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Are you in charge (or part of the committee) for an upcoming Ladies' activity? Maybe it's a retreat, a Ladies' Day or a Ladies' Night Out. The planning can be overwhelming. Themes, speakers, lessons, decorations, food, hymns to sing: there are so many details!
Welcome to your one stop shop! In this post you can find FREE themes complete with descriptions, lesson outlines, scriptures, Pinterest boards, ideas about decorating, crafting and food! Also at the end of the post you can find profiles of the speakers who contributed ideas and a link to a site that catalogs speakers for Ladies' Days!
Walking in His Steps
Description: We don't often focus on our identity as "disciples": people who walk in the Savior's steps everyday. Yet this idea should rule our ethics, our pace, our relationships and doctrine.
Lesson ideas:
- Following the Savior's Steps:
- Stepping into Christian Life
- Stepping into our daily walk
- Stepping up to our cross
- Walking with God
- Walking in the Light
- Walking in the Spirit
Scriptures: Matthew 3,4, 10, 1 John 1, Galatians 5.
Songs: Stepping in the Light, Footsteps of Jesus, I Have Decided To Follow Jesus
Decoration ideas: I have a Pinterest board dedicated to craft, decoration, and bulletin board ideas. The craft ideas are really fun; for instance buying white flip-flops in bulk (or making them from foam) and allowing each guest to write her scripture on the bottom in permanent marker. This could be especially fun at a Ladies Retreat if everyone had matching pairs. I also liked these floor stickers and cupcake toppers from Amazon.
If you decorating budget is slim, a problem many congregations face, think outside the box! Could you chalk footprints in the foyer? Cut footprints out of foam? Let a Sunday School class of littles make a cute decoration out of butcher paper, paint, and their footprints after church? Perhaps you could make centerpieces out of fresh flowers and old shoes.
Amazing Grace
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How Great Thou Art
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Description: There are a lot of options here.You can use any hymn that you like and use the scriptures that it comes from. I immediately thought of three that would make wonderful lessons.
Lessons:
- Amazing Grace: a study on the grace of God.
- He Leadeth Me: a study on following God.
- How Great Thou Art: a study on the glory of God revealed in nature.
Scriptures: Grace-Ephesians 1-2, Leadership-Luke 9:18-27, Greatness of God-Psalm 19
Songs: Use the hymn you chose as a theme.
Decoration Ideas: There is a lot of really cool "hymn" art out there. (See some here). You could use Canva (free here) or Adobe Photoshop to create it. Or my virtual assistant Designs by DJ would love to help you out. She could put together an affordable image personalized to your congregation and help you turn it into magnets, bookmarks, invitations and art. A Pinterest board with examples of her work is here. If you have the right skills, chalkboard art or plank art are also great ideas.
Bonus idea: "Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus." Talk about the promises Jesus gave us and how sweet they are. (For example John 3:5-8. John 4:13-18, John 6:35-44, John 7:37-39, John11:25-26, John 14:1-4). And then have desserts for your food and decorations. You could do Ice Cream Shop theme, Cupcake Theme, Banana Splits or my favorite Root Beer Floats complete with Mason Jars! Find my Pinterest board with more ideas here.
Save For A Rainy Day
Description: Heaven's economy is so different from our worldly point of view. We focus so much energy on work, education, buying the newest toys, the best house and car and saving for retirement. Yet Jesus emphasizes storing up treasure in a heaven.
Lesson ideas:
- Storing up Treasure in Heaven
- A Heavenly Retirement Plan
- Saving for a Rainy Day
Scriptures: Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 19:16-26, Luke 12:13-34, Luke 18:18-33, 1 Timothy 6:6-10
Songs: I"ve got a Mansion, There is Sunshine in My Soul Today
Decoration ideas: You could do rainy day decorations-umbrellas, rain gear, rain boots with flowers for centerpieces. Check out my Pinterest Board HERE for lots of ideas or click through to any of the pictures to shop for rainy day decorations.
This is a great theme to save money on. You can gather up umbrellas from members of the congregation instead of buying them. You could also check out some of the great DIY ideas on the Pinterest Board!
Jesus IRL! Social Media and the Life of a Christian
Description: Our social media use needs to be in line with the whole of our Christian lives. For instance we need to avoid crass talk and pictures (Ephesians 5:1-14,) show our integrity online, and avoid anger, wrath and vengeance even in our Facebook feed.
Scriptures: Matthew 5-7
Lesson:
- Jesus IRL: Social Media and the Life of a Christian
- Pause before you Post: Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to become angry
- Like and Share: Using social media to spread the good news about Jesus.
- #NoFilters: When Jesus, IRL, and Onscreen meet.
