Programming Discussion

Effective womens ministry programs encourage women in a growing relationship with Christ for their everyday lives. As we learned in Workshop 1, it is vital to consider the needs of the women in your church as well as the demographic. This discussion will promote effective programming versus ineffective programming for womens ministry today.

Reference:  Building an Effective Womens Ministry
Discuss the following points related to this topic:
Upon review of the required readings, compare and contrast effective programming versus ineffective programming in womens ministry.

Provide examples to support your thoughts.
1 example of effective programming
1 example of ineffective programming
Explain why these are effective or ineffective

Select a NEW program that you believe would be effective for a specific group of women in the local church (i.e. MOPS ministry).  Explain your evidence for why it would be effective in the context for which you are suggesting it.
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