Books/Resources

I love to share helpful resources. On this page, you will always find FREE resources and a list of resources I am currently working on. You can also find a link to purchase my books on Amazon. 

The Journey from Heartache to Hope:  40 Devotionals to Help You on Your Way 

Available at THIS LINK on Amazon in paperback. 

A devotional book focusing on the lives of 40 biblical characters and how their personal encounters with God helped them survive the sorrow and find abundant life once again. Makes a great gift! Can even be used as a Bible study book for groups. The authors are available for speaking engagements. Use the Contact form to request more information. See this page to learn more about the On Your Way to Abundantly More retreat event. 

 

 

 

God Chose a Woman First: Discover the Keys to Resilient Confidence through the Voices of Biblical Women

AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK ON AMAZON in paperback and Kindle formats. 

Winner of three national awards: 

GOLD Medalist in the 2020 Illumination Book Awards in the Christian Living category. 

FINALIST in the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest in the Religion/General category

FINALIST in the 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest in the Religion/Christian Inspirational category 

What do you do when you are feeling called to a task much bigger than you? How do you respond when you sense God is asking you to pursue a particular vocation, and yet others around you are discouraging you from such a pursuit–because you’re a woman? Where can you turn for empowering confidence? 

The voices of biblical women reveal the keys to resilient confidence you need to fulfill your unique purpose. Each of the 13 women presented in this book was chosen by God–instead of a man–to be the first person in Scripture to experience God in a new way, to express a new truth about God, or to proclaim a new message from God. 

As our world spirals with continued consequences of women being treated as “less-than,” these real women will teach you how to exhibit faithfulness, wisdom, courage, and leadership against the odds. See these biblical women’s stories come to life in the context of world history and renew your confidence in your equal status with men as God’s image-bearer capable of fulfilling God’s call on your life. 

Hear afresh the voices of Eve, Hagar, Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, Huldah, Elizabeth, Mary of Nazareth, Anna, the Woman at the Well, Martha, Mary Magdalene, and Lydia. Their stories offer the keys to resilient confidence!

Here are just a few of the history-making firsts for which God chose women:

  • To encounter the angel of the LORD
  • To give God a name
  • To authenticate Scripture
  • To confirm the coming birth of the Messiah
  • To voice a public messianic confession
  • To encounter the Risen Christ and to announce the Resurrection—the foundational truth of the Christian faith!
  • And more!

Leadership Tools (more coming soon) 

Let’s Talk about the Show Discussion Guide

Turn any movie/TV show/video into a Bible study discussion with this helpful one-page template. 

Using the acronym GRACE, you can cover the characters and events in any show and then move the participants into personal application of biblical principles. 

Available for purchase soon. Just $ 0.99 and then reproduce as needed. 

 

Shero Study – “Hidden Figures” Discussion Guide

FREE! 

 

 

Getting-to-know-you Discussion Guide

FREE!

 

 

Sample Meeting Agenda

FREE!

 

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Seven Steps to Purposeful Planning Poster

FREE!

 

Bible Study Resources (more coming soon)

FREE, reproducible, one-page, no-prep-needed Bible study about Martha of Bethany and Mary Magdalene to share with others! Click on the link below:

Bible Study – Foundational Truths Delivered First by Women

FREE, reproducible, one-page, no-prep-needed Bible study about the Samaritan Woman at the Well to share with others! Click on the link below:

Bible study: Jesus Asked Her for Help – Woman at the Well 

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FREE, reproducible, one-page, no-prep-needed Bible study about Elizabeth to share with others! Click on the link below:

Bible study: 6 Marks of a Willing Mentor – Elizabeth

 

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FREE, reproducible, one-page, no-prep-needed Bible study about Hagar to share with others! Click on the link below:

Bible study: The Secret to Resilient Confidence – Hagar

 

Historical Resources

 

1848 Declaration of Sentiments

FREE!

 

Other Resources and Books in the Works

The Women’s Ministry Coach’s Essential Questions Series (Working Title):

     The Essential Questions for Starting a Women’s Ministry

     The Essential Questions for Growing a Women’s Ministry

     The Essential Questions for Evaluating a Women’s Ministry

These three workbooks provide a coaching approach which will guide you and your leadership team through a set of questions to help you discover the unique ministry God has for you and your church–and how not to try to carbon copy someone else’s ministry. Based on Jesus’ Model for Ministry as presented in the gospel of Matthew, this biblically based approach will help you see where your women’s ministry is already making a difference in women’s lives and what the next steps may be for you to reach even more women with the Good News of how Jesus wants to forgive, love and empower women to be all God intended for them to be.

Living Significantly Single – Even When You’d Rather Be Married (working title)

A book offering practical guidelines for contented single living in a world of matched pairs. Based on the secret of the “abundant life” promised by a single adult more than 2,000 years ago, this book is filled with humor, biblical principles, and real-life stories from my personal experience as a long-time single.