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WOMEN WHO MINISTER TO WOMEN'S
*WINNING WOMEN EZINE*
Vol. 2 Num 2, Spring~Summer, 2001
Publisher: Linda Evans Shepherd
Right to the Heart Productions
A nonprofit ministry
www.righttotheheart.com
(C) Right to the Heart (tm) Productions 2001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Welcome!
2. How to Organize Your One Day Event
3. Speaker's Feature with Kathy Collard Miller
Part Two (Dedicated to Women's Ministry Directors)
4. Book Notes: Empty Womb, Aching Heart
5. Bulletin Board: How can I find and train women to help??
6. Contact Us ~ and Other Information

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1. Welcome to our Spring-Summer Issue!
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Hi all,
What a busy summer! We kicked off three firsts:

* Women Who Minister to Women's Conference (Boulder)
* AWSA conference for authors and speakers (Atlanta)
* Write Away Weekend for women writing their first book
(Frisco, CO)

That and my 10 day vacation to Washington State caused our spring newsletter
to come out in AUGUST?? OOPS!
(Pray that I will get a new assistant soon!)
; )

Just know that God moved at all these events and there will be more
announcements about the future...stay tuned!

Love ya'll!
Linda Evans Shepherd,
President, Winning Women
Right to the Heart Ministries
http://www.rightotheheart.com

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2. How to Organize Your One Day Event
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A one day SATURDAY event is nice to have if the women you wish to reach are
too busy to get away for the weekend. But watch out. These events can run
into more scheduling conflicts than a two or three day retreat. This is
probably because the women are not really far enough away from home to stop
feeling responsible for soccer games and other weekend rituals.

Even so, ONE DAY events are often the solution to help your busy women grow
both spiritually and develop deeper friendships.

A ONE DAY event could be held at your church, or if you want to appeal more
as an outreach to your local community, consider scheduling it in a
conference room at a local hotel.

First, come up with your theme and purpose.

FOR EXAMPLE:

SAMPLE THEME: Your Heart's Desire

SAMPLE PURPOSE: To invite the women to find their heart's desire through a
deeper relationship with God and with one another.

SAMPLE DECORATIONS: All things with hearts.

After you have established your theme and purpose, invite your speaker. You
can call me if you need one. I speak at retreats and other events and can
offer suggestions for other speakers as well. See www.sheppro.com

Here's a sample schedule:

8:00 Continental Breakfast or coffee time (optional)
9:00 Welcome and announcements, praise and worship, plus
special music.

(5 minutes for welcome; 5 minutes for announcements;
15 minutes for worship*; 5 minutes for special music*.)

*Talk to speaker to confer about the best musical theme
and tone to go with her message.

9:30 Speaker
10:30 Break
10:45 Workshops
11:45 Break
12:00 Additional Workshops
1:00 Break
1:15 Lunch and closing with music and speaker

(Eat first - 30 - 60 minutes; then special music - 5 minutes; speaker - 45
-60 minutes; announcements - 5 minutes.)

Your event would end around 2:30 to 3:00. That would give your busy women
plenty of time to reconnect with their weekend routine. But be sure and let
the women know that your event is over at 3:00, not 1:15 as that is when
lunch STARTS.

By the way, breakfast, lunch, and breaks are a great time for women to visit,
which is a valuable benefit of your event. In addition, I think lunch would
be a good time for the women (at individual tables) to share prayer requests
with each other and to pray for one another. Please allow up to 40 minutes
for this if you choose to do it. But let the women know how long they have
to pray, otherwise they may not have time to work through their groups.
Prayer ministry can also be done in place of a workshop.

Also, for your breaks, consider having coffee, tea, cookies, fruit, cheese,
veggies, and water available.

If you are bringing in a professional speaker (which is a really good idea),
consider having your women pay an additional $2.00 to $15.00 each to cover
the cost. The amount needed will depend on your speaker's fee and the size
of your group.

