First Baptist Winter Garden and Horizon West recently hosted Connect Women's fall event. The session took place on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Foundation Academy's Tilden Campus.
Connect Women
According to the church's Facebook post, organizers served continental breakfast to the attendees. Guest speaker Cheryl Bachelder spoke during the event, which was free of charge.
The conference was open to middle school students and adult women. The church also accepted a $10 donation from the attendees.
The funds collected went towards New Missions, which supports children in Haiti.
The church also collected new tennis shoes and metal spoons for the schools in Haiti.
Bachelder spoke to the attendees about servant leadership. Volunteers also led the guests in worship and prayer.
The church thanked its volunteers for helping them serve during the event.
Dare to Serve
According to her website, Cheryl Bachelder is the former CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
She reportedly has over 30 years' worth of experience in brand building, operations, and public-company management. She has likewise worked for companies like Yum Brands, Domino's Pizza, and RJR Nabisco.
Bachelder formulated a culture based on the "Popeyes Purpose." She made it her mission to inspire servant leaders to achieve excellent results.
According to the website, the "Popeyes Purpose" was based on the six principles of the working culture in the restaurant.
The focus of the team was to serve the franchise owners. She said she and her team had a "bold ambition for the enterprise."
Bachelder published a book in 2015 titled Dare to Serve, Second Edition – How to drive superior results by serving others. In the book, she highlighted the principles of being an effective leader.
The former CEO said that the best way to be effective in leadership was to learn to serve others. She also documented her experiences in Popeyes.
In Sept. 2015, she received The Norman Brinker Award from Nation's Restaurant News.
She was also featured in several news outlets like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
Bachelder likewise received the "Leader of the Year" award from the Women's Foodservice Forum. Meanwhile, CNBC's Jim Cramer named her as one of his "21 Bankable CEOs" in 2014.
She also received the Silver Plate Award from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association.
The former CEO has several podcasts on her website highlighting effective leadership.
Foundation Academy president David Buckles called Bachelder an "amazing woman." He encouraged mothers to bring their teenage daughters to the talk.
About First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church has two locations, one in Winter Garden and the other in Horizon West. The campuses offer traditional or contemporary worship.
Pastor Tim Grosshans is the church's senior pastor. He invites new members to find their place in either of their church campuses.
He said that the church's mission was to engage each other to love God and share His love with others.
The church's women's ministry offers its members opportunities to foster friendships with women of all ages.
The ministry hosts Bible studies and events that would allow them to build relationships with God and with each other.
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