Encouraging Women to Serve

Serving God in some capacity should be a part of every woman’s walk if they desire to grow spiritually.  But we have a lot of women who are not actively serving the Lord within the church setting.  Of course, work, family, other commitments and plain old busyness play a big role; but I believe that part of the reason could be that women just don’t know where they fit in and don’t feel confident in their abilities.

Pray that the Lord would allow you to see the gifts and talents in your women. God has blessed many of our women with spiritual gifts, hobbies and/or experience in areas that we may not be aware of because of our limited contact with them.  We may have, even within our small women’s ministries, artists, interior decorators, musicians, actresses, seamstresses, cooks, administrators, ministers of mercy and helps, those who enjoy reading and even those who have the gift of making women feel comfortable and welcome.  When God brings these gifts to your attention, He can show you areas in your women’s ministry that would be a good fit for them.  When given a chance to serve, many women blossom and become more confident in ministry.

Some women will never respond to a church announcement or a sign up sheet, so pray about inviting ladies personally to help out.  A personal invitation, particularly one that includes an awareness of their individual gifts, abilities and experience, can make all the difference!