Christmas and Women's Ministry

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Includes ideas and tips to consider when hosting a women’s ministry Christmas event.

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Guests: Cyndee Ownbey, author of Rethinking Women’s Ministry: Biblical, Practical Tools for Cultivating a Flourishing Community. Cyndee serves as a mentor to thousands of women’s ministry leaders through her website and Facebook community, Women’s Ministry Toolbox.

Introduction: Includes ideas and tips to consider when hosting a women’s ministry Christmas event.

Summary:

Some women’s ministry teams do not host a Christmas event—that’s okay!—and instead support other events going on at their church.

Tips for women’s ministry teams that want to host a Christmas event:

• Events we host for ourselves
  • Might use guest speakers, decorated tables, special music, etc.
  • Avoid gift-exchange formats that can result in hurt feelings
• Events we host as an outreach (may look similar to “internal” events)
  • Focus on unchurched women: share the gospel message
  • Follow up with an invite to other events
  • Consider sharing a Christ-focused favor, a great way to share the gospel message
• Events or activities that serve other
  • Partner with other ministries
    • Parachurch ministries—faith-based organizations that work across denominational lines
    • Collect for families in need
    • Schools—collect items for students, classrooms, events; volunteer to help in person
    • Organize or distribute gifts for a local organization
  • Include an opportunity or activity that serves others
    • Write notes for newly widowed in your ministry
    • Donate food for Christmas food baskets
    • Collect undergarments for local women’s shelter
    • Assemble small gifts for teachers at local schools
  • Not necessary to host at church
  • The best Christmas women’s ministry events
    • Make attendees welcome
    • Keep the focus on Christ in the event content and even in the little details
      • event name
      • Scripture included on publicity
      • Scripture worked into centerpieces
      • Scripture-based gifts for each participant; consider CTA as a source for gifts

Resources:

• Women’s Ministry Toolbox
• ctainc.com (search for Women’s Christmas Gifts)