GLOW - October 12th - 15th, 2023
Ladies, it’s time for GLOW 2023 and we are thrilled to be back in the company of our sisters! The GLOW community is one of faith sustained by the beauty of powerful and purposeful sisterhood that exists when women of God gather.
Last year was our first time gathering in three years and now that we’ve been renewed we are ready to ASCEND, together! Our conference hosts, Pastors Janeen McBath and Lydia Osborne have created a line up to help renew our strength to walk and fly confidently. In addition, sis, you know we will have ASCEND merchandise for you to add a little bit of GLOW style to your wardrobe. As we approach our gathering, please pay close attention to our schedule, sessions and any updates.
Keep GLOWing and don’t forget to tag us @crcnorfolk with #G23 this October 12th – 15th so we can shout -out all our ladies in the place with style and grace!
Flying together,
“but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 ESV
Schedule
All sessions are held at Calvary Revival Church
5833 Poplar Hall Drive, Norfolk, Va. 23502
Session 1
Thursday @
9:30AM
GLOW Yoga Session with Get Well Soon
Session 2
Thursday @
11:00AM
LaVera Manning
Min. LaVera Manning is a wife, mother, homemaker, minister, teacher and First Lady of the The Heights Church in District Heights, MD alongside her husband Dr. Bobby Manning. “Lady La’s” passion in ministry is the discipleship and development of women within the local church. She currently serves The Heights in leadership of its Discipleship Ministries as well as the Ladies Ministry, coordinating varied events and discipleship efforts for women of all ages.
LaVera holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from the University of North Texas. Her diverse background in education and the medical field comes out often as she uses her teaching and administrative gifts to facilitate worship services, conferences and retreat sessions.
“Lady La” currently resides in the Washington, DC area with her husband and three sons, Levi, Reuben and Joseph.
Lunch Food Truck
Thursday @
12:30PM
We’ve got some pretty
delicious trucks joining us:
DC Smoothies
757 Jamrock
J and K
Session 3
Thursday @
1:30PM
GLOW Talk: Marketplace with community impacters: Ps Janeen McBath, Jennifer Rouse, Zahra Ahmad, and Camille Harmon
Session 4
Thursday @
7:00PM
Lydia Osborne
Lydia Osborne is the Campus Pastor at Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk, VA. Lydia is also the Executive Director of the House of Esther Organization. A non-profit organization with two campuses in the Hampton Roads area, providing assistance through its transitional home to homeless mothers and their children, as well as, a City Center program to further academic education through G.E.D certification for youth and young adults in the underserved areas of the Hampton Roads community.
Lydia serves alongside her husband, Pastor David Osborne, as campus Pastor at Calvary Revival Church. Discipleship, creativity, generosity and entrepreneurship are shared passions of both David and Lydia as they engage this generation to create a platform to redefine the culture. With an eye for design and philanthropy, she has created a brand, Altruist, an extension of her unique expressions to connect this generation to something Greater than themselves. Lydia brings a message of the gospel in ways that will break cultural barriers and empower believers to be transformative agents in hard-to-reach arenas of culture for the kingdom of God. One of her greatest achievements is parenting with her husband, their 4 super-hero boys; Samuel, Jakob, Roman and Micah and enjoying this journey of life.
GLOW AFTER PARTY.. Join us for more fun! We’ve got you covered with the vibes and music. Meet us in the foyer for heavy hors d’oeuvres and vibes provided by DJ JoFroxi.
Session 5
Friday @
9:30AM
GLOW Mindfulness Mediation with Ps Lydia
Bring your favorite journal, yoga mat, and bottle water.
Session 6
Friday @
11:00AM
Lunch Food Truck
Thursday @
12:30PM
We’ve got some pretty
delicious trucks joining us:
DC Smoothies
757 Jamrock
J and K
Session 7
Friday @
1:30PM
GLOW Talk: Pastor’s Leadership with LaVera Manning, Lydia Osborne, Lisa Brooks, and Janeen McBath
Session 8
Friday @
7:00PM
Ps. Janeen McBath
Ps Janeen McBath is one of the founding pastors at Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk, VA. Janeen is a teacher, business leader, mentor and advocate. She travels both locally and abroad speaking with a transparent and straightforward approach while encouraging the hearer to embrace their purpose-filled journey with God. Empowered by prayer and a foaming chai tea latte, Janeen seeks to give a voice to the least of these. In her passion for social justice, she has become an advocate for single teen moms as the founder of House of Esther Organization.
GLOW AFTER PARTY.. Join us for more fun! We’ve got you covered with the vibes and music. Meet us in the foyer for heavy hors d’oeuvres and vibes provided by DJ JoFroxi.
Activation
Saturday @
10:00AM – 1:00PM
G23 x Feed the City:
Come volunteer with our church family and help feed the community
Volunteer Arrival Time: 8AM
No cut off
G23 x Revive Community Homies’ Closet:
Partnering with Revive Community and becoming a shopper for the local homies.
