As a women’s small group leader, I am always looking at studies and content that will deepen the walk our group members have with Christ. Especially for an ongoing group of women, this can sometimes be a challenge. Do we start and stop studies (which is certainly great and a wonderful option, especially for those wanting homework) or do we use something that will continue a thread and cover … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
One of the components of our 2013 Women’s Leadership Forum is “The Real View of What’s New…Doing Connections Well.” This will be a panel of pairs of older and younger leaders who are working together who will share what they have found works or not, how they are passing and taking the baton, the ins and outs, ups and downs of working together between generations of leaders. Here is … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
Today, I am actually just going to link you over to Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog post on this. I worked with him on getting this simple research put together and just wanted you as a minister’s wife to see you are NOT alone in many of the things you face. Women’s leaders, these are things for you to be aware of as you minister to these women in your church. Find ways to reach out and encourage … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
Recently LifeWay president Dr. Thom Rainer posted a blog written by Dr. Chuck Lawless on diagnosing the health of the church. As I read the list, I thought this was a great list to consider if we want to check the health of our women’s ministry. Read that post here and the see that list below tailored for women’s ministry along with my thoughts: 1. Is the church’s teaching … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
You may remember several years ago about a pastor shot in his church on a Sunday morning. We were all shocked and couldn’t imagine this happening in our own churches. This was a church in Illinois and the pastor was Fred Winters. He left behind a family… his wife Cindy and two daughters. Her journey has been difficult, but God had been faithful and she writes about that in her new book, … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
If you lead women, you probably spend much time in counseling and encouraging women in crisis. You may often feel ill-equipped especially if you are not a trained counselor. Listen to some ideas from leaders who not only lead women through crisis, but who have also experienced crisis themselves. See how that has helped them minister on a whole other level to make a difference for women who are … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
I love how Simone Monroe, director of Women’s Ministries at Lake Pointe Church in Dallas, TX talks about a leader’s intuition and how that really does direct what they envision and how they implement their vision using all they have to move women forward in their spiritual journey. See which of these ideas hits you where you are and ask God how you can sharpen your own intuition as a … [Read more...]
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Apr 2013
I am so grateful to my friend Dr. Deb Douglas for the ministry she is doing at her church and for her taking the time to write this blog post today. Deb is Minister to Women, First Baptist Church, Bossier City, LA . I know you will be challenged to do something to minister to women in your church dealing with cancer. When God began leading me to start a cancer ministry to be honest, I ran … [Read more...]
I recently posted on this blog on a topic that closely followed the post on LifeWay president Dr. Thom Rainer’s blog, “Five Mistakes Leaders Make When They Speak.” You can read my post here. Today I wanted to link to a follow up on this topic from Dr. Rainer’s blog written by Chuck Lawless, “Seven Mistakes in Public Speaking” and relate to four of his points and how they relate … [Read more...]
Today, we're linking up to the All Access blog for a post that our own Chris Adams wrote! Head on over to her post, "How to Launch a Small Group Bible Study" for some great insight. … [Read more...]
