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ISSUE IS ALL ABOUT TOOLS:
WIC Leadership Training Seminar 2003 The annual, by-invitation Leadership Training for PresWIC leadership and Directors of Women’s Ministries was all about tools! The stated purpose of this year’s event was to encourage, equip and energize PresWIC leadership with the training tools. The tools are to help build, renovate, and maintain dynamic women’s ministries. Many of you prayed for the WIC staff and for your PresWIC representatives as they traveled to Atlanta. It was here that we experienced God’s multiple blessings of safe travel, godly fellowship, and a productive kingdom event. Now, you can reap the benefits of what your PresWIC leadership learned as they left with properly outfitted toolboxes to hone and share their tools in training local leadership.
SOMETHING NEW! Leadership Training Seminar 2003 introduced a new track, the Directors of Women’s Ministries. CE&P’s goal for this meeting was to provide direction, networking and to uphold a philosophy of biblical womanhood that is consistent with reformed doctrine and whose emphasis is covenantal. Why are we so excited? Just ten years ago, the women’s ministry landscape looked vastly different. There was only one full time paid staff woman with specific oversight of women’s ministry. Several years later, about five of our larger PCA churches had added paid staff positions. In the last few years, we at CE&P have become aware of a changing and growing landscape – there are over sixty women in paid and voluntary staff positions. Our seminaries are growing with women who are receiving theological training and will soon be ready to enter into the life and ministry of PCA churches. Is the church ready? Will there be a place for their gifts? We ask that you pray for these women who are serving in paid or voluntary women’s ministries. Their responsibilities are diverse and demanding. Pray that CE&P will be good stewards of them and their gifts. Here are some ways to pray for women who serve as Directors of Women:
One of the favorite tools of the week was the WIC POCKET DICTIONARY. Enjoy using it!
PresWIC is the presbytery-level “Women in the Church.” The purpose of this organization is to provide fellowship, inspiration, encouragement, training and information for the women in local churches. WIC Regions are the eight geographical areas of the PCA: Florida, Mid-South, Mid-Atlantic, West, Northeast, Mid-America, Southeast, and West Coast. WASC is the Women’s Advisory Sub-Committee composed of eight women approved by the Christian Education and Publications Committee to serve four- year terms, representing geographical regions of the PCA. Their function, under the oversight and authority of the CE&P Committee and Coordinator (Charles Dunahoo) is to advise CE&P regarding needs and ministries of women. They work closely with PresWIC Presidents, and Leadership teams in their region. They also work with the Coordinator of WIC Ministries (Jane Patete), Administrative Assistant and WIC Trainer (Kathy Stair), and WIC Consultants (Susan Hunt and Barbara Thompson) in planning and implementing training opportunities, materials and programs for women. WIC Trainers are ten women from across the PCA approved by the Christian Education and Publications Committee to serve in an equipping role by connecting local WICs and PresWICs to available resources, and to teach the training materials based on Biblical Foundations for Womanhood objectives. Biblical Foundations for Women aka BFW aka ‘Foundations’ is a teaching resource consisting of five books that teach the principles of Scripture specifically related to God’s design and calling for women. The books are: Leadership For Women in the Church, Spiritual Mothering, By Design, Treasures of Encouragement, and True Woman. Loving Leadership is a leader’s guide to accompany Leadership for Women in the Church and is one of our WIC training tools. WIC Resource Quarterly is an equipping resource for local WIC presidents, PresWIC presidents, Directors of Women’s Ministries, pastor’s wives and missionary women. The WICK is the bulletin insert of WIC events and ideas included in the WIC Resource Quarterly, to be reproduced and distributed to all women in the church. WIC Love Gift is an annual offering given by the women in the church. The purpose is to give the women an opportunity to learn about the overall ministry of the PCA and to contribute significantly to the life of our denomination. This gift rotates between all the committees and agencies of the denomination. Coordinator Regional Prayer Assignments are given at the annual Leadership Training Seminar for a special prayer ministry. It is the division of coordinators and administrators of the various agencies and committees of the PCA. They are: Administration Committee, Christian Education and Publications, Covenant College, Covenant Theological Seminary, Mission to North America, Mission to the World, PCA Foundation, Reformed University Ministries, Retirement and Benefits, Inc., Ridge Haven. LTS is the abbreviated name for Leadership Training Seminar, the annual meeting of PresWIC leadership. WIC Giving is a requested donation from each local WIC based upon $1.00 per woman in the church to help defray the costs of the WIC ministry at the denominational level. PCA Partnership Share aka “The Askings” is that portion of the approved expense budget which is dependent on contributions from PCA churches and individuals. When the contributions are less than the amount of the Partnership Share, the Committees, Agencies and Institutions cannot fulfill the programs and services which the General Assembly approved at the annual General Assembly. **Go to the Administration Committee’s web page and click on 2003 Partnership Share to