By Baptist Message staff
LAFAYETTE, La. (LBM) – Louisiana Baptist women will be challenged to embrace their God-given mandate to fulfill His purpose during the upcoming Louisiana Baptist women’s missions and ministry celebration, March 18-19 at First Baptist Church, Lafayette.
“We want women to boldly accept the opportunities they have on a daily basis to share God’s love with others,” Louisiana Baptists Women’s Missions and Ministry Strategist Christine Gill told the Baptist Message. “We want to equip them to be Gospel-minded by keeping missions at the forefront of their everyday lives.”
Embrace kicks off Friday, March 18 at 4 p.m. with check-in, and the evening celebration will begin at 6 p.m. The conference will include messages from Florida-based Bible teacher Courtney Veasey and National Woman’s Missionary Union President Connie Dixon, WMU highlights and annual reports, Bible study, worship, prayer for missionaries, a dessert fellowship, and shopping. Breakout sessions will include such topics as spiritual growth, discipleship, personal development, missions, leadership methods, and family dynamics.
Additionally, the conference will feature two sessions for Hispanic women, which will be taught in Spanish.
Lunch on Saturday, March 19 will be provided by Louisiana Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers. Embrace is sponsored by Louisiana Baptists’ women’s missions and ministry team and partially funded by the Cooperative Program.
Register online at the conference website (deadline is March 10). Attend all sessions, including Saturday lunch ($50); or Saturday only, lunch included ($40); or Friday only ($30). A Baptist Nursing Fellowship breakfast (for BNF members and other healthcare professionals) is scheduled for Saturday, 7:15 a.m. (additional $12). For more information: email WMM@ louisianabaptists.org; or call 800.622.6549 (or 318.448.3402).
