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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…
Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 24, Praying for Women’s Ministry, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. EP: 24 Praying for Women’s Ministry We’ve almost reached the end of our time walking through the foundational pieces of women’s ministry. We’ve covered a lot of ground, including the scriptural…
Do you ever struggle with what to pray for your women? Or do you feel like you offer up the same prayers on repeat? I do too. I long to pray powerful prayers anchored in Scripture, but instead, my words, more often than not, come out awkward and stiff. God’s faithfulness knows no bounds, and…
I can’t imagine women’s ministry without an emphasis on prayer. Whether it’s praying for our women, with our women, or over the details of our events, prayer saturates the work we do in women’s ministry. Over the years, I’ve shared many prayer tips, ideas, and resources. Today I’ve gathered all of my women’s ministry prayer…
Prayer Stations can provide an opportunity for your women to respond to God, meditate on His word, and connect with the retreat message on a deeper level. We used Prayer Stations at our retreat this fall and it was a huge hit! Today I’m going to share what we did as well as some resources for finding…
We’ve talked about praying before your event, but what about praying at your event? Today I want to share some ideas about setting up a Prayer Room at your retreat.
It goes without saying that praying for your retreat is paramount. Your speaker, your team, and your attendees will likely confront spiritual opposition during the weeks and days before your retreat. Prayer is our greatest weapon, but we sometimes forget how to use it. When I am knee deep in the trenches of retreat planning my…
Last week I shared about the four years I spent in a prayer group and how you might start your own prayer group. As promised, I’m sharing the Prayer Guide we used each week to keep us focused. You are welcome to print and use it as is, or tweak it and make it your…
For four years I had the privilege of being a part of a small prayer group. Those precious ladies prayed me through my father’s brief battle with brain cancer, a rocky time in our marriage, and our boys’ sometimes bumpy elementary school years.
Two weeks ago our Bible Study Facilitator asked if someone in our group would open in prayer. At first there was an awkward silence, but once she admitted she didn’t like to pray out loud a chorus of women echoed her sentiment.
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