Lavish Love

It is a couple months past due, but thank you to everyone that made Lavish Love happen this year.

The fact that a 20-something girl can bring an idea to the table and have the entire body of believers rally behind her and make it happen is well, precious – to me, at least. Men, women, church leadership all gave time, money, resources, ideas, prayer, energy (lots of energy), encouragement, service…it was breathtaking and it will produce fruit. Watching you all rise to the occasion, step into stretching roles, pursue excellence and deeply desire to share the Lavish Love of Jesus with young women…it was ministry to me, too. Thank you.

For those of you out of the loop, here’s a brief summary of what Lavish Love was all about:

“Linworth Women’s Ministry and Lifeline are sponsoring Lavish Love, a conference for 8^th-12^th grade girls. This conference was originally the vision of a young woman from Georgia who saw the need for young women to truly grasp how furiously and lavishly they were loved by their Heavenly Father (1 John 3:1). She saw young women as incredibly strategic and valuable in ministering to our need-filled world. Young women who grasp their true identity in Christ will not only flourish now, but will grow to be Godly mothers of children, wives of husbands, friends and servants in their church, community and world. Their potential is limitless and ravishing.

This conference is being transplanted from Georgia to Ohio with distinct Linworth influences! We will offer “Big Sessions” with teaching, worship and fun as well as spiritually focused and fun breakout sessions. Tammy Smith and Kim Foulis will teach in our “Big Sessions” and a team of passionate, quality Linworth women will facilitate/teach our breakout sessions. This year’s theme is “Beauty for Ashes” Isaiah 61. We fully expect God to show up and do what only He can do…and for our young women to leave this conference completely bathed in God’s Lavish Love for them, ready to extend that love to their world. Please join us in praying for and supporting this conference.”

~ by Kara Belcher on July 9, 2008.