She did all she could - Mark 14:8 Jesus used these words when speaking of a woman who, despite what people thought, anointed His feet with fragrant oil as an act of worship. There is a longing in the heart of God for His people to go deeper and higher with their worship and intercession.

Letter from Rita

Ladies, thank you for your interest in attending a Fragrant Oil Conference! Years ago, the Lord began speaking to me about the importance of encouraging women into a revelation of His love for them.  My ministry journey for the last several years had given me a small glimpse into the power of this revelation as I watched the Bride come into agreement with God’s opinion of her.  Yet I knew there was more on God’s heart concerning the vision He had entrusted to me.  I continued to wait on Him...In January 2001, the Lord released an answer to many years of prayer.  He partnered me with two of the most amazing women ministers I have ever met: Teri Gladstone Furr and Dawn Sweigart. All of our hearts were knitted together and so was our cry.  In April 2001, the Fragrant Oil Conference was birthed in Houston, Texas.  We were stunned by what we saw God do among the 500 women who gathered in His name!  This marked the beginning of an amazing journey that has led us into cities across the United States.

Dawn, Teri and I believe that we have received a mandate from the Lord to see women set free from sin, shame and unbelief thus bringing an emergence of the Bride that He is returning for. The theme of the conference is taken from Mark 14, where we find the beautiful portrait of a woman laying everything she has at His feet. Her act defied many political and social graces, yet it displayed God’s desired atmosphere for the Gospel’s sound in the earth. 

Jesus was able to say of the woman, “She did all she could...”  Through worship, teachings from the Word and insight into true intercession, women are finding the deep love of Christ that is birthing a freedom to believe who He calls them to be.  We hope that our paths will cross this weekend as we endeavor to journey into His heart.

Blessings, Rita Springer

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SPEAKERS

DAWN  SWEIGART Dawn Sweigart is a gifted teacher of the Word with profound insight into the areas of prayer and intercession.  The Lord has also entrusted Dawn with a strong prophetic cry to bring the church to repentance, to prepare the way of the Lord, and to see the strongholds of sin and bondage removed from the Body of Christ.  Dawn is currently serving as president of Watchman’s Call, a ministry that she and her husband Bob founded to relieve the sufferings of the poor and orphaned in Romania.  It is their desire to see the Kingdom of God established in the earth.  Dawn and Bob have been married for seventeen years and are the parents of two sons.  They co-pastor The Room Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

RITA SPRINGER Since the age of 11, Rita Springer has been playing piano and writing music.  “I remember not being able to talk to anyone about how I felt, but I could sing anything to God,” she recalls. “I now realize that the Lord was preparing me to minister through music.”  Recording her song, Make Us A Prayer, on the Touching the Father’s Heart # 12 - Throne of Grace album, led to Rita’s involvement with the Vineyard Music Group. There she was able to pursue her calling as a worship leader. During this time of writing and recording, Rita started her own Kindred Joy label and released two independent CD’s just prior to signing with Floodgate Records. Rita currently travels an upwards of 40 weekends a year leading worship and teaching worldwide.  Although Rita has led worship for thousands, she has stayed true to an audience of ONE. On December 1, 2004, Rita adopted her son, Justice Zane Anesu Springer.  Rita and Justice reside in North Carolina where Rita bases her ministry out of FIRE church. Rita has recently partnered with World Vision to make a difference in the lives of the children of Zimbabwe, Africa.

TERI FURR Teri Furr, founder of Serenade Ministries, is a revelatory teacher of the Bible who carries an evangelistic mantle bringing a “now” word to the Body of Christ.  “As the Bride begins to cry out, God will unlock the mysteries of His heart and the church will emerge to her place of power and destiny.  As this happens, we will see the greatest harvest of souls in all of history,” she states.  Teri reaches across denominational lines targeting cities with the gospel message of  Jesus Christ and travels internationally bringing her message to conferences, churches and diverse outreach events. She has served the local church in the pastoral role having led one of the largest women’s ministries in the country.  Teri is married to Tim Furr.  They reside and base their ministry out of Concord, North Carolina, where Tim is a building contractor.  In August, 2005, Tim and Teri became the proud parents of Amelia Brooke.

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