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Are you offering support for your small group leaders in these four key areas? Check out these tips and ideas for supporting your Bible study, discipleship, and small group leaders.

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Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 46, Supporting Bible Study, Discipleship, and Small Group Leaders, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Today we’re continuing our discipleship series by talking about supporting group leaders. Bible study, discipleship, and small groups need strong, committed, loving leaders. As women’s ministry…

Supporting Bible Study, Discipleship, and Small Group Leaders

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Collecting and Sharing Prayer Requests in Your Discipleship, Bible Study, or Small Group Today we’re continuing our discipleship series with some helpful tips on collecting and sharing prayer requests in your discipleship, Bible study, or small group. Many leaders have a love/hate relationship with prayer requests. We want to pray for the women in our…

Collecting and Sharing Prayer Requests in Your Discipleship, Bible Study, or Small Group

Bible Study & Discipleship

Tips and best practices for collecting and sharing prayer requests in your discipleship, Bible study, or small group from a veteran Bible study leader.

Women’s Ministry Mother’s Day Ideas

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Need ideas to celebrate mothers? Check out these women's ministry Mother's Day ideas. Includes gifts, games, and event ideas.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 42, The Benefits of Bible Study Homework, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Is Bible study homework necessary? Our discipleship series continues today as we tackle tough questions about Bible study homework. How do your women feel about Bible study homework?…

What are the benefits of Bible study homework? Is Bible study homework necessary? How much is too much? How can we encourage women to complete their Bible study homework?

Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 40, Discussion Group Guidelines, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Discussion Group Guidelines We’re continuing our series on discipleship today with a focus on discussion group guidelines. Have you ever been in a group discussion that’s gotten seriously off track? Maybe a…

Discussion Group Guidelines

Bible Study & Discipleship

Does your discussion group easily get off track? Do you have group members that sometimes mention divisive topics? Creating a solid set of discussion group guidelines will focus your group and discussion. There’s no need to start from scratch – I’m sharing my recommended discussion group guidelines in this post.

Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 39, Dividing Women into Groups, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Dividing Women into Groups Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Today we’re tackling a hot-button topic – dividing women into groups for Bible study, retreats, and women’s ministry events. I’ll take you step-by-step through the process…

Dividing Women into Groups

Bible Study & Discipleship

Tips for dividing women into groups for Bible study, retreats, and women’s ministry events. Break up cliques. Achieve multigenerational discussion groups.

Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 37, Discipleship and Discernment, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. EP 37: Discipleship and Discernment Today’s blog post (and podcast episode) is a little longer than usual. I didn’t want to rush through the topic of discernment. I pray you’ll find this discussion helpful. In episode 29 we…

Discernment is essential for discipleship. This post unpacks several ideas for developing our own discerning heart as well as developing discerning hearts in the women God places in our Bible studies, small groups, and church.

Where have all the mentors gone? We’re continuing our series on discipleship today by taking a look at the lack of mentors. Before we dig in, I want to review the definition of mentoring I shared in episode 28. I define mentoring as the relationship between two believers which provides biblically sound guidance. The mentor…

Where have all the mentors gone?

Discipleship

Where have all the mentors gone? Let’s remove these three reasons women are reluctant to serve as a mentor. Includes two mentoring resource recommendations.

Please note: This post contains affiliate links. As we prepare to move into a new ministry year, I want to encourage you and your team to take some time to look back before moving forward. Today we’re going to talk about taking time to pause, ponder, and pray. I have a shelf full of scrapbooks…

Looking Back and Moving Forward in Ministry

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The new year is a perfect time to reflect on God’s faithfulness in your ministry. The questions I share in this post will guide your team through the process of looking back and moving forward in ministry.

Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 33, Creating a Schedule for Discipleship, Small Group, and Bible Study Meetings from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. EP 33: Creating a Schedule for Discipleship, Small Group, and Bible Study Meetings Intro: Welcome to the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. I’m Cyndee Ownbey,…

Three keys for creating a schedule for discipleship, small group, and Bible study meetings. Includes 4 sample schedules.