Product Description

A practical, fresh approach to planning and implementing women's retreats, this workbook will guide leaders through each step in the planning and production of a transforming women's retreat. It offers a month-by-month checklist as well as fully detailed, illustrated examples of successful retreats that any church can borrow or adapt. (20060208)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #390893 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 100 pages

Review
"The authors explain how to recruit a retreat-planning team that will consider the variety of needs in a congregation, from the newcomer to the woman in crisis. Like a wedding planner, it has a helpful countdown to the event, with things to do beginning with six months from the date. But the most helpful section is the one on sample retreat themes, complete with scripts for skits that are actually funny, and ideas for decorations and entertainment." (Lexington Herald-Leader )

"This book is unabashedly practical and could well save a planning committee hours of unproductive work. It contains all you need to plan an effective women's retreat." (www.christianstandard.com )

"This practical planner gives nuts-and-bolts tips on how to put together a weekend women's retreat, from selecting an inspirational speaker to picking accommodations to figuring out the budget." (Robin Galiano Russell Arts & Media )

From the Back Cover

Congratulations! You’ve just been nominated to plan the annual women’s retreat. It’s your responsibility to plan the perfect getaway for wives and widows, mothers and managers, singles and seniors. Need some direction?

This indispensable guide is your ticket to pulling off an unforgettable and life-changing retreat for women. Included is helpful information on choosing a location, determining a schedule, setting and staying within a budget, organizing a planning committee, lining up the right speaker, incorporating creativity, and implementing your plan . . . everything you could possibly need.

“Our retreats are the ‘not-to-be-missed’ event of each year and we owe it all to the very women in this book and the very information you will read in its pages.”

—JoAnn Hummel
Pastor to Women, Bent Tree Bible Fellowship

“Everything you need to produce a weekend filled with humor, hope, fun, friendship, and biblical truth is in this book, along with financial, logistical, and spiritual wisdom.”

—Carol Kent
President, Speak Up Speaker Services
International speaker and author

Sue Edwards (M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary) is completing her Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is a faculty member at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Kelley Mathews (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is a freelance writer and editor. Sue and Kelley have co-authored New Doors in Ministry to Women: A Fresh Model for Transforming Your Church, Campus, or Mission Field.

Linda Robinson is a lay leader of women's ministries at Irving Bible Church, where she has been a member for twenty-five years.

About the Author
Sue Edwards (M.A., Dallas Theological Seminary; D.Min., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) teaches full-time in the Christian Education Department at Dallas Theological Seminary. She has more than twenty-five years of experience teaching, pastoring, and directing women's ministries. In addition, Sue speaks at retreats, conferences, and seminars across the country. She is the coauthor of Women's Retreats and New Doors in Ministry to Women, and the author of the new Sue Edwards Inductive Bible Study series.

Kelley Mathews (Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary) is a freelance writer and editor. A former women's ministry leader, she is the coauthor of Women's Retreats and New Doors in Ministry to Women. She lives with her husband, John, and her three children Texas.

Linda Robinson is a lay leader of women's ministries at Irving Bible Church, where she has been a member for twenty-five years.

Customer Reviews

Started out Great, Ended Not so Great
This author of this book did an excellent job explaining how to set up a retreat, however, it would have been better if it would have focused more on the spiritual aspects of a retreat as opposed to rodeos.

WM Book Better
This book was helpful. However I found another book I purchased just as helpful if not more so. Building an Effective WM, loved this book.

Useful for retreat planners, women seeking to shape retreat experience
A comfortable walk through of ideas and options for planning women's retreats.

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