Heartlands Summer 2024
Feb 23, 2024
Heartlands is the quarterly email for EmpowHer – a network of Tasmanian women growing and encouraging each other in their God-given potential.
WHAT WILL FOLLOW THE DAY OF COURAGE?
Women’s Event On the Way
After the success of the EmpowHer Day of Courage last November, the organising team are praying about what to do next, because clearly, women want to gather!
At this stage we are thinking there will be a similar event in early 2025.
Stay tuned for more details to follow.
A REQUEST: To create another special day like this, it will be necessary to grow the statewide team. Pleace get in touch to express your interest: empowher@tasbaptists.org.au
To find out about EmpowHer events and activities for women in Tasmania, please subscribe to HEARTLANDS.
BE INSPIRED
2024 Here We Come
Perhaps transition a feature of your life right now? Facing the future “well” is for the brave-hearted!
TASMANIAN WOMEN CONNECT GLOBALLY
Join the Women Leaders Network
The concept of the WLN began with a whisper from God to Karen Wilson four years ago. Karen is the Vice President International Ministries – Global Leadership Network; CEO – Global Leadership Network Australia and New Zealand; and the International President of Baptist Women’s World Alliance.
God gave a clear and compelling vision for women in leadership. The vision was of women who are generals, standing alongside one another right around the coasts of every country of the world.
Karen says, “I believe God said that they are waiting for His Spirit to come to their land and are protecting those who are behind them. They are all magnificently tall, strong, brave, and united! Dressed and ready in the full armour of God, ready for what He needs them to do. These women stand together as a global army”. A local artist captured her vision in a beautiful artwork (below).
The Tasmanian Women Leader’s Network will launch in two areas in the coming months. The north will be led by Amanda Towns, and the south by Jenny Baxter.
Together, we will join in conversations of hope and encouragement, and seek God about the positioning of our Tasmania Networks.
If you have not already indicated your interest, you are welcome sign up by scanning the QR code.
A VIDEO to CHALLENGE YOU
Karen Wilson Sees Differently
Rev. Karen Wilson, guest speaker at last November’s Day of Courage spoke at Hobart Baptist Church.
TODAY’S THOUGHT
To Obey or, maybe, Disobey?
You can so easily limit your capacity
Did you hear of the lady-of-the-manor in old England? She was ordered bedrest by her family doctor to recover from an ailment. Straightaway, she began organising her household from her bedroom. Years later, a new doctor came to town, and when doing the rounds to visit his patients came across the bedridden woman. When she explained why she was still in bed, he said, “Get up woman! You are perfectly well!”
We can all be guilty of a little too much obedience at times. Especially when to comes to doing what an authority says. And really, there’s no doubt you need to take care, especially if being given doctor’s orders. But it’s so easy to misinterpret what is intended to be a temporary instruction.
It’s a good reminder that you are often a better judge of your body’s capacity than a doctor or other “expert”. Or put it another way, you are response-able!
Can you identify ways you have limited yourself because you’ve been told your limit by someone else?
MICAH WOMEN LEADER’S NETWORK*
Your Invite: Asuntha Charles Evening
The Micah Women Leaders annual gatherings (previously breakfasts) are now in their fourth year. It is a unique gathering, bringing together women Christian Leaders from across the state for an important conversation on justice, leadership, and how to use your voice as an advocate for change.
You are very welcome to attend! Be assured you will be amongst friends as several of our Baptist women are already signed up.
WHEN: Tuesday 19 March 2024, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
WHERE: C3 Convention Centre, 64 Anglesea St, South Hobart TAS 7004
COST: $35
RSVP by Monday 4 March 2024
GUEST SPEAKERS
Asuntha Charles, Global Women’s Rights Advocate. Asuntha was the National Director for World Vision Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover. She will provide a firsthand account of the needs she is seeing around her, as well as her experiences in some of the world’s toughest contexts.
Tim Costello, Executive Director of Micah Australia. Tim will connect current global events to our biblical mandate to pursue justice.
*NB: The Micah Women Leaders Network is quite distinct from the Global Leadership Women Leaders Network, referred to above.