On September 18, the ladies of Warrior PresWic gathered in Aliceville at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church.
Kathy Cheely was with us for the morning. She talked about Hospitality 101. What a treasure of ideas and encouragement!
This was from Elaine and there was much in here that I just decided to include it all! Be aware that the recordings of Leadership Training are (for a limited time) available for $35. Also, Warrior PresWIC has a Facebook group. Just do a search for Warrior PresWIC and become a member!
The email below is from our Southeastern WASC representative. There is GREAT information below, even if you didn’t get to go to the leadership training this year. I was very sad that I didn’t get to go b/c it was the same weekend as our Mission’s Conference – tough decision but I felt it best to stay with our local church event –in a small church every hand on deck is a necessity and a good thing!!). Please read the information and be looking forward to more information coming in April (17th to be exact) at the Warrior Pres-Wic Sharing Session!
Consider buying the set of CD’s she mentions from the conference for your ladies Bible Study group or church library. One year, when I was just a young bride (my that was MANY years ago), I purchased a set of CASSETTE tapes (does that tell you exactly how LONG ago that was?) from a PCA conference with talks by women like Susan Hunt, Elizabeth Elliott, and Edith Schaeffer. I listened to them, then shared them with some of the older ladies in our congregation (they were probably about the age I am now). They were so moved by the tapes that we had a Stitch and Sew Lunch Bunch that met once a week all summer long that year. We would spend the first hour doing our favorite hand crafts while listening to a particular tape, and then we would eat a sack lunch while listening to hour 2…that was a great time in the Lord! Sometimes we would hang around after hour 2 to just talk about what we had heard and learned. Life’s a little faster now, however time spent listening to God’s men share God’s truths is not a bad way to spend some time with your sisters in the Lord. Consider finding some creative way(s) to hear these nuggets of truth and wisdom.
In case you are wondering about the reference to the Administrative Committee, our region has been asked to pray for that particular committee and their many ministries for this upcoming year. We have ordered laminated versions of the attached prayer card and.more information will follow but in the meantime you can go to www.pcanet.org and click on the Administrative committee button and see what kinds of things they do for our denomination at large! That will make you better informed as to how to pray and I hope you will begin now to include the Administrative Committee in your personal, family, and corporate prayer lives. All of the committees of the PCA have deeply felt the financial crunch of this recent recession.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you in April. Don’t forget to remind your ladies of our service project and that they need to bring at least one canned item when they come……..
Blessings!
Elaine
STEWARDSHIP
What a privilege it was to be taught by Jerram Barrs from Ruth. He showed us how Boaz' example stands as a miniature depicting God's missionary calling in front of the backdrop of lawlessness and rebellion in Israel (similar to the times we live in). He gave us a metaphor (actually, Gordon Wenham's metaphor) for obedience: the commandments are "the floor of the law", which is to be filled up with the treasures of good works in which we fulfill the intent of the law by imitating God's character. Behind the law of God stands the character of God. Were you totally blessed by this? I was.
We also benefited from the workshops we attended. The Lord sovereignly appointed that time to equip you in some way for kingdom work. Our regional times allowed us to process together the things we learned and to share with each other the blessings and challenges of our own local women's ministries.
The good gifts you were given at LT require your good stewardship. Strategically share the recordings of the teaching with your women and girls. Go back through your notes and the spiral-bound notebook as you prepare to debrief with your leadership team or PresWIC council. Pray that the Holy Spirit would help you and your team bear fruit for the gospel as a result of your attendance at LT.
RESOURCES
Speaking of recordings, you can order all of them for $45 (free shipping). Jerram Barrs' teaching alone is a bargain at $45. But you're getting ALL 14 workshops as well! CEP has divided up portions of the recordings into smaller groups available for $12 each.
CONNECTIONS
Begin praying now about next year's LT in Atlanta - for CEP and the WASC in the planning process, for provision for those who will attend, that the Kingdom of Jesus Christ would be extended through our women's ministries.
Closer on the horizon is General Assembly, which will be in Nashville this year. I had the pleasure of sitting next to Diane Filson at dinner on Friday night at LT. She is the event planner responsible for much of the detail work with regard to venues, hotels, and travel (and a pastor's wife!). Pray for her and the Nashville Presbytery Host Committee as they make the final preparations for our annual "family reunion"!
Last, but not least, remember to pray for the Administrative Committee (AC)! They are fully engaged with GA preparations now. But we are going to be praying for them all year. You can use the prayer guide (attached in case you need it) in your Bible studies, prayer meetings, ministry team meetings, devotions - just be intentional with this part of your ministry.
If you're on Facebook, you can request to join our group (it is kept private). It's called "Southeast Region Women's Ministry - PCA". Here's a link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/
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