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WOMEN REACHING WOMEN What is a Women’s Ministry? Ministering to women whatever it takes TASKS OF WOMEN’S MINISTRY Equip Enable Lead Women Are Qualified to Minister Old and New Testament example Example of Jesus Redeemed Giftedness Opportunity Mandate Concerns About Women’s Ministry
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What is a Women’s Ministry? Ministering to women whatever it takes
TASKS OF WOMEN’S MINISTRY Equip Enable Lead
Women Are Qualified to Minister • Old and New Testament example • Example of Jesus • Redeemed • Giftedness • Opportunity • Mandate
Benefits of a Women’s Ministry • Women grow in their relationship with the Lord • The church grows numerically • New women find their niche • Meaningful relationships formed
Women discover, develop, and use their spiritual gifts • Each woman important to God. • Coordination and organization are provided for outreach & inreach • Women receive woman to woman understanding and lay counseling
Beginning a Women’s Ministry • Prayer • Share vision with staff • Network • Assess Needs • Develop a Purpose Statement
Consider Childcare • Determine Financial Needs • Conduct a Survey • Organize Leadership
Communicate with the Church • Study God’s Word • Evaluate • Balance
Balanced Ministry “Consumption without contribution makes for a stuffed Christian. Contribution without consumption makes for a shallow Christian.”
Elements for Balanced Ministry • Person • Process • Plan
Ministry Wheel God and His Word
Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Ministry Wheel
Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Ministry Wheel
Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Ministry Wheel
Relational Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Ministry Wheel
Relational Physical Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Ministry Wheel
Relational Physical Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Emotional Ministry Wheel
Relational Physical Spiritual Growth Spiritual Growth God and His Word Emotional Mental Ministry Wheel
Elements for Balanced Ministry • Person • Process • Plan • Power
“As I search through Scripture seeking to understand what God is looking for in the one He can use, I begin to sense God does not look for ‘leaders’, but rather for those ‘whose heart is loyal to Him.’” Blackaby
Genuine Enthusiastic Encouraging Learner Transparent Listener Dependable Flexible Available Real Portrait of a Leader
“No leader can possibly lead where he has not been or share what he has not knowingly experienced. The disciples came to know God by observing and practicing everything Jesus commanded. And this is how those we lead will come to know the Father and the Son.” Henry Blackaby
Needs of a Woman In groups of threes discuss the 4 most critical needs women have.
Needs of a Woman • Acceptance • Affirmation • Accountability