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Our family’s been packing shoeboxes for well over 13 years now and I considered myself a pretty seasoned shoebox packer. However, my trip to help distribute shoeboxes in Grenada in October has forever changed the way I’ll pack a shoebox.

How to Pack a Better Shoebox

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The Fellowship Idea: Comfort Food is the perfect event for January or any cold winter month.

Fellowship Idea: Comfort Food

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I thought the perfect way to end our 31 Days of Retreat Planning would be to give you a Retreat Planning Timeline. We’ve worked through a pile of details and it can be helpful to organize the pieces all in one place.

Day 31 – Retreat Planning Timeline

Event Planning

A neat thing happened after our retreat this year. Quite by accident we were able to keep some of our retreat momentum going.

It’s a really nice touch to give your attendees a goodie bag or small gift when they check in at your retreat location. Goodie bags and gifts don’t have to be expensive or extensive. Our teams have used retreat goodies bags to provide each woman with some practical items for the weekend and to give them a small…

Day 28 – Retreat Goodie Bags and Gifts

Conferences & Retreats

Yesterday we talked through the logistics of retreat discussion groups. Today we’re going to spend some time talking about your discussion group leaders.

Day 27 – Discussion Group Leaders For Your Retreat

Event Planning

Today I’m weighing in on retreat discussion groups. There are a lot of options when it comes to retreat discussion groups and we’re going to look at a bunch!

Name tags are a must for every women’s ministry event. Retreats are no exception!

Day 25 – Name Tag Tips for Your Retreat

Event Planning

Yesterday we talked about having the women at your retreat complete a retreat survey. But there’s a second piece to evaluating your retreat – your team evaluation.

Day 24 – Evaluating Your Retreat

Event Planning

We can’t see, hear, and be everywhere during the retreat. The best way to gather real and honest feedback is to have your women fill out a survey at the end of the retreat.