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Practical insights and encouragement on how to navigate the beautiful celebrations of baby and bridal showers within the church community.

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Below you’ll find the show notes for episode EP 78, Celebrating New Life and Love: Managing Baby and Bridal Showers with Grace, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Celebrating New Life and Love: Managing Baby and Bridal Showers with Grace This series on Hot Topics and Hot Takes continues…

Celebrating New Life and Love: Managing Baby and Bridal Showers with Grace

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Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 75, Unpacking the State of Women’s Ministry: Insights from Lifeway’s Survey, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Our series on hot topics and hot takes continues today with a look at the state of women’s ministry. Lifeway released a comprehensive women’s…

Unpacking the State of Women’s Ministry: Insights from Lifeway’s Survey

Leadership

Unpacking the State of Women's Ministry: Insights from Lifeways Survey. Thinking through the survey results and how they might impact how you do women's ministry.

If you’re suffering from women’s ministry burnout or thinking of quitting this is for you! And if you’re not, praise God! I’d love for you to read this post anyway. You may want to take some notes to help others or yourself when burnout strikes. What are some of the signs of women’s ministry burnout?…

Overcoming Women’s Ministry Burnout: Tips to Refuel and Renew Your Passion

Leadership

Ministry burnout is real, and it's time to address it head-on! These 7 practical tips will help you overcome women’s ministry burnout as you refuel and renew your passion for women’s ministry.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 72, Rethinking Christmas Traditions: An Honest Discussion About Gift Exchange Games, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links. Rethinking Christmas Traditions: An Honest Discussion About Gift Exchange Games In the last post (here), I discussed the challenges, solutions, and alternatives for…

Should we play Christmas gift exchange games? This post unpacks the 4 main problems with gift exchange games and offers alternative solutions.

We recently hosted our 3rd women’s worship night. It’s become a highly anticipated annual fall event for our women. Below you’ll find all the details. I hope it will encourage and equip you as you plan your own women’s worship event. How to Host a Women’s Worship Night Event Location We host our event underneath…

How to Host a Women’s Worship Night

Event Planning

My best tips for hosting a women's worship night. Schedule, food, decor, music ideas, and more!

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 70, Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Engage Younger Women in Your Women’s Ministry, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Engage Younger Women in Your Women’s Ministry We’re continuing our series on Hot Topics and Hot Takes with a question I regularly…

Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Engage Younger Women in Your Women’s Ministry

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Are you struggling to reach younger women? Find out how you can bridge the generation gap and engage younger women in your women's ministry program.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 69, How to Host a Ministry Kick-off, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. How to Host a Women’s Ministry Kick-Off What is a women’s ministry kick-off? It’s an event teams hold to introduce or kick off a new ministry year. Many…

How to Host a Women's Ministry Kick-off. Be sure to include the seven things in this post!

This post contains affiliate links. Are you thinking of hosting a movie night for the women at your church? Women’s ministry movie nights are a great event to host any time of year. How to Host a Ladies Movie Night Important Licensing Information You must have a license to show the movie to a group,…

Women’s Ministry Movie Night Recommendations

Fellowships

Looking for the perfect movie for your ladies movie night? Check out these women's ministry movie night recommendations.

Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Update: Since writing this post, I’ve had the opportunity to lead this as a Bible Study (book study). Our women LOVED this study! It was not at all what they expected. It challenged them to think differently about hospitality. It was much deeper than they expected too. If…

Book Review: Just Open the Door

Hospitality

Looking for a Bible study on hospitality! This is it! Check out my book review of Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 68, My Faith and Women’s Ministry Story: The Personal Impact of Faith-focused Fellowship, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. My Faith and Women’s Ministry Story: The Personal Impact of Faith-focused Fellowship Originally, today’s podcast episode was scheduled to be a leader…

Faith-focused fellowships can impact your women in big ways! I'm sharing my faith and women's ministry story. I pray it will be an encouragement for you to offer faith-focused fellowships for the women in your church.