Here are a few of our workshop topics and speakers.
The priceless gift of an eternal perspective with Mandi Cornett
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What is on your shopping list this year? It is a crazy time of year and a crazy time of life...how do you view your life and circumstances in the midst of the craze? How does God view it and what does He want to do in the midst of it? What is an eternal perspective and where do I get it? We need to wrestle with the difference between His perspective and ours. They are very different...join us as we look at the priceless gift of an eternal perspective, His Perspective.
Mandi Cornett is a ministry wife to John, who is in full-time ministry with Youth for Christ. They have been married for 19years and have 3 great children ranging from 17-7... the Lord knew she would have a nervous breakdown if they were too close in age. She actively teaches Bible studies in her community and church and loves sharing the Word of God with women. Her teaching ministry is entitled, Cleanse.Fill.Pour.
In her free time…she loves to read historical Christian fiction, sit on her favorite couch chatting with her husband and also she loves to enjoy having a cup of coffee with her mom.
Doing Life Better through Mentoring with Pam Gillaspie
The word "mentoring" doesn't show up in the Bible, but the concept is all over its pages. From Moses and Joshua to Paul and Timothy, we see mentoring relationships modeled over and over again in God's Word. This workshop will explore what a healthy mentoring relationship looks like and consider how to pursue one in your life.
Pam Gillaspie is the author Sweeter than Chocolate! An Inductive Study of Psalm 119 (Precept Ministries International, 2009) and Ablaze: Igniting Spiritual Passion for Life through Reading God's Word (Green Key Books, 2006). She and her husband, Dave, are the founders of Deep & Wide Ministries. Pam holds a BA in Biblical Studies from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois where she graduated with highest honors. The Gillaspies, their son Brad, daughter Katie, and Great Dane Abby reside in suburban Chicago.
Me? An Intercessor?
We're all called to pray just in different ways
with Julie Hayden
God created us all unique! And our prayer lives should reflect that too. This session will show you many ways to pray, including using your spiritual gifts. Come hear ways to spice up your prayer life!
Julie Hayden lives in Portage, Indiana, with her husband Randy and their two boys. They are members of Liberty Bible Church where she oversees prayer ministries. She is a dedicated Christian called to be an intercessor, a songwriter, an organizer, and a prayer leader that stands as a watchman on the wall. She has served in ministry for the last 9 years with HOPE for Portage & Freedom Voices. Her passion is to prepare a way for the Lord to move in individuals, churches, communities and nations. Whether upfront or behind the scenes, her desire is that all would have an opportunity to encounter the living Christ and walk in the freedom He gives.
Life on the Altar with Jacki Bustos
What does it look like to live a life of faith by giving God everything, all our relationships and all our possessions? Abram did this when he obediently gave his son Isaac to God. Come journey through the scriptures with me as we look at some amazing life stories lived on the altar of faith.
Jacki Bustos founded Tie Us Together Ministries with her husband in 2005. Together they have 3 children and enjoy a life of ministry. Jacki has a BA in English and enjoys writing children's stories with her kids. Jacki desires for all women to experience God's redemption and to encourage a passionate love for God through prayer and the Word. She believes that the outflow from an intimate relationship with the Lord spills into the local church which then leaks out into the region.
When War Comes Home with Josie Jent
War changes people and many returning warriors have two battles they fight: one on the battle field and one at home. The deployment cycle of the Indiana National Guard and Reserves are at an historical high. What do you do When War Comes Home? This workshop will inform, inspire, and encourage wives and caregivers (us) with Christ-Centered solutions in very practical authentic ways.
Josie Jent is an air borne/air assault U.S. Army Combat Veteran of Panama Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Storm with the 101st Airborne/Air Assault Division. After graduating from Valparaiso University in 2006 with a M.S., God called her to Military Ministry, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ, headquarters in Newport News Virginia. She spent two intense years marching to the pain with Military Ministry's Bridges to Healing department. There she worked closely with teh military community, churches, and ministry partners to develop resources that bring faith in the foxhole and hope on the home-front through Christ-centered solutions for combat trauma and PTSD. She continues to be on the Military Ministry speaker team. Josie lives in Valparaiso with her two daughts and belongs to the Bridge Point Church family.
Remember the Sabbath day with Karen Jones
I remember lots of things and the older I get the less I remember. But, is this the type of remembering the Scripture is talking about? Come here my personal testimony of desiring to know the Truth behind this fourth commandment and seeing how our Creator is faithful to bless those who seek to walk in obedience.
Karen Jones is a daughter of the Creator of the universe and the wife and helper of Darrell. They enjoy 9 children so far and have experienced the ups and downs of living life in this broken world that needs to see Messiah lived out. Karen enjoys cooking and baking which, of course, is put to good use with a large family. She has been involved in many ministries throughout the years but what she looks forward to the most is passing the torch of faith onto her children so that they may bless and love our Creator and others and enjoy the blessings of a life seeking Him.