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Why Women In the Church?

Why does your church need a women's ministry?

1. Because through it we have the opportunity to address helpfully the issue of the nature of manhood and womanhood, an issue that is very much at the heart of the cultural transition we find ourselves in right now.

2. To have a deliberate, intentional ministry to women in the church because the Bible teaches so much on manhood and womanhood.

3. Because when biblical manhood and womanhood are denied, altered or unpracticed, that results in disasters in manrriages, families, and churches.

4. Because we ought to have an intentional, deliberate approach to female discipleship.

5. Because the denial or the twisting of the Bible's clear teaching on manhood and womanhood is one of the central ways that biblical authority is undermined in our times.

    (adapted from: "Women's Ministry in the Local Church" by J. Ligon Duncan and Susan Hunt, pg. 37-41.)
Why is WIC important to every evangelical church?

Behind and underneath WIC's approach to distinctly feminine discipleship is the fundamental issue of biblical authority. If we can change or deny what the Bible says about female and male relationships to fit the current feminist culture, then we can make the Bible say whatever we want it to say. Rather than being uncomfortable addressing biblical womanhood, we should "let the lion loose, let God be God, and let His Word speak and rule in our lives."

    (adapted from: "Women's Ministry in the Local Church" by J. Ligon Duncan and Susan Hunt, pg. 42.)
What is the purpose of WIC?

The purpose of the Women In the Church is that every woman know Christ personally and be committed to extending His Kingdom in her life, home, church, community and throughout the world.


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General Assembly Debate on Women's Roles in the Deaconate between J. Ligon Duncan and Timothy J. Kelly (MP3)


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Why Women In the Church?

Why is WIC important to every evangelical church?

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    excerpt from: "Women's Ministry in the Local Church" by J. Ligon Duncan and Susan Hunt, pg. 37-42.
Why does your church need a women's ministry?

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    excerpt from: "Women's Ministry in the Local Church" by J. Ligon Duncan and Susan Hunt, pg. 37-42.
What is the purpose of WIC?

The purpose of the Women In the Church is that every woman know Christ personally and be committed to extending His Kingdom in her life, home, church, community and throughout the world.


EVENTS
FOUNDATIONS CIRRICULUM
PRESWIC OFFICERS

Heritage PresWIC Purpose

  • provide an organization to encourage fellowship among the women in the churches in the bounds of this presbytery
  • inspire women in the churches to know Christ personally and be committed to extending His kingdom in their lives, homes, churches, communities, and throughout the world.
  • encourage and support our missionaries both here and abroad
  • increase denominational awareness and loyalty.

(from Heritage PresWIC By-Laws)

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Distinctively Feminine Discipleship

The purpose of a Women In the Church Titus 2 Ministry is to support the discipleship ministry of the church by helping women establish covenant relationships with godly women who will encourage and equip them to live for God's glory.

Eternity Matters
The goals of an effective Titus 2 Ministry are:

  • for women to be equipped to apply the principles of Biblical womenhood to all of life.
  • for women to be equipped to spiritually mentor other women and to show and tell the next generation the Biblical principles of womanhood.
  • for some women to become Titus 2 group leaders.
  • for all participants to be strengthened in their love for and service to the church.

Event-driven, purpose-driven, task-driven, or personality-driven ministries can provide opportunities for many accomplishments. However, there is an inherant danger in that any ministry that is not Biblcially informed will eventually become competitive and devisive. Any ministry that does not balance its soup kitchens, ladies’ luncheons, kids carnivals and charity fairs with the equipping of solid Biblical food, will not enable its women to grow and flourish in their God-given roles.

The Titus 2 model can help to equip women who are more mature spiritually to come alongside other women and become spiritual mentors.The result is Women's Ministry that builds up women when the spiritually mature women lead the younger women.

Titus 2:3-5 is not simply a suggestion to match older women and younger women. The directive is a part of covenant life. It is a part of the strategy for the Christian education of the church.

The Titus mandate was given to the pastor of the church. Paul instructed Titus to equip older* women in the congregation for the ministry of training younger women. This discipleship is to take place within the context of sound doctrine and under ecclesiastical authority. The commitment, oversight, and protection of church leadership are biblical and essential.

(*note: older does not simply refer to age, but to spiritual maturity and connects women with mentorship relationships)

Here are some of the Biblical Foundations resources that can help:

 Women's Ministry in the Local Church
In a time of confusion and uncertainty, authors Susan Hunt and Ligon Duncan walk women through the Scriptures to help them better understand what it means to have an effective, biblical women's ministry in the church and provide many proven tools to help start a women's ministry in your church.
Order: (#8204) $11.99

Women's Ministry: Training and Resource Guide
This is an affordable, composite 3 ring notebook with updated tools that will equip women with life giving skills. The purpose is to help churches study a biblical approach to women's ministry in the church & to provide resources to develop, implement, and train leaders to plan for a woman's ministry.
Order: (#8252) $20.00
True Woman.jpg (18028 bytes) The True Woman
Where there is no sound theology, there can be no real ministry. The True Woman helps even the busiest women re-connect with basic truths and essential doctrines—keeping them firmly anchored in their commitment to biblical truth. Preview              
Order:  (#4054) $12.79
Order Leader's Guide

LeadershipforWIC.jpg (17925 bytes) Leadership for Women
in the Church
Here is the foundation—the starting point for building the women’s ministry in your church. You’ll explore what having a women’s ministry can mean in women’s lives, discover how to construct the ministry on a solid theological footing, and learn how to train a leadership team. Preview
Order: (#3700) $8.80
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Spirtual Mothering.jpg (23250 bytes) Spiritual Mothering
In the second chapter of Titus, Paul outlines a ministry model in which older women nurture younger women in character, in faith, and in doctrine. With this study, you can put the principles of "spiritual mothering" to work, helping your women create a close-knit community built on covenant relationships. 
Order: (#3594) $12.79
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Application Models

One Woman At A Time: A woman can be spiritually mothered by reading these books and then pass the legacy of biblical womanhood on to others.

Small Group Model: Women can use the studies in interactive groups as they learn and apply the concepts of biblical womanhood.

Women’s Ministry Model: In this model, Biblical Foundations for Womanhood (Foundations) is the framework for the women’s ministry in a local church. This is accomplished through things such as:

  • Regularly involving women in the studies in various forums such as monthly studies, weekly studies, retreats, etc.

  • Planning events that model and reinforce the objectives of Foundations.

  • Equipping women’s leadership so that Foundations informs all of their planning and decisions.

  • Using Foundations as a commentary and foundation for all women’s studies and ministries.

  • Creating a vehicle to establish and encourage Titus 2 relationships.

  • Promoting a vision that includes women of all seasons and circumstances.

Bible Study Model: Women’s Bible study teachers are equipped through Foundations to incorporate and apply the principles of biblical womanhood into whatever they are teaching.

Speaker Model: Women who speak at retreats and events can intentionally integrate the concepts of Foundations in their speaking/teaching.


 

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