Like other mental illnesses, clinical depression is a hidden disability. People walk in and out the doors of the church without anyone knowing (or noticing) their despair. Unfortunately, misconceptions about depression have found their way into the church and affected our response to those suffering. Kathryn Butler shares her insight into how believers can best […]
Using Social Media As Your Friend in Ministry
Scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, it is easy to get lost in a sea of photos, videos, and memes. Yet, when you observe social media through a ministry-focused lense, what do you notice? What grabs your attention? In order to engage women, it is important to start by knowing your audience. Understanding who you […]
Getting Your Women Involved in Short Term Missions
Fresh out of college, I set off to Russia with an organization of Christian teachers from around the US. Naïve? Maybe. Well prepared? Not really. Confident of why I was going? Definitely. Surrounded by teachers, we were sent out to use our gifts of teaching and loving children to minister to the rich of the rich, […]
How to Adore Jesus Christ and Become Bright Like the Son
Each person you encounter is in the process of becoming such a glorious creature which, as C.S. Lews says, “if you saw now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in […]
Grace for the Real-Life Mentor
“I do not know a single thing about those Bible stories you’re referring to. I wasn’t in church growing up. You better keep that in mind!,” said the spunky young woman in the front row of my class. I don’t remember noticing her again until sometime later at a women’s retreat. In a sea of […]
Turn Personal Bible Study from Stale to Satisfying
I walked past my Bible on my nightstand, and it made my heart twinge. Truthfully, I had been walking past it for several weeks. I didn’t want to open it because I hadn’t been enjoying my time in it lately. Is it ok to be that honest? Something had shifted when it came to my […]
Recovering When Ministry Wounds You
If you have served in ministry for a significant amount of time, you have probably found yourself beat down, worn out or wounded by those you thought were your friends and supporters. Often you will experience feelings of abandonment, loss, resentment, depression, denial and just plain hurt. The whole experience is not what you signed […]
Event Planning Timeline & Task List [Download]
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Planning an event can seem overwhelming unless you break it down into bite-size pieces. That’s what this sample event planning timeline and task list will do for you. Whether you are planning an event for the first time, or you’ve been planning events for a while and are looking to consolidate all of the information […]
7 Steps to Ministering to the Woman with Baggage
When she smiles at you from across the church foyer, you get the impression that she’s got it all together. She appears to have a good marriage, obedient children, a comfortable life and she’s started attending your Bible study group. You don’t realize it, until you sit down for a heartfelt conversation, but this woman […]
Ministry to Women Struggling with Infertility
I sat at the table filled with women I love, listening to them all recount stories of their babies being born. One of our dear, young friends, currently eight months pregnant, listened intently as we all laughed, reassuring her she would survive the inevitable entrance to motherhood. As I drove away from the restaurant, I […]
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