Almost every women’s ministry group holds fellowship events and activities.
Bunko. Scrapbooking. Game night. Shopping. Bible Journaling. Movie night.
You’re doing a great job of giving your women an opportunity to connect.
But what if you could do more? Take it beyond just connecting to making an impact.
Our fellowships can and should be intentional.
When we add a purpose to our fellowships we make an impact.
So just how can your women’s ministry host a fellowship with a purpose and make an impact?
- During the shopping trip to the nearby outlet mall encourage your women to purchase a few new items for women and children at the local domestic violence shelter.
- Add the opportunity to make cards for servicemen and women to your all-day scrapbook event.
- When planning your cupcake decorating class, prepare several extra dozen to distribute to local emergency workers (nurses, firemen, EMT’s).
- Ask conference attendees to bring a can of food for your local or church food bank.
- Collect new undergarments at your retreat for a local women’s shelter.
- Hold a diaper drive for the local pregnancy center at your next Table event.
- Take the money from Bunko and donate it to a local ministry or church project.
By choosing to be intentional we can make a difference doing something we were already going to do.
Why add a purpose to our fellowships? Isn’t it just more work?
- It provides awareness of other ministry opportunities in our communities.
- It gives women an opportunity to participate in a missions project. Many women are willing to give, but may not be aware of the needs.
- When our women take part in the delivery (of the food, meal, donations) they become the hands and feet of Jesus.
- It’s Biblical. Phil 2:4, 1 John 3:17, James 2:14
A few words of caution:
- Take care that the way you collect donations allows for women in all financial positions to participate or not. No uncomfortable basket passing. Please. Be grateful for donations of every size.
- Make sure your Pastor staff approves the project. Gracefully accept their recommendations and direction.
- Open up the delivery of the donations to all of the women that came to the event (if possible). Your team should not be the only ones getting to participate in the blessing!
Don’t miss the opportunity to fellowship with a purpose!
Your women and your ministry will benefit.
What ideas do you have for adding purpose to a fellowship in your ministry this year?
You may also want to read:
Mission Project: Bless them with Band-Aids
Mission Project: Pillowcase Dresses
Local Mission Project Idea: No-Sew Fleece Blankets
Blessing Bags
The Sonshine Box
Love these ideas as the head of the women’sministry at my church these idea would do well.
Thank you, Thelma! <3
Our Women’s Ministry “borrowed” a couple of your ideas (The Band-Aid Ministry and Sonshine Box). We were a small mission church so started collection baskets are ‘several’ months ago. Our church recently merged with another small church and carried our ‘projects’ with us. We have been using the “Son”shine baskets as in-reach for our shut-in ladies and also as outreach for names submitted and possible new members. We finally gathered enough Band-Aids to share with the 5 doctors and/or clinics in our small town. Each one was ecstatic to receive these. We attached labels to each box with our church name. These ideas have been win-win-win projects for us…..with “The Band-Aid Ministry” families/community won by our sharing….our church/churches won by uniting together to reach out to our community (not only to share God’s love but also to make people aware of our church)…….then, God won by us sharing our time and love of God with others in our community that we might not have had a chance to without these ministry ideas. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful projects with those of us that “sometime” have a difficult time coming up with new or different ideas to spread God’s love.
P.S. I also want to add that from the Band-Aid ministry we collected coloring books and crayons that are going to the Dentist offices this week. Again, thanks so much for sharing……….
Sharon, thank you for sharing all of this… <3 Wow! I love how God is using you all to reach out into the community! May God use your physical acts to draw others to Him.
As a pastor’s wife I’d like to thank you for sharing creative ways to have a purposes to a women’s a department. I have been a pastor’s wife for about a year and I have been searching for ways to be more mission minded this was very helpful.
You are so very welcome! Thankful that you are here! <3
Thanks for the useful information and ideas
You are so very welcome, Maureen!
As a pastor’s assistant can I just say thank you for adding “talk to your pastor or staff and get their approval” because things can go sideways real quick if we haven’t thought them through and communication seaces to occur.
You are so welcome! Funny how sometimes we forget the simplest and most needed things!