Amy Bayliss and Amy Stults are the team known as “The Amies.”

Though their friendship only began about three years ago when they began corresponding online, God began planting seeds for their ministry long before. Through heart to heart chats and a collaborated effort, they began to walk out the plans God laid before them. First with a fast growing parenting and home education website and blog (Heart of the Matter Online), then with an online homeschool conference. To follow that would be a series of online conferences for Christian women and now, online small groups that will minister to hundreds on a weekly basis.

Both of The Amies started out in forums and groups then graduated to simple blogs. That led to them becoming regular writers for more popular blogs. Amy Bayliss is now the co-owner, along with Lori MacMath, of one of those sites – Internet Cafe Devotions.

The path has not been easy but it has been very fruitful. The Amies have learned a thing or two and have a passion to teach other women to do the same. There is no competition in ministry. We are all on the same team and the more we have, the more we can reach – together.

Join Amy and Amy for a full question and answer session on operating a successful online ministry. For the best results, email your questions to: info@awomaninspiredconference.org so that The Amies have ample time to put together links and materials to aid in answering your questions.

Mary Snyder is a slightly frazzled, but usually optimistic dreamer who loves the Lord and life. Wife to her best friend, Vaughn and Mom to two incredible young women – Charity & Paige — Mary is blessed by a fun and funny family. She’s also blessed by a troop of girlfriends that range from women who live down the street to women who live across the country. Mary sees some of these girlfriends almost every day and others she’s never met face to face. These friendships have come from a wide array of places — shared history, Bible studies, blogging world, facebook friendships, and twitter tweets. All are precious and all are girlfriends of grace.

A published author, Mary’s latest work, Girlfriends, God, and Grace: How to Have a Great Girlfriend Adventure is looking for a new home after her publisher canceled the book during a layoff (of employees and books). Mary has written for national, regional, and local print magazines as well as for a variety of websites. She is also the co- author of You Can Afford to Stay Home with Your Kids which appeared in 1999.

Mary is the head Getaway Girl for Premier Christian Cruise’s Girls’ Get A Way Cruise. She writes the blog, interviews the speakers, authors, comedians, and musicians and gives away tons of prizes. Her favorite part is hanging out with all the Getaway Girls on the ship. Mary thinks this is possibly the best blogging job ever!

Mary is the blogger for the brand, new Extraordinary Women Conferences blog and she is honored to be in this role. Extraordinary Women conferences reach thousands upon thousands of women each year. These conferences are life- changing for so many and Mary is humbled to be a small part of this amazing ministry.
A published author, Bible study teacher, adventurer, and engaging speaker, Mary delivers the truth of the hope, joy and adventure in Christ wrapped in humor and love.

Visit Mary at her blog Girlfriend Gatherings and Getaways at www.MaryRSnyder.com.

Mary will be speaking on:

Facebook Friends, Twitter Tweets, and Blogging Buddies:
The Blessings of Online Friendships

It’s started as just a blog, a place for me to chatter on about friends, family, faith, fun, and all manner of stuff. I never thought that this little foray into social networking would change my life, my heart and my ministry, but it did.

Join me as I share the adventure of finding and building friendships online. With John1:17-19 as our scripture reference, we’ll talk about the blessing of friendship, the goodness of Christ Jesus, and the common sense needed for online relationships.

First impressions really do matter.  Your blog visitors have already formed their opinion of your space before your page has completed loading.  Darcy is the momtrepreneur behind Graphically Designing – a graphic design business that specializes in blog design, web design, logos, and branding.  Darcy has been blogging since 2005 and has been designing spaces for the web since 2007.  With well over 100 sites completed for clients all over the globe, Graphically Designing sites can be found on 5 continents and in several languages!

“Making the blogosphere beautiful” is a fraction of what she hopes to accomplish with her small business.

Realizing the power behind blogging – how cathartic, healing and empowering blogging can be – Darcy hopes every blogger can make her online home as visually stunning as the content.  Darcy is a homeschool mom of three boybarians and blogs at Life With My 3 Boybarians.

Darcy can also be found online at twitter as @my3boybarians.

Okay so I have a blog, now what?

