Christian Women Bible Retreat
Planning a Christian women Bible retreat requires a lot of preparation, time and energy from those who are committed to offering a special time of spiritual renewal to a specific group of women. Ideally, there should be at least 6 months of planning time allotted. This provides enough time for locating a place to have the retreat, scheduling speakers, and just generally organizing the logistics. Organizing and executing a successful retreat is not necessarily difficult, but very time consuming.
The first thing to determine is how large and elaborate the spiritual get-away will be. This will give planners an idea of how many committees as well as how many volunteers will be needed. The next thing to decide is the location of the Christian women Bible retreat. Will it be held at a local church or conference center just for the day or at a camp for the weekend? The chosen theme of the event may answer this question. The location of the meeting may also determine who the speakers will be.
If travel is a major issue, some guest speakers may not want to participate or may charge a fee for travel expenses for either plane trips or road miles. Air fair for a distant speaker should be provided in advance so that she can book the appropriate arrival time for an event. If she travels by car, mileage reimbursement should be offered in advance as well unless otherwise stipulated. The current, going rate for ministry mileage reimbursement to a guest speaker who drives to an event is forty cents a mile. Of course, lodging and meals must be taken into account as well when budgeting for speakers.
A detailed outline of the budget will need to be itemized and rechecked so that nothing is overlooked. This budget will include fees or honorariums for speakers, invitations, information packets, decorations, thank you gifts, and thank you notes. There are other items that may need to be included within a Christian women Bible retreat budget depending on the specific plans of each committee. Remember, it's not how much money that is spent on an event that makes it a success or failure; it's how efficiently the planners spend it that makes the difference.
When a women's ministry director or leader has all the rough plans in place for a proposed event, she should schedule a meeting with all committee chairpersons. It is time to make the Christian women Bible retreat something special! Make sure each person is on the same page...God's page. "We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company." (Psalm. 55:14) Everyone's efforts should be motivated for the glory of God so that the event will truly be successful in His eyes. Through prayer, faith, patience, and creativity anything is possible.
The first thing to determine is how large and elaborate the spiritual get-away will be. This will give planners an idea of how many committees as well as how many volunteers will be needed. The next thing to decide is the location of the Christian women Bible retreat. Will it be held at a local church or conference center just for the day or at a camp for the weekend? The chosen theme of the event may answer this question. The location of the meeting may also determine who the speakers will be.
If travel is a major issue, some guest speakers may not want to participate or may charge a fee for travel expenses for either plane trips or road miles. Air fair for a distant speaker should be provided in advance so that she can book the appropriate arrival time for an event. If she travels by car, mileage reimbursement should be offered in advance as well unless otherwise stipulated. The current, going rate for ministry mileage reimbursement to a guest speaker who drives to an event is forty cents a mile. Of course, lodging and meals must be taken into account as well when budgeting for speakers.
A detailed outline of the budget will need to be itemized and rechecked so that nothing is overlooked. This budget will include fees or honorariums for speakers, invitations, information packets, decorations, thank you gifts, and thank you notes. There are other items that may need to be included within a Christian women Bible retreat budget depending on the specific plans of each committee. Remember, it's not how much money that is spent on an event that makes it a success or failure; it's how efficiently the planners spend it that makes the difference.
When a women's ministry director or leader has all the rough plans in place for a proposed event, she should schedule a meeting with all committee chairpersons. It is time to make the Christian women Bible retreat something special! Make sure each person is on the same page...God's page. "We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company." (Psalm. 55:14) Everyone's efforts should be motivated for the glory of God so that the event will truly be successful in His eyes. Through prayer, faith, patience, and creativity anything is possible.
Christian Women Bible Retreat
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