Your team likely prays together. But is praying at the same time the same as praying together? Learn how to actively participate in corporate prayers, in your meetings and in worship services, and you will grow individually and together. Corporate prayers are relational. We come together with others to approach God together. Praying with others […]
Archives for September 2014
Welcoming Your Guest Speaker: 6 Things to Mention Ahead of Time
You can make sure your guest speaker is fully informed of everything she will need to know before she ever sets foot in your town or city. Details really matter, so here’s a little help to make sure you’ve got it all covered. Date, Time and Location: The first and most essential detail your speaker […]
4 Ways to be Intentional in Your Ministry
The difference between a surviving women’s ministry and a thriving one is determined by answering one question: “Do you regularly have new women added to your ministry and if so, do they stay?” A ministry where current members feel a sense of belonging, but new women don’t, isn’t thriving – it’s existing. In a healthy […]
Event: Cafe Night
“A Taste of Women’s Ministry” is a great way to introduce women to your women’s ministry and upcoming calendar of activities. It’s also a great way for the group to enjoy samplings from area restaurants. Invitations Send invitations to the women in your church database. Create and distribute flyers in your community to invite women […]
Is Change a What or a Who?
How often do you demand, expect, or desire organizational change? It’s easier to demand organizational change than to accept personal change. What’s the difference between God’s approach to change and yours? Consider the following: What does the national government need to “get it right”? What are the top changes the church should make? What are […]
Responding to Change
Change can be tiresome. It can also be exciting. Change can stunt growth, and it can produce growth. Change can be abrupt, and it can be painfully delayed. Change can be helpful, and it can be hurtful. Change will happen. Do what you can to make it happen well. Consider your perspective. When we assume […]
Maximizing Ministry with Social Media
Whether you love it, hate it or are scared to pieces of it, social media is here to stay. And it is about a lot more than just technology. It’s truly about a message worth sharing “so that by all possible means [we] might save some.” (1 Cor. 9:22) The usefulness, speed and connectivity of […]