I wonder what people think as we hold hands and pray. Tears drop onto the small table, coffee steaming nearby, a half-eaten cinnamon roll on a plate. I don’t even like coffee, but I love what I find in this simple half-hour “coffee shop study” with friends. Life is busy. That’s almost cliché, except it’s […]
Resources for Leading Coffee Shop Bible Studies
For the last few months, I’d been asking God how to reach women more effectively and how to expand that reach, especially in small groups. As I visited with women’s ministries leaders, they shared the same desire. Though churches offer a variety of gatherings throughout the year, Bible studies offer a unique set of struggles. […]
5 Questions to Help Adults Conquer Their Fear of the Future
A college senior sat in my office, ghost pale and trembling. She looked at me through eyes swollen from lack of sleep and crying and asked, “What’s going to happen to me? I’m just so afraid of the future. What am I supposed to do?” In my roles as a college instructor and as campus […]
Worship: Creating Space to Remember the Gospel
I couldn’t put it down. I pretty much went without sleep for two straight days because I just couldn’t put it down. With every page turn, the words pulled me in deeper. When I did sleep, I dreamt about the characters, concerned for their safety, wondering how their dire situations would play out. And when […]
5 Steps to Begin Your Mentoring Ministry
When did the women of your church start drifting so far apart? How will you reconnect the mature women with the younger women? No matter the size or denomination of your church, today’s Christian women across the generations can see this problem and talk about it, but no one knows what to do to change […]
Don’t Quit Before the Miracle
It was hot and I was tired – and the mountain trail in front of me seemed to go on forever. As my delight in this beautiful journey quickly faded, I whimpered to my husband, “How much longer?” Sometimes our hikes are longer than I want, and more than I think I can handle. I’m […]
Why You Must Steward the Gifts of Others
Recently when visiting a church with people I did not know, a thought crossed my mind that momentarily distracted me. When I noticed the wide variety of people in the room, I began to wonder about the scope of the abilities, experiences and gifts represented in the room. I wondered if each person was using […]
Why You Should Be Sexually Discipling Women
In the handful of years that I’ve devoted to the ministry of Authentic Intimacy, I’ve discovered the average Christian woman has been sexually discipled by the world. With Beth Moore in one hand and Bible Study Fellowship in the other, she knows the Scriptures related to every area of life, but has very little truth […]
When You’re the One Who Needs Ministry
I’ve been in a long season of feeling defeated and maybe you have too. About a year ago, I stepped down from the position of Director of Women’s Ministry, as I had returned to a full-time career. 2015 was the year that I was to wrap everything up with the grand finale of a women’s […]
Keys to Consistent Bible Study Attendance
You’ve set the stage, sent the postcards and prayed like crazy — and your new fall Bible study is off to a great start! Every seat was filled the very first week and you ordered more books. Even more women came the second week! But by the time you wrap up after six or eight […]
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