You also need to consider the cost of the food and decorations as well.
Although, you can serve a potluck if that would help. Also, be sure and put
this event in your church budget, at least for next year. You might even
find local business people who would help sponsor you or donate door prizes.

And don't forget the most important thing you can do for your event...PRAY!
In fact, ask prayer warriors to cover your event. Ahhh- what a difference!!

Next issue, I'll talk about the TWO DAY RETREAT! ~ Linda Evans Shepherd

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3. SPEAKER'S FEATURE with Kathy Collard Miller
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HOW TO WORK WITH THE SPEAKER FOR YOUR EVENT
continued...

by Kathy Collard Miller

Kathy polled other speakers and asked them, in relationship to women's
events, WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

Here are their answers:

SPEAKER 1: My expectation is that the event planner will want to hear what
God has taught me through the years and develop their event to take advantage
of what I have to offer.

SPEAKER 2: I do expect a certain level of respect while I am speaking. Once,
there was a group of ladies within the larger retreat attendees who insisted
upon talking to each other all the way through my presentation. That made me
really uncomfortable. I also expect a private room in which I can study, go
over my notes, or even pray with attendees individually if they so desire.

SPEAKER 3: I expect to be in a hotel if at all possible rather than stay in
a home. I know some speakers would rather be in a home, but I get "peopled
out" if I cant be truly alone (the introvert thing of gaining energy by
withdrawing). So, please which works best for me.

SPEAKER 4: I expect the meeting planning will understand the importance of a
prayer covering for this event. I can always tell if prayer was an
afterthought, or a main event, even before I arrive. Please pray for my and
other's travel safety as well as for the Holy Spirit to move and work in the
hearts of the audience.

KATHY COLLARD MILLER is the author of 40 books, including her recent Why Do I
Put So Much Pressure On Myself? (Servant/Vine). She speaks nationally and
internationally. Her desire is to help Christian women live in the power of
their inheritance in Christ as Princesses of the King.
www.larryandkathy.com

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4. BOOK NOTES:
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Empty Womb, Aching Heart ~ Marlo Schalesk
Bethany House Publishers

I’ve never felt the hand of God so strongly in my work as when I was writing
Empty Womb, Aching Heart. In my own journey through infertility, I’ve found
nothing more helpful than the wisdom and insights of others who have traveled
this same road and found hope and a deeper relationship with God in the midst
of it. I wrote this book - to share the stories that helped me, to let
others know they're not alone in this journey. Infertility is a tough road,
it helps to have others walking with you.

This journey, I’ve found, is not a sprint, but a marathon. Infertility isn't
something you quickly get over or forget. I, like many others, live with it
daily, monthly, through the years of my life. But I’ve come to understand
that the victors in this marathon aren't necessarily those who succeed in
having children, but those who discover how to live their lives to the
fullest, to trust God, despite the pain of dreams that may never come true.
It's those people I’ve joined hands with in Empty Womb, Aching Heart, to run
this race, to face infertility and find hope on the journey. ~ Marlo Schalesk

To see book, go to:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764224107/qid=997979178/sr=2-1/ref=aps _sr_b_1_1/002-1340417-3046457

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5. BULLETIN BOARD
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OUR LAST QUESTION:

"How can I find and train women to help me run my church's women's ministry?
~ Chris

ANSWERS:

LINDA says: Invite a dozen or more women to come to your home, church, or
restaurant for a women's ministry planning meeting. Be sure to include women
from different age and peer groups. Do not use pressure in your invitation.
Let the Holy Spirit move. The ones who come are the ones God may be moving to
help you.

As you meet, talk about the needs of your women, talk about ideas to meet
these needs. This way, you will find out what areas these women are most
passionate about. Also, ask the women for names and suggestions of others
who may have an interest in helping. Ask the women to pray about heading up
their ideas.

ALLISON says: Which women always come to your events? Identify these women
and give them responsibilities, a few at a time to prove them faithful. Then
give them more. This will help train them to be leaders. Also, don't even
try to do it all yourself. Ask God to show you who to ask for help. Some
women want to help, but don't know how. Ask for help, then tell them how
they can help.

