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. […]
How You Can Make a Difference Wherever You Are
Do you ever feel like you can’t make a difference from where you are? That a plane ride of at least 12+ hours to some poverty stricken country is necessary to truly make an impact in the world? If you live in a booming metropolis or in a one red-light kind of town, God has […]
6 Ways to Connect with Unbelievers
Our family lived near Calgary, Alberta for six years with my husband’s job. Although the differences aren’t drastic between the southern United States and western Canada, we did make some adjustments in order to function, connect and be understood. For instance, we quickly learned that Canadians always take off their shoes when they enter someone’s home. Whether there is […]
Ministry to Sexually Exploited Victims
You have likely noticed the increase of conversation both in the church as well as governmental and humanitarian agencies related to the tragedy of commercial sexual exploitation both in the United States and around the world. This horror is ravaging lives of men and women, and boys and girls in unspeakable ways. The effects of […]
Serving Families Affected by PTSD: A Personal Testimony
After years of agony, I had decided that I was done. My fifteen year wedding anniversary was consumed with unpacking boxes, heartache and tears as I was beginning my new life as a soon-to-be divorced mother. In early 2007, my husband, Chad, had come home from his eighth and final deployment. During the first […]
Download: Service Project Planner
Spring cleaning service projects are a great way to get your entire church involved in serving the members of your church as well as the community at-large. The children’s ministry can make cards to be delivered to those you are serving while youth and adults can help with labor (inside and outside). As you’re planning the […]
Bring Hope to Victims of Domestic Violence
While leading the women’s ministry at our church, we began serving at a local domestic violence shelter. Domestic violence hurts, traps and destroys. Yet, it also provides an opportunity for meaningful ministry. We tend to think of ministry as affecting the lives of those we serve, but you will also discover that you and the women […]
4 Steps to Reach Working Women
Want to grow your women’s ministry in 2016? Reach out to working women. In most churches, working women are among those who most need attention and ministry – yet are least likely to be reached by traditional women’s ministry. This gives you a great opportunity for growth. You’ve got a vast population thirsty for support […]
Harness the Power of Outside/In Ministry
Every Wednesday night, I meet with four to six women in my home. They are fierce and wonderful. They are hungry for Christ. These are women who might not show up in a typical Bible study or women’s conference, but they feel comfortable in my home. They are growing in their faith. We are growing in relationship. As […]
