Last week I had the distinct honor of attending a luncheon with other women’s ministry leaders at Moody Bible Institute. We were there for the Revive Tour and heard Nancy Leigh Demoss speak on pursuing Christ as our supreme treasure. My friend Rebecca and I spent the day together as we traveled down to the wet and Windy City and enjoyed the company of these other ladies.
Hearing Nancy and having the opportunity to speak with her after lunch was helpful in getting to know her heart and what drives Revive Our Hearts. Their passion is my passion — to equip women leaders in the church to care for the women among them. So if you’re in the Chicago area, I hope you’ll join me in attending Revive ’13: Women Helping Women. Speakers for this conference are Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Paul David Tripp, Elyse Fitzpatrick and worship with Shannon Wexelberg — quite the pianist too! You can register online at ReviveOurhearts.com/Revive13. It will be held in Schaumburg on September 20-21st.
Promoting biblical womanhood or the Titus 2 mandate for women helping women isn’t all that popular these days, but the ministry among women is one that cannot be neglected. As natural influencers of one another, we have the opportunity to make disciples who are excited about conforming to the holiness of Christ and leaving behind the self-destructive, woman-centered ways of living.
What I have in common with the ministry of Revive Our Hearts is an understanding of the Creator-creation distinction. While God is entirely independent, we are fully dependent on him. What God is all-powerful, apart from him we are powerless. But with the Creator resides the truth that he has a special love for humanity because we’re been create in his image. So when women are coming alongside other women in life and ministry, we are demonstrating the love that Christ revealed on the Cross that is sacrificial and honoring of the Father’s will. Our ministry among women is to be Creator-centered, not creature-centered, and this will often impact the manner in which we serve.
So save the date to your calendar and let me know if you’ll be attending Revive Our Hearts ’13. Hopefully we’ll bump into each other!