Sharing the Journey (March 14th) Keynote Speaker: Connie Cavanaugh

We asked three questions to our keynote speaker Connie Cavanaugh (as well as our break out session speakers) for us to get to know her better before our "Sharing the Journey" seminar: "Growing in Love" at TCU Place Saskatoon on Saturday March 14th.

Q. When you hear the phrase "Love Without Limits", what comes to mind?
What comes to mind is, "I wish I could do it!" But if I'm honest I'll admit that love without limits is way beyond me. My love is limited by all sorts of things: fear of rejection, insecurity, risking betrayal, being vulnerable . . . I'm limited by my humanity. Love without limits is divine. It's Jesus; His perfect life in exchange for my pitiful one.

Q. How will women Grow in Love in your sessions?

 The more I get to know God, the more I love Him. My love grows each time He reveals Himself to me anew. I believe God, through the Holy Spirit, will reveal Himself to women as we spend time together in His Word and this encounter will cause their love to grow.

Q. What do you like to do for fun? The most fun thing is playing outside with my grandkids. Next on the list are: Hot baths, good books, long ski runs, sunny beaches, mountain hikes, funny movies, food someone else cooks, and hockey games where my team wins (but just barely), these are my favorite things.

Sharing the Journey speaker: Marlynn Heagy / Session: Parenting

Q. What does the theme "Love Without Limits" mean to you? I will never be able to fully understand the limitless, unconditional love that God has for me, but as I grow deeper in my love relationship with Him I can begin to love others the way God would want me to. How exciting! His love for me is so deep, so high and so wide that I will never be able to fully comprehend it. What a gift that love is!

Q. How will women grow in "Love" during your session at Sharing the Journey?
One of the most important things that we as moms want our kids to know is how much we love them - we want our children to feel loved. We love them so deeply, but this doesn't necessarily mean that our kids 'feel' loved. In this session, we will be discussing the five different love languages and be challenged to love our kids in such a way that our words and actions shout love to them.

Q. Outside of your passion to speak, what do you like to do for fun?
Fun has always been a big word for me. I really do like to have fun. I love hanging out with my husband and three kids, especially at the lake on a hot, summer day. I love having friends over or going out with friends to chat and laugh together. I love doing activities outside like waterskiing, down-hill skiing, running, walking, biking, hiking, skating. I love going on holidays, especially somewhere hot and sunny and with a beach. I really enjoy working in my backyard planting and tending to my flowers and other yard work. I can hardly wait for summer!

Sharing the Journey Speakers: Vi and Richard Schick /session: Healing Hearts

Q. When you hear the phrase "Love Without Limits" what comes to mind?

God loves us with a perfect love. Our own ability to love is limited by our wounding, our unforgiveness, our dysfunction and our apathy. He loved us enough to sacrifice what was most precious to Him, that is, His own son, so that we might know fellowship with him, now, and for all eternity. As we abide with Him and move towards healing, He works within us changing us more and more into His image, giving us a heart to love as He would love.  

Q.How will women "Grow in love" in your session at STJ on March 14th?
We desire for women to receive revelation as to where their hearts have been wounded, and where there has been a log jam in their hearts preventing them from giving and receiving love. Through teaching and prayer in this session, we desire to invite the Holy Spirit to bring healing to each heart.

Q. What do you like to do for fun?
We enjoy reading, travelling, golfing and walking our dog, who teaches us about love without limits! We especially enjoy seeing God bring healing to people’s hearts.

Sharing the Journey Speaker: Sheri Deobald / Session: Revival Passion

Q.What do you think of when you hear the words "Love without Limits." – When I think of this phrase, I think of God’s unlimited love for us. His love for us is so passionate and unending we could never get close to having a full understanding of it. God showed us His love by sending His Son to the cross and enabling us to have the presence of God available to us now. We have heard much about His past love. However, I am overwhelmed to think of the love, mercy, grace, comfort, and help He wants to give us today. God’s love truly has no limits except the limits we place on Him when we, the children of God, don’t position ourselves to receive and treasure this remarkable gift.

