9 Essentials of Church Planting – Part 2

Every so often I have a conversation with a dude that is considering church planting. And most of the conversations I have with guys considering or pursuing church planting include questions about what practical essentials a church planter should have. Over the past several years, through tons of conversations with church planters, people who train church planters, and my experience …

9 Essentials of a Church Planter – Part 1

Every so often I have a conversation with a dude that is considering church planting. And most of the conversations I have with guys considering or pursuing church planting include questions about what practical essentials a church planter should have. Over the past several years, through tons of conversations with church planters, people who train church planters, and my experience …

TWC – Final Speaker – Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Guest blogged by Lindsay Swartz and Melanie Coppenger The last session of the conference was a culmination of excitement over the Truth about womanhood being taught this weekend.  Some women were hearing these truths for the first time, while other weary saints were being refreshed in the battle.  Following a casual panel discussion of six women, Nancy Leigh DeMoss addressed …

TWC – Testimonies – Kim Wagner and Joni Erickson Tada

There were so many additional moments during the conference where the work and encouragement of God’s Spirit was obvious.  In particular, were the testimonies last night of two women who have experienced God’s transforming and sustaining grace. First, we saw a short video testimony from Kim Wagner. Mrs. Wagner, wife of LeRoy, the Pastor of Dayspring Church in Hot Spring, …

TWC – 5th Speaker – Mary Kassian

The evening session began with much anticipation of what the Lord would teach us through Mary Kassian.  Mrs. Kassian, who faithfully pointed us to God’s Word, is a distinguished professor of Women’s Studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including The Feminist Mistake and Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild. Mrs. Kassian tactfully …

Breakout Session-Bob Lepine

Bob Lepine, co-host of FamilyLife Today, Vice President of Content and Chief Creative Officer at Family Life, lead a breakout session that addressed three areas of a woman’s life that can take on an unhealthy, idolatrous proportion:  Food, Beauty, and Control.  Taking us all the way back to Genesis 3:6, he pointed out that “the woman saw that the tree …

TWC – Breakout Session – Carolyn McCulley

The breakout sessions, held this afternoon, provided more focused attention on how to think about and apply God’s Word to specific situations we encounter as Christian women.  One of these sessions, aimed at encouraging single Christian women, was taught with wisdom and gentleness by Carolyn McCulley. Caroyln McCulley is a documentary filmmaker, writer, and frequent women’s ministry conference speaker.  In …

TWC – 4th Speaker – Karen Loritts

We had the joy of hearing from Karen Loritts, wife of Pastor Crawford Loritts, during the last session of the morning.  Mrs. Loritts is a speaker, teacher, and author who has been serving in ministry since 1972 with her husband. It was obvious, from the moment she spoke her first sentence, that she was bringing us a message from God’s …

TWC – 3rd Speaker – Janet Parshall

Janet Parshall, host of the nationally syndicated Moody radio show In The Market with Janet Parshall, took on the assignment to share with us about Mary, the mother of Jesus. The first teacher of session two, Mrs. Parshall, pointed us to Luke 1 and 2, challenging us to put away all thoughts of Christmas cookies, cookie exchanges, and sweet little …

TWC – 2nd Speaker – Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Guest blogged by Lindsay Swartz and Melanie Coppenger Nancy Leigh DeMoss, mentor to countless women through Revive Our Hearts and the True Woman Movement, taught us from Titus 2, helping to define and unpack for us the true woman.  During the first session of the True Woman Conference in Indianapolis, Miss DeMoss asked us three questions:  What does a true …