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Emily E. Ryan

A letter to our Partners and Friends

December 4, 2015 by Emily E. Ryan Leave a Comment

Partner with us in 2016!

[December 9, 2015]

Dear Friend of Priority,

Did you know that right now in Houston, Texas, there are 60 women and 30 teen girls who participated in their very first Bible study EVER this year, and it’s all thanks to you?!

Let me explain.

We met Pamela in 2008 when she attended the pilot of Beauty by The Book. She fell in love with the idea of intimate small group studies for women, something she’d never been exposed to before. We were thrilled that she remembered us this year and invited Laurie to speak at The Lord Jesus Christ Holiness Church where eight area African-American churches were represented. Laurie was able to speak and minister to these ladies free of charge because of your generosity!

[Invest in women’s Bible studies now.]

At the event, we met Beatrice who felt the Lord prompting her to start a mother/daughter Bible study but had no idea where to begin. She turned to us and we have been able to help and encourage her every step of the way, including giving her a much-needed discount on workbooks. To date, God has used Beatrice to expose almost 100 ladies to studying God’s Word, and she’s not stopping any time soon!

Can you see how the financial support we received over seven years ago is STILL producing a harvest for the kingdom of God? Imagine how far your gift will go! 

Today we are launching our 2015 Year-End Campaign. Our goals are to raise $50,000 and to enlist 100 new $25 or more monthly Priority Partners by December 31st. If we do, we will be able to expand our outreach to faith-based women’s shelters and children’s homes and help more women like Beatrice start their very first women’s Bible study groups!

[Make your year-end gift now]

We have seen an amazing trend recently as more and more lower-income and/or troubled women’s groups have expressed a desire to study God’s Word. In addition to the ladies we’ve helped through Beatrice, this year alone
we’ve also been able to donate Bible study resources to:

  • Young girls in the Missouri Baptist Children’s Homes.
  • Dozens of pregnant teens through a ministry in Freeport, Texas.
  • Women at the Central Wyoming Women’s Shelter who participate in a long-term rehabilitation program.

God is clearly using Priority Ministries to fill a void in women’s Bible studies. Would you be willing to make a generous year-end donation to help us meet our goals and bring women’s Bible studies to more women like Beatrice?

[Donate online now]

Rest assured, we are still working behind-the-scenes to write new Bible studies as the Lord leads (we have TWO studies in the beginning stages now, but you’ll hear more about those later!). For now, however, as we try to be good stewards of the blessings that the Lord has given us, we are grateful that He is expanding our reach and thankful
that He is using your generosity to help us!

As we celebrate Jesus – the greatest gift of all – this Christmas, we also celebrate the blessing of partnering with you in His service. Thank you in advance for your generous gift, your continued support and your constant prayers!

In Him,

LaurieSig

 

 

 

Laurie Cole and the Priority Ministries Staff

 

P.S. Today, we launched our 2015 Year-End Campaign. Our goal is to enlist 100 new $25 or more monthly Priority Partners to continue bringing in-depth Bible studies to women. We can’t do it without your help. In addition to your year-end gift, will you become a monthly Priority Partner with your gift of $25 or more per month? To show your support, donate online today, or call us at 866-968-4564.

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New Bible study – Are You a Disciple? – available August 3

July 20, 2015 by Emily E. Ryan Leave a Comment

New Bible study – Are You a Disciple? – available August 3

[July 20, 2015]

Discover life beyond casual Christianity with Priority Ministries’ new Bible study, Are You a Disciple?, by Laurie Cole.

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This 8-week, in-depth Bible study helps individuals and groups discover the difference between Christianity and discipleship with practical insights straight from the pages of God’s Word.

“I became a Christian when I was just a child,” said Laurie, “but in my twenties I came to a spiritual crossroads. My life and my marriage were falling apart. I was faced with two options. Option one was to continue doing life my way, as a pretty good religious person. It’s what I call casual Christianity. Option two was to accept Jesus’ call to ‘Follow Me,’ and become His disciple. I chose option two, to follow Jesus – to become a disciple – and I am so grateful that I did.”

Laurie outlines the differences between these two options by contrasting the 7 characteristics of casual Christians with the 7 distinctives of devoted disciples. “A Christian is a believer,” she said. “A disciple is a follower.”

Are You a Disciple? will help you discover:

  • The difference between Christianity and discipleship
  • How to know if you’re a Christian
  • How to know if you’re a disciple
  • The 7 characteristics of casual Christians
  • The 7 distinctives of devoted disciples
  • How to become a disciple who makes disciples

Are You a Disciple? is a workbook/video study and is formatted for individual and group use.

All materials will be available for purchase on August 3.

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Priority releases Guilt-Free Quiet Times

November 5, 2013 by Emily E. Ryan Leave a Comment

Priority releases Guilt-Free Quiet Times

[November 05, 2013]

After years of producing Bibles studies with teaching videos, Priority Ministries released its first stand-alone book today. Guilt-Free Quiet Times: Exposing the Top Ten Myths about Your Time with God was written by Emily E. Ryan, Priority’s Executive Editor.

guilt-free quiet times“Several years ago, Laurie [Cole, Priority’s President and Founder] discussed three common quiet time myths on her popular Front Porch Friday videos,” Emily said. “Her messages not only resonated with the readers, they resonated with me as well.”

Emily wondered if she was alone in her constant feelings of “quiet time guilt,”  so she conducted a quiet time survey in April and found that most women experienced similar guilt in some form or fashion. “Some women feel guilty for not journaling or for having a quiet time in the evening instead of the morning,” she said, “and it was clear that someone needed to be the first to strip away the legalism.”

Emily began researching what women were being taught about “proper” quiet times compared to what the Bible has to say about spending time with God and found that there were even more myths than the original three that Laurie mentioned.

“Since writing Guilt-Free Quiet Times, not only is the time I spend with the Lord more precious, but the time I spend doing other things is sweeter too,” Emily said. “Once I stripped away the formulas, what I found was freedom. Freedom to experience God in new and invigorating ways and freedom to enjoy His blessings guilt-free. I pray that everyone who reads this will discover the same freedom.”

Guilt-Free Quiet Times mixes Scripture with sarcasm to help women move from the “have to” mentality of spending time with the Lord to the “get to” mentality. It also offers several pages of innovative, but practical, suggestions to foster intimacy with God and discussion questions that small groups and book clubs will find helpful.

Guilt-Free Quiet Times is available in paperback for $9.99 and as a free PDF download for those subscribing to the Glo Girl Blog. A Kindle version will be available soon.

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FREE printables for back-to-school prayers

August 21, 2013 by Emily E. Ryan Leave a Comment

Just in time for back-to-school, here are some FREE PRINTABLES that will help you pray God’s Word over your kids! You can even use the pdfs to insert your child’s name and have each prayer customized for him or her! Click here for the full post!

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