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Heartline February 2007
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HeartLines Newsletter
A Lifeline for Ministry Wives |
February 2007
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Dear Nancy, |
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These monthly "HeartLines" are from my heart to your heart as we share a very unique and wonderful life, being a ministry wife. My prayer is that these letters will inspire, inform, or encourage you in some way. PLEASE take this to your wife if you, the minister, are receiving this newsletter! |
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Two Big Events for you are coming March 23-24, 2007! Circle the dates on your calendar and plan to join us. Here's the scoop ˜
As ministry wives, we need the support and fellowship of women who experience similar circumstances, struggles, and situations that we do. So we have formulated a great weekend for you to accomplish that purpose!
So please try to come for this fun, encouraging weekend designed just for you. Details in the next two articles. | |
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You and your friends are in for an amazing treat on Friday, March 23! Anita Renfroe, well- known Christian comedian, musician, author, and speaker, will be live in concert as a benefit for Heart and Soul Connection at the Lilburn Alliance Church, 5915 Highway 29, Lilburn, GA 30047, at 7:00 p.m..
Anita’s insuppressible joy that lightens the hearts and feeds the souls of her audience has blessed many, and as a result she will be appearing at every Women of Faith event this year! Her book entitled, If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother! has been very well-received. Her most recent book, If You Can't Lose It, Decorate It! will be making its debut at this concert, as will her newest DVD.
This concert is for anyone who wants to experience the fun and laughter that Anita brings - women and men. My husband is one of Anita's biggest fans! All proceeds from the concert will go to the ministry of Heart and Soul Connection.
If you want the best seats in the house (V.I.P. seating), those tickets will sell for $25 each. Those tickets will go fast, so please order these limited seats early. For every 10 V.I.P. tickets you buy, you will receive 1 free V.I.P. ticket.
Please consider having a group from your church come. There will be group rates available in general seating, too - for every 5 tickets you buy, you get 1 ticket FREE! If you order before Feb. 23, the group-rate tickets are $15 each. After Feb. 23, the group-rate tickets will be $20 each.
So mark your calendars, gather up a group and come laugh the night away on March 23!
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PLACE: The Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place Hotel, 1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, Georgia 30096 DATE: Saturday, March 24, 2007 TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
THEME: "Hold Fast" Titus 1:9 says holding fast the faithful word as [she] hath been taught, that [she] may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to refute those who contradict it.
COST: $50 for the day, includes conference fee and buffet lunch. If you come for the Anita Renfroe Concert the night before and come for the massages, water aerobics, Swap Shop, and other fun festivities, the costs vary according to how many are in each room.
For a private room, conference fee and buffet lunch --- $125; For two in a room, conference fee, and buffet lunch --- $ 90; For three in a room, conference fee, and buffet lunch --- $ 75; For four in a room, conference fee, and buffet lunch --- $ 60.
Registration fee (non-refundable) is due at time of registration -- $ 25, which is subtracted from total cost of retreat.
Partial scholarships are available. Please send completed registration fee (with roommate preferences) and form to Heart and Soul Connection, P.O. Box 31, Tucker, GA 30085. Contact us by calling 1-888-MIN-WIFE (888-646-9433) and register by phone, if you do not have a seminar brochure and registration form. |
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Mary is a pastor’s wife and has been married to Dan Southerland, pastor and author of "Transitioning: Leading Your Church Through Change" for 30 years. Dan and Mary have two children, Jered, a college senior, and Danna, a college freshman.
Mary is the author of the book, Coming Out of the Dark, the story of her personal struggle with clinical depression. Mary's second book, Sandpaper People, helps you find answers for the question: Is someone in your life driving you crazy? This book finds practical, Biblical truths for your difficult relationships. Her third book, Experiencing God's Power in Your Ministry, shares that success and survival is possible for every woman who serves God...from one who has been in the trenches of full time ministry...and lived to tell about it! In her latest book, Escaping the Stress Trap, she understands that stress happens. You cannot eliminate it from your life, but you don’t have to be tangled up in it, allowing it to complicate your days and frazzle your nights. You can take charge of anxiety-filled circumstances, approaching stress in a way that freedom and peace can rule your daily life. Escaping the Stress Trap offers 9 principles for dealing with the stress in your life.
Mary is also a freelance writer and writes a weekly column for women in ministry as part of "Rick Warren's Tool Box" on the Purpose Driven web site. Mary has contributed to various magazines such as ParentLife, Just Between Us, Looking Up, Fresh Outlook and P31 Woman.
Kay Warren, wife of Rick Warren, says this about Mary: Mary Southerland is proof that good things come in small packages! Petite in frame, the power of God is mighty within her, and she communicates His truths with passion, humor, wisdom and conviction. She has walked with God through some very dark, bleak valleys, and in those difficult times she has learned to find her joy and strength in Him. Women will be encouraged and equipped to walk closer to Him as they listen to Mary. |
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One of Christian contemporary music's compelling singers, has gained the accolades and respect of her peers. Her style of singing has always been intensely her own and has inspired millions. An Ordained Minister of Music, she compassionately interacts with her audience and takes them to the ultimate level of High Praise. She confidently charges and sets the atmosphere.
A native of Detroit, Michigan she began as a pianist at the age of eight years old under the tutelage of her dad, Pastor / Bishop Donald Ritchie of Freedom Life Ministries, Montgomery, AL.
A member of The Recording Academy (i.e. The Grammy Awards, Atlanta, GA Chapter) Donna is being propelled to the forefront of the music industry. Her performances include sharing the stage with such names as ORU's Richard Roberts, Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, Min. Mike Murdock, Laverne and Edith Tripp, Vicki Winans, Hezekiah Walker and TLCC, Dr. Bobby Jones, Comedian Jonathan Slocumb and the list goes on. Her video performances includes, The Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel Show, Vicki Winans ("Long As I Got King Jesus"), Lisa Page Brooks ("Jesus Will See You Through") and Candi Staton ("Hold On Jesus is Coming").
Having Hosted several televised shows, she now co- hosts the internationally popular TV show "Friends and Neighbors" With worldwide recognition, the show is seen on Sky Angel Network throughout the United States and The Inspirational Network overseas. Her show airs in over 55 countries with over 77 million viewers and growing!
As a wife and mother, Donna is very clear about the direction of her music. Donna crystallizes her purpose in music and in life with a personal relationship with the Creator and allowing others to know He is Real and not a genie in a bottle. |
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with "I." MILLIE: I is... TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, "I am." MILLIE: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him? LOUIS: Because George still had the ax in his hand.
TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? HAROLD: A teacher |
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I pray you have a very special "Love" month!
You are loved and prayed for,
Nancy Burgess
Heart and Soul Connection
phone: 1-888-MIN-WIFE (888-646-9433)
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Heart and Soul Connection | PO Box 31 | Tucker | GA | 30085 | | Written by a pastor's daughter who has been disillusioned by church people and church tradition, this poem gives an honest look at the feelings of our children when they encounter ungodliness in the church. Four basic characteristics of ministers' wives that are common to all women who live this very unique life. Caring for traumatized people can exhaust your physical, emotional, and spiritual resources. Frequently, this depletion leaves you in deep emotional pain because you experience the trauma of others vicariously. This is called compassion fatigue. Anyone who regularly cares for others is suceptible. |
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