[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Where Love Lives to Kick Off Feb. 22 with Simulcast
Excitement is building as Stonecroft volunteers and staff get ready to host Where Love Lives in communities across the country! Where Love Lives, Stonecroft’s new small group experience, kicks off Feb. 22 with a live simulcast streamed into homes and churches across the country. The simulcast will be followed by four video-based, small group discussions focused on how to find, build, and sustain meaningful relationships. The Gospel will be shared in the final session.
Click here to check out our latest Where Love Lives promotional video and then share it (via social media, text, email, or in person) with women who may be interested in joining a Where Love Lives group in your community. Include your local details (time, date, place) with the video.
If Where Love Lives isn’t being planned in your area, please consider hosting this easy-to-do outreach or encouraging other volunteers – from Stonecroft and your local church – to do so.
Note these important deadlines.
Feb. 1 is the last day for the early registration discount.
Feb. 15 is the last registration date to get the kit in the mail.
Feb. 20 is the final registration date. You will receive a digital kit.
Sign up today at stonecroft.org/wherelovelives.
Jessica Leep Fick Named Ministry Engagement Director
Congratulations to staff member Jessica Leep Fick, who recently was named Stonecroft’s Ministry Engagement Director. In this new position, she helps people to partner with Stonecroft so more women can experience the love of Jesus. She also serves on Stonecroft’s Leadership Team.
“Jessica incarnates and boldly communicates who we are: Christian women, on fire to make disciples, doing so with courage, creativity, and compassion,” said Dr. Naomi Cramer Overton, Stonecroft President and CEO, in announcing Jessica’s new role with Stonecroft.
Jessica’s assignment will involve traveling and meeting with volunteers, showing them appreciation, and connecting with them to create a flourishing future for the ministry.
Jessica said, “I am thrilled to help move the mission of Stonecroft forward and invite people into providing ways for women to experience the transforming love of Jesus.”
Most recently, Jessica served as Stonecroft’s Evangelism Resources Director, helping to develop creative new evangelism tools for women. She also has been the co-host of Stonecroft’s Ears to Speak podcast.
Before joining the Stonecroft staff in 2015, Jessica served 14 years with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a college campus ministry. She and her husband, Dave, have two young sons.
For information about Jessica’s work as an author, go to https://www.facebook.com/jessicaleepfick.
Whole, From Stonecroft’s Conversations Series, Available in February
Whole, the newest addition to Stonecroft’s Conversations Series, is currently for presale at stonecroft.org/store and is expected to be available for shipment around Feb. 10. This series is a set of small group resources designed to help women grow in relationships and faith.
Written by Stonecroft staff member Jessica Leep Fick, Whole helps women realize that God wants to heal us and make us whole. He longs to give us joy, freedom, a sense of belonging, and unconditional love.
Discover how those gifts can be yours – or show someone else how to receive them – through a small group study of Whole. Whole is one of several recommended Stonecroft resources for use in follow-up small groups after the upcoming Where Love Lives outreach.
Preorder your copy of Whole today at stonecroft.org/store.
Part 2 of RSVP’s John Study Releases in March
The second installment of The Life We Long For releases in March. This Gospel of John study, from RSVP Ministries, examines Jesus’ last days on Earth and is designed for group and individual use. The study is written by Barbara Fuller, director of inLight Bible Studies for RSVP, Stonecroft’s Canadian partner. Readers will discover who Jesus is, who they are, and how they can live the life they long for by trusting and following Him. Part 2 will be available at stonecroft.org/store upon its release.
In Case You Missed It: Loving Your Neighbors National Call with Author Jan Mathers
The Bible tells us (a lot) that we should love our neighbors. But who, exactly, are our neighbors and how do we love them?
During a national conference call on Jan. 31, Jan Mathers, author of Loving Your Neighbors, encouraged us to develop a heart for our neighbors. Jan was joined on the call by some Stonecroft guests and facilitator Cara Day, Stonecroft Marketing and Communications Director. Volunteers shared their experience with this Stonecroft Bible Study and how it made a difference for them.
Listeners also heard about a special opportunity available in February and March! Those placing orders for Loving Your Neighbors and providing their email addresses at the time they order will have free printables sent to their inbox.
If you missed this call, you can still enjoy listening to this timely discussion. Click on the link below to access a recording of it.
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