References
To schedule CJ for an event or for more
information:
949-235-4094
Email:
cj@unfadingbeautyministries.org
information:
949-235-4094
Email:
cj@unfadingbeautyministries.org
March 23, 2009
Hey C.J.!
Thank you for coming and spending the Weekend with us at Shell Beach! Your messages of
truth and love blessed us more than we can say. The women absolutely loved you and had so
many wonderful comments on the evaluations. They fell in love with you.
Not only are you an anointed messenger of God, but you are a precious and loving woman and
the Lord just shines through you powerfully. We are changed women because of your
obedience and surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. We had prayed again and again that God
would speak loudly through you and straight into the women's hearts and we know He did
that. Praise His holy name.
Thank you for being His obedient servant! Most of all, thank you for being YOU! You are
beautiful through and through. It was an honor to meet you. I love you to bits, CJ. Bless you
and your wonderful family!
In Christ Alone,
Mrs. P
Blessed Retreat
March 14, 2009
Hello CJ,
We enjoyed having you speak last weekend at our Ladies Retreat. The messages were spoken
through you by God and ladies were blessed! Thank you for sharing your heart with us and we
rejoice with how God empowered you to speak. We give praise to God for what He did in and
through you.
May God richly bless you as you continue to serve Him in the days to come.
Your Sister in the Lord
Bonnie
Crosswinds Community
December 13, 2008
Dear CJ, Brandon, VGCC Women’s Ministry Team, and Dessert Committee,
I looked through all the Decision Cards last night, as well as the guest cards. We had six
women accept the Gift of Christ! A fabulous outreach effort by our women!
Also on the Decision Cards, we had 15 ask for prayer as they seek to focus on the promises of
Christ this Christmas. And there were many, many wonderful written comments. Several loved
CJ and Brandon and expressed deep appreciation for her message. Some thought it was the
best program ever. One wants a copy of the program to give as a Christmas gift. Not one
negative comment, or even constructive criticism on the cards--probably unprecedented.
God has blessed your hard work with great fruitfulness. We are truly rejoicing and so
appreciate all the support of the Staff and the men of the church in helping up accomplish this
ministry!
Thank you CJ and Brandon and every woman who worked to bring about this evening of joy.
You show so clearly that you were working as unto the Lord, and for the glory of His
wonderful Name.
In His love and deep gratitude,
Susan and Bonnie
October 28, 2008
We received so many wonderful comments and feedback on your talk. You helped make our
women's retreat an event to remember and to see God at work thru you. You were a major hit
girl! Thank you so much!!
Blessings to you!
Rita
I have had the privilege of serving with CJ Rapp for the past 3 years. I have seen God take a
woman who He called to initially serve a few, and expand her influence and territory
exponentially. Her commitment to biblical truths and her passion to grow
God’s Kingdom, have driven and thrust her onto the teaching platform. Clearly anointed as a
bible teacher, CJ has the ability to show others that God’s Word is alive and active in their
lives. Her greatest desire is for women to understand the truth found in God’s promises and
claim them for themselves. To live a life beyond what is comprehensible and bask in a life rich
in His grace, forgiveness and unfailing love.
Because of her unshakable faith, obedience to her calling and her servant’s heart, CJ has been
abundantly blessed and is now a blessing to others!
Stacey Woodhart
Minister of New and Recommitted Believers
Saddleback Valley Community Church
December 2007
Thank You, CJ,
You made our event so blessed by what the Lord shared with us through you!!! I wanted to
thank you for braving the snowy conditions to come to us...HE meant for you to be with us
because what you shared really touched the lives of our women! I really love having the visual
of that "gift" of the many things our father is to us and to take it wherever we go and for
whatever we may need. Thanks CJ!! We loved you!
God bless you CJ, He has really anointed you with a gift!
Dana Portis
Women's Ministry Director
Life Church
April 15, 2007
It is with great pleasure that I write this recommendation on behalf of CJ Rapp, gifted speaker,
author and bible teacher.
