Cindi Ferrini
2010
Creative Management Fundamentals
P.O. Box 360271
Cleveland, Ohio 44136
Phone/Fax 440.572.2019
Personal
- Resides in the Cleveland, Ohio area (since birth)
- Married to Dr. Joe Ferrini, 1979
- Three grown children (a son with special needs at home; one married daughter in Florida; one daughter in college)
- Members of Grace Christian & Missionary Alliance (since 1978) in Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Professional and Volunteer Opportunities
- Taught High School Home Economics for five years
- Worked front desk at Joe’s dental office for 5 years; booking and office payroll, from home 25 years
- Founder of Creative Management Fundamentals, a time/life management seminar, biblically based (1988) – speaking, writing, mentoring
Volunteer and Ministry
Local School System
- Involved with the many activities of their three children
- Served on local PTA's
- Served on special education task force committees, district goal planning committees, participated in helping choose key positions in the district (principal, special education department head, etc.)
Local Neighborhood and Church Ministry
- Led numerous bible studies, taught Adult Bible Fellowships (Sunday classes)
- Speaker for mom’s groups, studies, outreaches, fellowship groups, etc.
Grace Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Middleburg Heights, OH
- Have attended since 1977 (baptized, became member, married, dedicated 3 children, one daughter married there)
- Taught numerous children’s classes and Vacation Bible Schools, volunteered in the nursery and toddler areas, taught numerous adult classes (some for woman, some with Joe for couples), participated in the choir, discipled women for 30+ years, mentor women, and love staying active – serving as needed.
Campus Crusade for Christ – Associate Staff (in the Northeast Ohio area since 1989)
- Personal one on one and small group discipleship (since 1978)
- Mentoring (since 1978)
- City Reaching (since 1978)
Billy Graham Crusade
- Helped bring it to Cleveland in 1994
- Served as trained counselors, supervisors and leaders
- Responsible for the direction of distributing over 32,000 pieces of material to inquirers that came forward throughout the crusade
- The Billy Graham Association asked us to establish follow-up in the NE Ohio area because of the discipleship ministry we already had in place
FamilyLife
- City Ministry directors for Weekend to Remember Conferences in Cleveland (NE Ohio) from 1990-2001 with expansion to Akron in 2000 and an Urban Familylife Conference in Youngstown, OH, in October of 2001
- Presently speak nationally for the Familylife “Weekend to Remember Marriage” Conferences
Promise Keepers (and in 2008)
Just Give Me Jesus – Anne Graham Lotz
I Still Do (FamilyLife)
Woman of Faith
Speaking Experience
Campus Crusade for Christ
- Staff training – break out sessions
- Regional meetings
- Conferences (other than Familylife)
- Familylife Weekend to Remember
Elmbrook Church (formerly pastored by Pastor Stuart and Jill Briscoe)
Women Anew (Columbus, OH)
Ohio Christian Education Conference (Akron, OH)
Church Conferences and retreats
Christian organizations
Businesses
In-service programs for schools
- Each of the above: locally and around the country, too numerous to individually mention
Radio Experience and Opportunities
Making a Difference - hosted own Christian radio program (one hour talk program), interviewing men and women who made a difference in their home, church, community or work while living out their Christian walk (1995)
WCRF – locally (103.3 FM) in Northeast Ohio of the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN)
Pause for Prayer (from 1999 until present) is a 2 minute prayer segment which airs 3 times each day. Prayer topics include:
- The Church – revival, world evangelization, prayer, etc.
- The World – leaders, nations, the lost, etc.
- Our Nation – executive, legislative and judicial branches of government (including specific actions, bills or cases in a non-political framework), issues, etc.
- State and Local – governor, mayors, law enforcements, education, etc.
- Current Issues – abortion, crime, drug abuse, education, school violence, secular humanism, homosexuality, pornography, prisons, terrorism, city and ministry outreaches etc.
Cindi coordinates the group of contributors (each write and record their own copy and are given a week per month air time) and participates in the daily devotional/prayer segment as a contributor as well.
WOMEN OF FAITH- co-hosted the live airing
LEGACY Conferences (two) – co-hosted the live airing
I STILL DO (Familylife)
- Co-hosted the live - airing of these outreaches for WCRF, interviewing speakers, conferees, etc.
INTERVIEWS
- interviewed locally on WCRF (Moody) of NEOhio numerous times for various outreaches, conferences, ministry or book updates by Mark Zimmerman and Jan Markowitz
- interviewed on numerous radio stations around the country over the past 20+ years
MOODY RADIO - NATIONAL
Midday Connection - a guest of both Wayne Shepherd and Anita Lustrea
FamilyLife This Week “What My Mother Did Right” on motherhood, broadcasts on making hospitality and the Christmas season less stressful, and with husband Joe - “life” lessons they have learned due to their son Joey’s special needs/disabilities
Familylife Today – 3 days of programming called Unexpected Journey from their book (2/09) UNEXPECTED JOURNEY – WHEN SPECIAL NEEDS CHANGE OUR COURSE
Online Broadcasts:
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY – pending recording for their weekday program until after the first of the year – date to be decided in January 2010
Television
The Morning Exchange - included quarterly appearances as a guest on this popular (former) local Cleveland television program
Christian television programming – various local opportunities
Writing
Alliance Life Magazine (for the Christian and Missionary Alliance), article: Balancing the Active Life
Familylife – Online article When Life Gets Tough-er (caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s)
Focus on the Family
- Marriage and Special Needs – 6 articles in a series for their on-line magazine
- Excerpt Article from UNEXPECTED JOURNEY –WHEN SPECAIL NEEDS CHANGE OUR COURSE for one article in a series
Balancing the Active Life - an interactive Bible study for anyone of any age - the goal of this 13-week study is to challenge and encourage the participant to prioritize the activities they believe are the most important in their life, with Christ being the center and the focus of all that they do.
Get it Together an organizational planner
‘Tis the Season a Christmas planner to keep the holiday less stressful and more meaningful
Unexpected Journey, When Special Needs Change Our Course (February 2009)
AWARDS:
Named by The Christian and Missionary Alliance as one of the 2001 Laypersons of the Year for “ways she has shown Christ’s love.”
Recognized by Familylife in 2004 with the “Extra Mile Award”- presented to the speaker who goes the “extra mile” to esteem conference teams at Weekend to Remember conferences around the country
Memberships:
AWSA Advanced Writers and Speakers Association
Cindi is available for...
- Women's Conferences
- Women's Retreats
- Luncheon/Banquet Speaker
- Special Events
- Radio and Television Interviews
- School In-Service Meetings
- Presentation to Business Employees
For information on schedule availability, please inquire:
