I sat across from my friend, Maggie, wondering where my attitude had gone wrong. She was a new Christian, and as she shared God’s work in her life, she bubbled over with joy. Her enthusiasm seemed to put my weariness under a microscope. At the end of our time together, we shared prayer requests. I […]
Create a Safe Place for Women to Share Their Story
Years ago, I taught my first workshop on a mended heart. Nearly 500 women had signed up for the workshop. They walked into the room chatting and laughing. On the outside they seemed to have it all together. But after the workshop? Many of them held crumpled tissue while others wept openly. A line formed […]
Give Up On Perfect
According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked American moods since 1972, women are becoming less happy. There are several variables, but I think one big reason for less joy and more gloom is a woman’s self-imposed drive to be perfect. Decades ago, women kept house, reared kids, shopped, cooked, volunteered and had a […]
The Graceful No
No is arguably the most powerful word in the dictionary. So why is it that we can’t seem to utter it when we need it most? I suspect it has to do with guilt. Women are people pleasers by nature. So we say yes every time we’re asked to bake cupcakes or go on a […]
Increase Awareness of Your Event Speaker
So, you are planning a women’s conference. Congratulations! It’s no secret that you’ve got your work cut out for you. And no doubt, you are hoping to draw a multitude of women from the north, south, east and west to attend the event. As such, you are looking high and low for some ideas to […]
Release Women Into Ministry, Part 2
My phone rang, unusual in this age of texting. “Can you talk?” my neighbor asked. Well, technically, I could – but truthfully, I didn’t want to. I wanted to tackle my to do list; instead, I cleared my calendar, made coffee and sat at my kitchen table with my neighbor. She’s my neighbor and had […]
Event Budget Template [Download]
As a leader in ministry, you will likely be managing a budget. Just for members of womensministry.net, we’ve created this budget template as a starting point to create your own event budget. It is an Excel spreadsheet file. To help you get started, you’ll find a brief tutorial PDF providing the steps to customize the template to fit your […]
Release Women Into Ministry, Part 1
My neighbor, Lauren, wasn’t meeting very many neighbors at her job giving colonoscopies, so she started a neighborhood newsletter—something she had never done before. In the first issue she wrote an article called “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” that was the catalyst for our first neighborhood watch, block parties, community yard sales and a baby shower. As […]
Meet With Yourself Weekly
Last week, I completely missed an important lunch date with a friend. It was something I had been looking forward to – and it was on the calendar where it shouldn’t have been overlooked. But when she texted me to confirm just 10 minutes before our scheduled meeting, I knew instantly I had messed up. […]
Ministering to Women With Scars from Emotional Abuse
You’ve heard it said before that everyone is fighting some kind of battle and I believe that’s true. One type of battle I have personal experience with is emotional abuse. Even now, as I write the words, my stomach turns. It’s hard to even grasp but it’s the truth. I have had more than one […]
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