Volunteer Arrival Time: 9AM
How Many? 20
G23 x Spread the Love:
Help us spread love and create self care boxes for our local senior community.
Volunteers Arrive: 9AM
How Many? 20
GLOW Party
Saturday @
5:00PM – 8:00PM
Assembly’s Roof Top in Norfolk, VA
Service
Sunday @
9:00AM & 11:00AM
Ps David Osborne
Marketplace Speakers
Jennifer Rouse
On City Council, Jennifer has been appointed to the Housing Advisory Board and Active Transportation Advisory Committee. She is also a liaison to the Minority Business Council, the Public Library Board, the Atlantic Park Community Development Authority, and the Something in the Water Festival.
Zahra Ahmad
Zahra Ahmad was born in Washington DC and spent the early years of her life living between Pakistan and America. By High School she settled in the DMV and then went to college at VCU in Richmond. Her mother (a catholic American) suffered from Multiple Sclerosis the majority of her life, and passed away when she was 26. Her father (a muslim Pakistani) was an alcoholic the majority of her childhood. While she was a high performing financial analyst and excelled in her professional career, she suffered from major anxiety and depression. It was easier to be a high functioning adult, distracted by her profession and life accomplishments, then really grieve her mother’s loss and address many of the issues that her troubled, hectic, childhood had caused her. After realizing that many of their friends and family experienced similar mental health issues her and her friend Virginia Thornton made a commitment to creating a fun and welcoming environment for self care and healing, focused on being a safe and welcoming space for minorities. Get Well Soon offers a variety of services, classes, events, and more to help clients achieve healthier minds and bodies. Oh, and can’t forget the Get Well Soon shop!
Camille Harmon
Guest Artists
Lisa Brooks
Lisa Page Brooks began her musical journey as the lead singer in the award-winning female group “Witness”, Recording 11 chart topping projects over a span of twenty + years. Brooks has ministered throughout the length and breadth of this country and Europe.
Following the Witness run – she released 5 solo albums in addition to their 11 projects. Her CD entitled “Strong” featured a billboard chart # 1 single, “I Want to Say Thank You”. The track remained in the top 5 on the Billboard Gospel Chart for an amazing 48 weeks!
Lisa continues to impact audiences wherever she ministers with her unique flare and commanding stage presentation. Lisa is a proud recipient of the Stellar Award, Gospel Music Excellence Award, and has been nominated for the Dove, Grammy and Soul Train Music awards respectively.
Lisa’s most recent project entitled “My Life”, was released with the EONE entertainment group. She is in preparation now to produce an exciting new flow of musical direction and artistry. She just seems to blossom again and again, reinventing and reinvigorating her inimitable presentation.
When questioned as to what is next for her storied career in gospel music, Lisa replies: “we will continue to make music that points to Jesus Christ as Lord, and more music speaking to life issues. After all – I was born for this”.
Rebecca Davis
Victory Boyd
This is how Victory Boyd, a 27-year-old soul and folk artist who hails originally from Detroit Michigan, describes not only the sound that she carries but also the responsibility of what she carries as an artist, entrepreneur, and advocate. After being personally signed by Jay-Z in 2016, Victory released her debut EP entitled “It’s a New Dawn” featuring her soul stirring rendition of Nina Simone’s classic “Feeling Good,” among other songs including original songs “Believe In Love,” “Lessons From My Father,” and “Cheap Love.” The entire project was released globally and premiered in over 8,000 Starbucks locations worldwide for over a year and positioned Victory to be highly anticipated in 2018 when her debut album and “The Broken Instrument” was released. Victory’s talent as a singer-songwriter and performer quickly became popular in the music industry as she continued to demonstrate rare capabilities of captivating audiences with her classic sultry voice, thought-provoking lyrics, and unconventional guitar skills.
Victory established a reputation in elite circles of influence having performed private concerts for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Mellody Hobson from Ariel investments and her husband George Lucas the creator of Star Wars, Robert Smith venture capitalist, Mike Novogratz, Tyler Perry, Kanye West, and many, many others.
After Victory’s talent and spiritual depth as discovered by Kanye West in 2019 she was invited to be a writer on Kanye’s Grammy award winning album “Jesus is King” and went on to become the primary lyricist for hit songs “Closed on Sunday” and” God Is.” Victory went on to win her first Grammy as a songwriter with Kanye and that same year she crafted the theme song for Russell Stover the Chocolate Company and their first commercial campaign in 20 years which went on to be a huge success.
Victory began writing her sophomore album entitled “Glory Hour” in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic.
“After spending several months writing Gospel songs for Kanye, and then ending up in a worldwide pandemic and seeing how much I needed the comfort of a savior, I knew I hope to keep writing the message of the Gospel in song. For myself first and then for the World.”
Victory’s album “Glory Hour” is slated to be released Summer 2022.