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From the Archives...continued
Welcome to the WM Premium resources archives.
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Celebrating Christmas the Jesus Way
Karen True
Most of us will celebrate this Christmas with lights aglow, fires aflame and gifts aplenty. For commentary, we'll discuss over-commercialization, over-spending and over-eating. From beneath a pile of ribbons, party invitations . . .
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Event: Nativi-Tea
Ruth Cusick
A Christmas tea is a traditional women's ministry event. We decided to add some new life to an old idea by creating an event focused on the nativity. This makes decorating fun and easy and provides a theme that causes us to reflect on the reason we celebrate. Decorations needed: As many nativity sets as you can get your hands on.. . . .
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Event: 3:16
Submitted by Debbie Baruso, Seattle Washington...Celebrating Valentine's Day in women's ministry presents the challenge of creating an environment where everyone feels welcome including women who are single, divorced or widowed. We decided to celebrate with a new theme. Instead of Valentines Day, we celebrate . . .
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Video Devotional: Immanuel
Jennifer Rothschild
While most of turn our clocks back an hour every fall, others might not remember until Sunday when they are welcomed to church by an empty parking lot! The additional hour and extra daylight we gain through this annual ritual has the combined . . .
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Retreat: I'm Not Who I Was
Jennifer Hallenbeck
Lives are changed through the love of Christ, and this inspired our recent retreat. We spent a weekend at a local retreat center and focused on developing deeper relationships with each other by learning about the ways God has been at work. We chose this theme to help women discover their own . . .
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6 Essential Values for Small Group Bible Study Leaders
Maria Egilsson
Before each new season of Bible study, I host an "Introduction Night" for all small group leaders. This is a perfect opportunity to build community among the leaders and provide materials and a brief review of each upcoming study. I also give . . .
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Tulle Tales: Conflict in Ministry
Karen True
Once upon a time there was a ministry team that planned a very special event. They prayed and prepared and set up and decorated. They created the look and feel of a cozy coffee house, and a talented team added truly spectacular food. Everything was just . . .
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Icebreaker: Christmas Carol Conjecture
Submitted by Abi Buening, Grand Forks, North Dakota...
Test your group's Christmas carol knowledge with these creatively phrased titles and a game of guessing. You'll hear a lot of laughter and probably stump more than a few. Share some laughs while identifying . . .
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Evaluating your Ministry: A Mighty Long Arm
Karen True
Do you remember the verse about God's elastic arms? The Bible doesn't exactly use the word elastic since that hadn't been invented yet, but the idea is there right between the lines. "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." . . .
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Retreats 101: Purpose and Planning
Robyne Beaubien
This is the second installment of a series of articles on Retreat Planning. This week we will look at some ideas to help with determining the purpose of the retreat and how to plan. There are two basic approaches to take in planning a retreat. You may . . .
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Event: Sharing Traditions
Robyne Beaubien
This is a great time of the year to have the women in your church share some of their personal family and holiday traditions. This can be presented as an evening event or a Saturday workshop/conference. For an evening event . . .
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From Jennifer: Sing on Sisters!
Jennifer Rothschild
In 1991 I was invited to sing the National Anthem for a Braves/Dodgers baseball game. Prior to the warm July evening, I had only sung our National Anthem once publicly. That occasion was to open the little league season in West Palm Beach, Florida . . .
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What's Now and What's Next?
Karen True
The perspective of childhood is unmatched by any of life's other stages and phases. It brims with optimism and knows no limits. I recently met just such a boy. His name is Tucker. I asked him, "How old are you?" His eyes . . .
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From Jennifer: Low Places
Jennifer Rothschild
Garth Brooks crooned about having friends in "low places." We do too. Life has lots of low places...waiting rooms, funerals, thinning bank accounts, hard marriages and physical infirmities are a few. Low places take us to the bottom . . .
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