional Learning in Sports: Awakening the Giant Within (Dr. Daniel Buggs). We close the conference in prayer and thanks.