The fourth quadrennial IPHC Girls’ Ministries Power Chicks gathered in Ridgecrest, North Carolina, July 26-29, 2019, for a weekend packed with fun, friends, and growth in Christ. This year, nearly 500 people attended from 17 conferences, with Pacific Western Network Ministries attending for the first time. The first Power Chicks began in 2007 out of a…
Where Are They Now? This is our third and final installment in the series, “Where Are They Now?” We are so proud of all of them and their accomplishments–both then and now. Erica (Radford) Campbell and Rachel Fenters were interns for Power Chicks ’11. They were students from Emmanuel College at the time and part…
Whether you are a parent or a teacher, I am sure you can look back and recall moments in time that became powerful teaching moments. Or, perhaps you can think of a few times where you realized later that you missed the perfect opportunity to teach a valuable lesson. Paul’s instructions to the Christians in…
As we wind down our focus on “Strong in Fellowship” in Discipleship Ministries this month, I wanted to share a link to an article that immediately resonated with my spirit when a friend tagged me with it on Facebook. I realize that not everyone can identify with it, but I can because my story is…
I would like to take you back to the beginning of Power Chicks. That kickoff event was held in 2007, but the story starts before then. As the mother of a boy and the wife of a committed Ranger leader, my daughter, Jennifer, and I had sent the men off to Camporama two or three…
Easter weekend was celebrated in so many different ways around the world this past April. With an estimated 37 million churches globally, one can safely assume that the individual stories of celebration would far surpass that number. Sitting in each of those church groups are people with their own personal stories of celebration and triumph…
Did you know that May is mental health month? While part of the focus is to call attention to mental disorders and losing the stigma that is often associated with it, the goal is also to call attention to the importance of mental well-being. The church is a great avenue for providing programs, events, and…
In my more than fifty years of local ministry to girls, Power Chicks is THE event that really puts POWER in action in the girls. I saw this at the very first Power Chicks in 2007 when I took a group of girls from Holly Hill Church to Ridgecrest near Asheville, NC. Even though we…
Expanding Your Community By Irvina Parker, Girls’ Ministries Director In March of this year, the internet turned 30 years old. We could spin a lot of tales about the pros and cons of what this invention has brought to the table, but that is not the intention of this article. One thing that we cannot…
The Transfer from Head to Heart Written by Irvina Parker & Jennifer Parker Terry The Girls’ Ministries code is filled with good, sound doctrine! Philippians 4:8 reads: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about…
