Comments on: Is your ministry button stuck on repeat?

By: Cyndee Ownbey

Cyndee Ownbey — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:16:11 +0000

In reply to Jen. Jen, oh my goodness! I could have written your comment!! I went through a VERY similar experience. We didn't take a year off, but we did make strategic changes to focus on what the purpose should be, rather than what it had become. Many women were mad they couldn't go look at the tables before hearing from our speakers.Killing a sacred cow is hard work! Praying your women will be receptive to the changes, for their hearts and minds to be re-oriented toward the purpose, and that they will recognize Satan's attempts to distract them.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 03:45:33 +0000

At the 2016 Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum, my women’s ministry partner and I were greatly convicted about this same topic. The main event that came to our mind was our annual ladies luncheon usually held in late may/early june. This event had “table hosts” and those ladies were to invite 8-10 people to sit at their table. Each table host was given our theme and general color palette and asked to decorate their table. Of course we had a non church person judge the tables and offer a prize for the best table. Everyone loves this event, but we knew that it couldn’t continue. We didn’t make that decision known to our church. Time came for the usual planning period to begin…we were approached by someone and asked “when is the ladies luncheon this year and what’s the theme so I can start planning my table?” . We knew right then we’d made the right decision. When we told this person of our decision the response was “oh you just didn’t want my table to win 3 years in a row”.
Honestly, I Couldn’t remember she’d won the past two years, but that comment solidified our decision EVEN MORE. We wanted to take a year off from that event as it was and reinvent it for the 2018 spring season. Please pray as we’ve added that event back to our calendar, but our plan is to have an entirely new event with the message as the purpose and not decorations.

By: Cyndee Ownbey

Cyndee Ownbey — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:26:01 +0000

In reply to Km. Wow!! Praise God!!

By: Km

Km — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:57:34 +0000

The Holy Spirirt had been dealing with me to not complete the study we were 1/3 of the way through. Gasp! After several weeks of prayer & fasting I brought this to a vote. Unanimously vote moved us to a “new” thing which we began last week. I could not believe the energy & excitement. As always Holy Spirit is right.