Fresh Winds
Monday, April 26th, 2010
Here’s an idea you might use for a conference theme. “Fresh Winds of Change”
West Virginia’s ABW state retreat for women’s ministry leaders used that theme for this weekend’s retreat, with this Scripture:
“Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails!” (Psalm 51:7b The Message)
The decor included huge colorful banners hung from the ceiling and behind the stage, with fans to create a gentle breeze. They were using my book, Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry, to show how to do women’s ministry with an “upward and outward” focus, called LIGHT, so the table decor was all sorts of lanterns and lights.
Each retreat attendee received a soft, colorful scarf as a gift, and their reteat closing sent all 250 women outside, with the scarfs blowing in the breeze. What a lovely visual–rolling West Virginia hills, blossoming trees and flowers all around, and scarves billowing.

It was such a fun weekend, and a great honor for me to get to share with all those ladies. Praying for “fresh winds of change” as they go back to their ministries across that state.