Q. How will women grow "in love" in your session at Sharing the Journey:  The session, “Revival Passion” is going to focus on two things: Seeing God for who He really is and seeing ourselves for who really are. This is what “genuine” revival is. Believers have heard for generations about God’s love for us and we do need to have a greater understanding of this. But, what is our heart condition towards God? In other words, what spiritual state are we really in? True love towards God is a life of devotion to Him, His people, and building His kingdom. God’s love towards us isn’t half-hearted or lukewarm. Yet, we often offer up to God a Christian life with partial commitment and limited devotion. In this session, you will be challenged to love God with your whole heart, soul, mind, and strength. What’s standing in your way of “genuine revival” in your life?

Q. Other than your passion to speak, what do you like do do for fun? Other than speaking or teaching, my favorite thing to do is to come together with passionate believers and worship. Ok, I am not trying to be super spiritual. Honestly, there is nothing like worshipping in a corporate setting where everyone is wanting God’s presence, no one looking around or at their watches, but just bringing honor to Him. Wow! This is explosive! I am so blessed when I am with people that honor God and welcome His presence. Imagine how He must feel!
My second favorite thing isn’t quite as spiritual but oh, so wonderful. I love to travel to hot, sunny places and just enjoy tropical settings. There is nothing better than lying on the beach “Chillaxing!” Ok, what is that? Chilling out and relaxing. It’s a new slang word out there today and I have been waiting to try to it out. Next time you take a rest, remember, it sounds much cooler when you say it in slang.

Sharing the Journey Speaker: Jeremy Hall: Session "Signs of the Times"

Q. What does the theme "Love Without Limits" mean to you?
This is a hard question for anyone to answer. But how much more so, with me having the handicap of being a man, and therefore a natural fear of the ‘L’ word.I suppose the first thing that pops into my head on the issue of Love is found in John 15:13-14.
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”
It amazes me that while we were yet sinners, that Christ still died for us (Rom 5:8). We all stand guilty by the law (Rom 3:19) at the judgment seat of Christ, and yet He knowing we had no way of satisfying justice by our own accord, died for us… for me. It was my sin that placed him on the cross and yet he suffered in my place.
I’m not sure we can truly understand such love as that. Not to mention the magnitude of our transgression that can now be overlooked to those who would repent and have faith in Christ.

Q. How will women grow in "Love" during your session at Sharing the Journey on March 14th? It is my hope that the ladies attending will grow in their appreciation of the 66 love letters that God wrote to all mankind through His Holy Word.

Q. Outside of your passion to speak, what do you like to do for fun?
I am a fisherman at heart. I love to spend summer days fishing quietly on the lake pondering the important things in life.I also enjoy studying the Word, writing, playing my guitar and spending time with my family. Of no greater source of joy do I have than that in the smiles and laughter of my family. I truly am a blessed man.


Jeremy is Executive Director of Berean Watchmen Ministries.  and is actively involved in the international ministry through lectures, contributing articles and commentaries relating to Bible prophecy and Christian living in these later days. Come visit us at http://www.bereanwatchmen.com

Sharing the Journey Speakers answer 3 q's!

We asked our speakers for the upcoming  Sharing the Journey seminar on March 14th 

at TCU place 3 questions:

1. What does the phrase Love Without Limits mean to you?
2. How will women "Grow in Love" as they attend your seminar at STJ?
3. What do you do for fun?

Enjoy reading their responses and getting to know these speakers a bit more!

Sharing the Journey Speaker: Linda Kasdorf: session: "Angry?"

Q. What does the theme "Love Without Limits" mean to you? Hmmm...I've given the theme a fair amount of thought. "Love Without Limits" is about unconditional love - the type of love we experience from God and as we mature in Him we have to share with others. I am cautious of the theme because there is a great difference between "Love Without Limits" and "Living Without Limits". As women we often get the two confused - thinking that not setting limits or boundaries in our relationships is the loving thing to do. God calls us to know who He has created us to be and to set limits and emotional boundaries that are respectful to ourselves and others. It is in setting healthy limits and boundaries and in living in close relationship with God that we can become great lovers.

Q. How will women grow in "Love" during your session at Sharing the Journey on March 14th?
It is very difficult to be loving when you feel angry...we will grow in love by becoming aware of our anger and how it impacts our lives...we'll grow in love by submitting that anger to God for Him to give us wisdom and clarity about it. We'll learn positive practical ways to deal with our anger that will leave us freer to love.

