General

Seminar Overview
Welcome! This seminar consists of a presentation that can be viewed at any time, accompanied by student notes. This seminar will provide you with valuable information that will provide a Biblical basis and framework as you seek to teach children and lead them to Christ.
Proceed by:
1) Downloading and printing the student notes
2) Watching the presentation
Student Notes
For this seminar notes are available as a PDF file. Click on the link below to download and print them. Read through the notes. Keep them on hand so that you can take additional notes as you watch the presentation.
Seminar Presentation
The content for this seminar is offered as a presentation composed of audio and slides. You will find a link below to access the presentation. Feel free to use the controls to move through the presentation at your own pace. Due to the streaming audio and video presentations that will be used to deliver content, a dial-up connection is not suggested.
Final Thoughts
We hope this presentation has provided valuable information for you and that you can implement what you have learned right away!
Feel free to watch this presentation as many times as you would like. If you know of others that would benefit from this training, be sure to send them here as well!
Thanks for your participation and be sure to check out the other training available from CMI Online.
Seminar FAQs / Help Desk Instructions
I can't open the student notes. What should I do?
The student notes require Adobe Acrobat Reader software in order to view them. You can download this software for free online. Follow the instructions to download and install the software. After this process is complete, try to open the file again.
I can't find the student notes I downloaded to print. What should I do?
Click on the student notes link again in the course. A dialog box should come up that asks if you want to "Open" or "Save" the file. If you click "Open", the file will open and you can then print the notes directly from there. If you click "Save", a dialog box will open asking you where to save it. Browse your computer's files to locate a folder you can easily access. You can also save the file to the desktop so that it can be found easily. Once you have saved it to the chosen location, browse your computer's files to locate the saved file. Open the file and print it from there.
The presentation file won't load. What should I do?
Be sure the play button in the control bar at the bottom of the presentation screen has been pressed to begin the presentation.
Depending on the number of students online at a given time, the file may take longer to load. You will know that the presentation is loading by the bar that extends through the middle of the control bar. A shading will progress across this bar showing to what extent the presentation has loaded. Allow several minutes for the presentation to load and try pressing the play button again. (You do not need to wait until the entire presentation has loaded.)
The presentation file requires the Flash Player plug-in to work correctly. Make sure that you have downloaded this plug-in. Follow the instructions to download and install the software. After this process is complete, try to open the file again. (Free Download Click this link and then click "Agree and install now" in the yellow box.) (Note: If you already have this plug-in, you may at times be prompted to upgrade to a new version of Flash. If prompted to do so, allow the plug-in to update so that it will continue to play the presentation files in the future.)
Due to the streaming audio and video presentations that will be used to deliver content, a dial-up connection is not suggested. If you are using a dial-up connection, the presentation could take a significant amount of time to load before it will begin to play at all. Allow 10 minutes or longer for the file to load before trying to play it.
I receive a message "Navigation to the webpage was canceled". What should I do?
The presentation is not streaming smoothly. It is skipping and is hard to follow and understand. What should I do?
The presentation is playing but there is no sound. What should I do?
If you are unable to resolve the problem you are experiencing with the above tips, please contact our IT Help Desk. When you contact IT, you should send them the following information.
The IT Help Desk will try to resolve the issue if possible within four hours during regular business hours (Mon - Fri 7:30-3:30 CST). They will notify you via email or phone of the resolution. If resolution cannot take place, you will be contacted by the CMI Online Administrator to discuss the situation.
Use the link at the top right of this page under the "Help Desk" block to contact the IT Help Desk.