Knowing God Ministries

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Practical and Tangible... Not Fluff

Next Friday, October 12th is:

Iron Sharpens Iron

Can you believe it's already October???

At Knowing God Ministries, our goal is to bring practical, tangible value for your everyday life. We quiver at the thought of being a fluff ministry, that fills you with inspiration, but leaves you no different as when you arrived. Our goal is to challenge and equip you with the relevance of Scripture so that you can live it out on the anvil of everyday life.

So with that in mind, it is our privilege to bring you 2 totally different sessions this month at our luncheon!
One session deals with marriage.
The other session deals with your relationship with God.

This month's speaker is Macon Newby! Her husband is NC Supreme Court Justice, Paul Newby.

Come and learn how this high profile woman manages to keep her marriage strong in the public arena - especially during campaign season.

The principles she stands upon can apply to any marriage when tensions tend to be high within the home!

General Session: How I Keep My Marriage Strong in the Public Arena

11:30am-1:00pm

From left

Macon Newby, our speaker in October and Cindy Finley, KGM Team Member

Workshop: Developing a Vibrant Quiet Time

Speaker: Tara Furman

1:20-2:15pm

You can come for the General Session or

just for Workshop -

whatever you schedule allows!

Where: MacGregor Downs Country Club, Cary, NC

When: Friday, October 12, 2012

Cost: General Session: $20/Early Registration -

Early Registration ends: Wednesday October 10th

$25 after 10/10 and @ the door

Workshop: $5/with lunch; $10 for just the workshop

How do I RSVP?
All registration is done online. This enables us to be good stewards and give MacGregor an approximate headcount. Click HERE to register.- even if you intend on paying at the door.

What if I pre-register and something comes up?
Go ahead and register to get the pre-registration rate. If something comes up and you cannot attend, we will credit you another month. However, it's up to you to let us know if you've had a glitch in your schedule.

First Time Attending?

Do you want to attend but are nervous about coming - perhaps alone? Let us know so we can expect and personally welcome you. Possibly pair you with one of our team members.

Contact Kelly Hollis @

bkhollis@bellsouth.net

What Do I wear?

Anything but short shorts and denim!

Can I bring a Friend?
Absolutely!

Lastly, I LOVE knowing that YOU NOW know that I'm not the only face behind KGM and Iron Sharpens Iron. I praise God for the two women below who COMPLETELY take care of Iron Sharpens Iron so that I can focus on a different area of ministry. Come and meet Kelly and Marsha. If you tell her you want to volunteer in future months, they would both be estatic!

Kelly Hollis - ISI Queen Bee

Marsha Pierce - Queen Bee #2!

Our goal to bring value to your everyday life. Make plans now to attend October's luncheon! Register Here!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

KGM Faces, Part 2

Ezra 7:28

Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leading [women] from Israel to go up with me.

Our mission at Knowing God Ministries is to help women KNOW God personally... To NOT just merely know ABOUT Him - but to KNOW the Living God of the Universe personally.

The 4 pillars of KGM are: helping women know God in:

1. Relationship

2. Marriage

3. Parenting

4. Ministry

In case you missed yesterday's post, these are the women who comprise Knowing God Ministries. Their prayer support, wisdom, discernment and practical service have made and are making KGM what God has called it to be.

Many of the women today were instrumental in awakening my faith. Jesus was contagiously real in their everyday lives and I desperately wanted to know their Jesus. It is such an honor to be able to share their wisdom with you in future blogs and in future areas of ministry - (in the months to come, we will share!)

Dina Hester

KGM's CPA

Bible teacher, Wife, Mother of 4, home school mom

KGM Board Member and Team Member

Fayeson Tilley

Bible Study Fellowship Teaching Leader 15 years

(My first Bible study leader!)

KGM Board Member

Kelly Hollis

Iron Sharpens Iron Event Manager

Mother of 2

KGM Team Member

Maggie Chapman

Bible teacher

Her advice was the inspiration that started the Prayer Journal!

Mother of 4

KGM Board Member

Marsha Pierce

Iron Sharpens Iron Event Coordinator

KGM Team Member

Nancy Cobb

Award winning author/ International Speaker

Her books were instrumental in helping me learn how to "behave" in the home.

KGM Board Member

Suzi McDuffee, my precious mentor and previous neighbor

Bible Study Fellowship teaching leader - 10 years

Bible teacher

KGM Board Member

Many of you may know these women. To others, they are new faces. Every single one of these women have a faith that is lived out on the anvil of everyday life. Once meeting them, you too will want to know their Jesus.

Starting next week, you will have the opportunity to meet them HERE on the Knowing God Ministries Blog.

You can also meet them at our monthly Iron Sharpens Iron lunches. The Team is always there - the Board is mostly there! (I so appreciate their support and engagement!)

Come meet them next week!

Tomorrow's post:

Iron Sharpens Iron next week

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The KGM Faces, Part 1

Ezra 7:28

Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leading [women] from Israel to go up with me.

Our mission at Knowing God Ministries is to help women KNOW God personally... To NOT just merely know ABOUT Him - but to KNOW the Living God of the Universe personally.

The 4 pillars of KGM are: helping women know God in:

1. Relationship

2. Marriage

3. Parenting

4. Ministry

I'll never forget when God became real to me. I was a church and Bible study girl. But when I began connecting the dots of God speaking to me through His Word... Into my very hard circumstances... and then obeying what I was learning... I realized: JESUS WORKS! My life was forever changed. It was then that I became a Jesus girl.

It has been my passion ever since to share the reality of Jesus in everyday life with whomever is willing to listen.

So in 2006, God told me to publish my Prayer Journal.

In 2008, God told me to write an accompanying Bible study.

In 2010, God told me to begin a nonprofit Women's ministry and to call it Knowing God Ministries.

First of all, you must understand that I am not a natural leader - in fact, I'd rather follow. To me, life is easier as a follower. So God told me I could be a follower - but I was to follow Him and His leading in every detail, and in turn, to lead others.

I took comfort from the verses in Genesis 6 where God gave Noah every DETAIL he needed for building the ark. And as of today, He is still faithful to give me the blueprints for building an effective women's ministry as I spend time with Him.

One of the specific things He told me in 2010 when I was putting together my Board of Directors was to, "take courage and gather the leading women from Israel to go up with me." Ezra 7:28

So I mustered the courage to ask the leading women of the Christian faith in my corner of the globe, regardless of denomination, to help me build Knowing God Ministries. (We call it KGM.) Every one of them said, "Yes!"

Until now, you've only heard from me when you open these posts. It would only be natural to think that I am the only face of KGM. The truth is, I have an army of women who consist of my Board of Directors or volunteer staff, who serve the Lord fulfilling His vision. They are the "leading women" in this corner of the world.

So it is my great privilege to introduce you this week to these women!

They have agreed to begin writing posts to help you KNOW God... not only in your relationship with Jesus,

but also in your marriage, in your parenting, and in your areas of ministry!

So here they are! Half of the 'leading women and men of Israel,' in my area!

In alphabetical order