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Note: This post has been updated in 2025 with new recommendations. One of the first questions we must ask as we plan events, is “how long should our speaker speak”? Our discussion on this topic in the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Community (a free, closed Facebook Group for women’s ministry leaders) uncovered a wide range of…
Sometimes I am my own worst enemy. I make choices and speak words that hurt others and hurt the ministries in which I serve and long to see flourish. In some cases the Holy Spirit is quick to convict me and I repent and attempt to sin no more. In other cases, I’m so blinded…

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a fun and unique women’s ministry fellowship our church calls “Guess who’s coming to dinner!”

I love to make lists. I may have a tendency to check items off my list with great amounts of gusto. *wink

Almost every week I hear from leaders who are frustrated disappointed by the lack of interest for women’s ministry events in their church.

Facilitating a Bible study is hard. Sometimes it’s really, really hard.

Gathering together with a group of other women to watch a Christian movie is high on my list of favorite things.

Today I’ve invited Kelly Rader to share 10 Tips for Resolving Conflicts. Kelly has some great advice for dealing with conflicts in a Biblical manner. I hate conflict! When conflicts come my first inclination is to bury my head in the sand like an ostrich and hope it all just blows over. If the conflict…

How do you know if your women’s ministry is effective? If you needed to prove the women’s ministry in your church makes a difference, could you easily do so? Is your women’s ministry in good health? How do we go about making an assessment that honors the Lord and isn’t a mathematical equation? Proverbs 14:8a…

I hate to admit I was surprised when I got her email. After 3 Sundays of visiting “under the radar”, we had completed and submitted the all-important visitor form.

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