see what percentage the individual committees received in 2002. Other WIC termsCovenant – a binding agreement. The covenant of grace is the sovereignly initiated arrangement whereby fallen sinners are restored to a relationship with the God of heaven and earth. The covenant promise is: I will be your God, you will be my people, I will live among you. Spiritual Mothering – When a woman possessing faith and spiritual maturity enters into a nurturing relationship with a younger woman in order to encourage and equip her to live for God’s glory. It is not a program, but a lifestyle and not limited to older, married women.Connectionalism – the connecting relationship among the churches of the PCA and a commitment to denominational ministry. Community – God, our Ezer, our Helper, enters into a loving relationship with His covenant people and we are to bind ourselves to one another. Compassion – God, our ezer, our helper, comes to our aid, comforts us, and is merciful towards us and we are to be conduits of mercy. Covenantal Approach to Women’s Ministry – should be theology driven, flowing out of a systematic understanding of God’s Word. The characteristics of the covenant, including community, compassion and connectionalism, should undergird what we do, why we do it and how we do it. Tablescape is the term used for table top design and was the metaphor used at LTS 2002 to explain that the table represents the sure and firm foundation of God’s Word, and that women are free to be diverse in their choices of how they dress the table. We have unity not uniformity!
It’s interesting…many have asked me what I’m going to do now that I’m going off WASC. Well, I begin my first term ever as a WIC President! I hope I’ve learned enough in the past twelve years of coming to Atlanta! I’ve have had so many blessings while on WASC and I want to share some of what I’ve learned. Probably all of us are familiar with the internet. Now it’s so common that when giving an address, we don’t even need to say the “www.dot” anymore. I’m going to use the letters “www” to make three points on what I’ve learned while on WASC. (And no, it doesn’t stand for Wargo’s wacky wigs! ) This is Wargo’s WASC Wrap-Up. W – Wives. I remember Georgia Settle’s “farewell speech” when she went off WASC. I felt like she was challenging me personally to be a loving wife and mother. She and so many other WASC members have spiritually mothered me to love my husband…that’s Titus 2. Then, last August Susan and Barbara sent a rough draft of their book , Legacy of Spiritual Womanhood, to all the WASC members to read through and make suggestions. I remember thinking, “Why did they send it to me? Like I’m really smart enough to make suggestions to them!” But I read it and I quickly realized that God had timed it perfectly in my life, not so I could critique it, but so that I could learn from it. He knew I needed it even before it was published! “Hesed” has been my new theme word since reading the book. “To glorify God means that we reflect His goodness, His hesed. God’s goodness is displayed in His mercy, grace, His slowness to anger, steadfast love, faithfulness and forgiveness. It is His multifaceted and unfathomable love.” That has helped me so much when dealing with some stressful days in the past months. What a blessing to be reminded to make our home a safe place, to pray for my husband, to love him, to care for him. So…W is for wives! Be wives who radiate “hesed.” (And be sure to get a copy of the book!) W – Women. I can still hear in my mind Dianne Balch saying, “Women, where are your women?” She was speaking about whether or not we are training other women. It seems that as time goes by I understand more and more about spiritual mothering. Not only do I have spiritual mothers, I must constantly remember that I am a spiritual mother to girls and women even when I don’t realize it. My friend, Connie, died this past fall; she was a spiritual mother to me. I never told her that and she certainly wouldn’t have believed it, but I wrote her daughters a letter telling them all the ways that their Mom was my spiritual mother. When we live hesed we can accurately reflect Jesus Christ and therefore be an example to others. No matter what situation you find yourself in; whether it is a phone call with someone disgusted because of the way you put out sign-up sheets, or the little girls in your Kindergarten Sunday School class as they watch you, or if you’re in a group that is “discussing” church matters, or if you’re at a conference and women are asking you ridiculous questions,…you must remember that you are being an example. I certainly want my example to be like Connie’s when even in death, she was joyful in our Sovereign God and radiated His hesed. W – Word. If asked the question why we are on WASC, PresWIC, or WIC, we would all wholeheartedly respond that it’s for God’s glory. That’s why we are supposed to do all things! But if that’s sincerely true, why do we get discouraged when we receive criticism, or when we don’t get as many responses as hoped for to a retreat invitation, or when we didn’t get a thank you note of appreciation, etc. I think it’s because too often we do these things to please men (women). When I readjust my thinking and remind myself that I am doing it for God’s glory, there is joy in and passion for serving. When I am in the Word, my obedience comes from my desire to serve Him, not out of duty. Ephesians 5:10 says to “find out what pleases the Lord.” What pleases Him? That which is done according to His will, law and character. How can I know these things? By being in the Word. I must ask, “does this thought, action, and attitude please the Lord?” Before coming to Atlanta for a WASC meeting, things were crazy as I tried to make all the necessary arrangements for our