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Your sign-ups are lagging. Last week only 2 women attended. The retreat’s a month out, but you’re less than half full.
If you’ve been doing Bible study for any length of time, you’ve watched your women’s Bible study attendance dwindle as each week passes. The group starts of strong and healthy, but one by one the group members start to drop off like flies…
According to the research reported in Barna Trends 2017 (affiliate link) 1 in 5 adults regularly or often feels lonely (pg 112). And when “nearly half of women (43%) say they do not feel any emotional support at all from church” (pg 153) we can assume that loneliness is a church problem too!
In addition to serving on three different women’s ministry teams in three different churches, I’ve had the privilege to be a part of numerous teams. Some team leaders were strong, others struggled.
Is your team struggling to get women to show up at your women’s ministry events and activities? If that is the case, you are not alone!
Did you know that October is Ministry Appreciation Month? I’ll admit, it’s not one I have marked on my calendar, but I should.
Do your women know when your next event is? Are you sure?
The number one question I receive is “How do we get the younger (or in some cases older) women in our church to participate?”
Perhaps the idea of tackling taboo topics is one that your women’s ministry team steers clear of. You’re afraid of saying the wrong thing.
A few months back I sent an email out to all of my subscribers asking: “What is your biggest struggle right now?” Over and over I heard: I am overloaded I’m so busy I have too many things to do and not enough time I’m overwhelmed
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