Women's Ministry - What is it and who is it for?

  • Alison Eloff
  • Mar 13, 2011
  • Series: The Informer

Women’s Ministry- what is it and who is it for?

One of our goals as a church is to “present everyone mature in Christ Jesus” (Col.1:28) and the Women’s ministry (Women-2-Women) comes under this broader goal too.

There are several strands to fulfilling this. We seek to create opportunities where women will hear the truths about what the Lord Jesus claims about Himself. We then use various teaching opportunities to study the Bible and highlight where women can work out their relationship with the Lord Jesus as they serve each other, as well as the wider church family.

The structures in place are:

- Tuesday Coffee Morning
(meets in the DG Mill’s hall, 10 -11.30 am; with a crèche available)

- Wednesday Coffee Evening
(meets in room 1 in the Children’s centre, 7.30-8.30 pm)

Women sit around tables in ‘care’ groups where it is possible to get to know each other and develop a sense of community. Much fun, support and mutual encouragement happens. We follow the overall church bible study program – this semester doing Wisdom For Life. Ladies have tea, prepare for the day’s session; discuss what they have discovered and then there is a wrap-up talk, pulling it all together.

These groups run according to the school terms and are open to any women who would like to come.

A further opportunity to meet our goals is our Monthly breakfast - Saturdays,7.30-8.30.am (monthly, as far as the calendar of public and school holidays allow!). We have a 3- course breakfast followed by a half hour talk on various topics pertinent to helping us function as Christian women. This year we are also having a Woman-2-Woman Day Away (14 May) where we will  have challenging  bible teaching in the context of a day designed to give us un-hurried time to mingle, do some relaxing activities as well as tackle some practical areas of life.

Every mix of ladies represents a great diversity of needs, and by blending teaching, evangelism and pastoral application we try (under God) to meet some of these.

Women are part of the broader church and there are many opportunities in which to serve. Children’s church; being on a tea roster; the welcome desk; ushering; meeting one-to-one; being part of the prayer ministry; being part of a home group; creative friends; technical support….tell us of your availability and we will be delighted to point you to where you can be involved.

Info: Alison Eloff and the Women’s Board ()