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I’ve been looking forward to pivoting to a new series on the Women’s Ministry Toolbox blog, but as I prayed about moving forward, I sensed the Lord leading me to share one more post connected to how seminary impacted my thoughts on women’s ministry. I want to spend some time today talking about missions. First,…
How Seminary Shaped Cyndee’s Vision for Deeper Ministry As some of you may know, I recently graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary with my Masters in Ministry to Women. When I began this journey just over three years ago, I joked with one of my mentors that I might launch a podcast documenting my seminary…
Below you’ll find the transcript of my interview with Debbie Ericksen. You can also listen to the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast interview on your favorite podcast platform (such as Spotify) and you can watch it onYouTube here. Please forgive any spelling or grammatical errors. EP 119: Women’s Ministry Leader Interview with Debbie Ericksen Cyndee Ownbey…
After years of assuming summer breaks were necessary for women’s ministry, I’ve learned firsthand that taking a full pause might not be the best approach. Continuity and connection matter year-round, even during the summer months.
In my last post, I mentioned season of life groups could be one way we care for our women. When I asked on social media what types of season of life groups you offer in your churches, I quickly realized a longer conversation about season-of-life groups and interest groups might be helpful. Please know, I…
Today we are wrapping up this series on the essentials of women’s ministry. So far we’ve covered the women’s ministry essentials of prayer, theology, evangelism, and discipleship. Today I want to talk about caregiving. When I talk about caregiving, I’m thinking about both the physical and spiritual ways we care for and comfort those God…
Our series on the essentials of women’s ministry continues today with a focus on discipleship. If you’ve been following along, you may have read the post on theology. Discipleship is closely connected to theology; it is taking the knowledge one has learned about God (theology) and putting it into action. Definitions Let’s start with some…
Our series on women’s ministry essentials continues today. So far, we’ve covered prayer and theology. Today we’re tackling the topic of evangelism. Are you being intentional to tell the women at your events about Jesus? At every event? When I was the co-leader of a moms’ group in our church in the first year of…
Welcome to part 2 of our series on women’s ministry essentials. If you haven’t read part 1 on cultivating a culture of prayer, please be sure to do so. In this post, our focus will be on the women’s ministry essential of theology. What is theology? Simply put, theology is the study of God. By…
This post contains affiliate links. Women’s Ministry Essentials: Prayer is the Foundation I’m excited to launch a new series with you today. You may have heard that I have a new book releasing this spring. Women’s Ministry Essentials: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving Christian Community will be released on March 17, 2026. This…
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