Invite Erica to Speak

Calm Over Chaos: 12 Truths for Peace & Strength in Turbulent Times

I just love chaos! said no woman ever. But our lives feel increasingly chaotic. Information comes at us every moment of the day, culture chips away at our Christian beliefs, and relationships become rocked by differing values and viewpoints. The period of the Judges in Israel was the “You do you” culture. “In those days…everyone did what was right in their own eyes”.Just like today. And chaos erupted. But women arose and reshaped the culture.

Attendees will:

• Examine godly women who followed the way of the LORD and the legacy they left
• Uncover our tendency to seek security and how to trust God when things feel out of control
• Reacquaint ourselves with God’s good plan for His people and His promises to care for us
• Choose this day to follow God fully in our hearts, homes and lives.

This is a 3-4 session package and works especially well for women’s retreats and full day conferences.

5 Signs of God's Design for Friendship

The surgeon general just named loneliness the new pandemic. Thousands of times per day women are Googling “How to Make Friends As An Adult”. What does the Bible say about friendships?

In this session we’ll discuss 5 ways to build, strengthen and maintain healthy friendships using a Biblical example. Women need other women in their lives. Let’s explore together how to love one another well.

Attendees will:

• Discover how they are wired and what sets them apart as a friend
• Become equipped to discern unhealthy behaviors in friendships and how to navigate them
• Examine God’s design for healthy relationships and how they heal our hearts
• Encouraged to spend time with friends and see how God uses these relationships to grow and change us

This is a single session talk. Can be combined with sessions from Got Godfidence? for a full day conference or retreat. Also makes a great break out session to add onto your retreat package!

An Unexplainable Life

As we walk alongside Peter in the first twelve chapters of Acts, we discover a radically transformed man. In only fifty days Peter went from a timid man, full of fear and hiding in the shadows, to a courageous follower of Jesus. The change was unexplainable, a work of God in Peter’s heart and mind, because as those around him noted: Peter had been with Jesus.

How did the change occur? And more importantly, can such a change occur within us—today, in the here and now?

• Experience a heart and mind transformation
• Discover the secret to silencing fear
• Tap into a daily source of power and inspiration

Step away for the weekend and meet Peter face to face and encounter the source of his power. Become challenged to grab hold of that power yourself, believing that God wants to do something in and through you that is unexplainable apart from him.

How about it friend—are you game? (1-4 sessions)

The Thrill of Hope!

We are all hoping for something: our marriage will make it, our kids will have friends, our bank account will grow, our test results will show we’re on the road to recovery. And we all put our hope in someone or something: our spouse, our job, our savings account, our BFF or our therapist.

Hope produces a thrill because it fosters the belief that somehow, in some way, because of someone or something, life can become better than it is. But sometimes the person or thing we were hoping in disappoints us and the hope fades.

• Discover the secret to an eternal hope that will never disappoint
• Determine to live in the promise and power of God even when life disappoints
• Decide to believe the truth of God over the lies of our own perceptions
• Detour disappointment with a new path of trust that God, Who is our hope, is strong enough to anchor us in the midst of life’s storms

One to two sessions. Can be used for a Christmas Event.

It's About Time

How do you live an intentional life, full of vitality? With an increasing to-do list, and so many distractions demanding time, how do you make the most of your days? And what are you supposed to be doing here, anyway? By looking at the incredible transformation that occurred in the disciples’ lives through the patient and persistent work of the Holy Spirit and the transforming power of the Word of God, participants are invited to think about their own story they long to tell: what is the legacy they long to leave behind

• Push past old habits and thought patterns into a life of meaning & purpose
• Discover the secret to passion filled living from Peter and John, which they finally discovered after years of following Jesus!
• Experience a practical workshop where your dreams, talents, skills, passions, and experiences are transformed from information to implementation.
• Learn how to unwrap and beautifully display the gifts God has given you for His glory.

One to four sessions.

Thrive: Embrace Your Calling!

Does life sometimes feel overwhelming? Or maybe you’re in a season where you’re going through the motions but you don’t feel as close to God as you did at one time? We weren’t meant to merely survive through life, we were meant to THRIVE! And God shows us how in His Word.

• Discover how God uniquely designed us
• Uncover His plans and purpose for our lives
• Open our arms widely to receive the abundant life He has for us!
• Implement key strategies for growth and meaning in your relationship with God and others

A soul at rest, a heart set free, a life of joy and meaning..come learn to embrace your calling and THRIVE! This practical and personal getaway includes two to four sessions.

Discover the 3 people and 3 habits you need in your life to advance your calling.

Your Roots & Your Reach

Sometimes things like fear, insecurity, rejection, and past hurts can take root in our heart stifling the life of God in us. Scripture provides us many examples of how this occurred in the lives of God’s people. However, God intends for us to flourish and thrive! So how do we dig out these harmful roots and begin to bear fruit that will last? God tells us in His letter to the Ephesians how to dig up those roots and replace them with life giving truth.

Stop believing the lies that keep you from growing in your faith.
Push past your history and begin living His Story.
Tap into God’s design to strengthen, transform and empower your life.
Experience a heart and mind transformation through the promises in God’s powerful Word!

Two to four sessions.

Becoming A Transformational Writer

Everyone loves an inspirational story, but how do you move a reader to action? What’s the difference between invoking an emotional response and challenging your reader to step out and be the change? This session invites you, as the writer, to create characters and storylines that encourage your readers to go and do something with your story.

Be You, Bravely

This session reminds us of our uniqueness and how we are each specifically designed by God. Looking intently at Mary, the Mother of Jesus, we see how ill-equipped she seemed for the task set before her, yet God chose her nonetheless, to be the earthly mother of His Son. When we doubt our capabilities, wonder at our circumstances, and feel overwhelmed, Mary reminds us that it is our character that counts! This session works especially well during the Christmas season, but can be adapted for use all year.