AWAKE: 2010 Workshops

Significant Steps to Simplify Your Life

Danielle Ott // Organizing Expert // Speaker // Family Life Coach

Do you ever feel like you are running in circles and nothing is actually getting done?  Do you waste time every day looking for missing items?  Do you find yourself running late for appointments, or forgetting them all together?
If so, you are not alone. If you need a little motivation and some great ideas to get un-stuck and moving in the right direction, Daniele can help.  She will teach you how to get a project started and finished with her A.C.T.I.O.N P.L.A.N for organizing any space AND she'll give you time management strategies to help you fight procrastination and perfectionism. So, if you are ready to calm the chaos of clutter in your home and your mind, come and learn how to simplify your life and begin living significantly!

Starting with Scripture - the Gospel of Mark

Jodie Howerton // Speaker // Writer 

The first step in learning to live significantly is learning how to read and interpret the Bible. This workshop is an inductive, manuscript study of the first half of the Gospel of Mark. It will be taught in two parts and will occupy both workshop sessions. Inductive Scripture study is a hands on, interactive dissection of the text. Participants are asked to observe, interpret, and apply the text throughout the sessions. At the end of the conference, participants will have a deeper understanding of the life of Jesus and how they can directly apply his teachings to their everyday lives.

Living Significantly by Seeking Justice

Kathleen Hamer // Co-Director of OCC’s Orphan Care Initiative

It is estimated that almost 150 million children live and die alone on the streets of our world. Who is taking care of the children? What is our responsibility for these forgotten children? Whose responsibility are they? This workshop will explore what the Bible has to say about why WE should care about and for these children of the world. We will explore what it really means to have a heart like God’s and will discuss everyday steps we can take to help the world’s orphans.

Sex for Beginners OR Been There, Done That...

Neely McQueen // Speaker Author // Life Coach

Sex for Beginners: Are you getting married soon or are you a newlywed? God’s plan for sex within marriage is truly an amazing one. Join us as we explore God’s amazing plan for a healthy, fulfilling, and significant sexual relationship.

Been There, Done That...Now What?: If you have been married for a while, you know that keeping the passion alive in your marriage can be a challenge. God's plan for your sex life in marriage is neither boring nor routine. This workshop will be loaded with fun, practical challenges and ideas to keep the marriage bed exciting and fulfilling!

Designed for Significance: Your Spiritual Gifts

Dr. Lynne Ellis // OCC Pastor

Elaine Morse // OCC Life Groups Director

God has created you to live a life of incredible significance. In this workshop we’ll teach you to discover, develop and deploy your unique spiritual gifts, so that you can begin living significantly. This is a hand’s-on working seminar. You will receive and take the SHAPE survey, a spiritual gifts questionnaire, BEFORE the session. We’ll work through the survey in small groups to help you discover the significance of your unique design for ministry. We’ll also help you explore potential ministry opportunities or fine-tune the way you are currently serving in your area of passion. There will be opportunity to sign up for individual evaluation of spiritual gifts as well.

Become a Thriving Woman in Today's Culture

Shannon West // MS, LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)

Being a woman at any age is an incredible privilege. Though, it's often in the 'becoming' where we as women know seasons of challenge in our sense of self, in our relationships, and within our families. This is especially true for the present generation as their lives are powerfully touched and shaped by their community and their culture. Today's generation of young women experience great opportunities and boundless resources. They also know great challenge and pain as seen in social trends toward cutting, disordered eating, addiction, and sexual activity. This workshop will explore the experiences of today's young women with their peers, within their families, and in their faith. Developed for mothers raising young women as well as women who desire greater conversation about the experiences of today's culture, this workshop is designed to empower young women and their families toward the thriving God desires for His beloved daughters.

 

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