God is capable of restoring your joy in seasons of waiting. Elyse explores God's sovereignty and why and how God uses seasons of waiting to bring His plans and purposes to pass. This session will encourage you and equip you to access the joy that comes from the Lord.
God, Timing and Waiting
ELYSE ROONEY
MICHELLE BYRD
Seasons of waiting can often bring about negative feelings like discouragement or sadness. Yet, as Christians, we're told that joy and peace are available. In this season, you'll dive into why this tension exists and how to navigate it so you experience the peace and joy of the Lord.
Waiting On God’s Perfect Timing
Virtual Conference Schedule
Renewed 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Elyse is a follower of Jesus, wife, mum, Christian motherhood coach, and host of the top 2% rated podcast, The Wholesome Mumma Show. Elyse helps Christian mums step into their God-led calling of homemaking and raising their children while partnering with the Word. She believes it is possible to spend quality time with your children, without the mum guilt of letting the home or the to-do list go.
Michelle is a wife and Christian mom. She launched a podcast and offers strategic time management coaching to support Christian moms who often feel stretched too thin. Michelle helps moms carve out time for what matters most—whether it's self-care, quality time with family, or pursuing God-given passions. Her mission is to help moms create the time and space they need to live the life God has designed for them.
ROBIN RHINE MCDONALD
Waiting can sometimes feel like a passive time, especially when you're waiting for something like healing or hope. However, Robin believes healing and hope are in the habits! In this session, learn what it looks like to wait well as a Christian woman and what healthy habits are actually acts of hope.
Waiting for Wellness
Robin is a follower of Jesus, a wife and mom, and a Faith Based Integrative Nutrition Coach supporting and empowering Jesus-loving women to gain true health while losing weight through her sustainable, grace-based process. She is host of the Vision Driven Health podcast, a show where she supports women in ditching chronic dieting and disease for holistic health and wellness. She mixes her seminary background with her study of integrative nutrition to help women develop the energy and vitality to live out their unique God-given calling.
ALEXANDRA YU
When waiting on God for healing, it's easy to get caught up in life and focus on the circumstances. In this session, Alex teaches through a Biblical account that reminds us of the importance of knowing God and remembering Who He is.
Waiting on God for Healing
Alexandra Yu is a registered nurse with many years of experience in the clinical research industry. Her passion for holistic healing led her to launch the Her Holistic Healing podcast. Alexandra’s mission is to encourage women to seek God’s wisdom first for their health and life so that they can experience true, lasting healing that will allow them to make a greater eternal impact in their homes and communities.
Alexandra is a wife and mom of three children. She loves to read, work out, travel, and play the piano.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
EMILY MCDERMOTT
In this session, Emily teaches us how decluttering our homes, heads, and hearts allows us to make room for Jesus and turn down the noise in our lives, so we can wait well with a clear heart and mind.
Make Room for Jesus So You Can Wait Well by Overcoming These 3 Types of Overwhelm
Emily McDermott is a wife, mother of two energetic boys, and simplicity seeker. She is also the host of the top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm, where she helps moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. As a virtual and in-person decluttering coach, she works with moms one-on-one to define what matters, eliminate what doesn’t and automate the rest. Emily enjoys writing custom poetry, dancing, and eating peanut butter out of the jar.
JEN ROGERS
In this session, Jen takes us through a tactical approach to renewing our minds as Christian women. Jen offers three action steps that will empower and encourage you while you wait on the Lord.
Renewing Your Mind While Waiting on God
Jen is a professional coach and podcaster. She helps startup Christian women entrepreneurs leverage their resources so they have time for the people, places, and play they treasure most. Through her top 1.5% worldwide podcast, Time To Simplify, speaking engagements, mini-workshops, VIP coaching programs, and the thriving 90-Day Podcast + Time Management Sprints, Jen inspires startup Kingdom entrepreneurs throughout the world to remove the shackles of “should” and “shame” to experience the strength, confidence, and boldness that comes from embracing the Holy Spirit’s empowering voice.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
KANDICE AYO BATEAST
In this session, Kandice deals with the hard truth that, while God does make promises, He doesn't always deliver on them immediately. In this session, Kandice teaches through biblical accounts that illustrate the preparation and personal development required to handle God's promises with care.
Waiting on God After He Gives You a Promise
Kandice is a Christian woman and entrepreneur. She serves her home first as a wife and mom Kandice helps Christian women move forward after heartbreak and find purpose in God. Kandice is the author of Goodbye Heartbreak Hello Purpose: A 365 Day Devotional… She is also the host of the top 1.5% globally ranked podcast, Goodbye Heartbreak Hello Healing. She desires to see every woman healed, whole, and thriving. She believes as women, we deserve to be free to walk in the destiny that God has already prepared for us!
BONNIE JEAN SCHAEFER
In this session, Bonnie takes us on a journey to understand biblical waiting, know how balance patience with action, learn to trust God's timing, and actively depend on God through purposeful action.
Patience and Progress: How to Wait Well and Live Fully
Bonnie Jean Schaefer, also known by her pen name of Author D.K. Drake, is a fantasy author, podcaster, and Christian writing coach. She believes that to write compelling stories, one must live them first. This adventurous philosophy not only enhances storytelling skills but also encourages authors to embrace life's adventures, enriching both their personal lives and their narratives. As a published author of four novels and a host of a top 2% globally ranked podcast, Bonnie brings a wealth of firsthand knowledge and an infectious sense of enthusiasm to her coaching.
Friday, November 8, 2024
ERIKA DIAZ-CASTRO
C.S. Lewis said, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." In this LIVE session, Erika unpacks the tension believers experience as sojourners in a world that isn't our home, how this affects our daily lives, and what we can do to navigate this tension in God-honoring ways.
Awaiting Eternity: Living in the Tension of the Already and Not Yet
Erika is a Christ follower, wife, mama, and graduate student at Dallas Theological Seminary. She’s a life coach for Christian women and is the founder and owner of Her Renewed Strength Co., which exists to get more women in the Word of God. She hosts Her Renewed Strength—The Podcast, where she helps women get in God's Word and grow in their faith as Christians.
Erika Diaz-Castro & All Participants
Get ready to celebrate a week of boldness and growth in your walk on a LIVE Zoom call with your sisters! Erika Diaz-Castro will deliver her session LIVE and stay on to hang out for fellowship and prayer. The replay will be posted to the Conference platform, LEARN.
Conference Gathering | Erika's Live Session
2PM EST | 1PM CST | 11AM PST
SHAYLA HILTON
When pursuing purpose and walking in obedience to the Lord, it can be challenging to slow down and wait for God's direction. In this session, Shayla teaches on how to take action without going before the Lord. She shares what it takes to reach new heights and be filled with God's strength while you wait.
How to Wait on the Lord for Direction When Pursuing Purpose
Shayla Hilton is a dynamic force, serving as the host of the top 2.5% podcast, Called and Confident for Christian Women. Shayla is dedicated to fulfilling God's unique plan for her life through her various roles as Executive Pastor, Nonprofit Director, and Entrepreneur. Her mission revolves around empowering women to understand their calling and live purposefully. Shayla is a passionate advocate for women's growth, inspiring them to move forward and take action. With a heart devoted to helping women unlock their potential, Shayla Hilton is a beacon of guidance, lighting the way for others to embrace their true purpose.
