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Speaking Topics
Words. For Life. For Women
Shaking-off Shame (Psalm 34:5)
Shame is the imprint of the enemy and has no place in a woman’s life. Yet, it seems we’re conditioned for it. Learn how to recognize and shake-off the shame that binds and instead live in the freedom found in Jesus Christ.
The Problem of Pleasing (Galatians 1:10)
Women are nurturers by nature. We’re wired to care for others. But often we confuse caring with pleasing and fall into a deadly trap of serving people rather than serving Christ. We’ll examine the pitfalls of pleasing others and journey back to pleasing the only One who matters.
Intimate Whispers ( 2 Corinthians 11:2)
God speaks intimate words of love to Israel when, through the prophet Isaiah, He declares: “For your Maker is your husband—the Lord Almighty is His name.” God longs to hold His church, you and I, close and whisper tender words of love to our wounded souls. Discover the path to intimacy with the Lover of your soul.
The Voice
A weekend retreat designed to encourage women to consider and use their God-given voice to honor and glorify Him.
Session One: Voice Snatchers—There are many emotions or events that rob a woman of her voice: fear, shame, passivity, depression, abuse. In this session, I share my personal story of losing my voice—my ability to say no and speak up for myself—and the devastating consequences I incurred. I offer hope for women who struggle to speak up and speak out as I share God’s restorative work in my life.
Session Two: Recognizing THE Voice—A woman’s voice is most valuable when she’s attuned to the voice of her Heavenly Father. Looking at Scripture, we’ll explore the voice of God and learn how to recognize and respond to His voice.
Session Three: Reclaiming Your Voice—We reclaim our voice by letting go of past hurts, shunning shame, and embracing courage. We take these steps as we listen to the tender voice of our Abba wooing us to a deeper relationship with Himself.
Session Four: Surrendering Your Voice—We’ve found our voice! Now it’s time to surrender this gift to the Giver and allow His words to be our words.
Words. For Life. For Writers
Writers Coaching 101 ( 2 Corinthians 3:3)
What messages has your life story already written? What’s the theme of your life? What does the Spirit desire to write through you? The answers to these questions begin to inform our writing. This interactive workshop helps writers define their message and develop ideas based on their unique life experiences and the story God is writing in and through them.
Creation Speaks: Powerful Metaphors (Psalm 191:1,4)
The use of metaphors in writing strengthens and supports the theme by creating a mental picture that stays with the reader long after they turn the last page. When metaphors from creation are used, the images speak—”their voice goes into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Learn how to use metaphors and similes from nature to powerfully communicate your fiction or non-fiction theme to your readers.
Faith and Fiction (Hebrews 11:1)
Crafting a story from nothing more than the strands of our imagination is much like “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” What are the parallels between faith and fiction? How does our faith inform our fiction? We’ll explore the path of faith and the path of fiction and meet at the crossroad.
