Goodbye Clear Heels, Hello Gentle Spirit

Reforming the Feminine. You’re invited to join a handful of Mars Hill women as they exchange their ashes for beauty, fear for strength, mourning for gladness, filth for purity. This is where all that stuff we hear in church and read from our Bibles and know about Jesus in our heads… finds its way into the moments when we’re stuck in traffic, annoyed at work, can’t find our kids at the park, and we feel unloveable and stupid. This is the battlefield of the old woman vs. the new woman. Who will win? It could be ugly. It could be hilarious. It will definitely be humbling… but:

“He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it.” (Phil. 1:6)

And who are these women writing? They’ll do a better job introducing themselves soon, but let me give you the brief…

Candice recently joined Mars Hill Church through the Doxa West Seattle church changeover, is also recently married, and recently re-discovered her faith. She regularly attends the Ballard campus and ministers with the worship department.

Wendy Alsup is a deacon at Mars Hill Church who has attended for several years and manages much of Women’s Ministry and teaches women’s Capstone classes and at women’s events. She regularly attends the West Seattle campus with her husband and two sons.

Hannah is a new member and a recent graduate of Whitworth with a degree in Communications. She enjoys academic and social research and is a great writer and thinker. She regularly attends the Ballard campus.

Cambria is a member of Mars Hill Church regularly attending the Ballard campus. She is currently an instructor of fashion design at two post-secondary schools in Seattle and operates her own business providing personal assistant services to clients whose business ranges from real estate to fashion styling. 

Laurel is a Washington State native, though only more recently from Seattle. She was raised as a homeschooler, and never met Jesus until a few years ago. She is the only Christian in her family currently, and she possesses a fresh perspective on Christianity that a lot of us “church kids” lack. Laurel regularly attends the Ballard campus.

And I’m Adriel Ifland, this blog’s administrator. I’ve been attending Mars Hill Church for 2 years and am a Seattle native. I work at a missions organization, but am often spending spare time at Mars Hill, helping with the Breakfast Club, sound, or anywhere else that needs help. I recently became a deacon and regularly attend the Ballard campus.

Who’s up first? Look for something from Deacon Wendy Alsup tomorrow…