We spent hours planning for the conference. We passed out flyers, made announcements, blogged and saturated social media. We even put posters in the bathroom stalls! The time and effort were worth it because we knew if our women attended this conference, they would grow in their relationship with Christ and deepen their friendships at […]
10 Tips for Taming Technology in Ministry and at Home
My new smart phone is smarter than me! Its “Genius Button” does whatever I tell it. If I say, “Find Starbucks,” it navigates to the nearest barista. (It does not work, however, for “find car keys.”) It syncs my calendar, retrieves my email, and displays my friends’ Facebook statuses. Thanks to my handy handheld computer, […]
5 Steps to Grow Your Women’s Ministry
As you plan throughout the year with your team, you’ll pencil in conferences, retreats, Bible studies and the occasional tea party. You decide what to feed your flock – both literally and spiritually. Your budget, if there is one, fades to red as you add up curriculum costs, food expenses, ticket prices and speaker fees. […]
Who is Your Neighbor?
I had lived on the corner of Rosewood and Longwood Drive for over seven years, yet many of the women who lived nearby were complete strangers to me. I didn’t know their joys or their pains, I had no one to call to borrow a cup of sugar, and I had never told them about […]
Taking it to the Streets
Have you ever taken dirty laundry to a Bible study? No, not the kind we air to our girlfriends when we’re having a bad day – the real ring-around-the-collar kind. The Women’s Ministry team at Chase Oaks Church in Plano, Texas is as likely to meet in a laundromat as a lovely church building. “Our […]
Neighborhood Cafe:
At your Table, In your House
The women in your neighborhood are likely to spend five hours and 24 minutes each month following their Facebook friends. Facebook has replaced face-to-face, heart-to-heart conversations. We tweet instead of talk. Our electronic disconnect means we’re “friends” without being friendly. Our status updates are witty and cute, with pictures of our darling children and amazing […]
Neighborhood Cafe:
You Live on the Road to Emmaus
Dozens of women walk past my window each day. I imagine their conversations as they walk through the neighborhood: “Did you hear? Her husband is having an affair. I know, I can’t believe it either. I used to see them working in their yard every weekend…” “Is her son out of jail yet? He used […]
10 Qualifications for Women in Ministry
“Girlfriend!” How many times have you made this desperate call? From the store fitting room or the hospital waiting room, a good, godly girlfriend is often the first one we call. We call in crisis or in happier times, like when the last pair of clearance shoes is our size or the test results are […]
