Home, Family, & Ministry

My life is centered around my family, home, and local church. I love Jesus with all my heart and am so thankful that my husband and children love Him too. We love to serve the Lord and His people.

Our home is like Grand Central Station. There are always people stopping by, hanging out, dropping something off, or popping in. Sometimes, it is quiet and peaceful, but often our house is loud and chaotic. People are always spending a night or two. Sometimes people move in with us for a few months or years. We love it!

Someone is always telling a joke or funny story so laughter and giggling fill the air. Everyone in my family loves music and singing too, so you can always hearing someone singing or playing. Shine and I are always taking pictures and Shine makes movies too. Jimmy and his daddy love sports, so we are football fans, basketball fans, soccer fans.

Bookshelves line every wall in our house, overflowing with books. We love to read and talk about what we read, as well as politics, current events, business, economics, apologetics, history, Creation, missions, ministry, music, and more. We have strong opinions and sometimes disagree.

Our home is filled with love, affection, and affirmation....and sometimes, conflict so we try to live by the principles found in Matthew 18 to resolve conflict and forgive one another.

Powerline is our local church where my husband is the senior pastor. He is the most godly man I have ever know and I love and respect him with all my heart. Our church is like a big family with everyone share germs, battles, and lives. The people at Powerline are so dear to my heart. Sometimes, I feel guilty--that the Lord gave us the easiest and best people in the whole world to pastor. These people have real problems, though, and many have come out of sinful lifestyles with broken hearts. I so appreciate the way they pursue Jesus and seek to obey Him with all their hearts.

When I share these sessions, I am simply sharing how we live and what we do to honor Christ and make Him known in our home, family, and ministry.

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Wise Women Build

Proverbs 14:1 tells us that a wise woman builds and a foolish woman tears down.The passion of my life is to build my family, my home, my local church, and the Kingdom of God! Be empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill Jesus' Great Commission for the glory of God! We will look at Jesus' model of making disciples, wisdom, spiritual gifts, motherhood, hospitality, leading a Bible study, counseling, and passing the baton. Prepare to be challenged and live passionately for the purposes of God!

Jesus, Fill My Heart & Home

The godly homemaker feels pulled in so many directions. Home management, clutter control, interior decorating, and cultivating a nurturing atmosphere in your home can help bring God's Presence into our homes. But, first, we have to be women of His Presence. Let His Presence fill you and your home so that it overflows into your housekeeping, homemaking, homeschooling, hospitality, traditions, and celebrations.

Let's Celebrate: Family Traditions

Family traditions and celebrations that honor Christ, promote family unity, build lasting memories, and are fun can enrich your homeschooling and family life. Learn to include Christ-centered celebrations in your home that will teach Christian values at the same time.

Welcome Inn: Practicing Hospitality

Making your home a place of welcome is a fruitful and needed ministry that your family can participate in to change the world! Discover ways to combine homeschooling with hospitality while building friendships and memories that last a lifetime. Make your home hospitality-friendly and get practical tips for cooking, baking, and having fun with guests.

The Great Commission

In Matthew 28, Jesus gives the Great Commission to His disciples. Learn to make disciples: go (pro-active evangelism), baptize (lead unbelievers to Christ), and teach everything Jesus has taught you (teaching, training). Learn to live out the Great Commission in your home, local church, workplace, and community for the glory of God!

More Beauty, Less Beast

Every woman longs to be beautiful. How can we be beautiful for the glory of God? And what about all that inside ugliness that rears its head? Meredith will help you replace fear with faith, complaining & gossip with thankfulness, worry with prayer, and selfishness with kindness & friendliness so that you can have beauty inside that overflows to the outside. Accent your inward beauty with modesty, loveliness, grace, and poise so that all who see you will say, "That is a truly beautiful woman."

Priceless Treasure of Godly Womanhood

God's call to godly womanhood often goes unheeded in our culture, but the Lord is raising up a standard in this generation. Will you heed His call to be a woman of God filled with purity, reverence, and a gentle and quiet spirit? Godly womanhood is a priceless treasure that will transform the lives around you.

