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Intergenerational Women’s Ministry:
Not a Program, but a Mindset
Darcy Paape
Background and Experience
O High School English/Theology teacher 4yrs O Associate in Ministry (Youth, Family, and
Campus ministry) 5yrs Portland, OR. O Campus Ministry Assistant at Concordia
University Wisconsin- 5th year O Director of the Women’s Leadership
Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin- 1st year
O Current role O The Director of the Women’s Leadership
Institute O The mission of the Women’s Leadership
Institute is to educate, encourage, and equip women for Christian leadership in the home, church, workplace, and world.
O Concordia Wisconsin’s Campus Ministry Assistant
O CUW Campus Ministry points the campus to Christ by connecting students in Christ-centered relationships, Gospel-motivated service, and Christian leadership development
A story about messy ministry
Bringing it back to center
What women want from a women’s ministry
1. What are you hungry for as a Christian woman?
2. In what ways do you wish to grow in your faith and walk with Jesus?
3. What would a ministry have to provide to make it a priority for you and others to participate in?
What are you hungry for?
O The ability to get real with others (authentic relationships) O Go deep O Intergenerational O Permission to be messy O Knowing Jesus and His Word
How I wish to grow O Application of God’s word
O Defending the faith to non-believers O Sharing scripture encouragement O Teaching my children O Sharing my story of faith with others O Defeating fear in my life
O Putting God first, accountability to make Him the priority
O Prayer- My ability and desire to go to God O Be more like Jesus
What will help me attend and engage in your ministry?
O A personal invitation O Childcare O Ability to contribute and be my messy self in a
community O Biblically-based and relevant O Multiple generations reaching out to one another
and to those who do not have faith.
EPIC-Leonard Sweet O Experiential O Participatory O Image-Rich O Connective
O Postmodern Pilgrims by Leonard Sweet
(2000).
Is your ministry event focused or people focused?
O Is the majority of your time spent on event planning or people?
O Are there easy entry points into leadership that allow for different gifts?
O How are you helping them grow in their study of the Word and commitment to prayer?
O What tools are your participants able to take home?
O How are you following up with your participants?
A story of a woman who had her needs met
John 4: 1-42
A Look at Jesus at the Well O Jesus meets her during an ordinary daily
task O Equivalent to Jesus hanging out with a
woman at a laundromat or grocery shopping O Asked for a drink which revealed his own
humanity and need O Jesus cut across race (bloodline), gender,
religion, and nationality (borders) with a simple vulnerable question.
O Invites her to ask a question of him O Where will this water come from?
A Look at Jesus at the Well An invitation for conversation leads to part of the Lord’s harvest. O She admits she is thirsty O He reminds her why O She brings up worship O Jesus can reveal who he is. . .The Messiah! O She goes to tell others. . .can this be? O Jesus remarks to his disciples that the
harvest is ready, but there are too few workers.
Today’s Woman A Samaritan Woman
O Desire to grow by O having real
conversations in a safe environment.
O being challenged. O going deeper into the
Word of God and wanting to apply it.
O desiring to share faith and serve others.
O Jesus engaged her by O broke down barriers
to have a conversation.
O challenged her to think about her life and who He is.
O explained truth and scripture to her.
O inspired her to go and share the good news.
A well-woman needs. . . O To be introduced to Jesus O An invitation to discover together in a safe place O To be challenged by the Word O To be encouraged in the Gospel O To be held accountable O The help of the Holy Spirit!
A well-woman then invites others to do the same.
Well-women among us O Who in your ministry or church already possesses
or could develop these qualities? O What might you do to disciple and mentor future
well-women? O How are your events and ministry opportunities
encouraging the key components women are asking for?
Mindset, not ministry O How might it look in your congregation to focus
more intentionally on mindset and then ministry? How might you incorporate the following: O Mentor trainings O Prayer time (for ministry, people in ministry,
leadership) O Encouragement and Accountability for Leaders O Accessible entry points for new leadership O Time to celebrate well opportunities and
connections. O People focus rather than event focus
Keep it Simple! O Keep prayer and teaching the Word central! O Step out in faith. Many are afraid to challenge
people to a deeper commitment, but you might be surprised.
O Remember you as leaders do not have to do it all. Let your women share what it is they need and be part of the solution to provide it.
O Remember Mary and Martha-Being is more important than doing.
Work Smarter not harder O Attend community events with your well-women. O Go through a mentoring/discipleship program
together as a church. O Not just invite high school and college women to
your retreats, but have them help plan them. O Invite your shut-ins to be a part of the prayer team
and host meetings at their place. (Go early and help them clean beforehand it needed).
Women’s Leadership Institute O The mission of the Women’s Leadership
Institute is to educate, encourage, and equip women for Christian leadership in the home, church, workplace, and world.
O Regional mini-conferences O National Conference in 2017 O Working to provide more online resources O We need your help!
O We would love to hear about your churches mentoring and discipleship strategies
O Speakers to help with mentor and leadership training
O Women to serve with us!
O Mentoring books O Becoming a Woman of Influence by Carol
Kent O The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy O Leadership and Self-Deception-Getting Out
of the Box by The Arbinger Institute
O Culture References O Postmodern Pilgrims by Leonard Sweet O You Lost Me by David Kinnaman
Women’s Ministry resources O http://womensministrytoolbox.com/ O Leading Women to the Heart of God-Creating a
Dynamic Women’s Ministry by Lysa M. Terkeurst O Women to Women Mentoring
http://womantowomanmentoring.com/mentoring/woman-to-woman-mentoring-ministry/
O Like the Women’s Leadership Institute on Facebook or find us on our webpage. http://blog.cuw.edu/wli
O The Leadership Network http://leadnet.org/ O Dear Women’s Ministry http://www.faithit.com/why-
we-dont-need-womens-ministry/
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