New Doors in Ministry to Women: A Fresh Model for Transforming Your Church, Campus, or Mission Field - Softcover

Kelly Mathews; Sue Edwards; Kelley Mathews

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0825425085 ISBN 13: 9780825425080

Publisher: Kregel Publications,U.S., 2003

Synopsis

Women thirst for intimacy and long for meaningful activity. They often come into churches looking for truth, relevance, and relationships--three things that a healthy women's ministry can provide if it is centered around genuine study of the Word of God, the place where successful transformation begins.

The authors offer a new model--the Transformation Model--for women's ministry that adapts to and addresses the needs of women unique to the postmodern church. The model helps churches define their purpose in women's ministry, refine their focus, and minister to women at all stages of life.

Since the heart of the model is Bible study, the Transformation Model works equally well in the church, on campuses, and on the mission field. The book provides practical suggestions for implementing this model in a variety of venues, and includes topics such as how to evaluate women's needs, choose a team of leaders, select or write a Bible study, run a board meeting, and survive conflict.

Throughout the book are profiles of women who have led the way in applying the Transformation Model in their settings. These "Pioneer Profiles" include women who serve in the church, on school campuses, and around the world. Many of them are still in the trenches of ministry, and their experiences lend an immediate authenticity to life-changing women's ministries.

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Review:

On practical details . . . the book provides excellent resources with a very helpful set of appendices, including everything from sample job descriptions to a sample lesson plan to a Bible study leader's manual.-- (06/03/2004)

From the Back Cover:

Mothers and grandmothers. Students and singles. Stay-at-home moms and working moms. How can your women's ministry become a celebration of the church's uniqueness rather than a conflict of interests?

New Doors in Ministry to Women presents a life-changing strategy that adapts to the unique circumstances of various ministries. This strategy, the Transformation Model, provides direction for building a ministry team, creating dynamic Bible studies, and preparing for and surviving conflicts. By building a women's ministry around the understanding of biblical truth, this new model helps deepen women's relationships with God and then with others.

"This book is a valuable resource for anyone involved in women's ministries. . . . [It is] an essential ministry tool for communicating the Word of God and building life-sustaining relationships."

--Vickie Kraft
Author of Women Mentoring Women and founder of Titus 2:4 Ministries, Inc.

"Out of their wealth of experience and solid theological training, [the authors] have presented an incredibly practical, strikingly comprehensive, fascinating . . . handbook on ministering to women in a variety of contemporary settings."

--Dave Cotten
Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Ministry, Dallas Theological Seminary
Pastor of Senior Adult Ministries, Faith Bible Church, Edmond, Oklahoma

Sue Edwards (M.A. Dallas Theological Seminary) and Kelley Mathews (Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary) are a perfect team to collaborate on this book. Sue is a modern woman with twenty-five years experience while Kelley is postmodern, just beginning to oversee the women's ministry at her church. Sue ministers in a large church; Kelly in a small church. Sue is a new grandmother and Kelley is a new mom. Although they enjoy different life stages, they share the same passion: to see women won, grown, and unleashed for God's glory. Both live in Dallas, Texas--Sue with her husband, David, and Kelley with her husband, John, and toddler son, Nate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kregel Publications,U.S.
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0825425085
• ISBN 13: 9780825425080
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320