These are the summaries of the various seminars offered at the conference:
God’s Love for Women Maria Oswalt Michelle Haswell
Psalm 45:11 И возжелает Царь красоты твоей; ибо Он Господь твой, и ты поклонись Ему.
This talk recognizes God’s passion to restore wholeness to women and unveil their intended beauty. It explains the reason that women were first at the cradle and last at the cross. It shares the wonder of the God whose love for women is so compelling and so wondrous that He is enthralled by their beauty.
Orphans and Fostercare Susan Hillis Anke Boomgardt Katya Celenina
David explains in Psalms, 'God is a Father to the fatherless; He takes the lonely and places them in families' (Ps 68:5-6). Jesus says to his disciples, "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:18)
This seminar is based on the following principle: God's perfect plan is for every child to be part of two families: the family of man and the family of God. In other words, God the Father's plan is to place children in loving families on earth and for all of us to experience the joy and support of being part of a larger family of believers. In this seminar we will discuss the practical aspects of helping integrate children from orphanages into a family, including spiritual, psychological, academic, vocational, and practical aspects of adjustments.
HIV/AIDS and God’s Heart for the Hurting Kay Warren Elizabeth Styffe
God has a heart of compassion for the sick and the weak. He calls believers to be his hands and feet, making the invisible God visible to our broken world by caring for those in need. Come learn what you and your church can do to help hurting people.
Motherhood: A Beautiful and Privileged Calling Galina Kozitskaya Beth Templeton
Как прекрасны на горах ноги благовестника, возвещающего мир, благовествующего радость, проповедующего спасение, говорящего Сиону: 'воцарился Бог твой! Исаия 52:7 The rewards of responding to the high calling of motherhood are beautiful and rare treasures that can be easily missed if we don't seize the opportunity to appreciate them. We will talk about the joys and eternal value of mothering as it presents itself in the mundane, everyday activities of life. How can we recognize and make the most of our time with our children? God has given us the opportunity to shape a life for eternity. This is no small thing. What a privilege!
Нетленная Красота Zhenya Grout Tatiana Sasunova
“Да будет украшением вашим . . . сокровенный сердца человек в нетленной красоте кроткого и молчаливого духа, что драгоценно пред Богом.” 1 Петра 3:3-4
Мы, женщины, все очень разные, но все-таки есть некоторые черты, делающие нас похожими: каждая женщина, независимо от ее возраста, стремится быть красивой, привлекательной и очаровательной. Также у каждой из нас есть определенные “внутренние пустоты,” которые мы стараемся чем-то заполнить. К сожалению, для их заполнения мы часто обращаемся к ложным источникам. Цель этой беседы состоит в том, чтобы определить несколько основных причин, создающих “внутренние пустоты” или неудовлетворенность, а также распознать истинный источник нетленной красоты.
God’s Heart for Women Maria Oswalt
We are here to talk about the crisis of orphans, children without parents. But there is a greater crisis that strikes at all of humanity not just those who have suffered the loss of parents or the rejection of those who were to care for them. Each one of us is born an orphan, separated from our Heavenly Father. But did you know, that it is possible to receive salvation, to be adopted, unconditionally loved and accepted by our heavenly Father and remain an orphan in your heart? We will be talking the roots of this disconnection between head and heart and about how we can receive and experience the Father’s Love as His beloved daughter.
The Privilege and the Pain of Being a Pastor’s Wife Michelle Haswell
К Филиппийцам 2:17 Но если я и соделываюсь жертвою за жертву и служение веры вашей, то радуюсь и сорадуюсь всем вам.
Being cast into a leadership role, pastors’ wives need to manage peoples legitimate and oppressive expectations. This session seeks to teach women how to find a rest and a rhythm in God’s approval. It talks to some of the hard places involved in this unique ministry. It addresses ministering to and with your husband in the distinctive space God has given you. It will aim to supply practical training to equip women for more effective ministry.
Healing Marriages from Addictions Cheryl Baker
There is a Christian program that offers hope and healing from relationships affected by any kind of addiction: alcoholism, sexual addiction, drug addiction. In this session, you will hear the personal story of a marriage restored from separation and brokenness to serving in ministry together. The Celebrate Recovery ministry will be briefly outlined. The curriculum has been translated in Russian and will be published this year. We will end with a time for questions and answers.
