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Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Events: Ladies, You’re Invited!

Michelle Lesley

Looking for a super, doctrinally sound women’s event to attend? Let me tell you about a couple I’ve got coming up!

Nothing in your area? I go where I’m invited! There’s still plenty of time (and plenty of space available on my calendar) to plan an event for late summer or fall 2026 and to begin thinking about plans for 2027! Find out how your church or organization can set up an event at my Speaking Engagements page. I’ve even got lots of tips, tricks, and helpful hints for you on everything from budgeting to promoting your event!

Tennessee

I’ve mentioned this a few times here and there over the last couple of months, and I thought I’d throw it out one last time. I’m going to be in the Clarksville, Tennessee, area in a couple of weeks. If you’re in that area and your church could host a simple ladies’ event the weekend of July 24-25 or July 31-August 1, head over to my Speaking Engagements page right away and fill out the Speaking Engagements Request Form. If at all possible, we’d love to work with you to put something together for your ladies!

Wisconsin

Hey, all you northerly ladies, I’m coming your way October 16-17 for a women’s conference with Amy Spreeman at Bethel Baptist Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This event is open to women in the surrounding areas, but registration is required. Register here!

Sessions include:

Friday night:

Foundations of Discernment

Saturday:

What the Bible Teaches about Discernment
Discerning 7 Lies Christians Believe
Discernments 101: Learn to Discern
Q&A

Canada

Even further into the frozen tundra… I’m so excited to be speaking at my first event in Canada! Ladies, bundle up and come join me November 6-7 at The Beauty of Holiness women’s conference at Westminster Chapel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This event is open to women in the surrounding areas, but registration is required. Get all the details and find out how to register at the conference website.

We are working on adding more events to my calendar, and we’d love to add yours! Click on over to my Speaking Engagements page for all the info. And if you’d like for both Amy Spreeman and me to speak, click here!

Never planned an event, and you’re a little nervous about all the details? No need to reinvent the wheel! Grab some great ideas from previous events I’ve spoken at. And check out my article Women’s Events on a Shoestring Budget and Other Practical Tips for all the “how to’s”!

To keep an eye out for an event near you,
or to schedule me for your own event, check out my
calendar of events and booking information on my
Speaking Engagements page.

Hope to see you soon!

Speaking Engagements

Report Back: FBC Livingston Women’s Conference

Michelle Lesley

Ready to schedule your spring, summer, or fall 2025 women’s event? I’d love to come share with the ladies of your church or organization. Click here for more information,
or to find an upcoming event near you!

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: Women’s Fall Conference, Trinity Bible Church

Michelle Lesley

Ready to schedule your 2025 women’s event? I’d love to come share with the ladies of your church or organization. Click here for more information, or to find an upcoming event near you!

It was such a short trip, but it was wonderful to fellowship with the ladies of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the surrounding area at Trinity Bible Church’s Women’s Fall Conference!

I landed in Richmond Friday evening after a fairly uneventful day of flying.

My sweet hostesses treated me to dinner at a great Mexican restaurant (I love shrimp tacos!), and then it was off to my hotel for a good night’s rest where I was greeted by a lovely hostess gift from the conference organizers.

Many of these darling gifts were from Painted Promises, Pastor Paul and Dawn’s small business. Check it out!

Saturday morning I had the pleasure of meeting Pastor Paul and his sweet wife, Dawn.

Doors open! Attendees were warmly greeted at registration…

Door prizes and swag…

Fellowship and getting settled in…

These sweet young ladies led our singing.

Our first teaching session was Foundations of Discernment. Christ is critical to discernment, Christ’s Word is crucial in discernment, and Christ’s Bride is central to discernment.

In session 2, Discernment 101, we talked about the various false doctrines and false teachers prevalent today, and practical, biblical ways to avoid them.

Our final session was a Q&A. These ladies are sharp and asked lots of insightful questions!

Picture time after the event is always lots of fun!

My wonderful hostesses and conference organizers, Carol and Dawn.

It was such a fantastic weekend with the ladies of Trinity Bible Church. Thanks so much to Carol, Dawn, Paul, and all the other brothers and sisters of TBC 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

Several of these photos were taken and contributed by conference attendees. You may assume that if they are good quality, or if I’m in them, that I didn’t take them. All other photos by Michelle Lesley.

OHCW Women's Conference

OHCW23 Women’s Conference ~ Day 5

Michelle Lesley

Who’s excited for Open Hearts in a Closed World? I am!

If you’re not familiar with OHCW, it’s a FREE annual online women’s conference. It has been my privilege to be one of the speakers each year since its inception.

Join us for OHCW23 – a FREE online women’s conference all this week, July 10-14. Watch and get all the details here!

