For girls to understand their value and purpose in Christ.

With so many distractions (like social media, friendships, boyfriends, good grades), it’s easy to get lost in finding worth, value, and purpose in how many people accept, like, or friend you. But Christ has a distinct purpose for those who follow Him.

Purpose: A Gathering for Girls is a gathering of middle and high schools girls providing a safe place to seek Christ and discover our purpose. Girls will hear from Mary Margaret West, Lexi Judy, and Courtney Veasey during the larger main sessions, and then will delve deeper into subjects like depression, friendships, and more during the breakouts.

Join us for this intentional time of investing in the next generation of women.

Featured Speakers

MARY MARGARET WEST

Mary Margaret serves as the Girls Ministry Specialist for LifeWay, which basically means that teenage girls and the women who lead them are her favorite people on the planet. She served several churches as a Girls Minister, has a master’s degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and is a former Event Coordinator. Mary Margaret has a passion to equip girls and women to dive deeply into God’s word and live out their calling. She also hosts LifeWay Women’s (MARKED) podcast and author of a new release Show Her the Way (Your Guide to Discipling Teen Girls). Mary Margaret is married to Jonathan and they love living in Franklin, TN.

COURTNEY VEASEY

Courtney is a PhD candidate in biblical interpretation at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She is the former Director of Women’s Academic Programs and faculty member also of NOBTS, and she has also served on a number of church staffs and in parachurch organizations including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Young Life. Courtney currently resides in Florida where she loves spending time on the water and cheering for her beloved Florida State Seminoles.

LEXI JUDY

Lexi Judy is a passionate writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. With a degree in Religion specified in Christian Ministry, Lexi is a Resident at Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton, VA and has a heart for connecting generations of women and championing the next generation for the cause of Christ. Lexi is the author of Because He Loved Me, a book that walks through her experience with cancer at 16. She also serves on the SBCV Women’s Ministry Strategy Team and core team of bloggers. To read more of Lexi’s writings or to book her as a speaker, visit alexisjudy.com.

Music Led By

CAITIE HURST

Caitie Hurst is a graduate of Liberty University, with a degree in worship-leading. After graduation, she found herself interning at a Nashville-based Christian music label, where she felt led to create and share Christian music as an artist. Hurst’s songs and worship-leading resulted in recording and publishing deals with Centricity Music. Since then, she’s continued to create songs with magnetic melodies and rhythm that come from the journeys she’s walked and how she’s found Christ in all of them. Anxiety; jealousy; insecurity; fear. Journeys all of us can relate to, but too often are afraid to speak about.

SCHEDULE

Friday, May 15

6:00pm – Doors Open
7:00pm – Worship with Caitie Hurst
8:00pm – Sessions Begin
9:00pm – Conference Ends

Saturday, May 16

8:00am – Doors Open
9:00am – Worship with Caitie Hurst
10:00am – Sessions Begin
4:00pm – Conference Ends

Handling Depression and Anxiety
Lauren McClellan

How to lean on God when dealing with depression and/or anxiety.

Navigating Social Media with a Purpose
Hayley Wilson

We’ve heard it said before, “Social media is destroying the future generations.” But social media has a ton of positive functions, as well. Join me in navigating through the world of social media and how we can use it to better our generation and those to come.

Finding Your Purpose
Lexi Judy

We all ask it…Why am I here? What am I supposed to do with my life? How do I know God’s will? Together, we’ll dig in and navigate some of life’s most fundamental questions.

Love, Sex, and Dating: God’s Way
Laura Stevenson

We will discuss God’s fantastic plan for your love and dating relationships and how to avoid the most common lies the world tells you.

How to Experience the Word
Christine Bethea

Learn how to dive into the Word and apply it to your daily life.

Panel on Cultural Issues

Reading Your Bible with a Purpose
Miranda Canady

Looking at your Bible can be overwhelming when you do not know where to start. When you begin reading with purpose, it gives you direction and understanding to know God more.

HOTEL

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Virginia Beach

1900 Pavilion Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
757-422-8900

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