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Should your women's ministry take a summer sabbatical? Cyndee Ownbey, mentor to women's ministry leaders, unpacks the reasons why you might not want to take a summer women's ministry break.

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Note: This post contains affiliate links. Below you’ll find the transcript for the bonus episode – Should your women’s ministry take a summer sabbatical? Be sure to check out past episodes of the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast here. Should your women’s ministry take a summer sabbatical? Welcome to this bonus episode of the Women’s Ministry…

Should your women’s ministry take a summer sabbatical?

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Below you’ll find the transcript for Episode 7: What types of women’s ministry events and activities should we offer? from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. EP 7: What types of women’s ministry events and activities should we offer? Intro: Welcome to the Women’s Ministry Toolbox podcast. I’m Cyndee Ownbey, your host and women’s ministry mentor.…

What types of women’s ministry events and activities should we offer?

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What types of women's ministry events and activities should we offer? These 5 types of women's ministry events and activities will give your ministry the variety and depth it needs.

Below you’ll find the transcript for Episode 5: How to Select Your Women’s Ministry Theme or Scripture Focus from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Episode 5: How to Select Your Women’s Ministry Theme or Scripture Focus Intro: Welcome to the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. I’m Cyndee Ownbey, your host and women’s ministry mentor. I’m the…

How to Select Your Women’s Ministry Theme or Scripture Focus

Leadership

Discover how to select a women's ministry theme or scripture focus. I share my process in this post.

I hope you’ve had a chance to check out the new Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast; if not, here’s your chance! The transcript will be available for each solo episode (not the leader interviews) the week after the episode has been released. The transcript is here for those who: Prefer to read, rather than listen. Wish…

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If you’re in our Women’s Ministry Toolbox Community Facebook group, you know that I had a bit of a ministry meltdown last fall. I had just wrapped up the Ministry to Women Summit and a website redesign, both of which had taken months and long hours to complete. The spiritual warfare had been intense. I…

How to Fall in Love with Women’s Ministry Again

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Are you struggling to find your joy for women's ministry? I was, too, not long ago. In this post, I share what helped me fall in love with women's ministry again.

There’s no doubt it’s challenging, if not impossible, to reach every woman in our church. While we’ll likely never achieve 100% attendance, there are things we can do to invite and involve women outside of our core group of attendees. Have you ever taken a close look at who attends the majority of your women’s…

Is your women’s ministry reaching every woman?

Leadership

When you look around the room, do you see women of all ages and stages? Is your women's ministry reaching every woman?

Social-distancing, coronavirus concerns, and local government recommendations could force your team to consider postponing an upcoming women’s ministry events if you haven’t already.

Questions to ask as your team tries to decide whether you should postpone your women's ministry event.

Slowly, but surely, restrictions are lifting across the United States and around the world, allowing people to begin to gather again.

Four Things to Do Before Meeting Again

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The four things your women's ministry team needs to do before resuming "regular" women's ministry events and activities.

I’ve never forgotten how it felt to be a new women’s ministry leader.

My Best Advice for a New Women’s Ministry Leader

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Are you a new women's ministry leader? In this post I'm sharing my best advice for a new women's ministry leader gleaned from over 20 years of ministering to women.

I’m frequently asked what leadership books I recommend.

Looking for some great leadership books to read this year? You'll want to check out this list for women's ministry leaders!