In planning our first annual women’s retreat “Daughters of the King“ , God led us to CJ Rapp,
founder of “Unfading Beauty Ministries”. Right from the very first contact with CJ, I knew
that she was a very special servant of God. She was interested in us as not “just another
retreat” but as “sisters”, as “Daughters of the King”, as her “ministry”. She wanted to teach
what the Lord knew we needed to hear and I know she spent many hours in preparation - not
only in study but on her knees on our behalf. She went above and beyond to help make our
retreat all that God wanted it to be.
CJ is very personable, kind, down to earth. She is very easy to talk to and the moment you
meet her - you feel like you have been friends for a very long time. Her love of the Lord and
her love and compassion for women is so apparent in her and her smile and her wonderful
sense of humor is inviting and puts one right at ease immediately.
As CJ teaches, her love of the Word is so obvious. I was impressed with the way that she turns
you to scripture as she teaches. She wants to show you not what CJ has to say but to show you
what God has to say. She teaches with real compassion and her visual aides are very
powerful. She speaks at a level that everyone can relate to.
Our ladies who attended the retreat thoroughly enjoyed CJ’s teaching and were spiritually
blessed through her. Following are some of the comments that were made after the retreat:
“CJ’s message of obedience was a highlight”
“The retreat and CJ’s teaching allowed me to have a closer walk with Christ and to help
me to understand that I AM a Daughter of the King and He loves me and He will always be
there for me anytime that I need Him”
“Until this weekend, I thought I was a mistake - God showed me differently through CJ’s
teaching”
“The messages CJ brought were right to the point and brought me closer to my Heavenly
Father”
“CJ’s teaching gave me new insight into who I am and how I relate to other women - I
am just as important to God as those who are smarter, more talented, etc than I am”
“CJ’s teaching was uplifting, nourishing, wonderful - you can’t imagine how you helped
to free me”
“Refreshing, much needed inspiration”
“CJ’s teaching showed me how much more I need to be in God’s word to grow more to
become a better “Daughter of the King”
CJ Rapp has set the standard very high for any retreat speakers that we may have come in the
future. I and the entire retreat team of Military Street Baptist Church, highly recommend CJ
Rapp for any event that you may be planning.
Lori A. Gardiner – Military Street Baptist Church, Bangor, Maine
March 25, 2007
I am pleased to endorse CJ Rapp as a women’s retreat leader. While our church has held
women’s retreats for many years, this was one of the best. Her leadership was exceptional. The
evaluations were overwhelmingly positive with a significant desire on the attendees’ part to
have her back. CJ was well prepared, had a great presentation style and was able to maintain
her energy throughout the weekend.
Fifty women, ranging in age from 21-64, had the privilege of spending a weekend in retreat
with CJ as our leader. Based on Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord
has said to her will be accomplished”, our theme was Blessed is She Who Believes…Knowing
and Believing God’s word…Living with Confidence and Passion according to God’s will. Her
four sessions were tailored for our specific women per request of the retreat team. She covered
the topics using her extensive Bible knowledge, personal reflections and her beautiful
personality.
I spent time with CJ during the planning of the retreat and know she worked endlessly
gathering scripture and materials to make it very special. From small group discussions to
personal reflection time, her use of the scriptures was exactly what we needed and wanted. I
also found her a delightful person to work with and one that invited our participation in the
planning process. She was able to work as part of our planning team with the heart of a servant
leader. This made the planning not only productive but fun and enjoyable.
Today, I am honored to call her my friend.
Some samples of the evaluation comments were:
Great enthusiasm
Very knowledge about the Bible
Thought provoking and challenging
Very well organized
Would love to hear her again
Sincerely,
Anne Kennedy
(Women’s Ministries Team at Conejo Valley Community Church, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sticks and Stones Event - February 2007
Dear CJ ~
I can't thank you enough for blessing our women and ministering to them. It was the "buzz" on
Sunday morning. I saw our pastor on Saturday and then again Sunday and he mentioned it
both times (his wife, Chris, was there on Saturday morning, sitting at our table).
So many women came up to me Sunday morning to tell me how much they had been
ministered to and how blessed they were for attending. Truly that's a tribute to Christ in you,
the hope of glory.
I would not mind at all being used as a reference.
