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Discover 11 powerful ways to cover your women's ministry events in prayer! From prayer teams to unique prayer stations, create memorable, Christ-centered gatherings that impact lives. Find practical tips and encouragement to help your team make prayer a foundation of every women’s event.

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This is the second post in this series on planning purposeful events for your women’s ministry. Click here to view the first post about the purpose, content, and benefits of large events, conferences, and retreats. As a reminder, the goal of this series is to help you (and other women’s ministry leaders) create memorable experiences…

Building Prayer into Every Step of Your Women’s Ministry Event

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Event Planning Series I am excited to announce the topic for the next series of post! This is something I’ve been wanting to talk about for quite some time. I’m going to be focusing on planning for a large event, conference, or retreat. However, every post will include some tips that will apply to any…

Seven Benefits of Hosting Big Events in Your Women’s Ministry

Event Planning

Discover 3 essential elements for effective women’s ministry event planning! Cyndee Ownbey shares purposeful tips, faith-focused content ideas, and 7 big benefits of retreats and conferences. Equip your team with 5 key questions to clarify your event’s purpose and impact. Transform women’s events into life-changing, Christ-centered experiences!

Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Mother’s Day and Women’s Ministry: Navigating Challenges with Compassion and Sensitivity As has been the case with most of these recent blog posts in the Hot Topics and Hot Takes series, I’m asking you and your team to consider the women who feel (and may very well be)…

Mother’s Day and Women’s Ministry: Navigating Challenges with Compassion and Sensitivity

Mother's Day Events

Need help navigating the challenges of women's ministry and Mother's Day? This post will help you navigate the challenges with compassion and sensitivity.

The posts below are part of a series on Hot Topics and Hot Takes. Hot Topics and Hot Takes focus on practices, ideas, or beliefs that women’s ministry leaders may encounter. Some of my Hot Takes are a little spicy! There’s a good chance you’ll disagree with some of my opinions and that’s okay! My…

We're talking women's ministry hot topics and hot takes. Drawing attention to women's ministry practices that may need to be updated to better reach the women in your church.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 71, Secret Sister Programs: Challenges, Solutions, and Alternatives, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. I’m continuing the series on Hot Topics and Hot Takes with a hot take on secret sister programs. If you’ve read my book, Women’s Ministry Essentials,…

Secret Sister Programs: Challenges, Solutions, and Alternatives

Event Planning

Is your secret sister program missing the mark? Let’s talk about the challenges, solutions, and alternatives for secret sister programs so we can truly build community, encourage one another, and grow in Christ together!

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 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.

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…

My Faith and Women’s Ministry Story: The Personal Impact of Faith-focused Fellowship

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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.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 67: The Importance of Christian Fellowship for Women’s Spiritual Growth from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. The Importance of Christian Fellowship for Women’s Spiritual Growth The following is an excerpt from Rethinking Fellowship: A Handbook for Hosting Meaningful Women’s Ministry Events. © 2023…

Unpacking the importance of Christian fellowship for women's spiritual growth. Why does it matter? How can our fellowship event themes point women toward biblical truth?