Rev Mike Van Slingerland
1277 Roper Drive
Milton , Ontario L9T 6E6 Canada
mikevanslingerland@yahoo.ca http://www.mikevanslingerland.com 905-878-1121
MINISTRY AREAS Christian Living, Comedy , Counseling, Evangelism, Fund Raising, Leadership/Management, Motivational, Religious Education, Theology , and Youth.
Introduction
Rev. Mike Van Slingerland is a dynamic Christian speaker who is a youth culture and parenting expert. Mr. Van Slingerland has 15 plus years experience working with young people and parents in the areas of behavior managment, discipleship,
Biography
Rev. Mike Van Slingerland is an ordained, evangelical minister from Mississauga, Ontario, who is widely known for his extensive work with troubled teens. Mr. Van Slingerland holds an honors Bachelor of Theology degree from Master’s College and Seminary, where he doubled majored in Youth and Child Studies and Overseas Missionary Development. Mike then went on to complete his Master's of Divinity from Taylor University. Mr. Van Slingerland also has completed and holds Trainer Certificates in; Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behavior (UMAB), Cognitive Behavioral Management Process, Treating Sexualized Behavior and other Counseling accreditations. Mr. Van Slingerland has been a Youth Pastor in two prominent churches in Ontario, where he has combined the work of the church and social service need.
Specifically, Mr. Van Slingerland has fifteen (15) plus experience working with children, youth, families and communities in both the public and private sectors, half of which has been done in the context of he and his wife, Mary-Anne, running a four bed foster home for severe behavioral teenage boys. Mr. Van Slingerland founded and directed Prime-Time Youth Ministries and The Professional Foster Care Association, which have provided thousands of children and young people recreational, counseling, spiritual and pragmatic services. Mr. Van Slingerland has had the priviledge of serving in leadership roles with such distinctive ministries such as Freedom Village and Teen Challenge. His dynamic and humorous messages have been used to bring thousands of individuals to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Topics
Understanding and Managing Youth Behavior - This topic focuses on the causes and solutions of youth behavior in the 21st century. This seminar has two main components: Understanding the why behind the behavior and the management of such behavior.
Your Not Going to get Very Far Without a Gastank - God needs to be the souce of fuel driving your life. Here this incredibly funny message particularly geared to young people.
144,000 Uses - Did you know that salt has over 144,000 uses. Why did Jesus pay so much attention to salt in the Bible. What message does Salt have for us today?
Parents Wake Up - 101! - The first of 3 messages geared to parents of latency aged children (0-12). The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Parents Wake Up - 102! - The second of 3 messages geared to parents of latency aged children (0-12). The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Parents Wake Up - 103! - The third of 3 messages geared to parents of latency aged children (0-12). The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Teenage Turmoil - 201! - The first of 3 messages geared to parents of teenagers. The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Teenage Turmoil - 202! - The second of 3 messages geared to parents of teenagers. The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Teenage Turmoil - 203! - The third of 3 messages geared to parents of teenagers. The do's and do not's about parenting this age group all based upon a foundation of discipleship.
Substance Abuse for Dummies! - An indepth overview of everything related to substance abuse. There is both a teens and adult version. All from a Christian perspective.