Now that you’ve decided to take the leap into the blogosphere there are a few things you may want to know. Should you advertise and if so how? What categories should you use and why does it matter? How do you come up with titles that are both intriguing and describe what the post is about? Then you may want to know about keyword specifics, growing your blog, networking, engaging your audience, remaining safe while online and for those who haven’t yet started, choosing a platform. This session will give you a jump start into your new blogging adventure!

Do you want to know how to begin and succeed in online ministry?

Join us June 8th – 11th!

Modern technology has opened up new doors of opportunity for ministry. Women who were once confined to space and time due to duties at home can now finish their tasks and sit down to a whole new mission field; one that knows no limits. It is the Internet.

How do you begin? What should your boundaries be? Must I Twitter and Facebook? If so then what are the advantages. Are these friendships that you are forming real or imagined? Do you need a blog? How can you branch out?

We have a team of ladies who are very educated in the ways of the internet and online ministry. They can show you how to begin, maintain, branch out, and even how to deal with adversity. This conference is for anyone who is ready to make a difference via the internet.

An online audio conference uses the Internet as a conference venue. What this means to you is that you will be able to access the conference from anywhere in the world using standard browser software which we provide. This software is compatible with all computers including Macs and it is provided by us, to you, with the cost of admission. All you need is a computer, internet connection, and speakers!

The conference will happen in real time but it will be recorded so if you can’t be there then you can still download the sessions to listen to at your convenience.

Tracy Jackson is first and foremost a Christian, a military wife and mother. She grew up as a military brat all over the USA and is married to her Air Force husband Eric of 15 years. They have 2 beautiful teenage children that they home school. She is photographer, and owns Shots From the Heart Photography and loves to do what she calls “Capturing the Fingerprints of God!” in her images. Tracy also created a workshop called Mommytography, where she teaches Mom’s how to take better pictures of their children. You can visit her at her blog: Shots From the Heart; at her Etsy Store; or sign up for classes at Mommytography!

Tracy’s session is entitled: Mommytography: Blogging Version
Tracy Jackson, creator of Mommytography Workshops, will share with you the best way to capture images for posting on your blog! She will cover the basics of taking the images, getting the most out of the camera you have as well as processing them for your blog posts.

Leah grew up in Blairsville, Georgia. She attended Young Harris College and Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy where she obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. In her professional life, she has lectured to physicians across the United States on the proper use of medications to
lower cholesterol. She is married to Dr. Greg Adams and they have one son, Charlie. The Adams’ have one dog, one cat and a fifth wheel camper that allows them to get away and rest.

Leah is a member of First Baptist Church in Blairsville where she teaches a ladies Sunday school class. She is also the Director of Women’s Ministries for FBC and serves on the Long Range Planning Committee.

You can visit her blog at: The Point Ministries
Leah will be speaking on:

‘I Did It My Way’ Is Never the Best Way!!
Leah Adams began an online, email devotional ministry called The Point long before blogs, Twitter and Facebook were chic and en vogue. It was only when the Lord put an article about blogging in front of her while she was held captive on the elliptical trainer that she considered extending the ministry to a blog and beyond. Over the past few years, the Lord has taught Leah many lessons about ministry. Some of those lessons were learned from life’s classroom, while others came from spending time being disciplined in God’s woodshed. Join Leah as she shares about the spiritual, emotional and estrogen-laden lessons that she has learned.

Alyssa Avant is a Christian writer, speaker, and business owner whose mission is to turn the hearts of girls towards God. She combines her experience in the modeling industry and as youth and children’s director to reach out to girls pressured and confused by the messages of style, fashion, and beauty with her ministry to girls and their moms, Beauty by Design Ministries.

Alyssa writes the eZine Heart to Heart: Mom-Daughter Connection, and ghostwrites for several WAHM (work at home mom) websites and blogs. Her keynotes are passionate and playful, drawing in audiences young and old.

Alyssa recently felt the calling to help those who felt called into ministry but were fearful of taking the “leap of faith”, to help them she created FaithLeaps, a membership training program for those looking to “take the leap of faith into speaking, writing and / or ministry.”

Alyssa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and is completing her Master’s Degree in Christian Education from Liberty University. She makes her home in Carrollton, MS, where she is wife to husband Greg and mother to three precious children, Baker, Lily and Brady.