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CONFERENCE ISSUE 2018 VOL. 5, ISSUE 3

LEADING HEARTS

EMPOWERING CHRISTIAN WOMEN FOR LEADERSHIP

Editorial Staff

PUBLISHER........................ Linda Evans Shepherd

EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR......... Amber Weigand-BuckleyLAYOUT EDITOR.................. Tom YoungCOPY EDITORS................... Julie Gillies & Tom YoungADVERTISING..................... Linda Evans ShepherdEDITORIAL SECRETARY.......... Aisha Cox

CONTRIBUTORS.................. Lisa Burns, Penelope Carlevato, Michelle S. Cox, Saundra Dalton-Smith, Sharon Norris Elliott, Pam Farrel, Robin Gilbert Luftig, Edie Melson, Karen Porter, Rhonda Rhea, Heather Riggleman, Cynthia L. Simmons, Jennifer Taylor, Heather Van Allen, Emily Walton, Karen H. Whiting and Tom Young.

Right to the Heart Board Members

Linda Evans Shepherd (President), Dianne Butts, Sharon Norris Elliott, Karen Porter, Rhonda Rhea, Carole Whang Schutter and Joy A. Schneider

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Leading Hearts magazine for Christian Women is published bimonthly by Right to the Heart Ministries 2018.

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TABLE OF Contents

8 serving THROUGH DEPRESSION

14 handling character ASSASSINATION

20 refresh YOUR QUIET TIME

25 women in worship SAM EVANS

28 the power of a PRAYING LEADER

35 the Lord ON OUR SIDE

46 at the movies AN INTERVIEW WITH GOD

50 scratching WHERE IT ITCHES

every issue

12 IN THE LEAD

17 REAL CHURCH LADIES

JACKIE GREEN & LAUREN GREEN McAFEE

33 THE BIG QUESTION

35 LIFEBYTES

42 HEALTH TRACKS

44 JUST 18 SUMMERS

45 PRAYER CIRCLE

46 REVIEWS

52 THE TRUTH

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