JenRene Owens is an aspiring writer,educator, speaker, and friend to many, but mostly she is a ‘Child of the King’. She has chosen her pen name as “JenRene” for her book and blog, but is also known as Jennifer Rene Owens.
Jennifer began this blog and website as inspiration for those who endure unexpected hardship and pain and need the extra strength gained from experiences that add character and courage to their lives. Her soon to be released book: titled “Red Sea Situations” has plans for a 2011 release. ‘Red Seas’ was inspired during a time of spiritual hardship ~ when God revealed His true nature to JenRene. From her very intimate writing experiences, God has chosen to use these precious moments to bring others close to Him as well.
Jennifer loves community and family. She has consulted in the area of family development and preservation on several occasions as a professional, to domestic violence agencies, youth centers and churches. In addition, she has held community leadership forums and family conferences in Syracuse, New York and currently runs in Texas a life team for parents at Covenant Church called Kingdom Based Parenting. In 2003 she traveled to South Africa and spoke at the town hall in Kuma South Africa, visited shantytowns and spoke to youth in churches and schools and developed a community agenda for leaders in Kuma. She has led a community leadership groups and seminars in Klerksdorp South Africa; developed a manual for a family resiliency program for churches and conducted youth dialogue sessions for youth in-school in Sharpeville, South Africa.
Professionally, she is a co-trainer of The Owens Group Training and Development ~ (www.owensgrouptraining.com). She and her husband, Timothy Owens own a training and development business in which they teach on various leadership topics and consult businesses about how to develop their teams in Denton, TX. They also have a business still currently teaching youth and families in the Dallas /Ft Worth area. The female group is called “Women Being Wise”. Jennifer has taught the girls about life, responsibility, self-esteem , self- respect and relationships. She created the curriculum for this teen group and also has worked as a consultant to families in the field of geriatric social work. currently Jennifer works as a therapist fo the Women in Recovery Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she currently resides.
Jennifer currently works with Women in Recovery as a therapist with Family and Children’s Services in Tulsa, OK. She has also been a diversity trainer and member of the National Coalition Building Institute for several years. Her leadership skills have been recognized in the community, and in 2003 she won the Syracuse, N.Y. – YWCA Leadership Award in Central New York.
Jennifer is a graduate of Cazenovia College, in Cazenovia N.Y, State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport and received her Masters Degree in Social Work from Howard University, in Washington, D.C.
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What Expressive Voices is Definitely About:
- A platform to share creative purpose.
- A place for growth of the gifts we have yet to water and cultivate.
- A place for gifts and thoughts to be nurtured and encouraged.
- A ‘safe haven’ for your gifts to be displayed openly, and without criticism.
- A place for sharing resources and information to help your gifts sprout and gather wings.
- A place to have your motivations shifted, encouraged and lifted to another level.
This will be a space to explore gifts, to read and share about the gifts of those who have something to say about their creative art form and interests. The goal is to inspire YOU to create as well. We all have innate gifts we have yet to tap into. This platform will allow you to explore them in an environment that helps mold them into purpose, ingenuity and identity.
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What it’s NOT About:
- You— Alone. (It’s more about you and God combining vision and purpose to encourage hearts.)
- Being in the spotlight ~ (It’s a place to encourage , cultivate and instead share vision.)
- Your most prominent gifts being displayed~ (It’s about the ones that are ‘less displayed’ being used to SERVE & birthing even more latent desires untapped. It’s a place where you have a chance to come out of your cocoon.)
With the concept and unction to begin given by God… Expressive Voices was designed and began with it’s first creative project in February 2010 in Lewisville, Texas - by four creative women who had a desire to fuel their own creative voices and create a platform for creative purpose to grow. Along with Jennifer Owens, there was a crew of 3 creative women - Jeanne Chiku, Kristene Newton and Rinie Peace.
Long term, Gifted & Expressive has every intention to grow and spread into a platform that allows voices - globally – to impact THE WORLD through conferences, performances, writings and art – that will impress upon hearts and minds and provide a creative space for people to evolve and explore themselves and learn more about who they are and how their purpose and giftings combine to create spiritual energy & identity.
Check out our RED SEA SITUATIONS blog at: www.red-sea-courage.com
