Last week was an incredible week at the LifeWay Annual Women's Forum. Although it is usually held at LifeWay in Nashville, this year we moved the leadership conference to Ridgecrest, North Carolina for the 15th Anniversary.
As a person who is caught right in the middle between women's ministry and girls' ministry the best thing about the week was the span of generations represented. There were seasoned women's ministry leaders, as well as, new, fresh rookies beginning their leadership. The pouring of one generation into another was a rare experience that I will not soon forget.
Esther Burroughs, Chris Adams, and Selma Wilson were part of an opening panel that introduced the focus of the week. Just as women's ministry has evolved and grown over a number of years, another dream of LifeWay Women is to see Girls' Ministry grow. The hope is that girls would be brought up in God's Word and mentored in such a way that many of the difficult issues that women deal with as adults would be avoided. Most women would agree that they do not want the next generation to make the same mistakes they did.
Travis Cottrell and his Praise team led worship in the general sessions. Beth Moore, Curtis Jones and Margaret Feinburg taught during these general sessions.
In addition to the conferences related to women's ministry, Pam Gibbs, LifeWay Girls' Ministry Specialist taught several breakouts related to Girls' Ministry.
It is always an amazing experience to me to watch so many gifted women's ministry leaders come together to glean from one another. I love to watch the women's teams that bring a carload (or busload!) and together they catch a vision for what God can do in their church and community. I love to see the weary and worn down renewed and refreshed after spending time with others who know the challenges they face in ministry leadership. We hope the same type of experience will be true for those Girls' Ministry leaders who attend the LifeWay Girls' Forum February 25-26, 2011. We expect to celebrate our 2nd Girls' Forum with as much enthusiasm as the 15th Anniversary of the Women's Forum! Click here to find out more and to begin making your preparation to celebrate and learn with us!
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