"WINNING WOMEN" EZINE
an electronic newsletter for Women Who Minister to Women
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3 Num 1 , Fall 2002 |
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1. From
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Dear Friends,
What an exciting spring and summer we've had. The Winning Women Conference
for women's ministry leaders in Austin, last May, was super!
Our second conference for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association this past July in Anaheim was fantastic!
Currently, we are looking for a women's ministry team who would team with us to present our next Winning Women's Conference -- for your church and community. This conference will help equip your women's ministry team and the women's ministry team at other area churches with helps and encouragement. If you would like to explore this idea, please contact our Winning Women Conference Director, Betty Voshage.
To
see the winners of our Golden Scroll Awards, which went to editors and publishers
who best partnered in ministry with authors, go to:
https://righttotheheart.com/awsawomen/gsa_winners2002.htm
For information and an application for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, see: http://www.awsawomen.com
NEXT WRITE AWAY
WEEKEND:
January 2003 is full! We are opening a new Write Away Weekend February 21,
22, and 23rd. If you are dreaming of writing a nonfiction book, mark your
calendar for February 21- 23 for a get away writing weekend in the mountains
of Colorado. Four spaces left! For more information, go to: https://righttotheheart.com/women/writeaway.htm
GIFT SHOP: Prayer box necklaces are available complete with original poem. Check them out at: https://righttotheheart.com/gifts/prayerbox.htm
NEED A SPEAKER? Visit http://sheppro.com/speaking.htm
Sometimes you may wonder why you go to all the effort to reach out to the women in your church and community? Do they really appreciate it? Sometimes that seems like a good question. But perhaps the better question would be, why are you involved in ministry in the first place?
Forget the applause -- forget the appreciation -- just seek Jesus. When you focus on seeking and serving Him, you'll find an even higher motivation and joy for doing what you do.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Gal 6:8-9 NIV
Over-all or By the Book?
Eva Marie Everson
Before
you begin teaching the Word of God, you must decide if you will do so as an
overall concept or "by the book." For example, several teachers
at Life Training Center (where I teach) teach the Bible in concepts. Studies
on virtue, mercy, becoming men and women after the heart of God, healing past
emotional hurts, etc. are all topics that can be taught USING the Scriptures
or based on certain books of the Bible. I have chosen to teach the Word of
God book-by-book; I began in Genesis and, over the last five years, we have
crept our way through to 2 Kings! I am not teaching a "concept"
but word-for-word, verse-by-verse, book-by-book.
Choosing a method of teaching requires only ONE thing before you get started: Go to the Lord in prayer. Ask Him what method will work best for you and the group you will be teaching. If you follow His direction, you won't go wrong!
*Visit Eva Marie Everson, author of True Love; Engaging Stories of Real-Life Proposals, at www.EvaMarieEverson.com
OUR LAST QUESTION:
Nicole asked "I would love for our women’s ministry to reach out into our community. But how? Any ideas? What has worked for you?"
ANSWER:
From: Barbara Reffey
Pleasant View Missionary Church
Greenville, Ohio
Our Women's Ministries hosted a Survivors Night. We invited women from the community to a lovely evening where we gave out beautiful door prizes. We had a speaker from a local hospital talk about breast cancer. Then three women from our church, who are breast cancer survivors, told their stories and how God was with them and brought healing.
We encouraged our church women to sit among the community women. It was a very successful evening.
The purpose of the event was to cultivate relationships with the unsaved and plant seeds of the gospel.
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NEXT QUESTION:
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Jeannie asks, "feel God is calling me to write. But I just don't know
where I'll find the time. Any suggestions? "
This is an open question to this mailing list. Responses may be sent to WINNING WOMEN via email, include:Your name and response. Subject line should read: JEANNIE'S Question.
I will try to post as many responses as I can in the next newsletter.
PLEASE KEEP RESPONSES BRIEF, UNDER 100 WORDS!
The
Fingerprints of God...Seeing His Hand in the Unexpected
Recently Linda asked Nancy Hoag why she wrote the Fingerprints of God and what her hopes are for this book. This is what Nancy had to say:
I wrote it, first, to rehearse what the LORD has done for me and to glorify His name. It was also my desire to encourage women, to tell them He is always watching, always there–and His grace, His mercy and His patience are not just for me but also for them.
My first hope for this book is that women–especially those who don’t yet fathom how very much He cares–will begin to experience not only the depths of His breathtaking love, but His grace and His forgiveness.
Nancy Hoag is an award-winning writer, speaker, and teacher, the author of more than 850 articles, devotions, and columns–as well as four books including Storms Pass, So Hang On! (Beacon Hill)
GIFT
SHOP
You can help support this
ministry with a trip to visit our bookstore at:
www.righttotheheart.com
or go to:
https://righttotheheart.com/cgi-bin/store?category=Books&store=rtthbooks&
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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.
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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
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 or call at (303) 772-2035
See Linda's speaker web page at: http://www.sheppro.com/speaking.htm
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 LINDA EVANS SHEPHERD~~~~~~~~~
For Fun picture of Linda and her boys; husband Paul and son, Jimmy -- taken in Durango Colorado's Old Time Photo Shop |
Linda is a nationally syndicated radio host of Right to the Heart, a one-minute feature that 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
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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.
7. Pray for our nation and pray God will replace EVIL with REVIVAL. Please
email if you would like to
join Linda's prayer team.
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READING TO THE END!
Blessings,
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