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Betty's Current Speaking Topics
Betty is more than happy to work with your group or ministry's needs and time restraints to customize a speaking engagement for your event. Worshiping the Lord through music has been an important part of Betty's spiritual life. She will gladly work with your group's music ministry in song selection to enhance your event should you so desire.
Betty's current topics are listed below.
Extended Seminar Series
The following set of four topics make an excellent Retreat or Seminar series. However, they may also be chosen as stand-alone presentations.
- From Depression To Hope. Can a young woman who seems to “have it all” become severely depressed? Betty shares openly and compassionately about her feelings of hopelessness when she was institutionalized for depression. She tells, through a clear presentation of the Gospel, how God met her and led her from the darkness into the light of His hope. This message encourages those dealing with mental illness caused by chemical imbalances and educates about depression in America.
- A New Heart. Because of sin, God allowed the captivity of Israel and deportation to a foreign land. But Ezekiel 36 shows that God desires to redeem us and give us a new heart. Using the life of Ezekiel, Betty shares her own struggles to be obedient to God when life doesn’t go as planned. She shares God’s solutions and forgiveness as He gives us a new heart.
- Choosing To Love God. God wants us to serve Him, and we can obey or rebel. Betty shares how to grow to maturity and prepare for ministry. Despite our hurt or rebellion, when we understand God’s love for us we can recognize the privilege we have in being a part of God’s actions on Earth.
- Glory To God. God’s viewpoint on our choice of human-centered happiness or God-centered holiness is revealed in four Old Testament passages examined in this topic. We see how God moves in our lives and answers our prayers as He works to reveal His glory.
Individual Topics
- Circle of Support. Women are a vital support for other women. Betty shows ways to encourage family and friends. She reviews books and resources that enable you to reach out with confidence.
- Mentoring Women. As we mature spiritually, it is natural to disciple others. Betty shares from her experiences in discipleship how to mentor, follow up, and teach other women how to study the Bible on their own. She defines discipleship, gives practical how-to’s and Scriptural help. Betty recommends books and resources.
- Giving Hope Through Your Story. Our post-Christian culture is largely unfamiliar with Biblical truth and each of us need to be able to explain our Christian world-view. This practical seminar teaches how to write a 3-minute testimony, lead someone to Jesus Christ, and how to incorporate evangelism into your ministry.
- Connecting with Children. Children need role models and it is a precious privledge for us to love, listen to, and lead the children around us. Betty elucidates Jesus’ example of ministry to children that built them into godly people of character.
- Creating Family Memories. Sharing family stories contributes to family stability and good memories. Betty provides the Biblical basis for the importance of building lasting memories with your family and “shows and tells” how to create them.
- Communication For Close Encounters. A key ingredient for good relationships is effective communication. Betty teaches from the Bible how to speak, listen, and write to convey our thoughts and feelings to those we love.
- Time Alone With God. As one who delights in her devotional time, Betty addresses why we are to spend time with God. Based on her years as manager of a Christian bookstore, Betty shares tools, and recommends books and Bible translations. She describes how to make your devotional life more interesting.
- Journey Through Hard Times. Christians benefit from being transparent with each other in the midst of hard times. Sharing from her own life, Betty reveals she did not like her response to difficulties, but God used her weakness to show His plan to draw Betty into a closer walk with Him. She encourages listeners by offering God’s practical help through the painful times of growth and trials.
- Constant Change. Few people like change. In a world of rapid change, we can be left feeling overwhelmed and afraid. Standard techniques of preparing for expected changes, or facing unpredictable changes head on, are not enough. Betty focuses on God’s positive ways to reponds to change with hope.
- Called, Committed, and Challeged. Jeremiah is known as the “Weeping Prophet” but as Betty parallels his life to women’s stories we find hope in the midst of difficult circumstances. This talk teaches how to know God personally (our call), how to be obedient (our commitment), and how to serve God in our imperfect world (our challenge).
- Well Done! Each believer wants to hear the Lord’s commendation “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” We need God’s view of life, an eternal perspective, in order to finish life well. Betty encourages you to keep your eyes fixed on “Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,” and uses examples from the lives of Christians who have finished well.
To Reserve Betty For A Speaking Engagement At Your Next Event…
Betty Barnett
4210 SE 1st Place
Renton, WA 98059
(425) 430-0964
Betty@BettyBarnett.com