In His service, your sister in Christ,
Judy E. Brooke
Women's Ministry Leader
Coast Christian Fellowship
www.coastchristian.org
March 27, 2007
To Whom it May Concern,
I highly recommend CJ Rapp as a speaker for your women’s luncheons, retreats or gatherings.
She has a true heart for our Abba Father and has a willing and obedient heart. I found CJ to be
friendly, outgoing and very approachable. She blended in with our group like she had been
with us for years!
CJ speaks from her heart with experience and faith and it is her desire that all women know the
love our Father has for them. She speaks with confidence and knowledge, a truly gifted
speaker and truly a gift! I believe you will agree.
In His Service,
Leah Wehman
PWC Vice Moderator
C.J. Rapp was our keynote speaker at our annual Ladies conference this year in February. I
found C.J. to be humble and serious about her work for the Lord. Her message was timely and
anointed and we are still receiving comments of how the conference blessed their lives.
I would not hesitate to recommend C.J. for any speaking event that you may hold.
Her beauty is truly unfading from the inside out.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Ivey
Co-Pastor
Harvest Church
CJ,
We were so pleased that you were able to be with us for our Women's Day
of Beauty. Your explanation of finding rest in the beauty of Christ is
truly what it is all about. We are praying that you will be able to
speak at other events we will be doing.
Rejoicing in Him,
Donna Downs, Program Coordinator
Joni and Friends Greater Orange County
What a blessing CJ Rapp's teachings have been to our Summer Study Programs at Saddleback
Church! She is a terrific teacher with passion in her heart.
Her love for the Lord is evident in all that she says and I receive many comments about how
CJ's teaching's have helped so many of the ladies.
We look forward each summer to hearing CJ's teaching and how the Lord will work through
her to touch the lives of the ladies in the programs.
Lovingly,
Norma Martin
Director of Summer Bible Studies
Saddleback Church
Hey C.J.!
Thank you for coming and spending the Weekend with us at Shell Beach! Your messages of
truth and love blessed us more than we can say. The women absolutely loved you and had so
many wonderful comments on the evaluations. They fell in love with you.
Not only are you an anointed messenger of God, but you are a precious and loving woman and
the Lord just shines through you powerfully. We are changed women because of your
obedience and surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. We had prayed again and again that God
would speak loudly through you and straight into the women's hearts and we know He did
that. Praise His holy name.
Thank you for being His obedient servant! Most of all, thank you for being YOU! You are
beautiful through and through. It was an honor to meet you. I love you to bits, CJ. Bless you
and your wonderful family!
In Christ Alone,
Mrs. P
Blessed Retreat
March 14, 2009
Hello CJ,
We enjoyed having you speak last weekend at our Ladies Retreat. The messages were spoken
through you by God and ladies were blessed! Thank you for sharing your heart with us and we
rejoice with how God empowered you to speak. We give praise to God for what He did in and
through you.
May God richly bless you as you continue to serve Him in the days to come.
Your Sister in the Lord
Bonnie
Crosswinds Community
December 13, 2008
Dear CJ, Brandon, VGCC Women’s Ministry Team, and Dessert Committee,
I looked through all the Decision Cards last night, as well as the guest cards. We had six
women accept the Gift of Christ! A fabulous outreach effort by our women!
Also on the Decision Cards, we had 15 ask for prayer as they seek to focus on the promises of
Christ this Christmas. And there were many, many wonderful written comments. Several loved
CJ and Brandon and expressed deep appreciation for her message. Some thought it was the
best program ever. One wants a copy of the program to give as a Christmas gift. Not one
negative comment, or even constructive criticism on the cards--probably unprecedented.
God has blessed your hard work with great fruitfulness. We are truly rejoicing and so
appreciate all the support of the Staff and the men of the church in helping up accomplish this
ministry!
Thank you CJ and Brandon and every woman who worked to bring about this evening of joy.
You show so clearly that you were working as unto the Lord, and for the glory of His
wonderful Name.
In His love and deep gratitude,
Susan and Bonnie
October 28, 2008
We received so many wonderful comments and feedback on your talk. You helped make our
women's retreat an event to remember and to see God at work thru you. You were a major hit
girl! Thank you so much!!
Blessings to you!