family. Kristen had a field hockey dinner the night before I was to leave, and three friends called for rides to get there, Two called for rides home. There were two possible responses: 1. “What? Am I the only mother who can drive? Isn’t my time worthwhile? Doesn’t anyone care that I’m leaving for Atlanta tomorrow?” or 2. “Thank you Lord that I am Keith’s wife and have the freedom of not working full time so that I can drive. Thank you for the example I can be to these girls and that they feel comfortable enough to call to ask for rides, and thank you that I have the Word of God so I know how to respond.” The reason I know so much about the first response is because, unfortunately, it was my first response! But, oh how God is so good in quickly reminding me of the proper response! Remember the 3 W’s: wives (radiate hesed), women (who are realizing others are watching you?) and word (find out what pleases the Lord by being in God’s Word!).
Saying
official goodbyes to our outgoing WASC is always difficult and the tears
flow…….but God is gracious to supply new representatives who continue to
bring nurturing and life-giving gifts to our regions. Meet Susan, Bethann, and Marilyn! Susan Phillis will serve as WASC representative for the Mid-Atlantic region. Susan has been serving alongside her husband for over eighteen years of pastoral ministry. Jim is currently pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville, NC. Currently Susan is the office assistant for Hendersonville High School. She has been involved in women's ministry in the local church and on PresWIC council using her gifts of creativity and humor. Bethann Tyson will be the WASC representative for the Northeast region. Bethann has been in ministry with her husband, Rick (pastor of Calvary PCA), for thirty-two years. They and their two sons live in the Philadelphia area. Bethann has a rich background and experience in training and equipping women in the church. Currently, she is an administrative assistant for Urban Family Council--which advocates for life, family and marriage. Marilyn Melton will be assigned as WASC representative for the Southeast Region. Marilyn and her husband Ken, a ruling elder, have served Grace Presbyterian Church in Stone Mountain, GA for over twenty years. Their family includes three married children and six grandchildren. Marilyn not only has served in women's ministry in her church and on PresWIC, but she serves her church on the Mercy Ministry team. “Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.” Proverbs 31:23 This descriptive verse of the Proverbs 31 woman had never seemed relevant to me until several years ago. When my husband began to consider taking a seat among the elders, my initial reaction was “no way!” My expectations of elders were clear and I knew neither my husband nor his wife came close. I then went through a conditional phase where I thought and said, “My husband’s being an elder does not involve me --- it is his calling!” God has been teaching me a proper attitude of the woman whose husband respected as an elder. At General Assembly a young wife asked the question very succinctly – Will I be a helpmate or stalemate? Most congregations seem very certain of the expectations of character and function for teaching elders and their wives. How curious that women whose husbands have served as ruling elders for decades say to me they have never considered the expectations of character and function for themselves. Experience indicates that neither have most congregations, except in an informal way. A man is called to be an elder. Paul states in 1Timothy that the man “Sets his heart on being an overseer” and submits to God’s calling on his life. A woman in submission to her husband is ‘called’ as one flesh to minister and serve alongside her husband. In 1 Timothy 3:11 we read: In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything. Are congregations taking seriously the requirements for leaders and their wives? When men are being considered and trained is consideration given to the integrity of his marriage and the character of his wife? Are wives being trained for bringing the helper function to the husband’s calling as he takes his seat among the elders? Some of the descriptions and functions of elders give us guidance in characterizing the wife’s role. From the Book of Church Order 8-1 we learn the office of elder is one of dignity and usefulness. The corresponding helper function of his wife is given in Proverbs 32:23: Her husband is respected at the city gate. A wife either contributes to or detracts from an elder’s dignity and usefulness by her lifestyle. More specifically, the wife either builds up or tears down with her tongue. A pastor summarizes the role of the wife of an elder this way: “The wives of ruling and teaching elders ought to be women of God just as their husbands ought to be men of God. As such, these women have an important role as positive influencers in the home and in the church. They should assist their husbands in their God-given roles as chief administrators of the home. They should endeavor to bring their covenant children to the saving knowledge of Christ and then nurture those children who ratify the covenant in the Scriptures – imparting to them a biblical world and life view. Then, by implication, they should encourage the flock towards growth in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ by example as well as by what they say. Godly elders value the input from their wives and should readily see it. But godly women who are married to elders should stand by and support the decisions made by their husbands pertaining to the home and to the church.” As women embrace the calling as elders’ wives there are several practical and helpful ways to be a helper – not a stalemate!
