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What a pleasure it was to fellowship with the wonderful women of Opelousas, Louisiana, at First Baptist Church’s Seek to Serve women’s conference. Believe it or not, after nearly seven years of traveling and speaking at women’s events, this was my very first event in my home state of Louisiana. It was quite surreal to teach a conference while still sleeping in my own bed at night!
A nice, early morning drive put me at FBCO in plenty of time to meet some of the ladies and get settled before the conference started.
Check in time was warm and welcoming, thanks to April, our conference organizer, and her team.
A hostess basket (complete with that beautiful flour sack towel in the background) was an unbelievably kind gesture since I was only there for the day!
The fall-themed decor was just charming…
The conference team offered up a tempting spread, and breakfast was a hit!
Conference time!
No conference audio/video is available for this event, however, I taught the same two sessions on biblical womanhood at this conference earlier in the year, if you’d like to watch.
We all moved into the sanctuary, and Amy and Lance led us in some worship songs.
Our first session was God’s Design for Biblical Womanhood. Womanhood is special and unique. Womanhood – not a cheap knockoff of manhood – is something God values and wants women to display in the world, the church, and the family.
After session 1, we took a quick break, then kicked off the next portion of the conference with some fun door prizes.
Walking in Biblical Womanhood was our second teaching session of the day. Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody wants to change the diapers. God’s plan for most of us is to change the diapers, get the groceries, make the meals. We fight back against feminism by standing – right where God has placed us – and living each day faithfully.
All of that teaching and learning can make a girl hungry, and in the heart of Cajun country, that means crawfish and chicken pasta for lunch. (I would have taken a picture of mine, but I had already inhaled it by the time I thought about it. You don’t mess with Cajun women when it comes to food!)
Adorable (and tasty!) pumpkin cookies and cake balls!
We finished out the day with a Q&A session with lots of insightful questions from these sharp and eager ladies. One of the topics we discussed was the need for older women to disciple and train younger women, as we’re commanded to in Titus 2:3-5. It was such a joy to have a few older women step up – on the spot! – and offer their wisdom and time to disciple some of the younger women!
We wrapped things up with more door prizes and worship…
…and a fun time of photos and fellowship!
It was such a wonderful weekend with the ladies of First Baptist, Opelousas. Thanks so much to April and Pastor Joel and his wife, Angie, for making me feel right at home. Thanks also to all the men and women of FBC who worked so hard to host a fantastic conference, and extended such warm hospitality to me. If you’re ever in the area and need a good church to visit, make plans to spend the Lord’s Day with these wonderful brothers and sisters.
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Photo Credits
Many thanks to April and other conference attendees who took or shared many of the photos above. You may assume that if I’m in the picture or if it’s a good quality photo that I didn’t take it. The remaining photos were shot by me.
Michelle Lesley 