Ministry Tips — Courting Women’s Leaders

Women’s Minister
The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham

I’m sure you’ve not heard the word “courting” in a long time but it’s a word that accurately describes what it is like to help potential leaders in the church come to a place of committing to lead in our women’s ministries.

I have had the experience the past two years of starting conversations with older women that I knew were about to retire from their full-time vocations, asking them to consider leading women in the future.

I believe these women are the lifeblood of any women’s ministry, like the older women in Titus 2:3–5, who have a little more time and a lot more experience to impart to younger women who have the most influence over the next generation of believers.

Here are a few perspectives on “courting” future leaders for your ministries.

Be aware of seasons in women’s lives and intentionally take advantage of these times to introduce the need for them to consider leading women.

Initiate conversations with women to introduce this need, communicating the expectations of leadership and the time commitment.

Give them opportunities to shadow another seasoned leader to see for themselves what leadership might look like in their lives.

Set a specific time frame for them to make a commitment to lead.

I pray that you are aware of the many women in your churches who God has allowed this season to invest in other women and that He moves in their hearts to step into leadership.