Designing Effective Women's Ministries

by Jill Briscoe

For nearly twenty-five years, Elmbrook Church in Waukesha, WI, has supported a variety of ministries by and for women. Today their program stands as a model. Yet, as the authors of Designing Effective Women's Ministries will tell you, it did not happen overnight, but through trial and error. In Designing Effective Women's Ministries, the authors share what worked for them and what didn't. they explain how to start where you are, with what you have, and how to do what God wants you to do. Designing Effective Women's Ministries included tips and techniques for establishing groups and programs that meet the needs of today's women. The book shows how to develop programs that are specifically tailored to your church and your community.

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 12, 1995

About the author

Jill Briscoe has an active speaking and writing ministry that has taken her to many countries. She has written more than 40 books, including study guides, devotional material, poetry, and children's books.

Jill is executive editor of Just Between Us , a magazine of encouragement for ministry wives and women in leadership. She serves on the board of World Relief and Christianity Today, Inc.

A native of Liverpool, England, Jill launched into youth evangelism after becoming a Christian at age 18. She married her husband, Stuart, in 1958, and since then they have ministered together through Telling the Truth media ministries at conferences and mission organizations around the world. They reside in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Stuart completed 30 years of ministry as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church. Both Stuart and Jill now serve Elmbrook as ministers-at-large. They have 3 children, David, Judy, and Peter, and enjoy the blessing of 13 grandchildren.

Jill and Stuart call suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin their home. When they are not traveling, they spend time with their three children, David, Judy and Peter, and thirteen grandchildren.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you! Your thoughts and organIzation of idea's and thoughts to better our ministry to God and His Wonderfulness.

Our gift from God is to love, encourage and support our Leaders in all things as given to us in the Bible. He has used so many ordinary women to do outstanding works. Let's not forget them, use these stories to make us extraordinary!

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book very helpful, it has some great ideas for women's ministry which are clearly defined throughout the book.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was inspiring and filled with ideas-- unlike a lot of ministry books, this one did not try to sell a certain format to me, but rather gave a lot of different variables to designing a ministry and challenged me into looking at them. I put this book down with so many new ideas in my head! I will be pulling this one off the shelf again and again to use for reference.