Workshops are listed alphabetically by title.
Event Workshops & Speakers
Beauty Inside and Out
Jill Swanson – Keynote Session
Discover how you can refresh and restyle yourself on the outside and let God renovate and regenerate you on the inside. Jill will share fabulous “time and money saving fashion tips” along with her faith story of God’s miracles and marvelous sense of humor. You will leave this session challenged to reach beyond any physical, mental and emotional limitations you might have, accept the way He made you and joyfully run the race God has laid out for you.
Develop and Do Your God-given Purpose
Julie Gorman – Workshop Session #2
Ok. So, now that you know your purpose…What’s next? What do you do when life’s circumstances cloud your purpose? Or life doesn’t seem to make sense? In this workshop, Julie reveals powerful ways to avoid sabotaging your God-given purpose and helps you:
- Cast off excuses and break free from faulty thinking.
- Learn how to live your purpose on purpose in four simple steps. (Habakkuk 2:1-4)
- Build partners who’ll walk with you in your life-purpose.
Continue to press on toward God’s purpose
Discover Your God-given Purpose
Julie Gorman – Workshop Session #1
Ever wonder, “What’s my purpose?” “How can I make a difference?” Or “What’s God’s will for my life?” Now you can know, stay on course and enjoy living God’s purpose.
Julie shares powerful transparent stories of God’s Redemptive Love to reveal “God never wastes anything.” His grace positions us and prepares us to accomplish His purposes (even when we feel disqualified). In this workshop, Julie helps you to:
- Identify your passions to position you to discern God’s purpose for your life.
- Write and communicate your vision.
- Recognize valuable resources to discover your God-given purpose.
Eliminate The “If Onlys” And “What Ifs”
Kendra Smiley – Keynote
There are “if onlys” and “what ifs” in everyone’s life. The “if onlys” are the negative circumstances of the past. The “what ifs” are those that may occur in the future. The Lord does not want us to allow either of those unproductive (and sometimes crippling) patterns of thinking to control our lives.
In this workshop Kendra will:
- Introduce you to real women who faced “if onlys” and “what ifs” and were victorious.
- Teach you the importance of your choices.
- Encourage and equip you to make the Next Right Choice.
Every Woman’s Battle
Shannon Ethridge – Keynote
Women have historically assumed that sexual struggles are a man’s issue. We’ve been wrong. And it’s time for us to examine what part we may play in emotional entanglements and sexually compromising situations. With arresting warmth and honesty, Shannon shows us how we can guard not just our bodies, but our minds, hearts, and spirits as well.
Grab Today’s Joy
Sandra Aldrich – Keynote
Listeners identify with Sandra’s humorous stories of forgetting to grab today’s joy as she once attempted to impress others, have the perfect marriage and raise model children. But as she presents her more serious experiences with a We-Do-Not-Pray-To-Air theme, women are encouraged in their own personal walk.
Grabbing Joy Through Tears
Sandra Aldrich – Workshop Session #1
Life often hands us disappointment, rejection, lost dreams and dashed hopes. How do we bounce back when putting one foot in front of the other is difficult? Sharing from her own experiences and those of several friends, Sandra includes encouraging scriptural accounts that help you:
- See God in the ordinary
- Concentrate on what you have left instead of what you have lost
- Participate in your own miracle
- Be open to how God can bring His good out of pain
Guiding the Journey of a Strong-willed Child
Kendra Smiley – Workshop Session #1
Have you been blessed by the presence of a high maintenance child? Are you wondering how the words “blessed” and “high maintenance child” can appear in the same sentence? Take heart! Kendra will help you understand the strong-willed nature and will give you insight into how to guide that child so that he or she will not only survive, but thrive!
Hormones: Blessing or Curse?
Lorraine Pintus – Keynote
Two things that unite us as women and make us different from men are our hormones and
menstruation. We sometimes think of these as a “curse,” but Lorraine Pintus turns our perspective upside down and helps us see them as a blessing.
Discover:
- The 3 seasons of a woman’s life when hormones swing most
- What your hormones do and how they impact your energy and emotions
- The benefits of PMS and peri-menopause (YUP, benefits!!)
- Why God’s enemy, Satan, hates women and what our response should be
- How to recapture our God-given nobility as women
It’s You!
Jill Swanson – Workshop Session #2
Learn to dress who you are and make the most of what you’ve got! In this session we will focus on styles and tips that will cover your “flaws” and uncover your personality! Discover how you can feel more comfortable and confident with who you are and save time and money in the process.
