Dr. Tim Elmore, a leading authority on how to understand the next generation and prepare tomorrow’s leaders today, will be the guest speaker of a parenting event being jointly sponsored by the Columbiana, Wilsonville, and Shelby school communities.  The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at First Baptist Church in Columbiana.    

Childcare and activities will be provided for all age groups, birth through 12^th grade.  Children ages birth through 5^th grade will be served at First Baptist Church, while 6^th-12^th grade students will be hosted at Columbiana United Methodist.   The event is open and free to the public.

Dr. Elmore is a best-selling author, international speaker, and president of Growing Leaders, a nonprofit that helps develop emerging leaders under the philosophy that each child is born with leadership qualities.

Dr. Elmore will be teaching on the following:

• Every student can be a leader, because the true definition of leadership is the ability to influence.
• The point of leadership is to equip our young people to do things without help.
• Leadership can be spotted and cultivated in students as early as elementary school.
• Good parenting and teaching is a balancing act between being responsive and demanding.
• Over-parenting can do more damage than under parenting.
• Talent and giftedness do not equal success for today’s students.
• You can motivate the younger generation by equipping them more than entertaining them.