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Home School Conventions

Over the years, demand has only increased for Phil, Paul, and Anna Downer as speakers at state-wide education & leadership conferences such as those put on by FPEA (in Florida), NCHE (in North Carolina), CHEA (in California), CHAP (in Pennsylvania), APACHE (in Illinois), and many more. Their signature vulnerability, insight, humor, and Biblical grounding have enabled them to equip and encourage audiences across the country. As a multi-generational speaking team, the Downers are able to speak to the needs of the entire family from both the perspectives of parents and students. Below are listed just a few of the endorsements they have received from convention organizers over the past few years.


Speaking References:

Phil Downer’s message for family discipleship is inspiring, essential, and enormously practical. I wish I had heard this message years ago. . . . I highly recommend Phil to you as a conference speaker. ~Michael Farris, Chairman of the Board & General Counsel, HSLDA

The Downers did an excellent job for our convention. They brought a powerful emphasis on parenting, which Phil also models practically through his family. We received very good responses from our attendees about their presentations, which were very supportive of the homeschool Mom and the homeschool movement. We would like to bring the Downers back in the future. -Ernie Hodges, President, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)

I have personally seen how well the Downers relate to their audiences. . . . I am recommending that every father at our convention attend the Downers’ sessions. I highly recommend the Downers as speakers to other homeschooling conferences. ~Harry Beeson, Board Member, California Home Education Association (CHEA)

Paul was dynamic, engaged, and connected with the audience. He does a terrific job sharing godly principles with application to daily life in a way that is both clear and compelling. I highly recommend Paul Downer as a speaker at your conference. ~Dick Honaker, trial attorney, homeschool dad, Board Member HSLDA

Discipleship begins at home and Phil and Susy have been faithful to God in raising their six children. They have also been faithful to share their experience with others, including their struggles, failures and hurts. Their practical insight in teaching and modeling spiritual truths to children has been a great encouragement to Anita and me, and to other members of our church’s “Family Matters” class. We are thankful that through the ministry of DNA, others will be able to learn from Phil and Susy, as we have. ~John Zeiser, President and CEO, Southern Champion Tray Co., Signal Mountain, TN, DNA Advisory Board Member

Sessions By Phil:
1. Dad’s Irreplaceable Role
2. Supporting and Encouraging the Homeschool Mom
3. Resolving Family Conflicts in Truth and Love
4. Developing a Plan for Sexual Purity in your Homeschool Family (For Moms and Dads and Young Men Age 13 and Up.)
5. Building Relationships with Peers and Parents
6. Giving Homeschool Teens a Vision to Change the World
7. Purity and Accountability for Fathers-Sons (The only workshop session that is not coed.)
8. Essential Elements of Building Teamwork and Vision
9. The Homeschool Marriage—From Surviving to Thriving!
10. Healing Wounds in a Family Between Generations
11. Leaving a Godly Legacy: Discipling Your Children
12. The Keys to Godly Discipline
13. Teaching Your Children How to Work with Godly Diligence

Sessions By Paul (Son, 28 yrs. old) or Phil and Paul (Father
and Son)
1. Homeschooling the Strong-Willed Child – I Am One!
2. Resolving Conflicts & Building Strong Parent-Teen Relationships
3. Top Challenges of a Homeschool Graduate
4. What Is It Like To Be A Homeschool Student?
5. Media and Entertainment – Monitoring What Influences Your Family
6. Living Counter-Culturally in an Entertainment-Saturated
Society (For Teen Conferences)
 

Sessions by Anna (Daughter, 23 yrs. old) or Phil and
Anna (Father and Daughter)
1. What Your Daughter Wants & Needs From You Most of All (For parents) From Hell To Eternity
2. Perfectionism & Grace in the Christian Family (For parents and teens, male & female)
3. What A Girl Needs to Know Most About Guys (For parents and teen girls)
4. What A Guy Needs to Know Most About Girls (For parents and teen guys)
5. God’s Design & A Girl’s Fractured Identity
6. The Truths, Secrets, and Choices that Make a Girl’s Heart Come Alive!
7. How To Discover & Draw Near To the Heart of God As A Teenager
 

Leadership Sessions by Phil (For State and Local Homeschool Leaders)
1. Becoming A World-Changing Leader for Christ
2. Effective Leadership Teams in Homeschool Communities