Women's Ministries

Suggestions and Ideas for Women's Ministries

These ideas are to get you thinking about what would be helpful in your own setting. Let them get you started and put your own creativity to work as you plan for your church year for Women's Ministries.

Provide workshops on topics of special interest to women
1. Women's health issues
2. Communication
3. Building self-worth
4. Managing money
5. Leadership
6. Hospitality
7. Education for later life
8. Work opportunities for retired women

Support Groups
1. Mothers
2. Telephone help line
3. Single parent network
4. Young women on a college campus
5. Spouses of non-believers
6. Women with eating disorders
7. Business and professional women
8. Widow to widow
9. Women caring for aging parents

Discipleship Groups
1. Bible study groups that include community women
2. Opportunities for service
3. Ministry to the aged
4. Volunteering
5. Visitation programs
6. Networking with other Christian women's groups
7. Prayer counseling

Seminars
1. Exercise for women
2. Dress for success
3. Career planning
4. Stress management
5. Eldercare
6. Breast Cancer
7. WomanHealth
8. Helping with homework
9. Time management
10. Menopause


Spiritual Groups
1. Prayer groups
2. Bible Study
3. Book Clubs


Fun Stuff
1. Retreats
2. Weekend at a hotel or retreat center
3. Women's night out
4. Mother's morning out
5. Luncheons with qualified speakers
6. Afternoon tea time with a purpose
7. Exercise groups
8. Walking Club
9. Adopt a Grandchild


Other Ideas
1. Tutorial assistance
2. English language classes
3. Children's clothing exchange
4. Daycare network
5. Women Weeks of Prayer
6. Women's Sabbath School
7. WomanChurch program
8. Women's Day of Prayer