Since it’s beginning in 1980, the INCM leadership has had a world vision for training and resourcing children’s workers.  In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s INCM and Children’s Pastors Conference sponsored global training of children’s leaders and workers through Sherry Ifft who conducted most of the international training efforts with primary emphasis in Russia. CPC attendees provided offerings that enabled Sherry to take many felt teaching units and other materials to Russian teachers and workers.

Since the earlier days of international training through Sherry, CPC offerings have expanded this training to many other countries.

Year 2007:  Central America will be the featured country with a children’s ministry leadership training project organized by Kidz at Heart, based out of Mesa. Arizona. A secondary project is planned for the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa through Every Child Ministries. Other international training projects and locations are yet to be finalized.

Year 2006:  This year’s focus was on Ukraine and Moldova through New Hope International. A secondary project was completed in June with Bible Mission International to train 135 children’s workers in Kazakhstan. 

Year 2005:  Africa was designated as the CPC international project in partnership with Every Child Ministries in Indiana. A CPC sponsored team conducted leader and teacher training in the Ghana, West Africa. As funds were available, secondary projects were also planned in Ukraine with New Hope International, Malaysia for a third year of training and other world locations where projects were still being developed.

Through the Children’s Pastors' Conference offerings alone leadership training has impacted over 1 million children worldwide represented by the hundreds of leaders involved in these projects.

Year  2004:  CPC offerings provided expanded international training projects in three world locations; In Mongolia in partnership with Kidzana Ministries, an INCM team in India through India Gospel League for a third year of training, and a second return to Malaysia at the Malaysia National Teacher’s Conference.  

Year 2003:  Russia, Ukraine, and a return to India were the targeted countries for training projects with Kidzana Ministries in Russia and an INCM team in Ukraine and India through a partnership with New Hope International and a second year with India Gospel League.

Year  2002:  India Gospel League was featured through India Gospel League as well as Malaysia at the Bible College of Malaysia and the Malaysia National Teacher’s Conference.

Year 2001:  A second Caribbean project was completed in Jamaica through the Caribbean Children’s Ministry Network,

Year 2000:  CPC offerings helped provide training in Central Asia - Kazakhstan through Bible Mission International and in the Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago through the Caribbean Children's’ Ministry Network.

M. Kurt Jarvis - Volunteer Coordinator of International Ministry & Board of Directors

Kurt Jarvis holds a B.A. degree from Asbury College and his M.A. degree in Education from Rowan University. He has had over forty years direct experience in children's ministry and Christian education. Kurt also serves as the Volunteer Coordinator for International Ministry with INCM. In that role he oversees the annual CPC international training projects. Kurt's experience has been in local church ministry, denominational ministry at both the national and regional levels, and international camping through BCM International, Camp Horizons (Canada) and various other camping ministries. Kurt and his wife, Judy, have served most of their married lives together in local church children's ministry. Kurt and Judy also serve on the Retire & Refocus Board of The C&MA in planning and implementing a variety of second career events and activities. They have four adult children and reside in Marlton, New Jersey.