The Influence Network

After this year’s conference… ok, to be honest… BEFORE this year’s conference we started dreaming about expanding the the event arm of the network. We want you to find the women who will stand behind you, both online and in your own communities. We know that meeting up in person to do a little real-life community is a huge piece of that. We truly love the conference and love the idea for a big place for all our women to come together in community where blogging and the gospel collide. And we have exciting news about intensives that will be either super strategy (and gospel!) focused or super life (and gospel!) focused coming soon. But we wanted an event where you could be involved no matter where you live. And so, we are happy to (re?)launch Influence Meetups!

Meetups are the local arm of the network and are run by a team of Influence members (ahem, that means you!) All the meetups will fall under the three main arms of the network: Join, Grow, or Serve. They can range from a fun bloggers night out, to a worship night. From a photography workshop to a one time book club. From meeting the needs of our local community to serving through a fun event with one of our strategic partners.

But don’t you worry, you won’t have to plan this on your own. You’ve got the Influence Events Team behind you!

We want to resource you with everything you need to make this a successful event. So our team has worked to put together a Meetup Packet, which is a comprehensive overview of the process of planning a meeting.  We also have our Meetup Coordinator, Traci, available to you to help you with every step of the way. And of course, I am available to help as well.

We are SO excited about the idea of bringing the online Influence Community offline and we are even more excited at the possibility of you being involved. If you want more information, have any questions, or want plan your own meetup, feel free to email us at conference@theinfluencenetwork.com !

A few months ago, I gave you a sneak peek at the future of Influence Network Events and next week I get to share how YOU can get involved through our meet ups but today  I get to share the people who will become the heartbeat of Influence events. The idea of multiple events throughout the year-Meetups, The Conference, and Intensives- is so ridiculously exciting for me. I love the thought of adding levels to Influence Events to meet the needs of all of our women. But I also know that if we are going to take this on as a network, I won’t be able to do it all myself. I need a team (and my team will need teams). So I got together with a few women who expressed a desire to serve within the network specifically in events. Each of these ladies loves The Lord and loves you ladies. They are excited to serve you and to put together really beautiful gospel centered events for the network. I am so grateful these ladies are on my team. If you don’t know them already- go meet them!

Hi there! I’m Ali! Pastors wife and momma to two little ladies, Hannah{2} and Emma{4 mo}. I blog at ballpointandpen{dot}com and love to bake and create fun diy’s for my readers and family. I also work most recently as a Virtual Assistant. I love working from home and being apart of the Influence Network. I was only just introduced to the network a few month ago, but after the conference I feel like I have known many of you for years! I’m excited to see what the Lord will do with this Events team and how the network will continue to grow over the next year!

CONNECT WITH ALLISON: BLOG::TWITTER::INSTAGRAM

I blog at Blue-Eyed Bride about the work that Jesus has done in my life and in my heart, my adventures raising boys, an honest look at motherhood, and sharing my testimony to help encourage other mothers. I am passionate about Southern hospitality, making a home, and loving the people in it. As a former event planner in my pre-baby days, I still love to organize and plan events but being able to serve the Influence Network is just the best possible scenario for using my gifts. Being able to serve the Network, and serve the Father, to help connect other women, encourage them, and bring the good news to them excites me.

CONNECT WITH ERIN: BLOG::INSTAGRAM::FACEBOOK

I am a storyteller and dreamer, with a passion for encouraging moms to celebrate the beauty in the everyday chaos of their lives. I am a busy mom of three girls ages three and under, a blogger and co-founder of Thrive Moms, a ministry to support moms. As a former wedding and event planner, I’m excited to use my event planning skills to serve the Influence Events Team!

CONNECT WITH KARA-KAE: BLOG::TWITTER::FACEBOOK

Hi, I’m Traci – a wife, mom of 2, east coaster and black coffee drinker. When I first read of the Influence Events, I couldn’t type fast enough to convince Ashley to let me be apart of it. In helping with the meetups, I can’t wait to get to know you, help you to create a rad event and connect you with more ladies with the same passions.

CONNECT WITH TRACI: BLOG::TWITTER::INSTAGRAM

This month we have so many great classes for you! Consider it our Christmas gift to you that both Jessi AND Hayley are teaching on motherhood. Talk about a double-header. We’ll also be hearing from our grace-filled, truth-teller, Miss Ellen Parker, about how to deal with perfectionism in a godly way. And our special guest speaker this month is a worship leader and song writer for Bethel music, Amanda Cook. Besides being super talented and really funny, she loves Jesus somethin’ fierce.

Here is a list of the classes:

Promises for the Perfectionist – Ellen Parker on December 10th

How to be a Wild Mom – Jessi Connolly on December 16th

How to be a Free Mom – Hayley Morgan on December 17th

Worship 101 - Amanda Cook on December 19th

As always, you don’t need to be an Influence memeber to attend classes. In fact, you don’t even have to attend the class live to take part. If you’re busy the night a class is offered, just purchase it and a recording will be sent to your Paypal email after the class is over.

Remember that links are now sent directly after you purchase the class, NOT the night of.

See you in class!