Jill will share:
- 5 Tips to Look 10 Pounds Thinner
- Make-up Tricks of the Trade
- How to Save 50% on Wardrobe Investments
- Attitude Adjustments for Everyday Beauty
Jump Off the Hormone Swing
Lorraine Pintus - Workshop Session #1
You want to be a godly woman, but several days a month you want to smack everyone you see with a Costco-size D bottle of Midol. Take a test to determine your symptoms and then enjoy the practical help Lorraine Pintus offers:
- Tips to help you feel better Physically, Mentally, and Spiritually
- An explanation about how your environment impacts your hormones and what you can do about it
- Practical ways to soothe hormones by reducing stress
- Why God loves hormonally wacked-out women
Life-giving Hospitality…Start Simply but Simply Start
Tammy Maltby – Keynote
Tammy Maltby believes hospitality is not just for those with gorgeous homes, professional cooking skills, or special gifts. It’s for anyone who wants to live a fuller, more outward life. And all you need is a willingness to start simply…but simply start. Tammy offers:
- A fresh perspective on the art of hospitality
- Step-by-step demos for fabulous food recipes that will impress everyone…without wearing you out
- Cost-saving—and fun—techniques for cooking and meal planning
- Confidence that “you can do it”—and you’ll love every minute
Live Your Purpose
Julie Gorman - Keynote
When God called us, He knew the life choices we’d make, our mistakes, and our sorrows, but He chose us anyway. And, since God sees past, present, and future, He’s seen OUR promise as though it already existed! So reject what others say is impossible. Cast what you’ve conditioned yourself to expect. Learn to Dream Big! God has a purpose for your life. In this session, Julie inspires you to remember “Who God Is,” hold fast to “What He Promised,” and “Live Your Purpose.”
Out The Door In 15 Minutes
Jill Swanson – Workshop Session #1
Looking to go from ‘drab’ to ‘fab’ in a zap? Searching for ways to get dressed without feeling stressed? Discover how you can have more time in your day and order to your life in this special session. Jill has help for the hurried and hope for the harried, with a smorgasbord of tips, techniques, and tricks to give you an instant look that lasts.
Discover how to:
- Look great – every day
- Minimize, organize and prioritize
- Accomplish glamour on the go
- Experience real peace of mind
Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman’s Battle
Shannon Ethridge – Workshop Session #2
Where will your daughter turn for answers about sex? Most will look to peers, the media, or the internet, but YOU can actually be the sex expert in her life! Learn the why, what, when, and how of healthy sex education as Shannon equips you with creative conversation starters about how sexuality is a blessing worth protecting!
The God Who Sees You
Tammy Maltby – Workshop Session #1
How do we handle life when disappointment, pain, and a weary heart seem to stalk us day after day? Does no one care? Does anyone see my hard work, my family pain, my feelings of rejection, my fear? Knowing that God sees us and deeply cares about the details of our life can be more than enough. Tammy Maltby invites you to:
- See the unseen God who sees all your unseen actions
- Let go of fear that other people will reject you if they know your failures and imperfections
- Embrace the hope and choose the joy that awaits you when you trust He is intimately aware of your journey.
The Sexually Confident Wife
Shannon Ethridge – Workshop Session #1
Maximize the sexual and emotional potential in your marriage! With down-to-earth wisdom, Shannon shows women how to overcome the most common hurdles holding women back in the bedroom, and how to create the healthy, exhilarating sex lives they (and their husbands) desire.
Unpacking From A Guilt Trip
Kendra Smiley – Workshop Session #2
Do you find yourself lugging heavy baggage packed with guilt? You may have packed those bags yourself or they may have been packed for you. Some of the guilt may be “bad guilt” and some may actually be the helpful variety of “good guilt.”
In this workshop we will:
· See examples of good and bad guilt.
· Be encouraged to personally identify our own guilt as good or bad.
· Learn how to unpack the guilt, lighten the load, and enjoy the journey!
Wading through Grief
Sandra Aldrich – Workshop #2
We’ve all heard the saying “Death is part of life.” But the universal truth doesn’t help when death takes someone close to us. Based on Sandra’s work on the grief counseling team for a Detroit funeral home chain, this workshop helps you:
- Understand the four main stages of grief—numbness, searching, disorientation, resolution.
- Examine the four grief intensifiers that determine why one grief is worse than others.
- Survive a personal loss as you recognize normal guilt and anger
- Help a grieving friend
- Talk to children about death.