God has tenderly and tenaciously taught me that being the wife of an elder is His calling. With great joy and some apprehension I anticipate what is to come and, by His grace, desire to be my husband’s helpmate. Adapted from an article in Equip for Ministry ’95 and written by Barbara Thompson, Zachary,LA. Barbara serves as a WIC Consultant and is the wife of a PCA ruling elder. Some things to discuss: 1. Discuss ways in which the wives of elders could be more involved in ministry, as elder’s wives. 2. Discuss what if any training should be provided to wives of elders. Should this be a part of the officer training program of the church? 3. How are the wives of officers in your church looked upon by other members of the church? 4. Should the session consider a retreat for officers that would include the wives? Ministry Project: Outreach Ministry to ChaplainsChaplains may be the most neglected ministers in our denomination. Yet, they have one of the most vital ministries. During the Gulf War in the early 1990s, an estimated 10,000 men and women were converted to Jesus Christ through the ministry of military chaplains. So what can we do to serve our chaplains? Getting Started 1. Contact the stated clerk of your presbytery, and ask him for the names of chaplains that are listed on the rolls of presbytery. 2. If your presbytery does not have any chaplains on the roll, you may contact Dave Peterson at dpeterson@pcanet.org or Bekah Lawing at MNAGuardian@pcanet.org, and request the names of chaplains and their families that are in need of prayer. 3. You may also want to subscribe to The Guardian, which is a PCA Chaplains' quarterly newsletter. Suggestions 1. After obtaining the names of chaplains and their wives, you can ask the women in your presbytery to pray for them and send them notes of encouragement. 2. The Guardian also has a daily prayer calendar. You might encourage the women in the local churches to subscribe to that newsletter so that families can pray for our chaplains. 3. Women in your churches might also send special care packages, treats or gifts to the wives and children of these men. Getting Organized 1. Contact your local WIC Presidents about getting their churches involved in a PresWIC prayer ministry for PCA chaplains. 2. If local churches want to be involved in this ministry, your council can distribute prayer assignments. 3. When you have PresWIC meetings, ask the PresWIC Presidents to give reports on how their women are ministering to chaplains. Allow some time for the various churches to share ideas. Hopefully, this ministry project will not only help our chaplains, but it will also strengthen covenantal bonds between women in the various churches!Need help or have questions? Contact Marlys Mulkey at tjmdm@gte.net or 972.355.6053
2002: Children's MinistryAt the recent WIC Leadership Training meeting in Atlanta, Kathy Cheely, WASC representative for the southeast, presented Christian Education and Publications coordinator Charles Dunahoo with a check for $83,000. The check was the result of the 2002 WIC Love Gift project, of which CE&P was the recipient. Dunahoo reminded the LTS participants that the project would assist CE&P in developing and expanding their resources to assist local churches in reaching God's covenant children. CE&P works with churches and individuals involved in the vital ministry of "telling the next generation the wonderful works of God." The original plan for the project was to help CE&P fund a full time coordinator of children's ministry. Sue Jakes now fills that position. The intention of this Love Gift was to provide money that will be used over a three-year period, and to help move this ministry toward full funding from churches and individuals. The ministry is already assisting churches in locating and filling staff positions in churches, jumpstarting the development of several manuals for use in churches, hosting an annual children's ministry conference, providing a staff person to consult with local churches on children's ministry, and assisting the entire CE&P staff with its training opportunities. In thanking the WIC, Dunahoo reminded the women that previous Love Gifts received by CE&P enabled them to develop and expand the WIC ministry, as well as to put into place youth ministry resources for PCA churches. 