CPC Mom's Morning

We celebrate the year at our spring brunch with Hilary Lunke, Edina BSF Teaching Leader, as our speaker. Thanks for being on the journey with us this year. See you again on September 11.

Michelle Livingston, motivational speaker, counselor and Spiritual Director, encourages us this week.  Marissa Chow also shares her faith story.

Three CPC couples share their wisdom and stories with us as a marriage panel. Becca Mayberry also gives her faith story. 

Linda Reinert speaks on our brokenness and the redemption of our brokenness into beauty. Deb Carlson also shares her faith story. 

We're excited to welcome back Molly Sanborn (aka The Cheese Ball Chick) and her husband, Craig, to speak to us on marriage. Amanda Bratton shares her faith story.

Jonna Meidal, pastor from Substance Church, speaks to us on prayer and fasting. Steph Michals shares her faith story, and we hear about the Healing Haiti ministry and how Mom's Morning is getting involved.

Melissa Schaser, CPC Pastor of Groups & Community Life, gives practical tools for how to share our life stories. Christina Peterson also shares her faith story.

As we start the year, we are encouraged by Sondra Doty, "Great Expectations" Life Coach/Consultant, Speaker, & Podcaster of Word to Your Mother. 

Becky Danielson, Licensed Parent and Family Educator & Author, encourages us with truths about who we are as God's chosen and dearly loved. Becky also challenges us to consider how we might incorporate CPC's practices of openness into our daily lives: Reflection, Relationship, Invitation, and Integration.

Monica Ritchie, Bible teacher & theologian, speaks on how to interpret Hebrew scripture, specifically the book of Proverbs and our theme verse for the year, Proverbs 3:5-6.  Claire Kellner also shares her faith story.  

Lindsey Bomgren, Founder of Nourish Move Love, speaks on "Seasons of Abiding." Kristina Sakaria, former Mom's Morning Coordinator, also shares her faith story.

Allie Dietert, Marriage & Family Therapist, encourages us on abiding and drawing near to our Great Healer. 

This week we hear from Pastor Melissa Schaser on "The Intentional Year". Melissa is the Pastor of Groups and Community Life at CPC. She walks through a life review and mini course on intentional living focusing on these areas: Prayer, Rest, Renewal, Relationships, and Work.

This year our theme is Abide in Him –trusting God in every season and being comforted in knowing that He is guiding us.  Susan Vandenheuvel, pastor, author and founder of She Rises MN joins us for our kickoff! 

Portia Allen wraps up our amazing year together. Portia has been in ministry for 13 years and currently leads alongside her husband Clinton at River Valley Church.

Hannah Kranowksi & Marci Mohan-mother and daughter duo-encourage us about our Identity in Motherhood. Jessica Seubert shares her faith story.

Molly Sanborn (also known as the Cheeseball Chick) speaks on the topic of comparison in motherhood. Instead of celebrating ourselves and each other, we complain and compete. Molly challenges us to bow out of the competition and bow down to the God who sent His Son to set us free.  Karen Rulifson also shares her faith story.

Seasoned mamas share their wisdom about parenting older kiddos.  Alyssa Warren also shares her faith story.    

Jim & Lynne Jackson from Connected Families encourage us with a conversation about marriage.

Chef Brian Ingram and his wife Sarah Ingram share their faith story and business journey on how their PURPOSE restaurants started and the powerful impact they are having. Megan Bireley also shares her faith story.

Melissa Johnson from the Impossible Beauty project gives us the invitation to choose something different than the broken brand of beauty we are being sold in our culture today. CPC's Senior Pastor Petey Crowder also gives us an encouraging word as mamas in this Mom's Morning community. 

Caroline Mandich encourages us with ways to embrace joy in our everyday life. Brooke Toftoy also shares her faith story.

Jennifer Harmening shares strategies for intentional parenting and encourages us to begin with the end in mind. Mom's Morning has a special place in Jennifer's heart and she brings her parenting experiences to us.

Heather Anderson shares her faith story, and Gina Zaffrano, founder of Ziggy's Art Bus, talks about her mission of creating joy for sick kiddos in local hospitals around the Twin Cities.

Melissa Schaser, Pastor of Groups & Community Life, speaks on the sacred rhythms of work and rest in Scripture and how God calls us to do both.