We’ve just wrapped up our 164th and final Fresh Grounded Faith conference in Springfield, Missouri, and what a grand finale it was!

Over the past 18 years, we’ve served up fresh, grounded Bible teaching to more than 150,000 women. And as a result, over 4,000 women are now in Bible study who weren’t before, more than 1,000 women have found new life in Christ, and over 7,600 children have been released from poverty in Jesus’ name through Compassion International sponsorships.

Isn’t that incredible? I’d say that really is a grand finale!

This all paints a beautiful portrait of what it means to live “devoted.” In fact, our theme verse for this final conference was from Acts 2:42 where the early church devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Shaun Groves echoed this message beautifully with a story that represented how our devotion to Christ shows up in our devotion to the least of these. Shaun really is one of the finest storytellers—masterful—and he always sheds light on how God is working around the world.

We also got to experience incredible worship led by the Mark Meyers Worship Collective, singing about the goodness and faithfulness of God throughout our lives. Mark was so kind to choose songs I asked for—songs that captured my heart and the spirit of FGF.

And then there was Anita Renfroe! She had us laughing (well, all except for Mark) and reminded us that the joy of the Lord truly is our strength—so strong, in fact, that we didn’t even need strong coffee!

Then on Saturday, Kirk Cameron let us listen in to an authentic, funny, and inspiring conversation about his devotion to Christ that really blessed us all. He encouraged us through his testimony, and it was such a good reminder that God is at work in each of our lives.

We wrapped up our time together by watching a video, “Thank You for Being a Friend.” As the years’ worth of photos scrolled before us, we reminisced in our hearts about all the friends and moments of Fresh Grounded Faith that have shaped us. It was so touching!

And as I lifted my cup in thanks to God for the final time, I realized Fresh Grounded Faith is a wrap. We’re finished! But in a way, it has always been a “wrap.” We have been wrapped in the goodness of God and the power of the Holy Spirit all these years.

So, thank you to Second Baptist Church for hosting this event and to all my friends who will forever be my Fresh Grounded Family. That includes our incredible Local Conference Coordinators, Missy Vestal and Marta Ramey, the hundreds of volunteers who made it all happen, and the 2,000 women who helped us celebrate our final year.

I also want to give a shout-out to my ministry team who make up our “world headquarters” (in my basement 😉) and to the 18 churches who co-hosted this event to reach women in our area for Christ. We’re so grateful for your partnership in ministry!

Finally—and most importantly—all praise and glory be to God for His faithfulness for 18 years. Thank You, Lord, for the women of Springfield (and beyond) and for all You’ve done through Fresh Grounded Faith. Year after year, we have lifted our cup. Thank You, Lord, for filling it up! Amen.

Blessings,

Jennifer and the FGF Team!

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