Workshops

A Workshop with Aileen Maningas

Aileen Maningas, Pastor and Lawyer, will guide this session on navigating domestic and family challenges. She will cover domestic and family violence, protection orders, the basics of child and spousal support, and how to access community resources.

Combining her legal expertise with pastoral care, Aileen provides practical guidance and compassionate support for those seeking answers, clarity and/or assistance.

Aileen Maningas

A Workshop with Bethany Roan

As women we give faithfully to the needs all around us. Our marriages, friendships, households, work, and those around us all need our energy and care. The problem comes when our output is greater than our input. Sometimes we find ourselves tired and weary. We have the desire to love well but often we come to the end of ourselves and our resources and can feel bitter, resentful, and worn out. How do we make the much needed time and space attend to our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls, in the middle of all that is required and needed from us? Bring your journal and favorite coloured pens as we discuss and work through our practical next steps of leaning into the abundant life Jesus has come to give us together.

A little bit about Bethany…..

Bethany Roan is a writer and artist who often experiences the goodness of God through making things with her hands, stringing words together on a page, and being attentive to the beauty she sees all around her. She has diplomas in both Biblical Studies and Counselling and is working towards finishing her Bachelor of Arts, a Psychology major, with Trinity Western University. Bethany is passionate about the intersection of emotional and spiritual health, and encouraging women to integrate their faith into all parts of their lives. She lives with her husband and three children in Hope, BC.

Encouragement is so needed these days! Isn’t it amazing how one genuine word from God, or from a friend whose ear is tuned to His heart, can make all the difference? This workshop starts with a brush-up on hearing God’s voice—because what better way to build someone up than hearing what God thinks about them? Then Leslie will show you very practical ways to look for the treasure in others—whether that’s a spouse, a child, a co-worker, or a dear friend. We’re going to open the Bible and see that God has a lot to say about this topic. Come expecting to be encouraged by the Lord and by others!

A little about Leslie…

Leslie’s heart was captured by the Lord when she was a student at UBC in 1987, and He’s been her everything since then. Today, She equips Christians to hear God’s voice, grow in spiritual maturity, and understand their spiritual gifts. Ezekiel 37 is her life verse and the heartbeat of her ministry. She is currently working on God Colors With Grey, a book about encountering Jesus in the midst of disappointment, process, and the messy middle. She has been married for 34 years, has a son and a daughter, and three grandchildren under 4!