Optional Pre-Conference Seminar
Friday, July 20th
Session Key:
B = Blogging Session
W = Writing Session
WM = Women’s Ministry Session
ALL = General topic, appropriate for all
| TIME | SESSION |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Pre-Conference Seminar Registration |
| 9:00 – 9:45 AM | Welcome, Worship and Morning Devotion |
| 10:00 – 11:10 AM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(B/W) From Blog to Book Deal (Emily Freeman and Andrea Doering) (ALL) How to Start a Ministry from the Ground Up (Jill Savage) (WM) When God Chooses a Leader (Tracie Miles) (ALL) Rediscovering Your Creativity (Glynnis Whitwer) |
| 11:25 – 12:35 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(W) Creative Non-Fiction: Engage and Entertain (Suzanne Woods Fisher) (B) Video Blogging 101 (Courtney Joseph) (WM) Hitting the Mark: Developing a Purpose Driven Women’s Ministry (Lisa Allen) (WM) Reaching Today’s Busy Woman (Donna Jones) |
| 12:35 – 1:45 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:50 – 3:00 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(W) The Song that Only You Can Sing: Finding Your Voice (ALL) Balancing Life and Ministry (Panel: Karen Ehman, Renee Swope, Lynn Cowell and Courtney Joseph) (B) Maximizing Your Online Platform (Lisa Boyd and Amy Bayliss) (WM) Intentional EVENT Planning (Lori Marshall and Donna Jones) |
Main She Speaks Conference!
Friday, July 20th:
Session Key:
B = Blogging Session
W = Writing Session
ALL = General topic, appropriate for all
| TIME | SESSION |
| 12:30 – 3:45 PM | Conference Registration |
| 1:50 – 3:00 PM | Optional Bonus Session (If you would like to attend this bonus sessions, you must select it when you fill out the registration form.)(This session is intended for those who will be participating in a Speaker Evaluation Group during the conference. Participating in a group must be selected when filling out the registration form.)
(Please note that this bonus session takes place prior to the main conference. The session is offered at no extra cost. However, it does begin prior to the conference so you need to make your travel plans accordingly if you wish to attend.) |
| 4:00 – 5:30 PM | Opening General Session |
| 5:30 – 5:45 PM | BREAK |
| 5:45 – 6:45 PM | DINNER |
| 6:45 -7:45 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(S) Speakers: Unforgettable: How to Give a Message that Lingers and Lasts (Karen Ehman) (W) Writers: What Happens Next (Kathleen Kerr) |
| 8:00 – 9:30 PM | (S) Speakers: Speaker Evaluation Groups or free time
(W) Writers: Writers’ Peer Critique or free time |
Saturday, July 21st
| TIME | SESSION |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast Buffet (for hotel guests) |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | General Session: Morning Devotion |
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(S) The Power of a Story (Lysa TerKeurst) (S) On-Stage Secrets for Making the Most of Your Message (Tom Davis) (W) Magazine Writing 101: Honing Your Writing Skills (Glynnis Whitwer) (W) Create a Successful Non-Fiction Proposal (Sandy VanderZicht and Karen Ehman) (ALL) How to Create and Maintain a Bang-Up Blog (Courtney Joseph) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | BREAK |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(S) What Every Beginning Speaker Needs to Know (Amy Carroll) (S) How to Start, Lead and Maintain an Effective Online Bible Study (Melissa Taylor) (W) Queries that $ell (and Launch Your Freelance Career) (T. Suzanne Eller) (W) Marketing Your Message, Expanding Your Ministry (Lysa TerKeurst) (ALL) Walking Beside the Brokenhearted (Stephanie Clayton) |
| 12:15 – 1:00 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(S) Pursuing Excellence as a Speaker (Lysa TerKeurst) (S) Finding Topics that Fit (Rachel Olsen) (W) Writing Your Story: How Much is Too Much? (Andrea Doering) (W) How to Develop and Market an E-Book (Karen Ehman and LeAnn Rice) (ALL) Brand You (Holley Gerth and Stephanie Bryant) |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):
(S) How Do I Know I’m Called? (Wendy Blight) (S) Speaking to Moms Groups: A Great Place to Start (Jill Savage) (W) Writing Life-Changing Devotions (Renee Swope) (W) Writing Out of Your Passion (Tom Davis) (ALL) Seeing the Potential God Sees in You (Wendy Pope) |
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4:00 – 5:30 PM |
(S) Speaker Evaluation Groups (if participating in a group) or free time (W) Writers Coffee House (Suzanne Woods Fisher and Blythe Daniel)
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| 5:45 – 6:45 PM | Breakout Sessions (you will choose one): (S) The Fee Issue: The How’s and Why’s of Charging a Speaker Fee (Leah DiPascal) (S) Fear Not (Micca Campbell) (W) Back Stage Pass to an Agent (Esther Fedorkevich and Karen Ehman) (W) How to Write a Women’s Study that Works (Robin Phillips) (ALL) God-Sized Dreams (Holley Gerth and Stephanie Bryant) |
| 6:45 – 8:00 PM | DINNER |
| 8:00 – 9:45 PM | General Session |
Sunday, July 22nd:
| TIME | SESSION |
| 7:30 – 9:15 AM | Breakfast Buffet (for hotel guests) |
| 9:30 – 11:30 AM | General Session and Worship |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM | Lasting Connections |
