Since October 2021, the Women's Ministries department has launched its “Talks with Experts“ project, in which professional women share their experience to support other women. With this goal in mind, every fourth Sunday of the month from 7 pm to 8 pm, meetings are organized by Zoom. The next online meeting will take place on December 19, on this occasion Graciela Salvador (clinical psychologist) will talk about emotional dependence. The talks will continue until June 2022.
We know that there are a large number of professional women in our church who shine a bright light wherever they work. The Women's Ministries Department wants to take advantage of all this talent and put it into practice in our “Talks with Experts.“
At these Zoom meetings, professional women of our church make a brief presentation on the selected topic related to their profession. They then answer the questions that the participants have previously sent in by email, as well as those made live via chat with the people who are connected.
The current issues, which are presented each time, have been chosen considering that they are useful and interesting topics for Christian women, as well as for friends with whom they want to share the information. The project thus becomes an opportunity to transmit the gospel through a Christian perspective on the challenges that come with being a woman in the society of the 21st century. Some subjects that have already been presented dealt with the relationship between our personal image and self-esteem; and women's intimate health;
On October 24, we had the privilege of having the expert Carie Mercier, image consulting coach, who among other concepts, demolished the myth that our external image is incompatible with spirituality. We learned that at the same time that we take care of our body inside and our mind, we should also take care of our external image. We are ambassadors of the God of heaven, and we must transmit honesty, simplicity, and security. On this occasion, up to 71 women from all over Spain connected to the program.
In November we had the privilege of listening to the expert Dr. Loida Pamplona Bueno, who provided us with valuable information as a gynecologist when she spoke about women's intimate health. During her presentation, we reflected on the importance of paying attention to our intimate health and learning how to take care of ourselves. We learned that we should not overlook certain signs and differentiate "frequent" from "normal" in women's health. This time the participation exceeded 80 women, who actively participated by sending their questions and later expressed how grateful they were and how beneficial the activity had been for them, which encourages us to continue providing this service from the Women’s Ministries Department.
We will continue with the “Talks with experts“ until next June. We will count on professionals from the fields of medicine, psychology, law, business, etc. We encourage you to participate and share the information and invite others so that more women can benefit from this project that the Women’s Ministries team prepares every month with the Lord’s guidance and the desire to serve.
We thank the professionals who have agreed to share their knowledge in this forum. Thank you for providing Christian points of reference to our younger women, and for bringing knowledge and pride to the more mature ones. "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!" (Proverbs 16:16NIV).
According to an article in Revista Adventista, December 15, 2021, by Maya Mercier
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