Last June the Femmes 2000 organisation I belong to, organised a seminar for Christian women of all denominations. The theme was : "The Christian Life : A Quietly Flowing River ???" (In French : "La vie chrétienne : un long fleuve tranquil ??").
I was on the welcoming team at the door. What a thrill to see over 500 women come through ! It was a wonderful expectant atmosphere and we had worked hard on the decoration and welcome, with various groups presenting their ministries adding to the overall effect.
My biggest thrill, however, was noting that there were women from each church Pascal and I had ministered in. It kind of represented our 15 years of pastoral ministry.
The conference by Linda Oyer was excellent and we had very positive feedback from many women. She went through 5 stages in our Christian walk towards maturity, explaining how it was cyclical and how to recognise the different stages and to learn from them. May the "fall out" from this teaching continue to encourage women in their walk with the Lord and be a blessing to their local Christian community.
