by Stonecroft | Nov 26, 2016 | Encouragement, Outreach, Printed Newsletters
The holidays can be a stressful time for everyone. Between baking (and eating) Christmas treats, parties, shopping, and the drama that sometimes comes with challenging friends and family members, it can be easy to forget the miracle of Jesus. He came into the world to...
by Robyne Baker | Nov 26, 2016 | News, Printed Newsletters, Stonecroft Bible Studies
Her story is one of desolation and isolation. She often lacks food, clothing, or shelter. Chances are, alcoholism has bruised her family in some way. It seems as if her only purpose in life is to bear children, and she mothers several. She feels used. She’s a woman of...
by Lorraine Potter Zechmann | Nov 26, 2016 | News, Printed Newsletters
This letter was taken from the Winter 2016 edition of Stonecroft’s Storied newsletter. Please tell me it’s not yet time to celebrate Christmas! Am I the only one who notices that the years speed by more and more quickly? Time continues to rush by. So I need to...
by Cheryl Lee Davis | Nov 2, 2016 | Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to...
by Janice Mathers | Nov 1, 2016 | Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
I recently attended a Stonecroft outreach event where the Chair asked the audience for prayer requests. Although her intentions were the best, it gave me a clue as to why the Group was struggling. They had unwittingly allowed their focus to drift from the unbeliever...
by Stonecroft | Nov 1, 2016 | Printed Newsletters, Women's Connection
Want to enhance your outreach? Strengthen the relationship between a Speaker and the Planning Team. The more rapport they establish before an outreach event, the more successful the event will be. We strengthen this connection in two key ways. First, Speakers are...