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Should your women’s ministry take a summer sabbatical? After years of assuming summer breaks were necessary for women's ministry, I've learned firsthand that taking a full pause might not be the best approach. Continuity and connection matter year-round, even during the summer months.

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After years of assuming summer breaks were necessary for women’s ministry, I’ve learned firsthand that taking a full pause might not be the best approach. Continuity and connection matter year-round, even during the summer months.

Rethinking the Summer Sabbatical: Why Your Women’s Ministry Needs Summer Programming

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Our series on women’s ministry essentials continues today. So far, we’ve covered prayer and theology. Today we’re tackling the topic of evangelism. Are you being intentional to tell the women at your events about Jesus? At every event? When I was the co-leader of a moms’ group in our church in the first year of…

Five Practical Ways to Incorporate Evangelism Into Your Women’s Ministry

Leadership

Five Practical Ways to Incorporate Evangelism into Your Women's Ministry

Below you’ll find the transcript for episode 101, A Surprising Shift: Gen Z, Faith, and the Future of Women’s Ministry, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. A Surprising Shift: Gen Z, Faith, and the Future of Women’s Ministry Cyndee Ownbey: Ladies, I am very excited for today’s podcast episode. I have a special guest here with…

A Surprising Shift: Gen Z, Faith, and the Future of Women’s Ministry

Mentoring

Cyndee Ownbey and Barna’s Cicely Corey discuss new research on Gen Z women, exploring why fewer are attending church and how ministries can better engage and support them.

Below you’ll find the show notes for episode 92, Leading Through Tragedy: How to Support Your Community During Difficult Times, from the Women’s Ministry Toolbox Podcast. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Leading Through Tragedy: How to Support Your Community During Difficult Times As I planned out the topics for this new series on loving…

Valuable insights and practical tips for women’s ministry leaders on how to respond when tragedy strikes a community, near or far.

I hate to admit I was surprised when I got her email. After 3 Sundays of visiting “under the radar”, we had completed and submitted the all-important visitor form.

12 Ways Women’s Ministry Teams Can Warmly Welcome Guests

Outreach

If your women’s ministry historically attracts older women, persuading younger women to attend can be a real challenge.

10 Things You Can Do to Reach Younger Women in Your Church and Community

Outreach

Last week while running errands I caught the last 10 minutes of part 1 of this 2-part interview of Lee and Leslie Strobel on Focus on the Family titled Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch. As I listened faces of women who’ve I gone to church with over the years flashed through my mind.

When you think about the women in your church, would you describe them as “Great Commission Christian Women?” Do they actively seek out others to with which to share the gospel? Do you see them interacting with unbelievers?

Great Commission Christian Women

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