A good

thing is happening among women and it especially captures

my attention when the good thing seeks to unite women

across denominational distinctives. It becomes even more

exciting when it's not about one church women's ministry

or building one pastor's little kingdom or pushing the

numbers up for one particular church. It's truly exciting

when it's all about the woman rising up in God through

Jesus Christ.

Here are

the facts: The women's ministry of Corinth Baptist Church

is sponsoring a free conference to enable women to be set

free from the bondage of some costly emotions like,

"I am unacceptable. I am inadequate. I am not good

enough. I have no confidence. There is nothing special

about me."

The

conference does not have a fancy title, but simply,

"Rise Up Woman of God." Robin Dixon, one of the

conference planners, said that the title theme came from

the reality that God comes to each woman individually and

each woman has to respond to God out of her own set of

emotional needs.

Jean

Stephens will serve as conference speaker and will lead

in Friday night and Saturday morning sessions, April 7

and 8. Mrs. Stephens is an international Bible teacher

and has impacted many lives through her seminar called,

"The Crucified Life." The women of Corinth

genuinely seek wide participation from many churches and

denominations.

The five

sessions will be: Wilderness Living; Rejection; Body,

Soul, and Spirit; Out of Adam, Into Christ; and, Crossing

Jordan. Any woman from planet earth reading the topics

should realize the conference at least promises to be

relevant. That's my passion. That time should not be

wasted. Today's woman just does not have six hours to

throw away during the weekend.

Conference

leaders contend that too many women go through their

Christian life living out of their emotions. One day up

on the mountain. The next day in the valley. The

conference addresses the emotional- based life with the

alternative crucified life, based on Galatians 2:20-

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer

live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the

body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and

gave Himself for me."

This free

conference begins at 7 p.m., Friday, April 7, resumes

Saturday,April 8 at 8 a.m., and concludes that same day

at noon. You can contact conference leaders direct

through E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] .

Corinth

Baptist Church (serving both Clayton and Fayette

Counties) is located at 398 Corinth Road located between

Ga. Hwy. 85 N and Ga. Hwy. 54 W. Rev. John Jenkins, a

prince among pastors, has served at Corinth or more than

10 years.

Let me

encourage the women of south metro to take advantage of a

mighty valuable opportunity that will cost you nothing

but could mean everything.

The Rev. Dr. John

Hatcher is pastor of River's Edge Community Church in

Fayetteville.

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