All of the conference details are below. Here’s today’s teaching session (Remember, teaching session videos will not be available until 8:30 a.m. Central each day, but will remain available indefinitely.):

Ready to sing?
Here’s today’s lyric sheet.

There are no handouts for today’s Q&A session.

Missed a day of this week’s conference? Click below to catch up!

Day 1 (Monday)
Day 2 (Tuesday)
Day 3 (Wednesday)
Day 4 (Thursday)

The theme of this year’s conference is Growing in Godliness in a Godless Generation, so each of our speakers will center their teaching around ways to grow to godly maturity in Christ. The theme verse is 2 Peter 3:18:

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory,
both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

OHCW 2023 Speakers:

Find out more about each speaker here.

Where and When to Watch:

The conference will run each day this week, July 10-14, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Central time), and “attending” is as easy as watching your favorite TV show! There’s no cost, no registration – just tune in starting at 8:30 (Central) each morning. You can even watch the recordings later, if that’s more convenient, as the videos of each session will remain posted.

I’ll post the YouTube version of each day’s teaching session so you can watch it here on the blog if you like. Or, if you prefer, you can watch directly on…

YouTube, AGTV, or Exposit the Word.

Daily Schedule:

This year’s worship music is provided by Hymns of Grace. Philip Webb and Hymnology will be leading us in worship each day.

Got a Hymns of Grace hymnal? You’re all set to sing along. If not, you can find the links for Monday – Friday’s lyric sheets here. Or, simply click the link I’ll provide each day under the teaching video.

Here’s the teaching schedule for each day of the conference:

For more information:

For more conference details, check out the OHCW website, follow Open Hearts in a Closed World on Instagram, or join the OHCW Facebook group and ask the conference organizers directly.

I hope you’ll join us each day this week
for Open Hearts in a Closed World 2023!

Can’t get enough? Click below for a little “throwback”
to previous years’ conference sessions!

OHCW 2020

OHCW 2021 & 2022

OHCW Women's Conference

OHCW23 Women’s Conference ~ Day 4

Michelle Lesley

Who’s excited for Open Hearts in a Closed World? I am!

If you’re not familiar with OHCW, it’s a FREE annual online women’s conference. It has been my privilege to be one of the speakers each year since its inception.

Join us for OHCW23 – a FREE online women’s conference all this week, July 10-14. Watch and get all the details here!

All of the conference details are below. Here’s today’s teaching session (Remember, teaching session videos will not be available until 8:30 a.m. Central each day, but will remain available indefinitely.):

You may want to fast forward from 1:20:15 to 1:33:07 where my teaching session actually starts. I recorded my teaching session at a conference I spoke at earlier this year (where I was teaching the same session for that conference as for OHCW), and I apologize that those preliminary remarks somehow did not get edited out for OHCW.

Ready to sing?
Here’s today’s lyric sheet.

Some (not all) of this week’s teaching sessions have
accompanying handouts (all handout links here).
Here are the handouts for today’s sessions:

Session 1 Handout
Session 2 Handout

Missed a day of this week’s conference? Click below to catch up!

Day 1 (Monday)
Day 2 (Tuesday)
Day 3 (Wednesday)

The theme of this year’s conference is Growing in Godliness in a Godless Generation, so each of our speakers will center their teaching around ways to grow to godly maturity in Christ. The theme verse is 2 Peter 3:18:

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory,
both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

OHCW 2023 Speakers:

Find out more about each speaker here.

Where and When to Watch:

The conference will run each day this week, July 10-14, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Central time), and “attending” is as easy as watching your favorite TV show! There’s no cost, no registration – just tune in starting at 8:30 (Central) each morning. You can even watch the recordings later, if that’s more convenient, as the videos of each session will remain posted.

I’ll post the YouTube version of each day’s teaching session so you can watch it here on the blog if you like. Or, if you prefer, you can watch directly on…

YouTube, AGTV, or Exposit the Word.

Daily Schedule:

This year’s worship music is provided by Hymns of Grace. Philip Webb and Hymnology will be leading us in worship each day.

Got a Hymns of Grace hymnal? You’re all set to sing along. If not, you can find the links for Monday – Friday’s lyric sheets here. Or, simply click the link I’ll provide each day under the teaching video.

Here’s the teaching schedule for each day of the conference:

For more information:

For more conference details, check out the OHCW website, follow Open Hearts in a Closed World on Instagram, or join the OHCW Facebook group and ask the conference organizers directly.

I hope you’ll join us each day this week
for Open Hearts in a Closed World 2023!

Can’t get enough? Click below for a little “throwback”
to previous years’ conference sessions!

OHCW 2020

OHCW 2021 & 2022