Looking for “a place to belong”? Find it in a community of women fostering relationships through authenticity, affirmation and accountability—find it in the Circle of Friends. Your outlook will never be the same as you explore the ministry potential of a dynamic group of “women helping women,” and catch their vision to be women committed to Jesus Christ, obediently seeking God’s will, and fulfilling their life mission as Christ-followers.
A Place to Belong is an excellent resource and study guide for women's groups desiring to establish and support a Circle of Friends as they continue their journey to see out and serve our Lord, Jesus Christ.
— Connie Maier
A Place To Belong has challenged me in so many ways, that I have recommended this book to many people already and I have only owned it for about a month. Written in a very simple manner, Lisa takes you on a journey to help you become authentic and accepting, to affirm who you are in Christ, and to be accountable and to take action. This book is the perfect book for Bible Studies and small groups, for book clubs and for individuals to be challenged to be all that God has meant you to be, to let go of fear, let go of the past and to grasp hold of the future and climb out of your comfort zone to do His will for your life. I cannot recommend this book enough. I loved it!
— Shirley Rempel
Lisa’s honesty and openness draw you not just into her story, but the beautiful story God is writing through her life and the ministry of Circle of Friends.
There is freedom within these pages.
--Chris Fabry, Award Winning Author and Radio Host
When you read this book you will be faced with a choice. Will you simply be encouraged by Lisa’s example, or will you take action and launch your own “Circle of Friends.” This book will change the way you think about doing God’s work in this world—and you will soon discover that you have engaged in the adventure of a lifetime!
--Carol Kent, Speaker and Author of A New Kind of Normal
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Posted October 8, 2011
A Place to Belong: Out of Our Comfort Zone and Into God's Adventure by Lisa Troyer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Using five basic principles of:
* Acceptance, embarking on adventure in relationship
* Authenticity, exchanging the familiar for the extraordinary
* Affirmation, enriching the lives of those around you
* Accountability, receiving the comfort of companionship
* Action, stepping into the journey and walking into the purpose
Lisa Troyer, explores helping women address their heart needs in an ever changing world.
Everybody wants to belong somewhere.
Everybody wants to feel accepted and Lisa Troyer, explores in "A Place to Belong" how as women we need to step out in faith, trusting God and His guidance and growth and move beyond the strongholds that may keep us from growing as Christians, mothers, daughters, wives and women.
We live in a world of quick fixes, everyone seems to have answers that conflicts with each other, temporary solutions, just either don't think or about, or talk about the things that are heavy on our minds, but often without a clear direction.
"A Place to Belong" is for those who even as an adult, find it hard, due to difficult pasts, bad choices, feeling social awkward, present situations, whatever is the case and to encourage women to move beyond being stuck always in the past, but to move forward, find those special relationships to grow and just not feel like there isn't a place that as a woman, as an individual,that they don't belong and in the process...potential miss in what God has laid out for them.
It seems that as women, we are pressured to be perfect when deep down we don't feel like we are perfect or assume that the person next to us, must have it all together so something must be wrong with us, but in Lisa Troyer's "A Place to Belong", its a reminder that in God's arms...we each have a place that we do belong and can belong and its just a matter of trusting Him, growing in and through Him and allowing Him to do what He needs to do in our lives.
This is a great book to share with those who you might feel need that little extra encouragement and reminder that they do matter.
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Posted December 20, 2012
I loved this book! Lisa Troyer seamlessly weaves together events from her life with spiritual truth from Scripture. She defines what women need in relationships and gives step by step instructions to form your own Circle of Friends. Discussion questions at the end of this segment make it a great resource for small groups.
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Overview
Looking for “a place to belong”? Find it in a community of women fostering relationships through authenticity, affirmation and accountability—find it in the Circle of Friends. Your outlook will never be the same as you explore the ministry potential of a dynamic group of “women helping women,” and catch their vision to be women committed to Jesus Christ, obediently seeking God’s will, and fulfilling their life mission as Christ-followers.