Spend time with the amazing Linda Evans Shepherd, our host for the evening.

Worship with others from around the world lead by Sharon Tedford.

Inspiration talk The Yoke of Slavery vs. The Yoke of Freedom: How to Minister with Greater Power—from a Place of Greater Weakness from LYnne Reinstra

Do you long to serve the Lord with greater power and freedom in 2026? Come discover the power of an "exchanged life"!

Working from Galatians 5:1 and Matthew 11:28-30, we will explore how to exchange a life of self-effort for a life of deepening dependency on Jesus. Come discover what lies are limiting your effectiveness--and hear the personal invitation Jesus is offering you right now!

Lynne Rienstra is a recovering Pharisee and spiritual orphan. Her calling is to catalyze a movement among God’s Brave Beloved daughters that will transform our churches, communities, culture, and world. Her first book, Sacred Refuge: Finding Unexpected Shelter in Your Crisis, was an Amazon #1 bestseller and

was chosen “Book of the Year” by AWSA.

Fabulous Workshops. Choose from one of the following:

• Developing Your Brand to Build a Loyal Audience with Janet McHenry

  Building your brand as a writer will help you develop a consistent and recognizable voice and message, attracting a loyal audience. You can do this by developing your mission and vision statements; creating an audience-centric website, social media presence, and message taglines; and writing across genres on focused subjects that represent your passionate message. All of this will build reader trust, make marketing efforts more effective, and create a speaking niche others seek out. Janet will walk you through those steps in this workshop.

  
  Janet McHenry is an inspirational speaker and the author of 27 books—eight on prayer, including the bestselling PrayerWalk and her newest, Praying Personalities, which was a 2025 ECPA Christian Book Award finalist. Janet teaches widely at writers' conferences, coaches writers, and hosts the twice-annual Sierra Valley Writers Retreat. You can connect with her through her website, janetmchenry.com.

• Faith Journey: Overwhelm to Peace with Sandra Allen Lovelace
  Sandra Allen Lovelace understands the reality of crushing Overwhelm where confusion takes over and women lose track of who we are. Sandra shares God’s invitation to enter His reviving Peace where we can recover our Ephesians 2:10 design and purpose. She doesn’t want any woman who feels broken, helpless or lost to wait as long as she did to find out Jesus offers all the hope and healing she will ever need.  

• Sandra Allen Lovelace is a well-received international speaker, author, and trauma recovery coach. She’s known as a warm truth-teller who shares hope from God’s Word. For the past 40 years, she’s had the privilege of encouraging countless women in their desire to find hope and healing so they can live a God-pleasing, authentic life. 

Small group time for intimate fellowship and praying for each other. Meet new friends!

Drawing for awesome prizes during the evening