{"id":6115,"date":"2016-07-26T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=6115"},"modified":"2020-08-25T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T20:56:57","slug":"biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Mistake Women\u2019s Ministry Teams Make"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10347\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-Biggest-Mistake-Womens-Ministry-Teams-Make-1.png\" alt=\"How to Avoid the biggest mistake women's ministry teams make!\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-Biggest-Mistake-Womens-Ministry-Teams-Make-1.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-Biggest-Mistake-Womens-Ministry-Teams-Make-1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the last 15+ years, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to serve in five women&#8217;s ministries in five different churches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everywhere I\u2019ve served and even in the places where I haven\u2019t, I\u2019ve seen this women\u2019s ministry mistake committed over and over again.<\/strong><em> And I\u2019m not just throwing stones, I\u2019m 100% guilty of committing it myself.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>This one mistake:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases burnout<\/li>\n<li>Dismisses the other women in the church<\/li>\n<li>Fuels pride<\/li>\n<li>Creates isolation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s a mistake this is fixable. It\u2019s a mistake that\u2019s reversible.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s a mistake you need to address and correct if your team is making it.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for it?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6118\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make-is-not-utilizing-women-outside-of-the-womens-ministry-team.png\" alt=\"The biggest mistake women's ministry teams make is not utilizing women outside of the women's ministry team\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make-is-not-utilizing-women-outside-of-the-womens-ministry-team.png 600w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make-is-not-utilizing-women-outside-of-the-womens-ministry-team-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make-is-not-utilizing-women-outside-of-the-womens-ministry-team-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/The-biggest-mistake-womens-ministry-teams-make-is-not-utilizing-women-outside-of-the-womens-ministry-team-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The biggest mistake women\u2019s ministry teams make is not utilizing women outside of the women\u2019s ministry team.<\/h4>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re thinking, oh, that\u2019s not us, hang with me for a couple more minutes. You may be surprised to find your team is guilty too!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Think about your women\u2019s ministry team events.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who brought the food?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who sat at the welcome table?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who served as prayer counselors?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who decorated?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who sat at the registration table?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Who served as Bible study facilitators?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pull out a sheet of paper and write down the names if you need to.<\/p>\n<h4>How many of those women are NOT on your women\u2019s ministry team?<\/h4>\n<p>Over and over I\u2019ve been a part of and witnessed teams that do it all themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s an issue of not wanting to bother other women (that\u2019s a lie, by the way), not making the time to make a few phone calls, texts, or emails, or hanging onto control it\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n<p>When we exclude women of the church from serving at our women\u2019s ministry events we:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a clique<\/li>\n<li>Keep women from using their God-given gifts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+peter+4%3A10&amp;version=NIV\">1 Peter 4:10<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Restrict other women from being a blessing<\/li>\n<li>Inadvertently hurt the feelings of some of our women<\/li>\n<li>Limit our reach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I get it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sometimes (okay, almost always) easier to do it yourself. It\u2019s a pain to communicate your expectations. It takes time to train others.<\/p>\n<h4>Here\u2019s the bigger problem &#8211; those excuses\/reasons aren\u2019t Biblical.<\/h4>\n<p>God calls us to be part of a church body.&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A24-25&amp;version=ESV\">Hebrews 10:24-25<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>God tells us to carry one another\u2019s burdens. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Galatians+6%3A2&amp;version=ESV\">Galatians 6:2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We are to work together in community with other believers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ecclesiastes+4%3A9-12&amp;version=ESV\">Ecclesiastes 4:9-12<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Titus 2 tells us the older are to teach the younger. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=titus+2%3A3-5&amp;version=NIV\">Titus 2:3-5<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h4>When we ask women outside of our women\u2019s ministry team to bring food or serve it does two big things:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>It allows other women to shine and serve!<\/strong> There are many women in your church who would LOVE to bring a snack to or serve at your next fellowship. Bringing a dish or serving guarantees they will show up. And chances are they will bring a few girlfriends along with them. If you are struggling to get a specific generation to come to your events \u2013 ask them to bring some food (or serve)!<\/li>\n<li><strong>It gives your team a break.<\/strong> Seriously. Your team is already working hard to pull off the event. They don\u2019t need to be the ones making food, greet, register, etc. for every single event. They are doing enough.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tap some women who are welcoming to serve as hostesses.<\/p>\n<p>Call on some mighty prayer warriors to serves as prayer counselors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When it\u2019s time to add women to your team, you\u2019ll have a whole pool of women whose strengths you know that have already dipped their toes into women\u2019s ministry.<\/strong> It\u2019s a whole lot easier to serve when you\u2019ve already been made to feel like you are part of the team.<\/p>\n<h4>When we involve as many women as we can, the women\u2019s ministry truly becomes the women\u2019s ministry.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Is this something your team has struggled with? How have you overcome the problem of doing it all yourselves?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>You may also want to read:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/how-to-ask-women-to-serve\/\">How to Ask Women to Serve on Your Women&#8217;s Ministry Team<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/how-to-recruit\/\">How to Recruit Women&#8217;s Ministry Team Members<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/womens-ministry-team-job-descriptions-part-1\/\">Women&#8217;s Ministry Team Job Descriptions &#8211; Part 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/womens-ministry-team-job-descriptions-part-2\/\">Women&#8217;s Ministry Team Job Descriptions &#8211; Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>One year ago:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/youth-camp-chaperone\/\">10 Things I Learned as a Youth Camp Chaperone<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Two years ago:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/door-prize-basket\/\">The Door Prize Basket<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Three years ago:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/ultimate-christmas-game-round-up\/\">Ultimate Christmas Game Round-Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/view.flodesk.com\/pages\/5f243fdad78ced0026f8345d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/subscribe-button-2016.png\" alt=\"Encouragement Idea: Blessings Bags\" width=\"590\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/subscribe-button-2016.png 590w, https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/subscribe-button-2016-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last 15+ years, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to serve in five women&#8217;s ministries in five different churches. Everywhere I\u2019ve served and even in the places where I haven\u2019t, I\u2019ve seen this women\u2019s ministry mistake committed over and over again. And I\u2019m not just throwing stones, I\u2019m 100% guilty of committing it myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[579,584,23],"tags":[107,96,349,350],"class_list":["post-6115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership","category-teams","category-volunteers","tag-leadership","tag-team","tag-training-volunteers","tag-womens-ministry-team"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Biggest Mistake Women\u2019s Ministry Teams Make - Women&#039;s Ministry Toolbox<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Has your team made this women&#039;s ministry mistake? 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