Deadline extended to Tuesday 1st November 6:30pm Monday 7th November 2022 Venue: Ann St Presbyterian Church, Brisbane CBD (Free parking available onsite – see Event Venues page for more details) Cost: $75 per couple for dinner,$70 per Bible college student couple. We do hope you can join us. Please register on the homepage. Speaker: Dr … Continue reading End of Year Ministry Couples’ Dinner
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Upcoming Event: Forgiveness Seminar
Our term 3 seminar is Forgiveness with Carmelina Read on Thursday evening 4th August 2022 and Friday morning 5th August 2022. Forgiveness is often hard to do, especially when we’ve been greatly hurt. Yet we have a Father in Heaven who has forgiven us much because of His Son Jesus’ death on the cross. We … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Forgiveness Seminar
Understanding our Spiritual Temperament –
The Practice of Delighting in God.
Thursday 26th May – One night only! David danced and wrote psalms. Mary sat intensely listening at Jesus’ feet. John the Baptist fasted, and Peter’s mother-in-law served. All of these spiritual heroes worshiped God in different ways. As evangelical Christians, we can fall into the routine of delighting in God exclusively through the reading of … Continue reading Understanding our Spiritual Temperament –
The Practice of Delighting in God.
End of Year Couples’ Dinners
Monday 22nd November 2021 – Different Locations Our Couples’ Dinner is a real highlight each year. Unfortunately we had to cancel it in 2020 due to Covid, and there seems to be an ever present possibility of another lockdown, making it a risky venture to plan a centralised dinner again this year. And so we … Continue reading End of Year Couples’ Dinners
Zoom Catch-up and Prayer
With the recent uncertainty due to covid-19 lock-downs and restrictions in Brisbane, we decided to hold our inaugural Zoom Catch-up and Prayer on Thursday 7:30pm 26th August, 2021. This is a chance to hear how other ministry wives are doing in these difficult times of lock-down and covid restrictions, to encourage and pray for each … Continue reading Zoom Catch-up and Prayer
Speakerbox.
Speakerbox is designed to provide Christian women who aim to preach and teach biblically with an opportunity to develop their practical skills. Speaker box encourages preaching that is expository, evangelical or cross-cultural. Three times a year, Speakerbox provides women the opportunity to give a talk with: * Feedback from an experienced mentor on the speaker’s written … Continue reading Speakerbox.
Coffee Gatherings:
This term, instead of our regular formal, centralised seminars, we are organising smaller coffee nights/ mornings. They will be hosted by women in the ministry wives community in various locations around Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Our hope and prayer is that these times will facilitate more meaningful relationships in our ministry wives network. You … Continue reading Coffee Gatherings:
Getting started in a support group.
Some things to get you thinking from Mary Milne, a ministry wife in Sydney: Who to have in the support group – It doesn’t matter. The leader can choose 3 people she knows, then try to get others you don’t know. As you add more people in, the only condition is that others in the … Continue reading Getting started in a support group.
What to do in a support group
If you’re not in a ministry wives discussion group, maybe now is the time to start! Especially if you think you haven’t got time for one!!! Here’s a few thoughts to get you started: Try to meet once a month or two Try to meet up at a time and place where you are freed … Continue reading What to do in a support group
Why have support groups for MW?
Some things to get you thinking from Mary Milne, a ministry wife in Sydney: Some facts about Ministry Wives (MW): (from pastor burn out.com) “Walking wounded” – ie suffering from psychological symptoms but still functioning on the surface. Many have anxiety and depression, one study said 88% lifetime incidence. (Arch Hart 1990) Prevalence of depression in … Continue reading Why have support groups for MW?