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Admin	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 27 Apr, 2010 05:51 PM women's group at your church, what would it consist of? What do you feel your greatest need is as far as fellowship with other women? Some things to think about: How often would it meet? Would it be a Bible study? or just fun? Or both? Would it be only single gals? Only a certain age group? A mix? How big would it be? Would it meet at the church or in people's homes? Or? Would you want to study about things other than the Bible? Such as... having a cooking class incorporated with it? Or sewing? Or first aid? Or? Would you want there to be one-on-one discipleship within the group? Would you want there to be service projects? What kind? Would you want the group to welcome non-Christians? How would this be accomplished? Post Reply
View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 27 Apr, 2010 07:23 PM God often uses me in inner healing. Any age, any religion, all are welcome. If they want to bring food, that's fine, if not, I cook, no big deal. Once a month is perfect, meet at my house, come as you are ;) sing some worship songs and love on Jesus for awhile and then begin to share the Word. See where the Lord leads. My perfect womens group would not have an agenda it would go with the flow, definitely. We share what the Lord is doing in our lives if we wanted to if not, that's ok, we would have ministry time and the circle would be a safe place where women could share their hearts and not worry about gossip. When the circle gets large enough, then we will branch out and half the circle would go meet at someone elses house and so on. It's funny because I am an "agenda" type of person, always on time, with a schedule and focused on what I'm doing. Play by the rules always. but when it comes to the Lord, I just cant put Him in a box, no time frames no agendas no schedules... funny huh? thanks for the post... Riveroflife Post Reply
patou View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 28 Apr, 2010 04:55 AM We have this women's group from our church, that really needs an assistance because they are new christians & thirst for the word of God. What I did was to open my house for them because we have limited time in the church. Every sunday after our service, they're all welcome to my home; but if there's an emergency need from my family or friends, then I need to cancel our fellowship. Our meeting varies, from bible study, to sharing of blessings, outpouring of each others hurt & sometimes just enjoying each others company. And also we have this group, our youth choir who treated me as their aunt, & they all love to come to my home. They're like my adopted children,:laugh: and they all added joy in my life. When I'm with them, I feel like young again. :yay: :dancingp: :bouncy: Ida :waving: Post Reply
View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 28 Apr, 2010 01:46 PM Thanks for the input, ladies =) I ask because I'm contemplating starting up some kind of new women's ministry at my church. Looking forward to more responses! :glow: Post Reply
View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 28 Apr, 2010 02:43 PM At a church I used to attend they had a ladies group called secret sisters.They passed out gifts to a secret sister.They drew names and gave gifts in secret.Dennis Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 28 Apr, 2010 08:05 PM Good suggestions and input from everyone. Pixy, I know God has been using me to minister to young single women more-so with their struggles in relationships sometimes. I think there is a big need not to have just an established �titled� ministry, just a checkmark of the church saying �hey, we got women�s ministry covered� because most times it�s not all covered. There are a lot of single/divorced young and older women who are suffering inside, and in women�s ministry we�ve got to be able to dwelve into the hearts of these women, and be for real with them about life and God. Asking the penetrating questions can be hard, but also, for us to be authentic and genuine in our willingness to help another sister, we�ve got to be transparent with each other, speak our own experiences and not pacify and glaze over the hurts they�ve experienced. Many times I�ve seen the holiness there, but not the �realness� from the person trying to comfort �so the believability that the support is genuine is questioned by the hurt person. When you�re hurting, all the time you don�t feel �holy�� you want someone there to feel your hurt, let you vent, share something they might�ve experienced like you, and how they then were able to come out of it with God through His word... That is the most effective kind of women�s ministry in my opinion. The fellowship part�. Outings, eating gatherings, shopping adventures, etc� are all good too. I thank God that I allow Him to use me however He wants to. Then once He puts the person before me, I just know�. This is God� now I�m �on� for Him. Ok, well, that�s my initial input. Good post! Post Reply
View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 29 Apr, 2010 04:07 PM @GracieMae- Thanks for the input. I feel like that's kinda what's going on in my church. They have a women's ministry there, and it's certainly not a horrible one, but I don't feel like it's really ministering to me (and probably not other single women in their 30s either). It's geared toward senior citizen ladies and mothers, and I don't fit into either of those group. I think that a good women's ministry would make sure that everyone could be ministered to. And I've thought about moving onto another church, but it's the church I grew up in, and I like the pastor... So, a good solution seems to be to try to expand the current ministry and try some new things... I agree that the "realness" is so important. It's hard to connect w/ another woman when they're "hiding" being Scripture, so to speak... I do find Scripture encouraging, but I also need women to be open and honest about how they've personally handled things. Post Reply
bcpianogal View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 29 Apr, 2010 07:32 PM I went to an interesting ladies social supper last weekend. I didn't know most of the people there, because I went with a friend and it was the ladies group from her church, not mine. Anyway, there was no Bible study at all. We all brought a dish (salad or dessert) to share, and we just sat around and ate and talked. Most of the ladies were young-ish, probably between 25 and 35, with just a few who were older. There was a good mix of single and married (with and without kids). We talked about girl stuff (everything from childbirth experiences and OB/GYNs to manicures/pedicures to favorite recipes), shared the problems we were dealing with, offered advice and comfort, and laughed a LOT. It was wonderful. Exactly what I needed last week. Bible studies are good, but sometimes I need time to just relax and be a lady with other ladies. I felt that I could ask anything, say anything, and just be myself, with no fear of being judged by the others. Wonderful. (This is one of those things that stretches me as a person and forces me to be friendly and come out of my quiet little shell.) Post Reply
View Profile History	If you could have a "perfect"... Posted : 29 Apr, 2010 08:05 PM good practice for you pianogal ;) Post Reply