Place Your Life Before God

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what He wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

- Romans 12:1-2 (The Message)

For an encouraging note from our 2007 Women's Retreat speaker, Traci Berta, on what this exceptional weekend meant to her, CLICK HERE

It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome you to a new year of studies, opportunities, activities, and events designed for the women of EFCN and our friends. Our prayer is that through them God would meet spiritual, relational, and practical needs as we, a sisterhood of women, seek to know and love Him and each other better.

Our theme this year is Search for Significance, Finding Value in Your Father’s Eyes. In our theme verse, Romans 12:1-2 we are exhorted to place our hearts and lives before God and to stand apart from the culture as we fix our attention on God. He will change us from the inside out as we obey and mature in our walk with our Heavenly Father.

Women’s Ministry exists to prepare you for whatever service you do at home, church or out in the world by caring for your soul. Therefore we encourage you to participate in a life impacting Bible Study, monthly Connections small group, Sisters for Your Journey Discipleship group, or a mentoring ministry opportunity. The Holy Spirit will use God’s Word of Truth, as well as close relationships with other women who are also "searching," to produce godly women that He wants to bless and use.

Events throughout the year are designed for you to invite friends and family into your church through Women’s Ministry. Christmas Glo and the Spring Tea are opportunities for your guests to see the love of God in action through His church. Many hours go into each of these labors of love for your enjoyment and so that God will be glorified as women experience true Christian hospitality and the message of the Gospel of Christ, our Savior.

All areas of Women’s Ministry are centered on the God given goal of life changing transformation-to become more like Jesus every day. We exist to make fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ by providing opportunities for women to mature through spiritual growth, encouragement, fellowship, and outreach. As we seek to carry out that mission, our vision is that we will be: "Women living transformed lives, impacting others for Christ, reaching our full potential for ministry."

On this web page you will discover opportunities for you as a woman to grow in your personal relationship with Jesus, to serve Him and the church with your spiritual gifts, and to enjoy friendship with God and one another. Together, let us commit our lives before the Eternal Lord that we might understand our God-given significance and be convinced of who we are in the eyes of our great God: worthy, forgiven, deeply loved, totally accepted, complete, righteous, and fully pleasing.

In His Service,

Debbie Gaddie
Director of Women’s Ministry

Women’s Ministry Bible Studies 2007-2008
Discover who you really are through the eyes of God by signing up for one of a variety of Bible Studies being offered this fall. Fall classes will begin the week of September 10 and conclude either the week of November 20 or December 6. Learn more...

Sisters for Your Journey
Do you long to grow in your walk with Jesus and become equipped to live like Christ in your world today as part of a small group of 3-4 women? Learn more...

Connections
A once a month investment of time for a year’s worth of blessings!!! What a deal! If you would enjoy an opportunity to build relationships with other women of EFCN, don’t miss signing up for a Connections group! Learn more...

Connections Café
Connections Café provides a wonderful opportunity to get to know other women in our church, whether you’re new or have been around awhile. You will find Connections Café is also an enjoyable and relaxed event that is perfect for inviting a friend, neighbor or co-worker. Learn more...

Do you wish you knew more about being the woman God created you to be?

Moms and Mentors
Are you looking for a place to connect with other moms at church? Do you need encouragement and advice from moms who have been there? Then Moms and Mentors might be just what you need! Learn more...

Apples of Gold
Apples of Gold is a program designed to connect young women with experienced female mentors who can provide friendship, wisdom, and encouragement in a relaxed informal setting. Learn more...

"A Celebration Tea"
May 3, 2008
Ladies, please join us for our sixth annual Women’s Ministry Spring Tea on May 3rd. You won’t want to miss this beautiful event as this year we will celebrate the important women in your lives. Mother’s Day will be just around the corner on May 11, so invite a “mother figure” (a family member, a spiritual mother, daughter, etc.) to join you! Learn more...

Christmas Glo 2007
November 29 & 30
Join us on Thursday, November 29 and Friday, November 30 for A Night of Real Christmas! This special evening features classic as well as new songs from Dove Award winner Kim Hill’s Holiday CD, Real Christmas, and a Christ-centered message on the miracle of Advent by speaker, author, and Bible teacher Lisa Harper. Learn more...

Women’s Ministry Fall Retreat 2007
October 6 & 7, 2007
We hope you have made plans to attend our Women’s Ministry Retreat, "Sweet Significance, Finding Value in our Father’s Eyes" on October 6 and 7, 2007 at the beautiful Eaglewood Resort and Spa in Itasca. Learn more...

Prayer
Everything done of lasting value in Women’s Ministry is because it has been covered in prayer by devoted intercessors. On the evenings of our Christmas Glo Outreach, we will need prayer counselors to meet and pray with those in attendance who receive Christ as Savior or have special prayer requests. If you are interested in joining us for sessions of prayer before special events by receiving email requests and by attending an occasional meeting, please contact Sue Cesario at wm@efcn.org.

Thursday, September 6
Moms and Mentors begins
(9:15 – 11:15 a.m.)

Saturday, September 8
Kickoff Breakfast
(9:00 – 11:30 a.m.)

Monday, September 10
Bible Studies begin

Tuesday, September 11
Apples of Gold begins

Mid-September
Connections groups begin to meet

Sat-Sun, October 6 & 7
Fall Retreat at Eaglewood Resort

Thurs-Fri, Nov 29 & 30
Christmas Glo

January
Connections continues

Thursday, January 10
Moms and Mentors continues

Monday, January 4
Bible Studies begin

Thursday, January 31
Connections Café #1
(9:00-11:00 a.m. & 7:00-9:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, March 11
Apples of Gold begins

Thursday, March 13
Connections Café #2
(9:00-11:00 a.m. & 7:00-9:00 p.m.)

Saturday, May 3
Spring Tea