Resources
The following links may be helpful to you. I’ve checked them out, but don’t necessarily endorse the views or opinions.
Bible Sprout: An online Bible study resource, Bible Sprout provides biblical resources that strengthen faith and learning among the Christian community. www.biblesprout.com.
Hope and Help for the Single Mom: Lori Little’s “21 Principles” encourage single moms to flourish spiritually in the midst of their overwhelming circumstances, leading them to live a life of purpose and meaning, focus and order, balance and harmony. http://www.hope4singlemoms.com/
Sister Circle Prayer Network: Leslie Howard, pastor’s wife from New Jersey, has started a prayer network to join women in a global prayer effort. Prayer takes place 6:30 am Eastern daily. Call 973-474-2143, pin 3239. The call is free from anywhere in the world. Numbers are also available for many countries. If you can’t make it for prayer, join the group page on Facebook. Search Sister Circle Prayer Network and request to be added to the group.
WellSpring Life Resources, Inc., www.WellRefreshed.com offers live events, small group resources, and counseling services that call hungry hearts toward a more rich and transforming daily experience of God. They present renewal events for leaders and lay people across the country. Their small group materials are refreshing thirsty hearts in over 30 denominations in the U.S. and overseas. I recommend their great study and guide called Soul Craving.
Need help with journaling? This website can help: www.journalkeeping.org
NEWIM – Network of Evangelical Women in Ministry – is a ministry to women who minister to women. It’s based in Southern California, with chapters in Central California, San Diego and in South Africa. Their conferences and retreats are a wonderful resource for those in the local area. They’ve recently added a resource available to everyone – a DVD of a retreat that can be used for groups or individually. Please go to www.newim.org for more information.
Women’s Ministry Network is a great site for resources. They have a free e-mail newsletter, chat room, bookstore, event calendar and and recommended Bible studies. www.womensministry.net
John Fischer has a great article (in archives, 2/18/09) about how giving women respect helps society as a whole. Click here to read his Catch of the Day: www.fischtank.com/ft/inthetank.cfm
Family Impact. Church small groups, small group ministry, and Christian parenting groups. www.familyimpact.net
Christian Ladies Connect. Great community for the whole Christian woman: podcast and radio show, work from home opportunities, homeschooling, family, health and wellness topics, freebies, contests and more! www.christianladies.net
Hannah’s Prayer Ministries is a ministry for those dealing with infertility. Please click on the link to read more about what they provide. www.hannah.org
See http://www.breakpoint.org/bp-home for relevant Christian news and views.
www.RhondaRhea.net for funny and inspiring articles.
Women’s ministry sites sent in by Mrs. Carol Llaneza and Mrs. Daphne Sidney in the Philippines.
Crosswalk.com for Women – joy, insight, and perspective to get you through your week http://women.crosswalk.com
Ministry Professionals – For those of you who use PowerPoint or other presentation software to illustrate your sermons and presentations, GoodSalt Online Inspirational Images has free downloadable illustrations of inspirational images that pertain to current world events. These timely high resolution images are offered royalty free for your use compliments of GoodSalt.com. Check back often, as these images are updated frequently to reflect current events. Just click on or paste the following url: http://www.goodsalt.com
Women of Faith has an on-line women’s ministry leader newsletter at the following web address: www.women-of-faith.com/Ministries/index_ministries.htm
Our Daily Bread and other resources are available from www.rbc.net
Sonlife Ministries, based in Illinois, is offers one-day women’s ministry training seminars throughout the U.S. Check their website for information and schedules: www.Sonlife.com
Christian Book Distributors, www.christianbook.com
Christians for Biblical Equality, www.cbeinternational.org
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, www.cbmw.org
World Evangelical Fellowship, Commission on Women’s Concerns, www.WorldEvangelical.org
Click on “Commissions”
National Association of Evangelicals, www.nae.net
A.D. 2000 and Beyond, Women’s Track, www.Glory-of-Zion.org
Click on “conferences” for conference information.
Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, e-mail Vicki Vaughn at vvaughn@lifeway.com for information on small group training seminars and Love Is a Decision seminars. website is www.lifeway.com
Virtue Magazine, www.christianity.net
Today’s Christian Woman, www.TodaysChristianWoman.net
This site has resources, devotionals and other good stuff:
http://members.aol.com/browjan/index.html
If you’re on AOL, you can reach some of their other women’s ministry resources at keyword: CO Women on AOL.
Bruce Bugbee’s Network Ministries (affiliated with Willow Creek Community Church). This suggests that gift based ministry be a core value of your congregation. They offer seminars, books, videos, software, etc., to assist congregations in developing gift based ministry. Network Ministries is on the world wide web at www.networkministries.com