NEW GROUPS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 13​

Pick a group you would like to join and 
Connect Plus Group for
​Lead Pastor Wives
Meets weekly on Mondays​
Co-Leaders:
​Lisa Cockrum & Vicki Miller
Lisa Cockrum and her husband, Billy, have been the pastors of Passion Church in West Springfield for 10 years. She is momma of two high schoolers and loves worship music and Fall.
Vicki Miller and her husband, Don, have been in pastoral ministry for more than 35 years and now serve as Superintendent of the SMD. Encouraging ministry wives in their unique role is one of her passions. Vicki loves to read and sleuth décor ideas on Pinterest, drinking iced tea (no coffee for me!) especially with a friend, and taking car rides in the country.
Connect Plus Group for
​Credentialed Women
Meets bimonthly​
Leader: Terry Magness

Terry Magness has been in Christian ministry for forty years, is a licensed minister, author, pastoral counselor to church leaders, missionary, and founder of Grace Harbour Ministries, a Bible based international teaching and discipleship ministry to women. She is a lover of people in general, and her family in particular. She enjoys good friends, stimulating conversation, writing, photography, and fishing with her husband, Don. 
Connect Plus Group for
​Associate Pastors/Wives
Meets weekly
​​Leader: Ashley Pritchett

​Ashley Pritchett serves with her husband, Josh, as associate pastors at Blue Springs Assembly and is mom to Sam and Olivia. Ashley has a Masters in Counseling, is a credentialed minister and leads Women of Worth, the ladies of her local church. She believes coffee is a daily necessity, sunshine and waterfronts are heaven on earth, and a good book is almost as good as vacation (except when you can actually vacation)! She’s passionate about leading women, youngest to oldest, to finding their identity in Christ and considers it an absolute privilege to do ministry along with her family.  
Connect Grow Group for
​General Audience
Book: Hope in Any Crisis by Bill Johnson
Meets weekly on Tuesday Evenings
Leader: Rhonda Barnes
Rhonda Barnes is an author, speaker, Christian blogger, and gifted teacher of God’s Word. Rhonda was credentialed as an AG minister in 2002, and currently serves in a variety of ministries at Grace Community Church in Salem, Missouri. She has written three books, Road to Transformation, Journey to God’s Glory, Keys to the Kingdom, and It is Written. Rhonda is passionate about sharing the truths of God's Word and launched the Christian teaching blog Secret Place Revelation, inspired by Psalm 91:1. She enjoys writing, speaking, and teaching small groups.
Connect Plus Group for
Youth Pastor Wives
Meets weekly
​Leader: Lauren Westlake

​Lauren Westlake is currently serving with her husband, Austin, as the SMD Youth Director. Together they have been in full-time youth ministry for nearly eight years. They have a fun three-year-old son named Jude, and in December, they will be welcoming a new baby girl into the family. Lauren enjoys drinking coffee with friends, reading a good book, and spending time with family. 
Connect F2F Group for
Credentialed Women
Meets weekly on Tuesday Evenings
Location: Springfield
Leader: Rhonda Amer
Rhonda Amer is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and has a passion for the lost and hurting.  Her greatest desire is to see people realize who they are in God, enjoy life, experience contentment, and fulfill the perfect plan that God has just for them.  In addition to preaching and singing in many states throughout the United States, she has ministered in multiple countries throughout the world including 17 trips to Africa.
Connect F2F Group for 
​General Audience
Meets monthly on Tuesday Evenings
Location: St. Louis
​Leader: Lisa Harris
Lisa Harris is the wife of one minister husband, mother to three married children and grandma to nine grandchildren. She and Jerry have been in the pastor and missionary business for over 35 years. They now oversee Reach Missouri Network for church planting and Lisa is enjoying her new vocation as a librarian. She loves to read on her back porch on a hot summer day, drink homemade chai tea latte, quilt and dig in the dirt.
Online and Face-to-Face groups meet weekly or monthly for women in ministry in the Southern Missouri District of the Assemblies of God to be renewed, resourced, and to build relationships.