Springfield | It’s a job that doesn’t really come with a clear job description, said IBSA’s Carmen Halsey.
“Most women wearing the title of ‘minister’s wife’ have never completed orientation for the role,” said Halsey, director of women’s ministry and missions and a minister’s wife herself. “Although there are commonalities to the role, the work that God has planned to do through a minister’s wife has been choreographed just for her. But she has to recognize and believe that.”
On March 24-25, Halsey’s team will lead IBSA ministers’ wives to do just that. The annual Ministers’ Wives’ Retreat at the IBSA Building in Springfield will explore the theme “Discovering Your God-Given Influence.”
“This year’s retreat will focus on the minister’s wife as an individual—her design, her gifts, and her strengths,” Halsey said. “Each woman has influence, but sometimes it hides under the busyness of life. Together we will discover our God-given influence and learn practical ways to enhance and live out that influence.”
Diane Nix, a speaker and minister’s wife from New Orleans, will lead the retreat. “Diane’s passion is walking alongside an individual to help them see that God’s grace is enough and that he has a specific plan for their life,” Halsey said. “She will teach us about the spiritual disciplines and how we should be using them in our personal lives to leave feelings of defeat behind, and step forward living life worthy of our calling.”
The cost is $20 for meals and conference only; $55 for meals, conference, and double-occupancy hotel lodging; and $95 for meals, conference, and a private room. The retreat hotel is the Hampton Inn located directly across from IBSA. For more information and to register, go to IBSA.org/women.