By Ruth Tynes / Online Editor / InTheTimes.com Girls Ministry
Q: Should we call our meetings a Girls Ministry "Service" or come up with a cutesy, more non-religious sounding name? We don't want to scare the girls and their friends away...
A: Most people attend Christian Churches because they want to know that they are taking part in a religious service unto the LORD.
What makes the Church Girls Ministry different then the local teen hangout down the street? The religion of Christianity.
Like in this article, don't confuse people by straying away from your pre-established branding. In this case, the branding of Christianity.
"Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God." (2 Corinthians 2:17, NIV)
Embrace creativity, but don't forget your cause--a Worship Service to the LORD Jesus Christ, not merely a "cool" gathering, hang out, or social club.
"Whoever acknowledges Me before others, I will also acknowledge before My Father in Heaven. But whoever disowns Me before others, I will disown before My Father in Heaven." (Matthew 10:32-33, NIV)
Yes, tagging it as a religious worship service will make some girls not want to attend. But don't discount all of the girls who do want to attend!
Being true to the LORD is much more important than trying to target, attract, and impress a "certain type/profile of person" that you desire to be involved in Girls Ministry Services.
"Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them--not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away." (1 Peter 5:2-4, NIV)
* This is an excerpt from the book In the Times Girls Ministry by Ruth Tynes. Copyright 2006. It may not be reprinted or posted without written permission from the author. Please contact for reprint permission.
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