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Paula Friedrichsen

Boldly Declaring the Goodness of God

Paula Friedrichsen is a retreat and conference speaker who communicates with refreshing honesty and disarming authenticity. By using Scripture, personal stories (even the embarrassing ones) and lots of laughter, Paula presents Biblical insights and godly principles to her listeners.

Paula has been speaking at women’s retreats, church conferences, and writers conferences throughout the U.S. (and more recently in Canada) for years. She’s been a Christian for over twenty years and is a member of Church on the Mountain in Crowley Lake, California. Paula served as “Director of Women’s Ministries” at her church for over four years, and recently retired from that position to concentrate more on her writing and speaking ministry.

The heartbeat of Paula’s ministry is to encourage believers in a deeper and more intimate relationship with Christ. Whether she’s talking about marriage, joy, abundant life, or even how to thrive in today’s faltering economy—the sub-theme of every message is “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Paula embraces the opportunity to pray for the attendees after she speaks, and is also available to facilitate discussion groups at the conclusion of each seminar message (she includes discussion questions as part of each seminar she offers).

Paula has been married to her husband Jeff for almost 25 years—and Paula tells the story of their unusual romance in her Abundant Life Seminar. Suffice it to say that it was quite an effort for Paula to convince Jeff that she really was the love of his life (thankfully, he does realize that now!).

Jeff and Paula are the proud parents of Andrew, a twenty-one year old who recently betrayed his parents by leaving home to live in Santa Barbara, California. And Amy, a lovely fourteen year old who will soon be starting high school.

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Seminars by Paula

Restoration Weekend!

Meeting 1: Emotional Healing: Life can be hard sometimes. Whether it’s abuse or neglect suffered in childhood—or a trauma of some kind suffered in adulthood—everyone is in need of emotional healing at some point in their lives. This session points the way to the ultimate healer; Christ Jesus himself. By sharing relevant Scriptures and her own stories of emotional healing, Paula encourages the women to reach out in expectation to Jehovah Rapha, the Lord their healer!

Meeting 2: Physical Healing: God is good and He loves to heal His people! In this meeting Paula shares the testimony of how she was miraculous healed of Lyme disease ten years ago. While it’s true that God doesn’t always heal each person the same exact ay—attendee’s are encouraged to put their trust firmly in Jehovah Rapha, expecting Him to move powerfully on their behalf.

Meeting 3: Spiritual Healing: Many women are held back from an intimate, life-giving relationship with God because of Fear.

• Fear He won’t answer their prayers
• Fear that God is mad at them and can’t love them because of their imperfections
• Fear that Father God will turn out to fail them in the same ways that their earthly fathers may have
• Fear that if they draw near to God He will demand of them what they cannot give

So…. they hold God at arms length never entering into that sweet, tangible fellowship that they hear others talk about. These days more than ever, women are in need of spiritual healing and refreshment.

Meeting 4: Holding onto Confidence: This last message is based on Hebrews 10:34, and will teach women that obedience to God’s word will lead to confidence in God’s word. Meeting 4 will discuss the five ways to hold onto godly confidence.

* Each session ends with a time of corporate and individual prayer.

The Joy Seminar

Bloom Where You are Planted: We'll discuss how to bloom where God has planted you. Women will be taught to thrive (by the grace of God) in their present day circumstances.

Joy Comes in the Morning: This session begins with the powerful story of how God miraculously healed me of Lyme Disease over eight years ago. This talk will highlight the three secrets to experiencing joy.

Singing the Song of Joy: Using Biblical examples, as well as personal stories we’ll discuss the possibility and importance of making the courageous choice to sing songs of joy even when times are tough.

* The Joy Seminar is most beneficial if each meeting is followed by small group discussion time. Discussion questions will be provided.

More Than a Conqueror

This seminar encourages women to fight the good fight of faith and enter into the wonderful inheritance that God has for them!

Contend for Your Inheritance: This message is based upon the story of Gideon;  Smack in the middle of fear, oppression, and famine God called Gideon to the frontlines and changed his name to “Mighty Warrior.”

The River of Refreshment : Meeting two discusses the importance of seeking God’s presence, and how this always leads to a breakthrough of Freedom.

Awake! Awake!: Meeting three will encourage believers to make the choice to rouse themselves and to shake off the burdens of yesterday. Now is the time to wake up and stand upon the promises of God found in His word.

* More than a Conqueror is best presented as a two or three day conference or retreat—but can also be given over a series of several evenings, or as a one-day event.

