About Us
Hi there!
I’m so happy you’re here to read all about Loving Christ Ministries!
If you need ready-to-use or customizable retreat resources, this is the place for you.
If you want ideas for retreat themes or ministry event topics, this is the place for you.
If you're looking for support, encouragement, and resources to help you grow in your daily walk with God, this is the place for you.
I’m Julie. Together, with my dear friend, Brooke, I first started Loving Christ Ministries to bring all women together for support, encouragement, laughter, and love in Him.
Brooke and I named the ministry Loving Christ because He is always a loving Christ, and we strive to live every moment of our lives loving Christ.
Through the years, the blog has grown from occasional devotionals and the sharing of a few women's retreat resources to a full ministry for women looking to bring others together for support and encouragement in Christ's name.
I’ll share with you encouragement in the day to day and information and resources to help you plan your own women's retreats.
Along the way, I’ll share with you my retreat experiences. I want you always know YOU AREN’T ALONE!
At Loving Christ Ministries, everyone is welcome. Come and find support, encouragement, and more information than you can ever put to use.
If you’re looking for the best places to start here on the blog, try these posts:
- 101 Free Retreat Themes for Christian Women
- Start Here - 5 Practical Retreat Planning Forms
- 20 Activity Ideas for Women's Retreat (from Ministry Leaders)
- How to Plan a Women’s Retreat
- Acts in 30 Days Beginner's Bible Study and Reading Guide
- John in 30 Days Beginner's Bible Study and Reading Guide
And here’s a little bit more about me:
For over 30 years, I’ve been a public school teacher. I taught English for 10 of those years and have taught computer software and computer maintenance and repair for the rest of those years.
Along with my day job as teacher, I’ve worked help desk for a local internet company and have created and taught technology classes for my community, most specifically for seniors and those relatively new to tech.
About 10 years ago, I created my passion - this blog, Loving Christ Ministries. It began as a way to share retreat resources and to disperse information about upcoming retreats. I've continued it through the years creating more content designed to help women's ministry leaders.
I grew up in the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in southeastern Oklahoma and am now a member of the First United Methodist Church in central Missouri. My biggest claim to fame is my family – husband, Mark; son, Nicholas; son, Max; daughter, Erin, and granddaughter, Alayna.
I love to read, write, work on computers, ride my bike, play games with family, and go for long casual strolls in nature. I have a pretty weird sense of humor, but I’m used to it now (no one else is, though! ha!).
I'm so happy you've found your way here to Loving Christ Ministries. Let me know how I can pray for you!
Let customers speak for us
This is a great way to dig farther to the Word and its also nice to look back and see the new things God reveals to us.
I just purchased the Fruit of the Spirit bundle, which helps me not “reinvent the wheel” when preparing retreat days for the women at our church. Julie does an excellent job of covering the topic well and giving me fabulous graphics. This bundle is brightly colored and perfectly covers the subject.
I am hoping to use the crosses at a women's retreat in June. I found them to be exactly what I expected. They are great!
Would be great lessons for a Bible Study or Women's Meeting too
I’m presently working on a day retreat using the material. My Bible study group needed a different type of exposure for a break between studies. This one is refreshing and looks like fun.
I especially like the prayer cards with the scriptures.
I just love the Theme Bundles. It includes everything you need for a successful retreat, I have purchase in the past, The One Year Done for you bundles and I have absolutely loved each one of them especially the ones with the skits. The women have so much enjoyed acting out all the characters. What a blessing to know that you don’t have to worry about coming up with a theme, and just focus on the rest of the stuff you need to do. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your work. God Bless you…Miriam
This PERFECT for our planned women's Daytreat. Would definitely recommend getting.
I love the great ideas and how they are put together. The programs are well developed and inspiring.
This is the first retreat that I’ve ever planned and the first our church has ever had. One attendee said it was the best retreat she’s ever been to and she’s been to a lot! With this being our first attempt at a retreat we decided to use this as an opportunity to build bonds among our own women. We included several members that shared testimonies. They were heartfelt testimonies that came from some tough places and were very personal. I’m not sure this would work without relationships between attendees. But God was in this from the beginning and our leadership was supportive and prayed over the planning. It’s going to be tough to top this one, but with God leading us, I know our next one will be awesome! Thank you for providing these plans for retreats. It would be tough to do without your plans.
What a great theme and decorating ideas. Looking forward to using this for a Women’s retreat! Thank you so very much! Love all the details!
I am truly pleased with the When Life Gives you Lemons Theme Bundle. I will definately be purchasing more products from this company
Received all the materials. Easy to download and save for future use. I am imagining a gathering with refreshing lemonade and j my Eminem squares. But more importantly, the fellowship of women sharing and discussing and supporting each other
Love it! Love all the material you sent, especially the xtra goodies! Thank you
I appreciate the comprehensive detain and creative ideas included in the product.
