The Beauty of Simplicity
a 6-hour experience for women
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
$20 includes continental breakfast and lunch
choose from 18 workshops!
featuring worship artist Hayley Swan
message from Lori Hahn
Our lives get cluttered. We're surrounded by stuff, unfinished projects, and commitments we regret making but can't back out of. Come explore what God has to say about the pursuit of a real, simple life. We have 18 dynamic workshops that touch on a wide range of topics that affect your external world and inner life.
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10 WORKSHOPS TO SIMPLIFY THE WORLD AROUND YOU (choose 1)
Clean Sweep — Learn how to clean a closet or room including purging, organizing, storage, and getting rid of stuff. Led by Kim Mayner, who has cleaned more closets and garages than she can count.
Spring Entertaining & Design Tips — Discover easy and inexpensive hospitality and decorating ideas to simplify your entertaining. Led by Marilyn Hood, who loves to open her home to others.
Simple Changes For A Healthier You — Registered dietician Michele Biederman discusses the challenges of making healthy food choices and offers workable solutions for healthier lifestyles.
Creative Gift Giving & Wrapping — Do you struggle to keep up with birthdays and find meaningful presents for others? Discover some thoughtful and affordable gift ideas as well as creative wrapping solutions. Led by Lisa Harvill, an innovative teacher, who finds joy in giving to others.
Money Saving Meals — This workshop is full of easy and delicious ways to feed your family that will save both time and money. Led by Norma Lyons, a busy mom who loves to cook for three hungry boys and her husband.
Spending Too Much? — In this economy, making ends meet is complex. Learn simple, practical and Biblical guidelines that will make a difference to your finances and peace of mind. Led by Stacy Eckstrom, who has been a volunteer leader with Crown Financial for ten years.
Write These Things On Their Hearts — Raising godly children is a desire of every mother, but how do we disciple and train our children to love the Lord? Cyndy Locke, a high school counselor with over 30 years experience working with teens, will share Biblical insights and practical tools for mothers of children of any age.
Build Sensational Love Relationships — Often we lose sight of what we are suppose to be nurturing in our marriage. We get busy or distracted by work, kids, life, and can put our marriage on the back burner believing it will take care of itself. Learn specific ingredients to keeping your marriage healthy and vibrant. Led by Sandra Moe, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.
What’s Your Spiritual Giftedness? — A popular book entitled Now, Discover Your Strengths, emphasizes developing your unique talents and abilities. The Bible takes this one step further and encourages us to serve the Lord using our spiritual gifts. We’ve all experienced the frustration of doing tasks we’re not equipped for. But, when we learn how to operate in our strengths, serving others becomes a joy. Led by Linda Conti, former Director of College Counseling at Oaks Christian School, who has helped hundreds of people discover their strengths.
Boundaries for Women — Have you ever found yourself saying yes to people and activities, only to end up feeling resentful, guilty or overcommitted? Learn when to say yes and how to say no by developing Biblical relational boundaries. Led by Marriage & Family Therapist Lynette Copp.
8 WORKSHOPS TO NOURISH YOUR INNER LIFE (choose 1)
Decoding The Bible — Learn how to use simple principles of observation, interpretation, and application so that you discover God’s truth. You will learn tools to transform how you read Scripture. Led by Patti Westberg, who has taken several inductive Bible Study courses and is certified to teach with Precept Ministries International.
Married, But Spiritually Single — Do you find yourself trying to coax and manipulate your man into being who you think he should be? Does he feel resentful of the time you spend pursuing Christian activities? Stacey Pummell has experienced this tug-of-war first hand and joins us from Bakersfield to share how we can reflect Christ to our spouses and prioritize our time.
Hanging In When You Feel Like Checking Out — How do you keep God’s perspective when you are faced with crises and feel like you are being pulled in every direction? Discover the keys to maintaining your sanity and being surprised by joy. Led by Vicki Zellman, a former Community Bible Study teaching director who recently survived one of the craziest years of her life.
De-Stress — Are you feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stressed? This workshop will help you look at what stress is and provide a space to “relaxergize” through some key spiritual insights and techniques to “de” stress your life. You’ll leave feeling reinvigorated and ready to face your world again. Maureen O’Keefe Hodge is an LCSW who has taught this workshop to hundreds of moms, educators, professionals and non-profit organizations.
Where’s Your Gethsamane? — Too busy to set aside time to pray? Michele Biederman talks about different styles of prayer that will transform the way you enter into time with the Master. Michele leads the prayer ministry at BFC.
Living With Less In A Get More World — Shelli Birdwell and her husband left their comfy life in Ventura to move overseas with their sons to Tajikistan (not a comfy place). Shelli’s experiences radically changed her worldview and her perspective on contentment. Discover some simple, practical ways to live with less, yet experience abundance.
Solitude: Creating Space For God — It’s difficult to find silence in an age of technology and information. Yet, solitude is essential for our spiritual life, no matter how busy we may be. Something that was so important to Jesus must have deep value. Led by Linda Frawley, a mother of five who understands the need for quiet moments with God.
Finding Value In Each Season — We have a tendency to compare ourselves with other women; we usually conclude that we don’t measure up. The purpose of this workshop is to help us look at how we can be the women God designed us to be in every season of life, and to be more than just content — to be fulfilled, satisfied, and impactful. Come prepared to reflect, share and learn together. Led by Laurie McCoy, mother and grandmother, who has found beauty in each part of her journey with God.