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<\/p>\nForgot your password? No. Never!<\/p>\n
While that may not be the case with today\u2019s mountain of passwords, it was a no-brainer when it came to Linda Turner Riddle. A three-word password developed that gave her entrance to my office when I came to Oklahoma City to serve as the Women\u2019s Ministries director. She would come to the door and in her gentle manner ask, \u201cGot a minute?\u201d Those three words always granted her access to my office and to my undivided time and attention.<\/p>\n
There was definitely a need to give ear to her inquiries, her advice, suggestions, and inquisitive questions. It was in such settings that she and I built on our friendship and our commitment to the ministries we served.<\/p>\n
When I was elected as the general director, Linda\u2019s friend expressed her own concerns about the future of Linda\u2019s position as office secretary. There was no doubt in my mind that Linda should remain. I needed her. In past years, as I had served on the General W.M. Board, my impressions of her work ethics were admirable and highly recognized. She worked so closely in a beautiful ministry relationship with our previous General Director Doris Moore. Linda was a loyal, competent, and proficient member of the staff. I often referred to her as the \u201cenergizer bunny.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the great leadership of the GEMS Director, Linda Parnell, it was apparent that a full-time director was needed. It was Linda Riddle who was appointed to the position, making her the first full-time director of Girls\u2019 Ministries. During her tenure, the ministry for girls was transitioned from GEMS to Missionettes. This required trips and meetings with the leaders of the Assemblies of God, the IPHC Bishop, and Greg Hearn, the CEO of LifeSprings Resources. Having met the mandates for this transition, Linda dove wholeheartedly into making this mammoth task become a reality. Countless and sleepless hours were credited to her \u201cget with it\u201d account. She and I traveled many miles and spent many hours making this ministry possible and available to the girls and women of the IPHC.<\/p>\n
As the first full-time Girls\u2019 Ministries leader, Linda immediately began the transitional challenges and conquered each one, one challenge at a time.<\/p>\n
Challenge #1: To customize the Assemblies of God curriculum with IPHC guidelines and requirements.<\/p>\n
Challenge #2: To write a unit on Sanctification as outlined by the IPHC Doctrine.<\/p>\n
Challenge #3: To complete all of this within a stated timeline.<\/p>\n
Challenge #4: To teach, train, and resource conference and local Girls\u2019 Ministries leaders.<\/p>\n
Challenge #5: To plan, prepare, and present the new Girls\u2019 Ministries curriculum across the IPHC boundaries at four regional training sessions.<\/p>\n
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One by one, Linda met these challenges, which culminated in the four regional trainings. They were all well attended and well received. It was a team effort, with Linda focused on the destination to benefit our girls. She set out to win the world \u201cone girl at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout the process, this mother of two never neglected the two closest to her heart: Destiny and Travis. On October 15, 2016, Linda Riddle became Linda Riddle Roberts when she married Carl. They reside in Edmond, Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of girls and leaders continue to benefit from Linda\u2019s work for IPHC Girls\u2019 Ministries. This ministry for girls is better because she cared enough to give her best. She will always be held in high esteem, always appreciated, and forever loved for the imprint she has left and the foundation she prepared for those who have followed. There is no question that Linda\u2019s desire was (and still is) to develop a ministry with committed leaders who will always grant access to girls of all ages as they mentor and disciple them in a deep relationship with God.<\/p>\n
Written by Mary Belle Johnson<\/p>\n
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Mary Belle Johnson, affectionately known as \u201cThe Tea Lady,\u201d served as the General Women\u2019s Ministries Director from 1997 to 2001. She played a key role in transitioning the IPHC Girls\u2019 Ministries from GEMS to Missionettes in the late 90s. Mary Belle\u2019s \u201cAbout\u201d section on Facebook describes her beautifully with these words: \u201cMy legacy? That I was sensitive to the needs and feelings of all people and when I had an encounter with anyone they left feeling they were the most SPECIAL of all God’s creation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,27,37],"tags":[251,556],"class_list":{"0":"post-2760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-childrens-ministries","8":"category-girls-ministries-childrens-ministries","9":"category-womens-ministries","10":"tag-girls-ministries","11":"tag-linda-riddle","12":"entry"},"title_es":"Acceso