Training Update
Published October 30, 2003
- Three locations set for Women’s
Winter Gathering
— The 2004 Winter Women’s
Gathering will meet at three locations across the state in
January.
Florida Baptist women are invited to
attend the annual event at Deermeadows Baptist Church in
Jacksonville Jan. 17, Woodlawn Baptist Church in Crestview
Jan. 24 or Glendale Baptist Church in Miami Jan. 31.
Keynote speaker Edna Ellison will lead
a time of personal enrichment and spiritual renewal for each
of the one-day conferences. An author and speaker, Ellison
has written Women’s Bible studies on Philippians and
Hebrews. Her books include Woman to Woman: Preparing Yourself
to Mentor and Seeking Wisdom: Preparing Yourself to be
Mentored.
Break-out session options will include
topics related to living by faith, personal worship,
discovering spiritual gifts, living stress-free, missions
involvement and discerning God’s message.
The Florida Baptist Nursing Fellowship
will meet as part of this event at each location for an
additional cost of $15. Author Angela Payne will lead this
session on "Finding Spiritual Renewal in Life’s
Quirky Moments."
The cost of the women’s winter
gathering is $20 per person and covers basic conference
materials and lunch.
Registration with full payment must be
received by the Women’s Missions and Ministries
Department no later than seven days prior to the meeting.
Mail registration forms to Women’s Missions and
Ministries Department, Florida Baptist Convention, 1230
Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32207-8696 or register
online with a credit card at www.flbaptist.org.
For additional event information, call
800-226-8584, ext. 8280 or email lford@flbaptist.org.
- Minister’s wives fellowship at
annual luncheon
— The Ministers’ Wives annual
luncheon held in conjunction with the Florida Baptist State
Convention is set for noon Nov. 11 at the Embassy Suites USF
in Tampa.
The luncheon will feature guest speaker
Jeanette Henry, pastor’s wife at First Baptist, Orlando.
The theme will be based on James 1:2: "Consider it pure
joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."
During the luncheon, the annual Clyde
Maguire Award will be presented to a Florida Baptist minister’s
wife who has demonstrated faithful use of the gifts God has
given her in support of her husband’s ministry and in
her own ministry.
The $12 luncheon tickets are available
prior to the state convention by mailing a check to the Women’s
Missions and Ministries Department, Florida Baptist
Convention, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207.
For more information concerning the
award or luncheon, call 800-226-8584, ext. 8287, or e-mail
Cindy Goodwin at cgoodwin@flbaptist.org
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