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Speaking Engagements

Report Back: FBC Livingston Women’s Conference

Michelle Lesley

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What a pleasure it was to teach at a wonderful sister church right in my own back yard, sleep in my own bed, and have a great group of dear sisters from my own church join me! I loved fellowshipping with the ladies of Livingston, Louisiana, and the surrounding area at First Baptist Church of Livingston’s annual women’s conference!

Attendees were warmly welcomed to the conference in the registration area with swag bags and helpful information.

Next, it was time for an energizing breakfast, with plenty of time to visit.

The conference proper started off with a worshipful time of singing led by these sweet brothers and sisters, and introductory remarks from Vickey, our emcee for the day.

Session 1 was God’s Word, Our Foundation. God’s Word is the very foundation of our lives as Christian women. It is all sufficient, our ultimate authority, and an absolute necessity for our growth in Christ and our wellbeing in life.

Session 2 was all about prayer. In Sweet Hour of Prayer, the ladies learned about biblical and unbiblical prayer practices, using the Lord’s Prayer as a model for our own prayers, praying Scripture and so much more!

After a delicious lunch of deli sandwiches with all the trimmings, the afternoon session got off to a fun start with door prizes!

Discernment 101: Learn to Discern was our topic for session 3. What is discernment, and why is it important? What makes someone a false teacher? Who are some of today’s popular false teachers? It’s so important to be a good Berean.

Finishing up the day was our Q&A session. Wherever I go, I’m always so encouraged and sharpened by the questions my dear sisters ask, and these were no exception!

Big thank you’s to my precious sisters from my own church who took a day out of their busy lives to attend and support me at this event. It meant so much to me, and I deeply appreciate and love you all.

It was such a fantastic day with the ladies of FBC Livingston. Thanks so much to Pastor Brian for trusting me to teach these incredible women. Thanks to Joyce for being such a great event planner, and to all the other brothers and sisters of FBC for making me feel right at home and working so hard to host a fantastic conference. 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.

If your church or organization is ever in need of a speaker for a women’s event, I’d love to come share with your ladies as well. Click here for more information, or to find an upcoming event near you!

Photo Credits

Thank you to Anna and Sarah for contributing several of these photos, including the ones of me.

All other photos by Michelle Lesley.

Speaking Engagements

Report Back: Seek to Serve Conference

Michelle Lesley

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Now is the time to book an event for 2024!

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.

If your church or organization is ever in need of a speaker for a women’s event, I’d love to come share with your ladies as well. Click here for more information, or to find an upcoming event near you!

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.