Dewey Decimal259.082
Synopsis'What do you wish your pastor knew about women in the church?' The question went out to hundreds of Christian women. This book is the result of that survey: powerful new insights and guidance that can help pastors build up women, heal them, empower them, and help them contribute fully and gladly to the church., 'What do you wish your pastor knew about women in the church? The question went out to hundreds of Christian women. This book is the result of that survey: powerful new insights and guidance that can help pastors build up women, heal them, empower them, and help them contribute fully and gladly to the church., This book will open your eyes to the needs, frustrations, dreams, and potential of your church's greatest resource---the 60 percent of its members who provide far more than 60 percent of what keeps it going. The women of your church think the world of you, pastor. But they deeply wish you understood a few things about them that can make an enormous difference to their well-being and that of your church. From the findings of her personal survey of hundreds of Christian women, Denise George shares with you unique, long-overdue insights about things that have left you scratching your head. Better still, you'll find out what you can actually do about * The tiredness and the hurts of women * Their longing for friends, fellowship, and spiritual growth * Their concerns for their marriages and their children * Your impact on them * Respecting the ways women differ from men * Helping women fulfill their need to give to the church ... and much more., The question went out to Christian women of every age and station in life from over thirty denominations-and the avalanche of responses was overwhelming. Hundreds and hundreds of women shared their innermost thoughts, concerns, and suggestions with Denise George. This book is the result of that survey: powerful new insights into the hearts and lives, the dreams and struggles, of the 60 percent of your congregation who are female. Here are their stories. Here are the problems they face. And here is new understanding and guidance that can help you build up the women in your church, encourage them, heal them, empower them, and help them contribute fully, freely, and joyously. Book jacket.