2003: RUF“God is at work!” It is an oft-repeated phrase from the lips of Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Campus Ministers and staff; it is true. This year, on seventy-five campuses all over the United States, to more than 12,000 college students, the good news of the gospel will be preached, taught, lived and applied. RUF is part of the church on the college campus, committed to our covenant children and to the youth of our culture who need to know the gospel of grace. We uphold the commitment of God’s people: “We will tell the next generation/The praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,/His power, and the wonders he has done.” Psalm 78:4 The university is the “brain” of the culture, with a profound influence on thinking, values, and lifestyles. In a postmodern world, personal experience is exalted above truth, relationships are fragmented and community is broken, and each person is encouraged to pursue personal fulfillment above all. Through the ministry of RUF, students immersed in this culture encounter the truth of Scripture, the Great “story” of God’s redeeming love. The foundation of covenant children is reinforced and the gospel is proclaimed to unbelievers. They experience community, through Bible studies and one-to-one meetings, and understand the importance of the church and grow in love for it during their college years. A challenge before us is establishing ministries on campuses where a high percentage of racial and ethnic diversity would demonstrate the power of the gospel to make a family of all of God’s chosen people. Pray the doors would open for this. As RUF demonstrates and proclaims a biblical worldview, students understand the supremacy of God’s Kingdom in their own decisions, values, and thinking, and seek fulfillment in Christ alone. The result? Young men and women come to faith in Christ, covenant children are strengthened in their faith, and Christians learn to love God’s church. Then, those same young men and women go on to become godly businessmen and women, parents, spouses, church leaders, and university professors. God is at work! Through the 2003 WIC Love Gift, Women in the Church is helping Reformed University Ministries expand to campuses in the Northeast, the Midwest and West, and Canada, to strengthen and parallel the growth of our church and to serve our covenant children in these areas, as well as to develop ministries on campuses with primarily ethnic minority students. Your gift makes it possible to provide the support services necessary to open these campus works: recruiting on seminary campuses, serving and training presbytery campus committees, processing the letters and donations necessary for ministries to be established, and training campus ministers. On behalf of the staff and students of Reformed University Ministries, I want to thank you for your willingness to participate in this ministry of the church. May God bless you as you share with us in the strengthening of God’s Kingdom through our ministry to the university campus. For His Kingdom, Rod
S. Mays
By Kari Stanback, Director of Women’s Ministries at Park Cities, Dallas, TXFollowing a year-long strategic change study, Park Cities Presbyterian Church discovered while it was excellent at its teaching, it fell short in producing disciples when it did not equally encourage its members to be involved in fellowship with accountability and service. The Session challenged all of the ministries of the church to clearly demonstrate how they are evangelizing and discipling people within their area of service. As part of the total ministry of the church, the Women’s Ministry seized the opportunity of the Fall Kick-off to demonstrate the principles of biblical teaching, fellowship with accountability, and service. The theme of the event was, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” Psalm 34:8. Biblical Teaching: The Fall Kick-off event featured Carolyn Custis James, author of, When Life and Beliefs Collide. This book challenges us to think seriously about what we believe about God and how our true beliefs are woven into every aspect of our lives. Service: Prior to the event, the Women’s Ministries leadership team selected three women from three ages and stages of life that it felt beautifully exemplified these ministry principles. The team produced a video of these women as they served: making bedspreads for homeless, reading to inner city children, and incorporating their family life into mercy ministry. Fellowship with Accountability: As the women arrived for the Kick-Off Luncheon, they walked into a restaurant setting. Each table was covered with a read and white tablecloth. The lunch was served in Styrofoam boxes. At each place a “Ministry Menu” with various mercy opportunities listed. Each ministry was briefly described during the luncheon. The ladies were given a “To Go” order form on which to respond to the menu. These forms were gathered and members of the Women’s Ministry team did personal follow-up. As a result of the luncheon, over 75 women responded. But most importantly, we demonstrated by the theme that we view women’s ministry as one that extends the Kingdom through evangelism, discipleship, and service. We must not be simply receivers of quality teaching of the Word, but doers of the Word. Without this, we stunt our spiritual growth. “The purpose of the Women in the Church is that every woman know Christ personally and be committed to extending His Kingdom in her life, home, church, community, and throughout the world.”