Finding the Upside of an Economic Downturn

In this one hour message Paula addresses the emotional and spiritual toll that the downturn of our nation’s economy is causing. Many families have been impacted by:

• The recent sub-prime mortgage mess
• Higher prices at the gas station and the supermarket
• Companies laying off employees

People are losing their homes in record numbers, and Paula knows just how they feel! A little over two years ago she and her family were forced to move from their dream home and downsize their standard of living ‘till it hurt.

This message begins with Paula’s story, and then offers a series of “upsides” to this current economic downturn:

• The Upside of a Strained Marriage
• The Upside of Parenting with Limits
• The Upside of Not Eating Out as Much
• The Upside of a Simple Life
• The Upside of Suffering

“Finding the Upside of an Economic Downturn” offers a fresh biblical perspective to those struggling with the distressing realities of tough financial times, showing women that they can thrive and enjoy their lives despite these upsetting circumstances.

* This talk could be given as a 1-hour message.

* If you want to get more creative you can host a full or half day event for the women
of your church. This topic can be broken into two 45 minute talks:

Talk 1: How to Find the Upside of an Economic Downturn

Talk 2: Confronting Fear Head On; Living in God’s Peace During Fearful Times

In addition to Paula’s two 45 minute talks, you could ask several of the women in your church body offer workshops such as:

Gift giving that doesn’t break the bank
Ladies who are talented in the area of craft making could instruct others how to make homemade Christmas or birthday gifts.

The Five Dollar Supper Contest
Interested women sign up at least a week before the event to enter “The Super Supper Contest.” Using no more than $5.00 (or whatever amount you decide) each woman brings a crock pot meal that can serve at least six. The crock pot meals are served for lunch to the entire group—after which all the women present vote anonymously for the tastiest. The winner receives a gift certificate to the local grocery store (or a restaurant).

How to Start a Cooking Co-op
Women are taught how to gather in groups of four to meal plan, shop, and cook monthly meals together. Fun and economical.

The Season of Coming

~ A Christmas Message ~

Christmas is the season to worship God for the gift of His Son, and a time to open our hearts and prepare for His coming. For most of us the days before Christmas are filled with bustle and preparation. In the natural we prepare:

Our kitchens: Grocery shopping (all the extra time wandering the aisles to find items like “anise”)... baking (trying not to eat the baking)... and setting a lovely table.

Our bodies: Hair, nails, special outfits, and most obnoxious of all, the vain attempt to lose a couple of pounds so we look our very best.

Our homes: Cleaning, decorating, and putting up little light-up villages

Our churches: The holiday potluck, caroling, and the always entertaining children's Christmas play

Shopping: Gifts for under the tree, gifts to send in the mail to relatives, gifts for the poor in Mexico... Yikes, the list never ends!

This message gives women encouragement and ideas to help them prepare their hearts for Christmas--in spite of the hustle and activity of the holiday season. With practical suggestions and self-effacing humor, Paula helps the attendees begin their holiday season on the right foot.

* This message is best at a Ladies Christmas banquet or Luncheon.

Writers Conference Workshops

The Six Pronged Publicity Plan

Workshop premise: I took over my book’s publicity about four months after my Multnomah publicist went on to her next set of books. I’ve had much success by using what I call the “The Six Pronged Publicity Plan.”

This workshop begins by quickly covering the basics:

• How to create an interesting hook
• What does a pitch package look like (I’ll bring samples)
• Who to pitch to (a comprehensive list of media to pitch to)

Then the workshop will move onto the five prongs, and the who, what, when, where, and how of pitching the following media:

TV shows
Radio shows
Print Magazines
Online Magazines
Online Book Reviews
Newspaper Articles

"Paula's enthusiasm for publicity is literally contagious....Within 24 hours of my consultation with Paula, I had put together my very first self-generated press kit. Within two hours of e-blitzing the media, I had landed a radio interview. Paula's passion for book promotion and commitment to doing it for the right reasons is a gift to the Body of Christ."
~ Donna Partow, best-selling author of Becoming the Woman I Want To Be

Taking the Striving out of Your Writing

Workshop premise: On a cold Monday in February I sat down at my computer with trepidation to write my first book. That first day of writing garnered 500 words, and later that afternoon I said to my mother, “Well, I’ve written everything I have to say on the subject of marriage.”

What began as a labor of love quickly became a tale of toil. The three principles I learned during that time in my life will be the foundation for this session:

• Desire: How to be motivated by godly desires instead of your own. In the dog-eat-dog world of book publishing it’s easy to get competitive and jealous of the success of others. This point will offer practical advice on avoiding the pitfall of comparison and encouragement to keep your motivation pure.
• Humility: How to walk the line between knowing you’ve sought the Lord for His words and then being able to humbly turn your work over to your editor for refinement.
• Vision: The importance of beginning each day of writing by asking God for His vision and leading for your book or article.

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