Women's Ministry in Smaller Churches
Serving women in smaller churches comes with its distinctive challenges and blessings.
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In this episode, Rachel Sloan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry) and Elinor Magowan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry and former women's worker at Whitby Evangelical Church) are joined by Emily Fenning (Beccles Baptist Church, Suffolk) and Dawn Thomson (Spen Valley Church, West Yorkshire) to talk about women's ministry in a smaller church context.
00:00 - Introduction
01:41 - What is ministry like in your context?
06:05 - How has women's ministry developed since you came to the church?
17:51 - The difficulties of women's ministry in smaller churches
22:06 - The blessings of women's ministry in smaller churches
29:12 - Tips for those considering women's ministry
In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners.
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Rachel Sloan
Rachel is one of FIEC's Director for Women's Ministry. She works for FIEC alongside working as Women's Ministry Coordinator for Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh.
Elinor Magowan
Elinor works as one of FIEC's Directors for Women’s Ministry. She previously worked as a solicitor, UCCF Staff Worker, and the Women’s Pastoral Worker at UFM Worldwide.
Dawn Thomson
Dawn serves as the Outreach and Women's Worker at Spen Valley Church in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, which she helped plant with her husband Graham.
Emily Fenning
Emily is a mum to three boys and a part-time teacher alongside serving at Beccles Baptist Church in Suffolk with her husband Tom.
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