Women Actively Sharing God's Love
Welcome to the Activate-Your-Life website. We take a unique approach by encouraging all christian women to be active, knowing that you can be effective just by being yourself.
With 4 decades of experience behind us and an exciting future ahead, we'd like to invite you to join our community of 'girls getting out there' sharing God's love in natural, meaningful ways.
Our aim is to offer stimulating articles, fun ideas and challenging topics for discussion. We need you to join in and help us by posting articles, joining in forum discussions, or simply telling others about useful resources you've discovered. So read on, log on, donate, or sign up for our training day and weekend away. We look forward to welcoming you...
Fiona Castle - President | Mandy Catto - Director | Sarah McKerney - Director
Booking now open for two events- Danielle Strickland training day in June 2012 and Weekend Away in 2013.
We are very excited to announce an event that Activate Your Life is hosting in conjunction with Moorlands Theology College. On Friday the 22nd of June a women's afternoon training event entitled 'The Liberating Truth- how Jesus empowers women' will be held at the college campus near Christchurch on the edge of the New Forest. Danielle Strickland is arriving from Edmonton to inspire the 400 delegates and there will be seminars from a variety of networking charities. Danielle is a fantastic conference speaker, author and activist for social reformation, evangelism and encouraging women.She is my favourite speaker, I have always found her inspiring and challenging, you find yourself thinking through issues and looking up Bible passages long after she has finished! You can see Danielle talking with passion on the subject of Fairtrade on this youtube address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oV-fOaGvu0
Activate will be leading a seminar on 'Empowering Women Through Friendship Evangelism'. We will ensure an opportunity for our supporters to gather together for dinner at a special rate at a nearby restaurant after the seminars, as some delegates may choose to stay on for the evening worship celebration. The cost is £15, with an additional dinner and evening event fee of £15. We will arrange for transportaion from the nearest railway station. Do not miss this opportunity to hear this amazing speaker, booking is open below through our website or directly with Moorlands college.
In March 2013 we have booked the fabulous Four Pillars Hotel for another weekend getaway, guaranteed to give you opportunities for relaxation, pampering, creativity and inspiration. The theme is 'Love Actually' as we will be reminded that our faith, our lives and our outreach are all rooted in love. Set aside Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March as your time- you will not regret it! Click on 'Read More' to find out details and book.
Invite an Activate Your Life Speaker
Activate Your Life is run by keen volunteers. We are headed up by our wonderful president Fiona Castle,who is helped along by two directors Mandy Catto and Sarah McKerney. Then the creative thinking is aided by a 'Dream Team' of talented women who meet six times a year in London to thrash out website and weekend away details, discuss, network and endeavour to 'think outside the box'.The team consists of Sheila Bridge, Caroline East,Sarah Hyde, Rhianon Goulding,Alison Tinsley, and Julie Wilkins. Some of the team are willing to come and speak at events around the country.
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Dangerous women ... Blogger
For Dangerous women this month I am actually, kind of cheating, sorry. The dangerous woman I am going to introduce you to is a blogger. And I am cheating because I am not actually interviewing this lady, but rather referring you to and encouraging you to read her blog. I am not interviewing her because right now she is going through one of the toughest things a mother can. One of her 5 children, a twin, is very seriously ill with a disease that even the top specialists across the world have been unable to diagnose.
Changing the Nation in just 25 years - The Power of Spiritual Friendship
Recently, I had the pleasure of listening to Steve Hollinghurst from the Church Army, speak about relevant evangelism for today’s people. He quoted a statistic so startling to me that I had to email him and check I’d heard the figures right! So here’s the accurate figures he replied with:
Jubilee and Olympic events? Pimms and Bunting!
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This summer is a unique and special time for Britain- how can we make the most of the opportunities within our communities?
Activate supporter Claire Light from Dorset is busy planning a 'Keep Calm and Make Bunting ' event. There will be a variety of tables set up round the room to accommodate all interests and skill levels.
Evangelism as a Mum.
I’m a mum with three children (7,6 and 3) and, like most mums I know, I’m bogged down with the minutiae of life and suffering from constant tiredness. Since having children, my prayer life and quiet times have been whittled down to a minimum, so the thought of evangelism wasn’t high on my agenda: getting though each day without a trip to the doctors or to A&E was! However, this all changed eight months ago when a new friend (not a Christian) of mine began to get interested (or maybe just concerned) about what the Christian School our children attended was teaching them about Jesus.
Invite someone to church with a Real Easter Egg
There is some quiet research that says there are people in Britain today who would go to church'if only someone asked them'. We often think of Christmas as a good time to reach out, but Easter is, arguably, a better celebration to share with friends and neighbours. The message of hope, sacrifice and new life with Jesus that should come shining through an Easter service might be more of an eyeopener than the Christmas story that they already know.
The Sun says "God is in Control"
When I was speaking about building relationships at the training day recently, we talked about how to bring great questions into conversations with our friends in a natural way. What an opportunity the last few days have afforded us to ask, “Do you think prayer makes a difference?”
The sight of the footballer, Muamba collapsing has reminded us of the unpredictability of life. And suddenly in this time of crisis, the world begins to look to God as they yearn for some kind of meaning and hope.
Leap Year day- pay it forward
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Once every four years the calendar grants us an extra day. In a culture where we all seem to chase time, the concept of an additional day thrown at us is interesting. I had a friend whose birthday fell on February 29th, once every four years she threw a great celebration. Traditionally it was the one day when a woman could propose.
Hope International have come up with a brilliant way of celebrating and creating something positive to mark this day. I strongly recommend that you watch their short video. If you do decide to join in, please let us know how you get on.
Sue Depledge
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Alison Tinsley interviewed Sue Depledge of the Foundry Church,North Lincolnshire.
What are your thoughts about Christian women being dangerous?
