It’s amazing. The city of Topeka, Kansas is moving toward decriminalizing domestic violence. Citing the need for extreme belt-tightening, Shawnee County pushed the prosecution of DV cases off to the city, which is facing its own need to cut costs. …
Travesty in Topeka!
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Written on October 11th, 2011
Filed under: AVA (Abuse), Updates
Tags: AVA, domestic violence
Filed under: AVA (Abuse), Updates
Tags: AVA, domestic violence
Un-Connecting is Hard!
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Written on September 27th, 2011
Filed under: AVA (Abuse), Events, Human Trafficking, Leadership, Updates
Tags: domestic violence training, leadership development, retreats
Filed under: AVA (Abuse), Events, Human Trafficking, Leadership, Updates
Tags: domestic violence training, leadership development, retreats
After connecting so richly at three fantastic retreats with the wonderful women of the Central and Pacific Southwest Conferences, I’m having withdrawal pains. Now I know that in order to experience withdrawal, one must first develop a physical or mental …
Retreat Means We’re Advancing!
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Written on September 20th, 2011
Filed under: Updates
Tags: Covenant Identity, Fall Retreats, Updates
Filed under: Updates
Tags: Covenant Identity, Fall Retreats, Updates
September 19, 2011
“What goes on at retreats?” someone asked me this morning. I had reported to her that I was just back from women’s retreat at Covenant Harbor. I mentally buzzed through the array of images and moments swirling …
Video “Hi” From Meagan
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Written on September 13th, 2011
Filed under: Updates
Tags: leadership, The Leadership Connection, Women Ministries
Filed under: Updates
Tags: leadership, The Leadership Connection, Women Ministries
Meet Meagan, new leader of Women Ministries for the Covenant!
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The Leadership Connection – Get to Know Yourself
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Written on September 6th, 2011
Filed under: Leadership, Updates
Tags: leadership, spiritual gifts, teams, The Leadership Connection
Filed under: Leadership, Updates
Tags: leadership, spiritual gifts, teams, The Leadership Connection
The longer I’m in leadership the more aware I am of the need for every leader to be in touch with her gifts, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. The current term for this is “self-awareness,” and it implies that while leaders …
It Happened in Chicago
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Written on August 25th, 2011
Filed under: Human Trafficking, Updates
Tags: Human Trafficking, Just Women, PROTECT, Women Ministries
Filed under: Human Trafficking, Updates
Tags: Human Trafficking, Just Women, PROTECT, Women Ministries
This morning, Chicago media carried a deeply troubling story about dozens of young girls—some as young as 12—who were rescued by police after being held against their will for many months. These girls were forced to perform unspeakable sex acts;
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Week Eight in Leadership – Connecting with Cookies
In this, my eighth week, I’m still figuring out a lot of things. I don’t know the names of everyone in Covenant Offices, and I’m still trying to remember which department is on which floor before I randomly take the …
Hi From Chicago!
I am so pleased to be serving you and all the wonderful women of the Covenant as the new leader of Women Ministries. I have to admit that there has been quite a mix of emotion in this new role, …
Two-Day Anti-Trafficking Conference
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Written on August 8th, 2011
Filed under: Events, Human Trafficking
Tags: Human Trafficking
Filed under: Events, Human Trafficking
Tags: Human Trafficking
STRATHMORE, ALBERTA (August 8, 2011) – Hope Community Covenant Church will host a two-day conference on human trafficking and exploitation August 27-28. The church is partnering with International Justice Mission. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on …
WM Office Seeks Administrative Assistant
The Women Ministries office is seeking a vibrant individual to assist with all aspects of the department of Women Ministries. The administrative assistant is responsible for generating and implementing multiple forms of communication including eNewsletters, eAppeals, snail mail appeals, social …