Decorations: One idea is to set up a photo booth. Once it is set up you can either have a lady stationed there to use everyone's individual cameras to take the photos and encourage them all to share under a single hashtag. Or could use a members DSLR camera and tripod (or iPhone and tripod). Then post all the photos on the church's Facebook or Instagram account and encourage everyone to drop by and tag themselves. My Pinterest board on this theme includes DIY photo booth tutorials as well as everything Social Media/Emoji themed! Also check out these cool social media cookie cutters for food ideas.
The Warrior Princess
Description: Women and the Armor of God. The women of God are soldiers in His army, warriors in prayer, and daughters of the great King.
Lesson:
- Stand and Be Strong: Putting on the armor of God
- Belts and Breastplates: Integrity and the warrior princess
- The Sword of the Spirit: Bible Study the weapon of God's warrior princess.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17 and Isaiah 52:7, 59:15-18
Decorations: One fun way to go is with a medieval party. Amazon has lots of stuff to chose from at this link. If you'd like something more modern, it might be fun to go pink camo for all your decorations like here. And don't forget there are some really awesome T-Shirts! (For a retreat the cost of the shirt could be built in or it could be optional. Each RSVP would need to include a shirt size). My pinterest board has more ideas here.
Becoming Christian Adults: Making the Transition from Childhood to Adulthood
By: J.A Busick
Description: When our young people go from teenagers, living in their parents' homes under their parents' authority, to adults who are expected to be responsible for themselves, they often fail to make the transition with their faith intact. What can we do to better prepare our young people to make this leap without jumping right off a cliff?
Lesson:
- Welcome to the Endless Debauch! or The False Promises of Worldly Adulthood.
- Foolish Disputes: Rethinking Apologetics
- Come Into the Kingdom, Go Into the World -- What Christian Adulthood Looks Like
Scriptures: Judges 17:6, Judges 21:25, Genesis 6:5; 1 Peter 3:15, Titus 3:9, 1 Cor. 2; Matthew 28:16-20, Ephesians 6:13-17
Songs: Purer in Heart, O God; If Jesus Goes With Me; Exalted; Remember Who You Are
Decoration ideas: Graduation decor. You can catch some fun ideas on this Pinterest Board.
Stuff We Say to Self: Mental Monologs as Old as Job’s or as Motivating as those from that Woman with Issues
By Lynette Gray
Description:
Like a food pantry, our mental babble feeds us or poisons us. Scripture records negativity what Abraham, Hagar, Esau, and Saul said to self. But, in Matthew 9, an unnamed woman with a hemorrhage talks faithfully to herself. Then this anomaly reaches out to connect with Jesus’ power. He bestows healing, praise, dignity, and kinship.
Lesson: Let’s discern what we are silently saying. Ask: What funds my self-talk? Is it poisonous propaganda or God’s soul food for my spiritual nutrition? What self-talk will move me toward Jesus so He can rid me of my issues?
Scriptures: Matt. 9:20-22; Mk. 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48; 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Jer. 17:9; 1 John 3:20; and six psalms.
Songs: Prince of Peace Control My Will; Jesus Savior Pilot Me; My Soul Be on Thy Guard; Nobody Fills My Heart Like Jesus
Decoration ideas: Cartoon-type speech balloons with self-talk inside them. Ropes to lasso our thoughts and take them captive. Tassels to remind us of the tassels on Jesus’ tallit.
Jennifer (J.A.) Busick
Biography: J. A. Busick has been a professional freelance writer for two decades. As Jennifer Busick, she writes about occupational safety and health for employers in health care, manufacturing, agriculture and construction. As J. A. Busick, she writes educational materials, Bible study materials and humorous essays about parenthood and life in general.
Read a review on J.A. Busick's books Strong Plants and Sculptured Pillars and The God Who Sees.
Geographic Area: North Alabama
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| Lynette Gray |
Bio: As a daughter, sister, wife, mom, artist, and teacher, I’ve been a victim of my own crummy self-talk. But as a wimpy cancer patient, I determined to replace my mental monolog with faith and hope. See some of my Christian books below. My articles are in: Christian Woman Magazine, Power for Today, Forthright Magazine, and Heartlight.
Hello My Name is Jonah- You can find my review of this book here.
Letters of Hope
Feasting on Assurance - you can get a copy of this book by emailing Lynette directly.
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Bio: Designs by DJ takes on design piecework like invitations, bookmarks, business cards, and personalized magnets, and dabbles in social media management (Pinterest and Instagram). She will give you an estimate based on your project and can offer intermediate drafts to be sure your final product is just what you need! She can help you submit a print order or send you a jpeg/png file.
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| A recent project for the South Knoxville church of Christ |
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| These were made into magnets for a total of 75 cents each. |
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