You can be an important helper for the PCA in encouragement and prayer, by encouraging and praying for the denominational agencies. Here are the regional prayer assignments for this year. REGIONAL PRAYER ASSIGNMENTS: Each region is assigned a coordinator to pray for and encourage. Please pray for your assigned coordinator, his family and the committee/agency he represents. Mid-Atlantic– Administrative Committee – Roy Taylor and Mission to North America- Jim Bland Southeast – Covenant College – Niel Nielson West Coast – Christian Education and Publications - Charles Dunahoo and Mission to the World - Paul Kooistra Mid-South – Covenant Seminary – Bryan Chapell Mid-America – Relief, Benefits, and Insurance – Bill Kuh Northeast – PCA Foundation – Randy Stair Florida – Ridge Haven – Mo Up De Graff West – Reformed University Ministries – Rod Mays
The following are two examples of nurturing our pastor’s wives. Western Carolina PresWIC—hosted a Pastor/Wives dinner that included those who are retired. It was a wonderful time of fellowship, including gifts, games prizes as well as good food served with southern hospitality. North Georgia PresWIC— hosted separate regional lunches for their present and retired pastor’s wives. It, too was a wonderful time of fellowship; they even shared how they each met their husbands. Each pastor’s wife went home with the feeling of appreciation and a lovely plant. The program included this poem… Ode to a Pastor’s Wife As
a young girl, dreaming about her life
These next two ideas give opportunities for cross-generational sharing of ‘who God is and how to live for His glory.’ ChristChurch,
Atlanta, GA—
“Come for Coffee and Conversation,” read the invitation to an informal
continental breakfast for the ChristChurch women. The scent of coffee and
pastries, the sound of voices chatting, and the ambience of home (achieved by
setting up one corner with living room chairs, a small table, a lamp, and a
pretty flower arrangement) welcomed the ladies. They then heard a lively
septuagenarian interviewed on “Living a Joyful and Practical Christian Life
in a Changing World.” Mt. Airy PCA, Mt. Airy, MD— hosted a Ladies Tea at the Senior Center. They invited residents to sit at tables hosted by various ladies from the church. Each hostess was asked to bring their finest china teacups and saucers, dessert dishes, silverware, and a server. Each hostess was responsible to meet the needs of the residents at her table by replenishing teacups and passing a platter of desserts prepared by the church women. In addition, a jar filled with jam was passed out to the residents as a gift.
Make copies of the WICK and distribute to every woman
in the church. Schedule
the 2002 WIC Love Gift Video: contact the Video Library 1.800.283.1357 or order
online
Local WICS: Make sure the CE&P/WIC office has a correct and updated
name and address for your WIC president/contact woman. Call 678.825.1132
or make corrections through the web
site.
Pray for the CE&P/ WIC staff in Atlanta, your WASC representative, and
your PresWIC President.
PresWIC Presidents: Make plans to attend the 2003 Leadership Training
Seminar Plan
to attend the 2003 Mercy Conference in Atlanta (March 13-15) and publicize
it to your entire church. PresWIC
Councils: Be creative and diligent as you seek to connect your women
through newsletters and other publicity for important equipping events.
Pray for WIC Trainers, PresWICs and local churches as they prepare for
upcoming WIC training events. For information about scheduling a WIC trainer, contact the WIC office at 678-825-1146 or jpatete@pcanet.org
Pray June 10-13
To get more details about conference content and registration, go to www.pcanet.org/cep. Either select the conference listed in the left hand bar or go to the "Events" calendar on the right hand bar. Have you changed addresses? Stay connected! If you are a local WIC president, a WIC contact person, a PresWIC president, a director of women’s ministries or a wife of a teaching elder, please update your contact information with us. Go to www.pcanet.org/cep/wic and click on "WIC Contacts" on the left hand sidebar. Complete and send the form to stay in touch. "IF WE ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO SHAPE THE WORLD ...THE WORLD WILL SHAPE US." Each year, CE&P sponsors large conferences which bring together hundreds of people from many PCA churches. These events are often the catalyst for renewal in the local church as members are motivated and trained for service. Check the CE&P website to find out more about the following conferences.
We want to hear from you: good ideas for local and PresWIC events and WIC training events…especially ways that women are connecting personally, cross-generationally, denominationally, and globally. Also, what are some creative ways you have shown the 2002 WIC Love Gift video? If your church or WIC has a newsletter, please send it to the PCA WIC office. Put us on your mailing list so that we can see what things are happening at your church or in your PresWIC. We depend on you for information and creative ways of ministering to the Daughters of the Covenant. Let’s share with one another the good things God is teaching us. Published by: Christian Education & Publications, 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 102, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Charles H. Dunahoo, Coordinator; Jane Patete, Coordinator of Women's Ministries
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WIC
is the acronym chosen when the PCA
was founded for the women’s organization called “Women in the
Church.” It is used interchangeably with the women’s ministry in a
local church. This is not an exclusive ‘club’. All of the women in the
church are included. Local churches may choose to call their organization
by another name.