Friends to the End: Building Lifelong Friendships

Friendships add joy to life! Discover biblical principles that will transform every relationship in your life. Learn how to find a friend, build a friendship, growing in Jesus together, be loyal, and battle together. Discover when to be cautious, using discernment in who to build friendships with.and why.  Enjoy friendships that last a lifetime.

Guy/Girl Talk from Playground to Nursing Home

(with Pastor Mike Curtis)
There is just no way around it, guys--you have to talk to girls! Girls, we already know you want to talk. Learn to communicate effectively as relatives, friends, in courtship, and in marriage in a way that honors Christ. Learn to translate, interpret non-verbal communication, and honor your brothers and sisters in Christ.

Wholesome Friendships

(with Pastor Mike Curtis)
Can guys and girls be "just friends"? Yes! Guys and girls need each other. We bring different perspectives to life, ministry, and our relationships with the Lord. Wholesome friendships wit the opposite sex can prepare you for a strong marriage. This workshop will show you how to enjoy friendships that honor the future spouse, touching on communication, spending time together, modesty, purit

Courtship that Works

How will our son or daughter meet their future spouse? We believe that wholesome friendships are the best way to prepare for marriage and the courtship model is helpful for staying pure and honoring Jesus. What do wholesome friendship look like? What does courtship process look like? How can young people guard their hearts? And, what's wrong with dating, anyway?

Older Singles & Courtship

Many of our homeschooled graduates choose courtship over dating at our local church. Imagine our surprise when older singles started choosing courtship as a better alternative than dating. How does courtship work in the thirties, forties, and beyond? Can you start with a clean slate? Learn practical ways to live in purity, enjoy wholesome friendships with defrauding one another, and find the love of your life.

Caring for Aging Parents

Meredith found herself homeschooling young children and caring for aging parents. She often felt torn and confused, finding herself helping Jimmy with a math problem in a hospital waiting room or doctor's office. She will share the lessons she learned and how to successfully homeschool while being a loving caregiver. It is pleasing to God to honor our parents and to train our children to do the same.

Setting the Lonely in Families

The world is full of lonely people, but the church shouldn't be because God sets the lonely in families. Be a family that receives the lonely and brokenhearted. Welcome people into your world and see lives transformed by the love of Jesus flowing through every family member.

Family Ministry

Our families are called to ministry. The pastor's role in your local church is to equip your family to serve in the church and the world. Explore possibilities God might have for your family, including worship, hospitality, nursing home, tutoring, home repair, lawn care, teaching, leading small groups, ushering, blogging, and evangelism.

Celebrate Christmas with Traditions

The Curtis family loves celebrating the birthday of Jesus! Traditions help make Christmas special. Meredith shares festive ways to celebrate in your home, including Traveling Dinners, Christmas devotions, meals, crafts, decorating ideas, gifts, church events, hospitality, and family times.

Celebrate Christmas with Wonder & Worship

Christmas can be such a busy time that we can forget the reason for the season. Meredith shares ways to find time to draw away and seek the Lord's Presence alone and as a family. Restore the wonder of the miracle of Christmas this season.

Celebrate Birthdays

Birthdays are a big deal in the Curtis house. From parties to breakfasts in bed, we go out of our way to make the birthday person feel special. Meredith will share simple decorating ideas and recipes that bring a festive air to the celebration. Meredith shares her family's and other families' traditions so that you can celebrate birthdays in a way that honors Christ and creates lifetime memories.

Abiding & Bearing Fruit

God provides everything we need through His great and precious promises. He promises to be with us always! But, do we ignore His Presence or do we lean in and make ourselves at home in His love. Learn to abide (dwell) in Jesus moment by moment day by day so that He fills you up to overflowing, producing His godly character (good fruit) in your life. 