Q. Outside of your passion to speak, what do you like to do for fun?
Fun...I love to read...my husband & I really enjoy spending time with each other and time entertaining...I love to cook and bake - it is often a worship time for me...I enjoy sitting in the sunshine, canoeing, being with my kids, talking about God, I also enjoy spending time working in my flower gardens.

Sharing the Journey Speaker: Deb Gibson- marriage session

Q. What does the theme "Love Without Limits" mean to you?
The absolute, extravagant, depth and breadth and height without end way
that God loves each of us, the heart of God that yearns to pour out
tous and for relationship with us, the potential we have, when we seek
Him, to love Him and then love others.

Q. How will women grow in "Love" during your session
 I am praying that their hearts are already opening to hearing and 

receiving the limitless love that God has first for them and their marriage. 

I pray that they will "get" the truth of marriage being an expression and 

testimony of God's love relationship between Jesus and His bride and

 that they will take home a new sense of purpose and passion to seek 

God first-no matter what challenges they may have in their marriages-

and to be transformed by His love.

3. Outside of your passion to speak, what do you like to do for fun?

 I love to play with my kids and grandkids (some are the same age), have
people over (I will use any occasion as an excuse to have a party),
go for walks and hold hands with my husband, cook, go to plays, concerts
etc., sculpt, anything creative, actually, I find most everything fun
except housework. Last night, I agreed to skydive with my friend, in
June. I'm sure it will be fun....

Sharing the Journey session leader: Rebecca Baerg (Worship Dance)

Q: When you hear the words, Love Without Limits- what comes to mind?
I guess when I hear "Love Without Limits" the first thing that comes to mind is the scripture from Ephesians 3:17b-18. "And I pray that you , being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide, and long and high and deep is the love of Christ." It would seem that if I am going to have a difficult time grasping it, His love must be massive, or limitless.
My question is, how could He do it? My love definitely has limits. The only hope I have to even slightly grasp this kind of love or give this kind of love is by the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5 tells us that the fruit of the Spirit is love... Could it be that simple? When I am so full of the Spirit and emptied of my fleshly desires the fruit will be love. Maybe even limitless love.

Q. How will women grow "in love" by attending your session at STJ March 14th:
It would be my hope that people participating in my session would be able to experience at least two things. First, that they would explore showing their love to their Lord through movement. Psalms 149 tells us to 'praise his name with dancing'. The second would be that they may have a God encounter unlike they ever have before. That they would leave the conference with a new found 'freedom' through movement that takes them to and through realms of Glory.

Q. What do you like to do for fun?
 Unfortunately I was just asking myself the same question the other day. I had five kids in five and a half years and fun = sleep. Now the youngest two are four and I am managing to catch my breath a bit. I actually have had a few moments to myself in the last month and really did not know what to do. I have rediscovered the bath tub (instead of a high speed shower), facebook (yes Jodi I am finally on), a comfy prayer chair and board games with the kids. However, I am definitely open to suggestions. If you are coming to the conference I would love some new ideas on how to have fun! (I tried going blonde for the summer but I can't say that I had more fun as a blonde.)

Happy Valentines Day!

                          "For God so 

                         Loved the World 

                          that He gave is one and

                          only Son, that 

                      whoever believes

                            in Him shall 

                          not 

                        perish, but have

                      eternal  

                          life."

                                                                                                                                                              

   John 3:16

Click here to read Jodi's Devotional "His Love Endures Forever"

Sharing the Journey Speaker: Deidre Havrelock- Faith Stories

Q.What does the theme: Love Without Limits" mean to you?

 I know my love has limits because I hear myself saying, "I'm willing to do this much, but only this much... I know I can do that, but only that" I want to go this far, but only that far and no further." But with the Holy Spirit- the Spirit of Love- I often step beyond what I want or what I'm capable of. Where I see limitations, the Spirit sees possibilities; where I see the impossible, the  Spirit sees miracles just waiting to happen.

Q.How will women "Grow in Love" during your session at Sharing the Journey on March 14th?" 

Faith stories will impart a little bit of biblical knowledge regarding what a Christian Testimony is along with a whole lot of understanding that love is what drives one to testify.

Q.Outside of your passion to speak, what do you like to do for fun?

Speaking is not so much my passion, writing is. I'm currently working on a spiritual memoir and a book about testimony for WJOF. I study Hebrew in my spare time. Also, I'm studying screen writing and working on a script. I like reading too. (I'm a bit boring I think!) smile.