Topics

Caution: Annetta Dellinger's JOY is CONTAGIOUS!

Topics are best suited for two-three sessions, approximately one and one-half hours in length. The Joy Lady's retreats always include lots of audience participation! A copy of all handouts will be mailed to the host a month prior to the event in order to make copies for your participants.

Survivor Secrets
Grab the JOY of Contentment and Go!       Philippians 4:12-13

Do you know any busy, frazzled females who are searching for an inner peace?  This dynamic topic will equip women to learn how to have a contented heart!
Session 1: AWARE of Discontentment the World Provides
Session 2: ASSURED of Contentment the Word Confirms
Session 3: ABLAZE in Praise to God for His Grace
Tips for the busy woman to find time with God and how to combat Satan's attack on our contentment.  Learn how to personalize scripture.

The JOY of Being in the Potter's Hand       Jeremiah 18: 1-6

This powerful life-application topic leads women to celebrate the faithfulness of the Master Potter!  Compare each step of pottery making to your journey through life.  Lots of audience participation throughout.  Session one includes a hands-on activity, session two - small group interaction, session three - learn how to personalize scripture.

Topics:                                                                                                     
Blend/Bind - Strength to Endure
Knead/Wedge - God Is in the Cleaning Business
Center/Throw - Busy? Stressed? Life Out of Balance?
Potter's Wheel/Shape - As the Wheels of Daily Life Turn
Marred Vessels - Never Give Up...Great Is His Faithfulness
Time in the Kiln - Survivor Secrets
Celebrate! You are a Worthy Vessel - God's Plan for Me to be His Difference Maker!

Pottery making is not a reformation, it is a transformation!

Frazzled but Joy-Filled Proverbs 3:5-6

Do you know any frazzled women? Maybe it's you--the 21st century Christian woman--overwhelmed, longing for peace and sanity in daily living, seeking a less stressful life, and desiring fresh HOPE. Are you frazzled but trying to be dependent on God to keep all the pieces of your life together? Leave this popular keynote or multi-session retreat knowing survival secrets to a calming within--Frazzled but JOY-filled!

Walk in the LIGHT and enJOY God-Surprises! 1 John 1:3-4

God works in unique ways throughout your day. Where has your walk taken you? Where is your walk going to take you? "It is not what you have but what will you do with what you have that makes the difference." Inspirational, motivating yet light-hearted. Popular 50-minute message.

JOY Spa of Inner Beauty Romans 12:1-2

The world offers temporary makeovers but the Word of God is eternal with lasting results. Apply Spiritual truths to your physical existence. Glowing with JOY of Jesus is a woman's best cosmetic! Exciting topic for youth through the mature woman.

JOY Spa for Your Soul Matthew 6:33

As women juggle hectic schedules and interruptions in the day, their quiet time is often the first thing to go. Learn the key to tranquil moments that will refresh the spirit even on your busiest day!

Chosen and Joy-Filled to Make a Difference 1 Peter 2:9

Making a difference begins by coming to a quiet place and being still as God speaks to you. Listen. Linger. Learn His voice. Inward solitude will have outward manifestations!

Specialized Retreats for Caregivers, Church Secretaries, and Pastors' Wives

• Caregivers: Where's the Real Joy in My Journey? Hello Joy Boxes -- Goodbye Casseroles: Unique Ways to Encourage a Caregiver! If Only I Knew What to Say, and Joy-ercise for the Exhausted Caregiver.
• Church Secretaries: Frazzled but JOY-filled, Can You Hear Me Now?, Chosen: You Are A Difference-Maker!
• Pastors' Wives: Various topics

Candid Camera Grandmothers -- The Joy of Leaving a Legacy 1 Corinthians 3:2

What are some important things you hope your grandchildren will remember about you? As valuable as our heritage is, how much more valuable is the heavenly heritage we have in Christ. Reflect. Reaffirm. Resolve. Rejoice. Laced with ideas for local and long-distance relationships.

Keeping Christ's JOY in the Holly Daze!

Much has changed since the angels announced Christ's birth, but we don't have to let commercialism rule in our hearts and homes. Find practical, unique ideas to "de-stress" and keep Christ the focus of the holiday season.

* Witnessing with Humor - Joy Box    Proverbs 15:13
Be contagious with God's love, give a Joy Box! This unique and fun activity will let your light shine as you reach out to others. Use Joy Boxes to help someone celebrate a special occasion or to be an encouragement to help soften the uncertainites in life - plus they're a great way to relieve stress! The boxes are excellent conversation starters and memory makers. Joy
Boxes bring smiles to hospital patients, shut-ins, college students, a co-worker, neighbors, teachers, new church members, birthdays or just because! You will be equipped through this session to go home and immediately implement the inexpensive and simple ideas. Even the busiest woman will have time to to this! Joy Boxes produce a happy heart in both the giver and receiver!