Busy Family Guide to Sanity

How on earth does Meredith juggle family life, homeschooling, leading worship, and being a pastor's wife? She will share from her life ways to stay Christ-centered in the midst of hectic schedules, chaos, and interruptions. One woman cannot do it all so learn principles of delegation, choosing the best over the good, prioritizing, streamlining, and setting aside time to relax.

Every person's load to carry is different. How do you know what your limitations are? How can you be more effective in juggling your different responsibilities right now?

Forgiven to Forgive

Jesus calls us to forgive and we want to forgive and let go of the past, but it can be so hard. Meredith will share what she has learned about receiving God's forgiveness and grace to forgive others. She explains forgiveness as a debt and teaches you how to release people from their debt. This may be a new way of looking at forgiveness for you, but many have found freedom to forgive. 

Learning from the Pilgrims & Puritans

Learn the background story of the first Thanksgiving in the New World. Who are the Puritans & Pilgrims? What are Separatists anyway? Learn this and more! You will appreciate the story of these brave colonists and a spunky local church that changed the world! You will never see Pilgrims as only a Thanksgiving decoration again.

Over the River & Through the Woods

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with family, friends, and good food. Starting with a look at an old American folk song, Meredith encourages workshop attendees to appreciate the blessing of family, even when it isn't picture-perfect. Meredith also shares ways to focus on thankfulness at meal time while enjoying traditional foods that your family loves. Learn to enjoy the holiday, bumps and all.

Children with Character

Building godly character in gifted children can sometimes be a challenge. Meredith will share ways to inspire your exceptional children to live wholeheartedly for Jesus Christ. She will also help you walk children through some common trouble areas such as pride, insecurity, boredom, and laziness. Join Meredith for encouragement and practical advice.

The Wonder of God's Love at Christmas

God poured His love out at the first Christmas and pours His love out today. Take some time out and enjoy the extravagant love of God this Christmas. With ideas for activities and traditions that will keep the focus on Christ's love, Meredith will remind you of the true reason for the season: Jesus! Be refreshed and reminded of how much God loves you!

Christmas Gifts that Keep on Giving

Christmas gifts began with God the Father giving the Son to a dying and broken world. That gift continues to change lives today. Let Christmas be a time that we give gifts that refresh and impact the recipients. Meredith will share from personal experience all kinds of gift ideas from light-hearted to serious.

Learning & Growing at Christmas

Christmas is a great time to learn and grow. Learn about Christmas, symbols, life skills, decorating, communication, hospitality, and relationships during this season. Christmas unit studies are a great idea for homeschooling families too. Meredith shares some practical tips for homeschooling families to combine Christmas festivities with education.

Create a Nurturing Environment at Home

The Family Story

Who is your family? Where have they come from and where are they going? Holidays are great times to gather as families and share the family story. Learn about your family heritage, memories, funny stories, and adventures. Share recipes & pictures too. Above all, what is the story of God's work in your family's life? The family story is important for children to understand who they are and where they are going. The future of the family story is in your hands.

Do you want to bring forth life? Add beauty? Stir up curiosity? Women were created to bring forth and sustain life. Walk in your God-given anointing and create a nurturing environment in your home to foster a lifestyle of learning. Meredith will share ways to create an atmosphere in your home where children can learn, experiment, create, and grow. You can provide physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual nurture that will produce confident, courageous children. It's much easier than you think!

Instilling Values at the Holidays

Holidays are the perfect time to impart wisdom to the next generation. How? In the midst of festive fun, of course. Learn to observe Christ-centered traditions and celebrations that instill godly values in the heart of your children. 

The Secret of Joy-Filled Living

Why do we struggle with frustration, anger, and discontentment? Can we experience joy in the middle of trials and difficulties? How do we find joy when the path gets bumpy or boring? Meredith shares life-changing principles that will help you see life's challenges from a different perspective and impart hope for the future!

As Christians, joy is our birthright. No one can steal it from us, but we can discard it. Hold on to your joy and experience life more abundantly.  Meredith will share principles of thankfulness, praise, and keeping an eternal perspective in this workshop. You will be encouraged!