2015 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 34 PRAYER – TOPIC: THOSE TEACHING WORKSHOPS Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? Dear Heavenly Father, please be with those teaching workshops at the ACFW Conference. Be with them even now as they prepare to teach. Give them power and protection, so they can be used …
ACFW 40 Days of Prayer: Day 35
2015 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 35 PRAYER – TOPIC: THE PRAISE BAND AS THEY PRACTICE AND LEAD WORSHIP Let our time together be saturated with our praise for You, dear Lord. Let Your Spirit fill the voices and fingers of the praise team as they prepare to share Your glory with us. May the joy of the …
ACFW 40 Days of Prayer: Day 36
2015 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 36 PRAYER – TOPIC: THOSE TEACHING CONTINUING EDUCATION “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” Psalm 28:7, NIV Father, we come to You in the Name of Your Precious Son, …
ACFW 40 Days of Prayer: Day 37
2015 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 37 PRAYER – TOPIC: ACFW MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE “‘For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”‘ Lord, so many of our members can’t attend the conference for various …
ACFW 40 Days of Prayer: Day 38
2015 ACFW CONFERENCE 40 DAYS OF PRAYER DAY 38 PRAYER – TOPIC: KEYNOTE SPEAKER Jesus, thank You for bringing Bill Myers to speak at our conference this year. Lord, as we gather to hear the words of wisdom he has to share, I pray You would be poured out. As Bill prepares his talks, that Your words for us would …
Twelve Tips for Maximizing Your Appointments
By Bonnie Doran It’s conference season! If you’re heading to a writer’s conference, you probably have appointments with editors, agents, or other professionals. Here are some tips for making the most of those fifteen minutes: 1. Arm yourself with business cards. They don’t need to be fancy. I suggest your name (duh), head shot, email address, and social media links, …
Conference Season Ahead
By Donna Schlachter As writers, we spend many hours in solitude, pecking away at the keyboard, looking up information on the Internet, or researching at the library. Conference season gives us the chance to come out of the office and get with like-minded writers. Depending on where you live, how much time you have available, and how much money you …
An Extrovert’s Tips for Making Connections in ACFW
By Traci Tyne Hilton A funny thing happened at conference this year. I noticed that some of the name tags had little ribbons on them that said “author.” Now, it’s a fiction writers conference, so I figured we were all “authors,” but since only some folks had the author ribbon, I also figured the ribbon signified something more than just …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 5
Day 5 Topic: Travel safeties Psalm 121:3b-4–He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you and praise you for all the amazing ACFW attendees who will be traveling to St Louis in September. So many journey great distances to be there. I lift each and …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 6
Day 6 Topic: For worship pleasing to God 2 Corinthians 5:9-Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. Merciful Father, Almighty God, It is amazing to think that You–the truly awesome, Holy God who created and sustains everything, everywhere–You love us. As we anticipate the upcoming ACFW conference, we ask Your …