
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


Janice Southerland
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, 1981 Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, TX
Training
- Completed How to Study your Bible workshop by Pastor and Professor
Bob Utley, East Texas Baptist University
- Completed Visual Survey of the Bible seminar by David Dawson, Equipping
the Saints Ministries
- Completed Levels I, II, and III Leadership Training through Precept
Ministries
Significance
- Each level of Precept training is a three day intensive workshop:
- Level I -- emphasizes the basic skills of Precept Bible Study,
which teaches inductive study techniques. This level of training is required
before leading a Precept Bible Study.
- Level II -- is an advanced workshop on How To Dig Deeper with
Precept Study Skills -- Level I training is a prerequisite.
- Level III -- is an advanced workshop on How To Plan and Effectively
Lead a Precept Course -- Level I and II plus having led a course are prerequisites.
Experience
- Home School mother of two -- now in eighth year of home schooling
- Experienced leader of inductive Bible studies for ladies
- Completed 31 Precept Bible Studies as student or leader
- Led 20 Precept Inductive Bible Studies in homes, churches and Fort
Carson Army Base
- Author of Children's Inductive Bible Studies and Teaching Guides
- Prepare children’s sermon notes at home church
- Presented Children's Inductive Bible Studies at major home school
conventions for past four years -- workshops and booth -- 50 conventions
across the nation
- Active student of the Bible, using inductive study skills
Business CIBS Children's Inductive
Bible Studies
Family enterprise with a focus on equipping children in God's Word to
know and serve Him. Students are taught an inductive approach to study
(useful in any subject). Study tools are introduced gradually to enable
the student to become well grounded while participating in the course of
study.
Recent Speaking Engagements &
Workshops
- Arizona Families for Home Education, AZ 1995, 1996
- Christian Home Educators of CA, Anaheim, CA 1995, 1996, 1997
- Christian Home Educators of CO, Denver, CO 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- Southeast Homeschool & Educational Expo, Atlanta, GA 1996
- Greater Chicago Sunday School Association. IL 1997
- Indianapolis Association of Home Educators, IN 1997
- Christian Home Educators of KY, Louisville, KY 1997
- Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators, MN 1997
- Christian Association of Parent Educators, Albuquerque, NM 1995, 1996,
1997
- Glorieta Homeschool Conference, Glorieta, NM 1997
- Home Instructors Need Team Support, Charlotte, NC 1997
- North Carolina Home Educators , Winston-Salem, NC 1997
- Christian Home Educators of OH, Columbus, OH 1996, 1997
- Oklahoma Christian Home Educators Consociation, OK 1995, 1996, 1997
- Christian Homeschool Association of PA 1996, 1997
- Chattanooga Southeast TN Home Education Association, Chattanooga, TN
1996
- Middle Tennessee Home Educators Association, Nashville, TN 1997
- Home School Helps Curriculum Festival, Arlington, TX 1995
- Southeast Texas Homeschool Association, Houston, TX 1996
- Texas Association of Baptist Schools, Houston, TX 1997
- South Plains Christian Home Educators, Lubbock, TX 1995, 1996
- Home-Oriented Private Education, Plano, TX 1996, 1997 Family Educators
Alliance of South Texas, San Antonio, TX 1996
- Home Educators Association of VA, Richmond, VA 1996, 1997
- Homeschool Resources, Roanoke VA 1997