Rita
I have had the privilege of serving with CJ Rapp for the past 3 years. I have seen God take a
woman who He called to initially serve a few, and expand her influence and territory
exponentially. Her commitment to biblical truths and her passion to grow
God’s Kingdom, have driven and thrust her onto the teaching platform. Clearly anointed as a
bible teacher, CJ has the ability to show others that God’s Word is alive and active in their
lives. Her greatest desire is for women to understand the truth found in God’s promises and
claim them for themselves. To live a life beyond what is comprehensible and bask in a life rich
in His grace, forgiveness and unfailing love.
Because of her unshakable faith, obedience to her calling and her servant’s heart, CJ has been
abundantly blessed and is now a blessing to others!
Stacey Woodhart
Minister of New and Recommitted Believers
Saddleback Valley Community Church
December 2007
Thank You, CJ,
You made our event so blessed by what the Lord shared with us through you!!! I wanted to
thank you for braving the snowy conditions to come to us...HE meant for you to be with us
because what you shared really touched the lives of our women! I really love having the visual
of that "gift" of the many things our father is to us and to take it wherever we go and for
whatever we may need. Thanks CJ!! We loved you!
God bless you CJ, He has really anointed you with a gift!
Dana Portis
Women's Ministry Director
Life Church
April 15, 2007
It is with great pleasure that I write this recommendation on behalf of CJ Rapp, gifted speaker,
author and bible teacher.
In planning our first annual women’s retreat “Daughters of the King“ , God led us to CJ Rapp,
founder of “Unfading Beauty Ministries”. Right from the very first contact with CJ, I knew
that she was a very special servant of God. She was interested in us as not “just another
retreat” but as “sisters”, as “Daughters of the King”, as her “ministry”. She wanted to teach
what the Lord knew we needed to hear and I know she spent many hours in preparation - not
only in study but on her knees on our behalf. She went above and beyond to help make our
retreat all that God wanted it to be.
CJ is very personable, kind, down to earth. She is very easy to talk to and the moment you
meet her - you feel like you have been friends for a very long time. Her love of the Lord and
her love and compassion for women is so apparent in her and her smile and her wonderful
sense of humor is inviting and puts one right at ease immediately.
As CJ teaches, her love of the Word is so obvious. I was impressed with the way that she turns
you to scripture as she teaches. She wants to show you not what CJ has to say but to show you
what God has to say. She teaches with real compassion and her visual aides are very
powerful. She speaks at a level that everyone can relate to.
Our ladies who attended the retreat thoroughly enjoyed CJ’s teaching and were spiritually
blessed through her. Following are some of the comments that were made after the retreat:
“CJ’s message of obedience was a highlight”
“The retreat and CJ’s teaching allowed me to have a closer walk with Christ and to help
me to understand that I AM a Daughter of the King and He loves me and He will always be
there for me anytime that I need Him”
“Until this weekend, I thought I was a mistake - God showed me differently through CJ’s
teaching”
“The messages CJ brought were right to the point and brought me closer to my Heavenly
Father”
“CJ’s teaching gave me new insight into who I am and how I relate to other women - I
am just as important to God as those who are smarter, more talented, etc than I am”
“CJ’s teaching was uplifting, nourishing, wonderful - you can’t imagine how you helped
to free me”
“Refreshing, much needed inspiration”
“CJ’s teaching showed me how much more I need to be in God’s word to grow more to
become a better “Daughter of the King”
CJ Rapp has set the standard very high for any retreat speakers that we may have come in the
future. I and the entire retreat team of Military Street Baptist Church, highly recommend CJ
Rapp for any event that you may be planning.
Lori A. Gardiner – Military Street Baptist Church, Bangor, Maine
March 25, 2007
I am pleased to endorse CJ Rapp as a women’s retreat leader. While our church has held
women’s retreats for many years, this was one of the best. Her leadership was exceptional. The
evaluations were overwhelmingly positive with a significant desire on the attendees’ part to
have her back. CJ was well prepared, had a great presentation style and was able to maintain
her energy throughout the weekend.