permitido","content_es":"\u00bfOlvidaste tu contrase\u00f1a? \u00a1No nunca! Mientras que puede no ser el caso con la monta\u00f1a de hoy de contrase\u00f1as, que era una obviedad cuando se trataba de Linda Turner Riddle. Una de las tres palabras contrase\u00f1a desarrollado que le dio entrada a mi oficina cuando llegu\u00e9 a Oklahoma City para servir como director de Ministerios de la Mujer. Ella vendr\u00eda a la puerta y en su manera suave preguntar: "\u00bfTienes un minuto?" Esas tres palabras siempre le concedieron el acceso a mi oficina y en mi tiempo no dividida y atenci\u00f3n. Definitivamente hab\u00eda una necesidad de dar o\u00eddo a sus preguntas, sus consejos, sugerencias y preguntas inquisitivas. Fue en este tipo de configuraci\u00f3n que ella y yo construimos en nuestra amistad y nuestro compromiso con los ministerios que sirvieron. Cuando fui elegido como el director general, el amigo de Linda expres\u00f3 sus propias preocupaciones sobre el futuro de la posici\u00f3n de Linda como secretaria de la oficina. No hab\u00eda ninguna duda en mi mente que debe permanecer Linda. La necesitaba. En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, ya que hab\u00eda servido en la Junta General de WM, mis impresiones de su \u00e9tica de trabajo eran admirables y muy reconocido. Ella trabaj\u00f3 tan estrechamente en una relaci\u00f3n hermosa ministerio con nuestro anterior director general Doris Moore. Linda era un miembro leal, competente y competente del personal. A menudo se refiri\u00f3 a ella como "el conejito de Energizer." Tras el gran liderazgo del Director GEMS, Linda Parnell, era evidente que se necesitaba un director a tiempo completo. Fue Linda enigma que fue nombrado para el cargo, convirti\u00e9ndose en el primer director de tiempo completo de los Ministerios de las ni\u00f1as. Durante su mandato, el ministerio para las ni\u00f1as fue la transici\u00f3n de gemas para Missionettes. Esto requiere viajes y reuniones con los l\u00edderes de las Asambleas de Dios, el Obispo de la IISP, y Greg Hearn, el director general de Recursos LifeSprings. Despu\u00e9s de haber cumplido con los mandatos para esta transici\u00f3n, Linda se sumergi\u00f3 de lleno en hacer esta tarea gigantesca convierta en una realidad. Incontables horas de insomnio y se hayan acreditado en su "hacerse con ella" cuenta. Ella y yo viajamos muchas millas y pas\u00f3 muchas horas haciendo posible este ministerio y la disposici\u00f3n de las ni\u00f1as y mujeres de la IISP. Como l\u00edder del Ministerio de la primera a tiempo completo de las ni\u00f1as, Linda comenz\u00f3 inmediatamente a los retos de transici\u00f3n y conquistado cada uno, un desaf\u00edo a la vez. Desaf\u00edo # 1: Para personalizar las Asambleas de Dios curricular con las directrices y requisitos IISP. Reto # 2: Para escribir una unidad sobre la santificaci\u00f3n como se indica por la Doctrina de la IISP. Reto # 3: Para completar todo esto dentro de un plazo establecido. Desaf\u00edo # 4: Para ense\u00f1ar, formar, y la conferencia de los recursos y l\u00edderes de los Ministerios de chicas locales. Desaf\u00edo # 5: Para planificar, preparar y presentar Ministerios curricular de las nuevas de las ni\u00f1as a trav\u00e9s de los l\u00edmites de la IISP en cuatro sesiones de entrenamiento regionales. Uno por uno, Linda frente a estas dificultades, que culminaron en los cuatro m\u00f3dulos de formaci\u00f3n regionales. Todos estaban bien atendidos y bien recibidas. Fue un esfuerzo de equipo, con Linda se centr\u00f3 en el destino para beneficiar a nuestras chicas. ". Una ni\u00f1a en el momento" se dispuso a ganar el mundo En todo el proceso, esta madre de dos nunca descuida los dos m\u00e1s cerca de su coraz\u00f3n: Destino y Travis. El 15 de octubre, 2016, Linda se convirti\u00f3 en la criba criba Linda Roberts cuando se cas\u00f3 con Carl. Residen en Edmond, Oklahoma. Cientos de ni\u00f1as y l\u00edderes siguen benefici\u00e1ndose de la obra de Linda para los Ministerios de la IISP de las ni\u00f1as. Este ministerio para las ni\u00f1as es mejor porque le importaba lo suficiente como para dar lo mejor. Ella siempre ser\u00e1 tenido en alta estima siempre ha sido apreciado, y para siempre amado por la huella que ha dejado y la fundaci\u00f3n se preparaba para aquellos que han seguido. No hay duda de que el deseo de Linda era (y sigue siendo) para desarrollar un ministerio con l\u00edderes comprometidos que siempre va a conceder el acceso a las ni\u00f1as de todas las edades, ya que maestro y disc\u00edpulo en una profunda relaci\u00f3n con Dios. Escrito por Mary Bell Johnson Mary Bell Johnson, conocido cari\u00f1osamente como "La Se\u00f1ora del t\u00e9", se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como Director General de Ministerios de la Mujer de 1997 a 2001. 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