DARLA says: We use volunteer response cards and surveys to find out who has
an interest in helping with women's ministry. Then we actually follow up
with a phone call and suggestions and assignment on how they can help.

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NEXT QUESTION:
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DONNA asks, "How do I get the older ladies at church to join hands
with the younger ladies? How do I get rid of a spirit of hurt and
competition between the two groups?"

This is an open question to this mailing list. Responses may be
sent to WINNING WOMEN at RightToTheHeart@aol.com. Include:

Your name and response. Subject line should read: DONNA'S Question.

I will try to post as many responses as I can in the next newsletter.

PLEASE KEEP RESPONSES BRIEF, UNDER 100 WORDS!

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6: CONTACT WINNING WOMEN ~ AND OTHER INFORMATION
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~MISSION STATEMENT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Women Who Minister to Women's, Winning Women Ezine is
an electronic magazine (e-zine) sponsored by the nonprofit
ministry, Right To The Heart (tm). It is designed to mentor,
encourage, offer helps, and build community with women who
minister to women.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TO CONTACT US~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Linda Evans Shepherd
Women Who Minister to Women's WINNING WOMEN
PO Box 6421
Longmont, CO 80501
303 772-2035
www.righttotheheart.com
www.sheppro.com

You can help support this ministry with a
trip to visit our bookstore at
www.righttotheheart.com
or go to:
www.righttotheheart.com/cgi-bin/store?category=Books&store=rtthbooks

Also, Linda donates much of the proceeds from her speaking ministry to
Right To the Heart. If you want to contact Linda about speaking email her
at LSwrites@aol.com
or call at (303) 772-2035
See Linda's speaker web page at:
http://www.sheppro.com

Others have said about Linda, "I enjoyed your message so much. It spoke
right to me. It was as if you were the lady down the street and we have
known each other for a long time. Hearts at Home, Bloomington, IL.

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~~~~~~ ABOUT RIGHT TO THE HEART MINISTRIES~~~~~

WINNING WOMEN is a FREE publication brought to you by Right to the Heart (TM)
Productions. Right to the Heart is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit ministry which
specializes in encouragement through the daily one-minute radio program,
hosted by Linda Evans Shepherd, as a nationally syndicated feature. For more
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~~~~~~~~~~ABOUT LINDA EVANS SHEPHERD~~~~~~~~~

Linda is a nationally syndicated radio host of Right to the Heart, a
one-minute feature which tells a story to inspire and encourage. She is
described as a female Paul Harvey with the GOOD NEWS! She has been married
over 20 years, has two children. When her oldest child, Laura, was an infant,
she spent ten months in coma and is now severely disabled, paralyzed, and
mute. Linda says, "Laura is my teacher. She has taught me that despite our
circumstances, love is our reason for being. Though Laura cannot speak words,
she speaks the language of love. That is enough."

In addition, Linda is the author of 11 books including Heart-Stirring Stories
of Love, Tea Time Stories for Women, Share Jesus Without Fear (With Bill Fay)
and Encouraging Hands/Hearts. Linda also speaks at events throughout the
country. If you are interested in seeing her speaking topics, go to
righttotheheart.com or email Linda at RightToTheHeart@aol.com
or call (303) 772-2035
Linda's web page:
http://www.sheppro.com

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PRAYER REQUESTS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Please pray for the multi-facets of this ministry
(administration, finances, radio, conferences, books, events,
online loops, and newsletters.)
2. Pray that we will have an impact on women for Christ and
that God will complete the work He has called us to do.
3. Pray the radio ministry will have an impact for Christ and
lives will be touched and changed.
4. Pray for Linda and her family.
5. Pray for the health care professionals who help care for
Linda's invalid daughter.
6. Pray for the people who work for and with this
organization.

Please email DIHH@aol.com if you would like to join Linda's prayer team.

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THANK YOU FOR READING TO THE END!
Blessings,
Linda Evans Shepherd

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