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FREE Women's Ministry e-Newsletter ...your source for women's ministry news, events, resources and people Issue #9 Thursday, February 18, 1999 http://www.womensministry.net ideas@womensministry.net fax: 417-888-2095 IN THIS ISSUE 1. From the Publishers 2. wmTip: Establishing Leadership 3. wmLibrary: Resources for Women's Ministry 4. Contest: Win an Album by Telling Your Friends 5. Upcoming wmEvents: 15 Events in Feb/Mar 6. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information 1. FROM THE PUBLISHERS Hello friends. We're still catching up from a busy schedule at home, and on the road. Phil, and our staff continue to make changes to the WomensMinistry.Net web site. By next week you'll be able to search the wmEventCalendar by speaker and state. Soon after that, we will have the much awaited People Directory online. You'll be able to find contact information for speakers and musicians across the country. I hope to meet some of you this weekend at the St. Andrews by-the-Sea Women's Conference held in Destin FL. I'll be speaking on the themes of Walking by Faith, and Keeping Your Shoes On. God richest blessings to you. Jennifer Rothschild, Publisher publisher@womensministry.net 2. wmTIP: ESTABLISHING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPING SOLID LEADERS FOR YOUR WOMEN'S MINISTRY In order to have a Women's Ministry that will be strong and effective, leadership must be established. This means taking an active part in encouraging and nurturing your women through strategies and programs. Five ideas for developing strong leadership 1. Involve your women. Begin by simply asking women to be involved. When possible, explain in advance what will be expected from them, and keep in mind that some mothers and working women may find it challenging to take on large jobs. Encourage women to discover their spiritual gifts, and help them get placed in that specific area of service. 2. Inspire your women. Help the women see and understand the vision for what can and should take place through ministry. Look for specific needs in your church and in your community that could me met. Promote any ideas with enthusiasm and be open for suggestions. Appreciate your women. Let them know their hard work is valuable. Most importantly, continue to pray for the vision, and encourage the whole church to join you in prayer as you seek God's will for His ministry. 3.Instruct your women. Remember that leaders need to be learners too. It is easy to assume that leaders are learning as they are studying, but this should not substitute for deeper instruction gained from worship attendance and other learning opportunities. It is crucial to model God's truth in your own life. Be an example in not only the words you say but the life you live. 4. Instill passion and commitment in your women. Pass on a passion and commitment for God and his work by teaching them biblical values through meditation on God's word. Help them to view themselves as a team or a single body of Christ. This will provide comfort and strength as they share the pressures and enjoy the pleasures of ministry. Finally, instill in them the importance of passing on the leadership by encouraging and helping them train future leaders. 5.Intercede for your women. The most important step you can take to develop strong leaders is intercede for them in prayer. Actively intercede for the women in your church, and teach them to pray for each other and the ministry. Excerpted from: Designing Effective Women's Ministries, by Jill Briscoe, Laurie Katz McIntyre, and Beth Seversen Zondervan Publishing House 1995 ISBN 0-310-43191-3 (pbk.) Submitted by Buffy Dane, a contributing editor and staff intern at the Women's Ministry Network. comments@womensministry.net ******************AD********************** You can let the world of women's ministry know about your ministry, events, services, or products by advertising here. For more information, visit http://www.womensministry.net/Advertising ****************************************** 3. wmLIBRARY Two great resources for your women's ministry library. Check them out at www.lifeway.com. Whispers of Hope Designed to help women develop a consistent, daily habit of prayer, Whispers of Hope includes 70 daily meditations, each containing a brief Bible reading, Scripture, and thought for the day. Daily meditations cover a broad range of topics from marriage to money and from adoration to depression. Following each day's reading you'll find journaling pages for recording your prayer petitions. This distinctly different clothbound book has a quality look with striking photographs and a separate section for group study plans. It is ideal for personal study, group study, and for gift giving. Living Beyond Yourself In Living Beyond Yourself, noted Bible teacher, writer, and conference speaker Beth Moore leads an in-depth study of the Fruit of the Spirit. Living Beyond Yourself begins with an overview of the book of Galatians and a study of the person and fullness of the Holy Spirit, then carefully and scripturally examines the nine character traits of the Spirit's love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The ultimate evidence of the Spirit-filled life appears in the title of this study. Beth wants to lead you to live beyond yourself. This in-depth, 11-session print study includes a leader's guide. ***************************************** Send us your Press Releases, News, and Ideas Web forms located at: http://www.womensministry.net/InputForms.htm E-mail: ideas@womensministry.net Fax: (405) 273-9336 ***************************************** 4. CONTEST: WIN A FREE ALBUM This will be fun. For every person that mentions your name when subscribing to our FREE e-Newsletter, your name will be added to a monthly drawing for a free Jennifer Rothschild album. The more people you refer, the more likely your name will be drawn. Have fun, and tell your friends. Subscribe at www.womensministry.net/Newsletter or by emailing subscribe@womensministry.net MISS AN ISSUE? If you miss an issue just visit http://www.womensministry.net/Newsletter/Archives.htm or http://www.egroups.com/list/womensministry-news/ 5. UPCOMING WOMENS MINISTRY EVENTS (Feb and Mar) 2/19-20/99 - Destin FL, St. Andrews By-the-Sea Episcopal Church 2/19-20/99 - Lawton OK First Baptist Church 2/20/99 - Huntsville AL Word of Truth World Outreach Church 2/20/99 - Ringwood OK Ringwood Wesleyan Church 2/26-27/99 - Lavon TX Arapaho Road Baptist Church 2/27/99 - Charlotte NC Spacious Places Ministry and Tyvola Church of God 3/5-7/99 - Branson MO Christian Beleivers United and Iverna Tompkins Min. 3/5-6/99 - Greenwood IN, EBC Ladies of Faith Ministries 3/6/99 - Cabot AR First Baptist Church 3/12-13/99 - Jacksonville FL Westside Baptist Church 3/13/99 - Ferndale MI Greater Mt. Everett COGIC 3/19-21/99 - Hartwell GA God's Glory Girls 3/20/99 - New Orleans LA Women Ministry-Greter King Solomon B.C. 3/26-28/99 - Avalon NJ, NJ Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 3/31/99 - Baltimore MD Women at the Well For more information on each event, or to submit your Event information, go to http://www.womensministry.net/Events NEXT ISSUE More news and leading resources for leading women 6. SUBSCRIBE AND UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION To SUBSCRIBE to this FREE weekly e-mail newsletter, please go to http://www.womensministry.net/Newsletter or e-mail us your email address to subscribe@womensministry.net. If you prefer NOT to receive this free weekly newsletter, please UNSUBSCRIBE by sending an e-mail to womensministry-news-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your friends at the WomensMinistryNetwork ~the premiere site for womens ministry events, ideas, people, and resources Visit: www.WomensMinistry.Net E-mail: ideas@womensministry.net Fax: 417-888-2095 P.S. 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