Designing Effective Women's Ministries [Paperback]

Jill Briscoe (Author), Laurie Katz McIntyre (Author), Beth Seversen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1995

For nearly twenty-five years, Elmbrook Church in Waukesha, WI, has supported a variety of ministries by and for women. Today their program stands as a model. Yet, as the authors of Designing Effective Women's Ministries will tell you, it did not happen overnight, but through trial and error. In Designing Effective Women's Ministries, the authors share what worked for them and what didn't. they explain how to start where you are, with what you have, and how to do what God wants you to do. Designing Effective Women's Ministries included tips and techniques for establishing groups and programs that meet the needs of today's women. The book shows how to develop programs that are specifically tailored to your church and your community.

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From the Back Cover

For nearly twenty-five years, Elmbrook Church in Waukesha, WI, has supported a variety of ministries by and for women. Today their program stands as a model. Yet, as the authors of Designing Effective Women's Ministries will tell you, it did not happen overnight, but through trial and error. In Designing Effective Women's Ministries, the authors share what worked for them and what didn't. they explain how to start where you are, with what you have, and how to do what God wants you to do. Designing Effective Women's Ministries included tips and techniques for establishing groups and programs that meet the needs of today's women. The book shows how to develop programs that are specifically tailored to your church and your community.

About the Author

After serving at Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin, Jill Briscoe, and her husband Stuart now serve as Ministers-at-Large. Jill has coauthored countless articles and more than 40 books, including devotionals, ministry guides, Bible studies, gift books, and children's books. She is the executive editor of Just Between Us, a magazine for women and wives in ministry. She advises numerous non-profit organizations and serves on the boards for World Relief and Christianity Today. Her web site is www.tellingthetruth.org.

Since 1990, Laurie has served as pastor of the Elmbrook Women's Ministries, a dynamic ministry drawing over 1,200 women weekly. In addition, she maintains an ambitious speaking schedule at retreats and conferences. Laurie has co-authored Designing Effective Women's Ministries with Jill Briscoe, and is a contributing author of Mothers Have Angel Wings by Carol Kent. She is a graduate of Biola University and Dallas Theological Seminary.

Beth Seversen has served as a ministry leader at Elmbrook Church, Waukesha, WI. She was formerly associate pastor of women's ministries at Elmbrook Church.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (June 12, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310431913
• ISBN-13: 978-0310431916
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nuts and Bolts of Effective Women's Ministry, December 29, 1998

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Ida Rose Heckard (Kahului, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Effective Women's Ministries (Paperback)

If you've felt the nudge and heard the call to start ministering to women in your community and church -- click on the apporpriate buttons and buy this book. Through candid, practical chapters Briscoe and company lead you through the nuts and bolts of building an effective ministry. The glue, of course, that holds it all together is prayer and the authors leave no doubt that they put their ministry in the hands of the Lord. If you're looking for a straight forward aid to designing ministries that are people centered (not program centered) and meet the needs of contemporary women -- both within and outside the local church, this is the book for you. Enjoy!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference Book, August 17, 2005

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Kathee Mc "Busy Mom!" (Gold Country, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Designing Effective Women's Ministries (Paperback)

I really enjoy books by Jill Briscoe. She is very gifted and has a lot of practical advice. My big problem with this book is that it is geared towards large churches. As Women's Ministry Leader in a church of 250, I found that this book offered little to help me. Not all churches have thousands of people attending!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars women ministry handbook!, April 1, 2005

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Piano Fan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Effective Women's Ministries (Paperback)

I was the women ministry leader of my church back in 2000. Trying to find out ways to improve the existing ministry at that time; I ran into this resource book. The book was well organized and provided much information to lead a women ministry in any size. I still read it every once in a while. If you are priviledged to lead a women ministry, this book is a prayer-answered.