Our “How to Build a Women’s Ministry Team” mini-series continues today with a look at Women’s Ministry Team job descriptions.
In my last post “What positions do you need to fill on your team?” I gave you a whopping 18 examples of possible positions for your team.
Yikes!
I do not expect God to ask you to fill all 18. Please ask Him where your holes are and where He wants you to expand your team. Your Pastor will have some good suggestions too!
After typing more than 5 pages of notes I realized this was going to have to be shared in pieces. I’m breaking this list into two parts. And they are still going to be lengthy. Sorry!
If you want to print these out, there’s a printer icon at the bottom of each post. Let’s get to it!
Written job descriptions are critical:
- They help keep women from stepping on each other’s toes.
- They set clear expectations.
- They are invaluable when it comes to asking women to serve in that particular role.
Please take the following job descriptions and tweak, edit, and add to them to make them your own. You know what you need for your team.
Consider these descriptions as a starting point.
Women’s Ministry Director/Leader
- Meets regularly with Pastor overseeing the Women’s Ministry.
- Encourages other team members in their responsibilities, delegating appropriately, and assisting when needed.
- Leads Women’s Ministry Leadership Team meetings, preparing an agenda that encourages the contribution of every Team member.
- Identifies training needs for Leadership Team members and finds opportunities to meet these needs.
- Contacts Women’s Ministry Team members as needed, and at a minimum on a monthly basis.
- When Team positions are unfilled, perform duties of that position when necessary.
- Prays regularly for her position, Women’s Ministry Team, and the women of the church and community.
- Meets with successor to ensure a smooth transition.
- Other duties as needed.
Treasurer
- Works with Women’s Ministry Leader to create a budget for the Women’s Ministry based on known costs, anticipated expenditures, and expected income. (Adoption of the budget is by the entire Leadership Team.)
- Reports at each Women’s Ministry Team meeting the financial status, identifying shortages and surplus as appropriate.
- Completes necessary paperwork in accordance with church policies.
- Tracks registrations for events.
- Assists in the distribution of scholarships for women in the group who cannot afford to attend events, ensuring confidentiality for any woman in need.
- Attends to misc. financial matters as needed, including payments to speakers, reimbursement of registration funds, and payments for childcare workers.
- Serves on the Leadership Team and attends meetings.
Secretary
- Records discussions, decisions, and information shared during Leadership Team meetings.
- Complies notes in an organized format.
- Maintains records of each meeting.
- Distributes minutes from Leadership meetings to all team members in a timely manner.
- Serves on the Leadership Team and attends meetings.
Music & Worship Coordinator
- Selects music and worship activities that complement the women’s ministry event.
- Coordinates the music selections with the event planner.
- Recruits singers and musicians for events.
- Provides lyrics and soundtracks for music as needed.
- Creates Power Point slides for lyrics.
- Schedules worship practices prior to events.
- Serves on the Leadership Team and attends meetings.
Publicity Coordinator
- Creatively publicizes Women’s Ministry events in the church and community.
- Works with other Leadership team members to create event-specific publicity including registration forms, emails, Facebook postings, Sunday bulletin announcements, bulletin board displays, brochures, press releases, and other signage.
- Creates and distributes newsletter on a regular basis.
- Coordinates promotional displays and publicity releases with the church staff.
- Seeks necessary approval on all publicity items per church guidelines.
- Regularly updates the Women’s Ministry page on the church website.
- Serves on the Leadership Team and attends meetings.
Bible Study Coordinator
- Recruits, trains, and encourages the Bible Study Leaders.
- Maintains regular contact with all Bible Study Leaders, coaching them through situations as they arise.
- Reviews and purchases Bible Study materials.
- Creates a schedule of Bible study classes.
- Works with Publicity Coordinator to publicize Bible study offerings.
- Serves on the Leadership Team and attends meetings.
I’ll share the other 12 with you next week. Be sure to subscribe to my posts so you don’t miss it!
Your turn to share: What other responsibilities would you add to these job descriptions?
Other posts in this series include:
How to Build a Women’s Ministry Team
What positions do you need to fill on your team?
Women’s Ministry Team Job Descriptions – Part 2
How to Recruit Women’s Ministry Team Members
How to Ask Women to Serve on Your Leadership Team
Thank you for making this information available to us. It has help me to put a plan together for our new Womens Ministry
You’re so welcome! I pray God will guide you each step of the way. Be sure to check out my book, Rethinking Women’s Ministry, as well. It’s packed with information that you’ll find helpful. 🙂
I thank God for this very helpful to us especially for me who are still in the process of organizing women to in the ministry. Thanks for this love of God at work in your ministry. God Be Glorified.
The write-up is great, it provided me with an insight into the roles of the Women’s ministries. God bless you
Thank you for your comment, Mavis. 🙂 I am so glad you’ve found this post to be helpful!
I have been helped so so much.God richly bless you and your ministry.
Cyndee, you and your WM Toolbox are an awesome help to the Body of Christ. I appreciate you.
Thank you, dear Dora! <3 Your sweet comment made my day! I appreciate all YOU do to love and serve the women in your church and community!
Very significant. Much appreciated, I’ve been helped.
So glad you found this post to be helpful! 🙂
This is very helpful. I’ve been searching for such information for quite some time. God bless you real good for sharing.
Sandra, you are so very welcome. 🙂 God bless you!
I don’t know how I was lead to this page, but it was right on time???????????????????? Thank you so much for all the information, truly is needed. I am the new President of the Women’s Ministry at our church, we are just getting started, I have choosen obedience over fear???????????????????? And U know the Holy Spirit will guide me and direct me. Thank so much for the information ???? God bless
Congratulations on your new role! Praying the Lord will direct your steps and guide you!
Thanku for sharing am helped alot, preparing minutes for women’s ministry that has just been formed.
Thanks for these insightful messages
I have gotten new ideas to help my woman ministry
You are so very welcome, Joyce! <3
This is an awesome blog thanks for sharing
Thanks, Marcia! I am so glad you found it to be helpful! 🙂
I came across this blog when I wanted to have some ideas about how the women’s leadership should work as a team to involve other women to participate in the women’s ministry and am glad that I found exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
You are so welcome! I’m glad you were able to find what you were looking for! 🙂
Thanks this is going to help me a lot
You’re so very welcome, Patricia! 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing this!! What a Godsend you are. I have just issued Team Member questions so that I can place my team mates in their strengths. This will help me to take it to the next step.
You are so very welcome! Praying for God to give you wisdom and discernment. <3
Thank you for allowing God to use you, these helped me a great deal.
Akinyi, You are so very welcome! So glad you found them helpful. 🙂
I came upon this as I was putting together our women’s group info to present to church leadership. Thank you so much for sharing this!
You are so welcome! So glad you found it just when you needed it! 🙂 Praying your meeting with church leadership goes well!
Cyndee, you are, indeed, a gift from the Lord. Our church is just startung ( 3 years old in Nov) and I’ve been called to be over women’s ministry. It is a bit overwhelming, but I’m thankful God chose me. Being small helps, but the responsibility is still great. I need every resource you have, lol. I’m sure I will return to this site over and over again. Thank you for being obedient to your calling. I appreciate everything you share. May God bless and keep you. I love you with the love of Christ.
Sharon, thank you for your kind and encouraging note! I am thankful the Lord led you here and pray He will guide your every step!