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Women's Ministry e-Newsletter ...your source for women's ministry news, events, resources and people Issue #11 Thursday, March 18, 1999 http://www.womensministry.net ideas@womensministry.net fax: 417-888-2095 IN THIS ISSUE 1. From the Publisher 2. wmSpeakerIllustration: Achievement 3. wmJob/Service Board 4. wmTip: Networking 5. WmUpdate: Searchable Events Now Online 6. Contest: Win a Free Album 7. New Column: What Works 8. Upcoming wmEvents: 11 Events in March 9. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information 1. FROM THE PUBLISHER Hello friends. May the Lord bless you as you lead women to know Christ. Keep us posted as to how God is working in your ministry. Why don't you email two friends about our FREE newsletter. Jennifer Rothschild, Publisher, http://www.womensministry.net/JR publisher@womensministry.net 2. wmSpeakerIllustration: Achievement After more than a year as Barbara Bush's press secretary, Anna Perez marveled at the wonders of her position. Perez has good reasons: there was a time when she dreamed not of having a White House office, but simply of having a roof over her head. Perez was in the fifth grade when she came home from school and found her mother, two brothers and two sisters sitting on the street. They had been evicted. "Mom had to split up the family," Perez remembers. "I lived with my fifth-grade teacher for a while. But not matter how bad things got, my mother made it clear that we were not defined by our financial situation. We were defined by our ability to overcome it." Through Christ we are more than able! ******************AD********************** You can let the world of women's ministry know about your ministry, events, services, or products by advertising here. For more information, visit http://www.womensministry.net/Advertising ****************************************** 3. wmJob/Service Board If you have a job announcement or ministry opportunity you want to share with women across the county register it at http://www.womensministry.net/jobs 4. wm Tip: NETWORKING Networking is one of the most effective ways to begin or build a women's enrichment ministry. We must be willing to look beyond the borders of our own knowledge and even our own church to see what resources and information is available in other churches and denominations. Networking is sharing information, ideas and resources. A network is a group of people who agree to help one another. First check with the other churches in your area, association, or region to see if they have a women's ministry. Next check to see who the contact for women's ministry is on the state level by calling your state office. Let these people know of your need for help and your interest in training and information to assist you in your church ministry. Then check to see what other evangelical denominations are doing. Call, write, fax, e-mail and get together with those in your network to both receive and give help. Others may need your ideas as much as you need theirs. Remember-what works in one church may not work in yours. Some items you might want to discuss could include: "How did you get involved in women's ministry?'', "What is your biggest challenge?'', "What meetings have been helpful to your leadership and ministry development?'' and "What reading has helped the most?'' We should gather information from many areas and then pray to see what God would have us use in our own church. Most of all networking helps you to know you are not alone in ministry and that there is mutual support as you look together with others for answers to your ministry needs. Submitted by Chris Adams, Women's Enrichment Specialist, Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention Cadams@lifeway.com 5. wmUpdate: New Searchable EventCalendar Our new and improved women's ministry EventCalendar is now online. You can now search for women's ministry events by state, or special guest speaker(s) or musician(s). Just go to www.womensministry.net/Events to view or submit new events. We recommend reading the READ THIS FIRST link. Tell us what you think. ***************************************** Send us your Press Releases, News, and Ideas Web forms located at: http://www.womensministry.net/InputForms.htm E-mail: ideas@womensministry.net Fax: (405) 273-9336 ***************************************** 6. CONTEST: WIN A FREE ALBUM This will be fun. For every person that mentions your name when subscribing to our FREE e-Newsletter, your name will be added to a monthly drawing for a free Jennifer Rothschild album. The more people you refer, the more likely your name will be drawn. Have fun, and tell your friends. Subscribe at www.womensministry.net/Newsletter or by emailing subscribe@womensministry.net MISS AN ISSUE' If you miss an issue just visit http://www.womensministry.net/Newsletter/Archives.htm or http://www.egroups.com/list/womensministry-news/ 7. New Column: What Works Below is an example of a new column we want you to participate in. It doesn't take much. Just tell us what worked at your recent women's event and/or leadership meeting. This past weekend I had the privilege of leading worship and speaking at the Tulsa Metro Baptist Association Praiseworthy Woman Retreat. Here is what worked there. At the close of the last session, ten 6-foot crosses made with 2x4s, were laid around the auditorium. In line with the theme of the retreat, "Whatever is pure?", women were given a note card to list their impurities. They were then were asked to nail their impurities to the cross, symbolizing forgiveness and the price that Christ paid for our sins. The ringing of the hammers, while I played "Cast all your cares upon Him", was a truly moving experience. Submitted by Jennifer Rothschild, JR@jenniferrothschild.com. Submit your "What Works" anytime at ideas@womensministry.net. 8. UPCOMING WOMENS MINISTRY EVENTS (March/April) 3/19-21/99 - Hartwell GA God's Glory Girls 3/20/99 ? Shreveport LA Willow Point Baptist Church 3/20/99 - New Orleans LA Women Ministry-Greater King Solomon B.C. 3/26-28/99 - Avalon NJ, NJ Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 3/31/99 - Baltimore MD Women at the Well Wed, Apr 07, 1999 - Sat, Apr 10, 1999 Rhonda Kelley / Bayne Pounds New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA Sat, Apr 10, 1999 Kay Arthur / Shirley Dobson / Kim Hill Focus on the Family, Minneapolis, MN Thu, Apr 15, 1999 - Sat, Apr 17, 1999 Millicent Thompson Holiday Inn Rosslyn Westpark , Arlington, VA Fri, Apr 16, 1999 - Sat, Apr 17, 1999 Iris Blue / Sherry Daniel Great Hills Retreat Ministry , Tulsa, OK Sat, Apr 17, 1999 Susan Gaddis Atascadero Foursquare Church , Atascadero, CA Tue, Apr 20, 1999 - Thu, Apr 22, 1999 Florence Littauer Florence Littauer , New Orleans, LA Thu, Apr 22, 1999 Florence Littauer Leavell Chapel of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary , New Orleans, LA Fri, Apr 23, 1999 - Sat, Apr 24, 1999 Nancy Leigh DeMoss / John G. Elliot First Southern Baptist Church , Del City, OK Sat, Apr 24, 1999 Susan Kimes / Jodi Gilkey Our Lord's Community Church Women's Connection , Oklahoma City, OK Fri, Apr 30, 1999 - Sun, May 02, 1999 Bunny Wilson / Tammy Tkach/Sheila Graham Worldwide Church of God, Covina, CA For more information on each event, or to submit your Event information, go to http://www.womensministry.net/Events NEXT ISSUE More news and leading resources for leading women 8. SUBSCRIBE AND UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION To SUBSCRIBE to this FREE weekly e-mail newsletter, please go to http://www.womensministry.net/Newsletter or e-mail us your email address to subscribe@womensministry.net. 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