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Commendations of Vine, Vision & Voice

These comments are from women who have attended Vine, Vision & Voice

  • "Having completed VVV with Nancy, I see the eternal value of a content-based spiritual formation experience. Growth takes place the best when truth is taught and experienced in an intimate community setting." Debbie

  • "VVV provided me with relevant content and an environment to process and let God speak to me about Himself and about me. I believe this experience has been the most spiritually beneficial experience during seminary if not my entire Christian life." Ann

  • "VVV takes you back to the heart of your faith as a Christian. For me, it was a refreshing and necessary process that allowed me to grow in creative ways that reached deeper parts of my soul." Kristin

  • "What I loved about VVV was the freedom I experienced during each session – freedom from religiosity, freedom from appearances, freedom from those thoughts and feelings that serve to stifle creativity. In that freedom I was able to take an honest look at the needs of my heart, and then bring those needs to the only One who can truly satisfy them – Jesus Christ." Erin

  • "For me, VVV gave me a space unlike another time or experience I have had throughout seminary. It allowed me intentional time to let God work – even two hours of this space each week had incredible significance for me." Mikkin

  • "Too often, Christians don’t give God the opportunity to teach us through creativity. The Holy Spirit can work in so many ways if we just open up our hands for him to work through our creativity. VVV gave me the opportunity to allow God to teach me while sculpting or drawing and it was an amazing experience." Beth

  • "Thanks again for all of the work you put into VVV. It was one of the best things I've done in a long time, and I'm thankful to you and to the Lord for the opportunity to hear about it and participate. You set the tone early on for a safe place to be in process with God and all that He's doing for, in and through each of us. You have encouraged me spiritually, emotionally and practically more than you'll ever know!" Penny

  • "A clearer understanding of the character of God, the work of Christ and the empowerment of the Spirit was woven throughout the study. I gained a clearer sense of how God spiritually forms me and how the Holy Spirit works in me to allow growth to happen." Amy

  • "Our group bonded instantly. It included women from all walks of life which was so nice. I’m 26 and loved hearing insights from women who were older than me. We learned much from one another. The community was biblically accurate – allowing the 'older women to teach the younger women.' In many churches this does not happen." Robyn

  • "The sacred readings/writings as well as the discussions were invaluable. There was a high value on God's word as truth in the teaching, prayers, and overall direction of the class." Penny

  • "Laughter, tears, gifts and warts all openly shared, allowed me to feel safe with this group. It wasn’t all ‘la-de-dah’ times that were shared, and yet through experiences such as group contemplative prayer and our worship services at the end of each module, the power of HIS generous blessings came through and were spoken from our hearts...for Him and for each other. The last worship service, full of sensual gifting, blew me away for days." Deb

  • "The community was comfortable, and open, and your leadership was never to dominate, but rather, encouraged us to share our burdens and joys. The most powerful piece for me was how God used this study to minister to me at a time that was difficult." Gari

  • "I was shy at first, yet I felt the space created was very safe for sharing. I never felt that I would be shot down for an answer or looked down upon. This group of women is great but the atmosphere that was created via creativity and your guidance was what made it possible for us to become so vulnerable with each other." Angie

  • "I find myself more aware of deepening my relationship with Him to serve Him as a parent – a shift to ‘it’s not about me,’ and a renewed appreciation of ‘it IS all about serving Him!’ and discerning how he provides. Letting go – it is getting to be an easier process for me to surrender." Deb

  • "Listening to how God has used other women and their lives and struggles really encouraged me to press on and allow God to use my life for His glory." Amy

  • "VVV has a strong theological component that many regular church attendees somehow have missed. I’ve been attending church all my life, and I’m a seminary student. There were many 'aha' moments in this class for me." Robyn

  • "The nature of being formed in Christlikeness and the tools for the journey were experienced and reiterated through the lessons again and again. I wish every Christian could take VVV and be taught these tools. We all need to be able to talk about and process the way we are being formed into Christlikeness. So many don’t get it and are missing out on Life and also on God’s purposes for us." Angie

  • "I LOVED this time with you and the others. God used you in a mighty way in each of our lives because it is powerfully life changing." Penny

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