One of the areas that is sadly overlooked in many of our churches is the intentional mentoring of middle and senior high school girls. The Youth and Student Ministries departments do not all find this to be an area where they can spend the time and energy and yet it is a vital aspect of a young girl's life. Women's Ministries can help fill the gap in this area. There are numerous resources and of course many women who are willing to work out an arrangement with the Youth/Student Ministry departments to develop a Girl's Ministry.
It is important and valuable to network within departments of a church and I would suggest that as a leader in ministry, this is a good area to begin the networking process. Approaching the youth leaders with the idea and just getting their thoughts is step number one.
Other ideas include:
*finding resources on line for girl's ministries
*talking with women who might be interested in organizing or mentoring
*research mentoring resources
*begin a program of mentor training
Some fantastic programs have been set up for girl's and if you know of one, please send a note about it. You can get information from Mallory at mrohach@southlandchristian.org on starting a ministry for girl's, setting up a mentoring ministry, finding resources, training sessions, and materials for Bible study.
Take this to your prayer team and see if God is leading you to work in this area with the girls of your church. We are called to mentor the younger women, should this not also be a call to mentor the girls who will be tomorrow's women.
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderes or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, tobe kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God. Titus 2:3-5
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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