Fifty women, ranging in age from 21-64, had the privilege of spending a weekend in retreat
with CJ as our leader. Based on Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord
has said to her will be accomplished”, our theme was Blessed is She Who Believes…Knowing
and Believing God’s word…Living with Confidence and Passion according to God’s will. Her
four sessions were tailored for our specific women per request of the retreat team. She covered
the topics using her extensive Bible knowledge, personal reflections and her beautiful
personality.
I spent time with CJ during the planning of the retreat and know she worked endlessly
gathering scripture and materials to make it very special. From small group discussions to
personal reflection time, her use of the scriptures was exactly what we needed and wanted. I
also found her a delightful person to work with and one that invited our participation in the
planning process. She was able to work as part of our planning team with the heart of a servant
leader. This made the planning not only productive but fun and enjoyable.
Today, I am honored to call her my friend.
Some samples of the evaluation comments were:
Great enthusiasm
Very knowledge about the Bible
Thought provoking and challenging
Very well organized
Would love to hear her again
Sincerely,
Anne Kennedy
(Women’s Ministries Team at Conejo Valley Community Church, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sticks and Stones Event - February 2007
Dear CJ ~
I can't thank you enough for blessing our women and ministering to them. It was the "buzz" on
Sunday morning. I saw our pastor on Saturday and then again Sunday and he mentioned it
both times (his wife, Chris, was there on Saturday morning, sitting at our table).
So many women came up to me Sunday morning to tell me how much they had been
ministered to and how blessed they were for attending. Truly that's a tribute to Christ in you,
the hope of glory.
I would not mind at all being used as a reference.
In His service, your sister in Christ,
Judy E. Brooke
Women's Ministry Leader
Coast Christian Fellowship
www.coastchristian.org
March 27, 2007
To Whom it May Concern,
I highly recommend CJ Rapp as a speaker for your women’s luncheons, retreats or gatherings.
She has a true heart for our Abba Father and has a willing and obedient heart. I found CJ to be
friendly, outgoing and very approachable. She blended in with our group like she had been
with us for years!
CJ speaks from her heart with experience and faith and it is her desire that all women know the
love our Father has for them. She speaks with confidence and knowledge, a truly gifted
speaker and truly a gift! I believe you will agree.
In His Service,
Leah Wehman
PWC Vice Moderator
C.J. Rapp was our keynote speaker at our annual Ladies conference this year in February. I
found C.J. to be humble and serious about her work for the Lord. Her message was timely and
anointed and we are still receiving comments of how the conference blessed their lives.
I would not hesitate to recommend C.J. for any speaking event that you may hold.
Her beauty is truly unfading from the inside out.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Ivey
Co-Pastor
Harvest Church
CJ,
We were so pleased that you were able to be with us for our Women's Day
of Beauty. Your explanation of finding rest in the beauty of Christ is
truly what it is all about. We are praying that you will be able to
speak at other events we will be doing.
Rejoicing in Him,
Donna Downs, Program Coordinator
Joni and Friends Greater Orange County
What a blessing CJ Rapp's teachings have been to our Summer Study Programs at Saddleback
Church! She is a terrific teacher with passion in her heart.
Her love for the Lord is evident in all that she says and I receive many comments about how
CJ's teaching's have helped so many of the ladies.
We look forward each summer to hearing CJ's teaching and how the Lord will work through
her to touch the lives of the ladies in the programs.
Lovingly,
Norma Martin
Director of Summer Bible Studies
Saddleback Church
With a touch of southern
charm in her voice and a
passion to go beyond the
surfacey readings of
scripture, CJ brings it! If
you are looking for a guest
speaker to teach women's
events, have a love for
expository preaching and
practical application with
her firey personality, CJ, is
the "woman" for you.
Pastor Erin Kerr
charm in her voice and a
passion to go beyond the
surfacey readings of
scripture, CJ brings it! If
you are looking for a guest
speaker to teach women's
events, have a love for
expository preaching and
practical application with
her firey personality, CJ, is
the "woman" for you.
Pastor Erin Kerr
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Unfading Beauty Ministries, Inc.
Encouraging, Equipping, and Empowering women to be all they can be in Christ!
Encouraging, Equipping, and Empowering women to be all they can be in Christ!