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The Women of NBRC
At New Berlin Road Church, we believe in the power of God's love, the divinity of Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We believe that through faith and prayer, we can overcome any obstacle and live a life of purpose and meaning. Our Women's Ministry exists to inspire, equip, support, and disciple women to live in God's purpose. We want to create opportunities and resources for women to discover their gifts and be empowered to fulfill His purpose.
Friday 6:00 PM - Check in at New Berlin Road Church Friday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Speakers
Amber Smith
I started Arise with Amber to share our journey through grief and how Jesus saved our lives. My passion since our loss has been to bring good from our pain, to find meaning and purpose instead of reasons and to share the hope we have in Jesus to a lost, hurting and broken world.
Dr. Courtney Veasey
Courtney Veasey serves as an itinerant Bible teacher, frequently speaking to groups of women and teenage girls in conference and retreat experiences. Courtney is the founder of Brunch Ministries and serves as a leadership trainer to women in ministry through Lifeway Christian Resources and as a partner artist with Prison Fellowship Hope Events. She is also a feature writer for Journey Magazine, a daily devotional guide for women published by Lifeway. She has served in local church and parachurch ministries in Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, and California. Courtney formally served as both the Director of Women’s Academic Programs and a member of the faculty at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of Florida Southern College (BA), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv; PhD), and Gateway Seminary (ThM). A native Floridian,
Lorie Tillis
Lorie has spent her entire adult life worshiping from the stage, so leading others from her own seasons of pain and triumph through song has always been her way to connect others to Jesus. Lorie compares her life a lot to the woman and her Alabaster Box who gave raw and authentic worship to Jesus. This woman pressed beyond her shame and her desperation to encounter Jesus.
Worship
Lizzy Morgan
Morgan has begun work on her own artist career, writing and crafting her unique blend of worship and CCM. Through relationships forged in the writing room and prior collaborations, Morgan was invited to join Maverick City Music on their Kingdom Tour in the summer of 2022, traveling across the US and featured on multiple releases with Tribl and Maverick City Music, including Tribl Nights Atlanta, A Very Maverick Christmas and Kingdom Book One. Recently, Morgan has signed with Provident Entertainment where she has begun working on her first solo project.
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Amber Smith
I’m Amber Smith. I’m a Christ follower, wife, and mama. My husband Granger and I have been married since 2010 and we live on a little farm with lots of animals in central Texas with our kiddos, London, Lincoln, and Maverick. Our lives were forever changed when our youngest son River went to be with Jesus in June of 2019. I started Arise with Amber to share our journey through grief and how Jesus saved our lives. My passion since our loss has been to bring good from our pain, to find meaning and purpose instead of reason, and to share the hope we have in Jesus to a lost, hurting, and broken world. We started the River Kelly Fund in honor of our son and since its inception, we have given back over half a million dollars to other non-profit organizations and those in need. I’m here to tell you, friend, that grief and joy can co-exist. I wouldn’t have written this story for my life, but I am so grateful we serve a God who is writing a better story than I ever could. My story is not over and neither is yours. I can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds.
Our first battle with loss was when we lost Granger’s dad in 2014. A heart attack took him home unexpectedly. Chris was such a godly, genuine, kind, funny, loving, wise man. He always gave me the biggest hugs with his whole body. He had the best laugh. He first spoke scripture to me, with tears in his eyes, one day in 2011 and it’s something I’ll never forget.
2 Corinthians 12:9 - But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.”
Her Story
The years that followed, Granger and I grew closer to Christ. We started reading devotionals and I began to take the kids to church. I was attending Christian women’s conferences and bible studies. I was beginning to feel God so closely in my life and I loved it. We were by worldly standards, "happy". We moved into our “dream home” on a little piece of land. Granger’s career was booming. Kids were doing wonderful. Life was good. And then it wasn’t.
Dr. Courtney Veasey
Courtney Veasey is the founder of Brunch Ministries, the organization through which she serves as an itinerant Bible teacher. She frequently speaks at conferences primarily targeted to women in leadership and teenage girls.
Courtney is a former faculty member and director of women’s academic programs at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. She has also served in vocational ministry positions in South Carolina, California, and Florida. Courtney is a graduate of Florida Southern College (B.A., Communications), where she was a two-time All-American volleyball player; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with an MDiv, Biblical Languages; Ph.D., Biblical Interpretation, and Gateway Seminary with a ThM, New Testament.
No matter the location or people she finds herself with, Courtney is a person who enjoys life and all God has given to experience therein. She enjoys being outdoors, hanging with family and friends, and cheering for her beloved Florida State and New Orleans Saints football teams.
Lorie Tillis
Lorie grew up in central Ohio, and married right out of high school to the cute boy she grew up with at church.
She and Rick moved with their boys Andrew and Noah to Jacksonville, FL in 2006 and were later blessed with two more children, Isaac and Joy. After facing many medical hardships with their baby girl in 2016, they agreed it was time to move back to Ohio to be close to family. They left Jacksonville with no future job, no home, and no money, but fully trusted Jesus would provide.
Although they have walked through dark times such as a heartbreaking diagnosis of possible death over their baby girl, their own marriage being in a fragile place, a family crisis, and other mountains and valleys, they found strength in Jesus and those around them. Lorie has spent her entire adult life worshiping from the stage, so leading others from her own seasons of pain and triumph through song has always been her way to connect others to Jesus. Lorie compares her life a lot to the woman and her Alabaster Box who gave raw and authentic worship to Jesus. This woman pressed beyond her shame and her desperation to encounter Jesus.
Lorie lives in Lancaster, Ohio and currently attends Collision Church in the small town of Reynoldsburg with her parents and extended family. Andrew and Noah are now married to Shalom and Kayla and are starting families of their own close by. Lorie spends her busy days homeschooling her two youngest children. When she’s not elbow-deep in arts and crafts and math equations, she dreams of relaxing on the beach and soaking up the sunshine and salty air. Once reality sets in and she remembers she is in Ohio, she enjoys sitting on her porch swing sipping sweet tea and reading.
Worship by Lizzie Morgan
Morgan has begun work on her own artist career, writing and crafting her unique blend of worship and CCM. Through relationships forged in the writing room and prior collaborations, Morgan was invited to join Maverick City Music on their Kingdom Tour in the summer of 2022, traveling across the US and featured on multiple releases with Tribl and Maverick City Music, including Tribl Nights Atlanta, A Very Maverick Christmas and Kingdom Book One. Recently, Morgan has signed with Provident Entertainment where she has begun working on her first solo project.
Lizzie Morgan is an American singer-songwriter and worship leader based in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up, Morgan spent much of her youth at the church her grandparents started. It was there where Morgan learned to lead worship and sing.
Morgan’s professional career in the music industry launched when she began singing background vocals for Lauren Daigle in 2017. Between tours, Morgan would begin sharpening her songwriting skills on several projects with Maverick City Music and Seasons Collective.