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It's live! That's right, after months of prayer, discussions, details (a lot of details--from whence come all the details?), it's live--a group blog: Tapestry: A Christian Women's Collective.

Today we'll finally begin to look at ministry to women, specifically Bible studies.

But first, a word from our sponsor: Amy Beach (1867-1944). Amy began taking piano at age four, and by thirteen was a published composer (yeah, one of those child prodigies--funny, you don't hear about child prodigies as often in women as you do in men). She spent her early life focusing on performance but at eighteen shifted to composition. She composed over 150 works, many of which were performed by high-profile organizations. Her style was marked by lyricism, intensity, and passion.

In honor of Women's History Month, for this series of women in ministry and ministering to women (which is broader than women's ministry), I'm titling each one with important women in history.

Because of my music background, I'm prophesying that most will be musicians. But who knows?

Did you know that this month is Women's History Month? It's fitting that we discuss women in ministry this month and the purpose of ministry for women.

So continuing the thread from yesterday...

I have a group of women of different age, experience, and life position who are getting ready to begin blogging about women's ministry (and women in ministry). What would you like to see us blog about? The door's wide open. 

Let me be honest with you. I've never been passionate about women's ministry. Not specifically. I'm passionate about encouraging people (challenging people?) to participate in God's kingdom work, which means being passionate about people, which sometimes means finding myself in women's ministry (but also means finding myself in young adult ministry, youth group ministry, missions, artists' groups, small group ministry, singles' ministry--you get the picture).

Incarnating Christ's Love to a Hurting World

In Your Story...

God calls all belivers to a heroic adventure. Some of us
are reluctant, some flawed, some inexperienced.
God desires to work in and through us.
Topics include studies on biblical character and how we
can respond to the call in our story.

In Beauty...

Incarnating Christ's Love in Art and Life

In Your Story

God calls all believers to a heroic adventure. Some of us are reluctant, some flawed, some inexperienced. God desires to work in and through us. Topics include studies on biblical stories and characters and how we respond to the call in our story.

In Beauty

Created in the image of God, we have the capacity to create. Art can be used to reflect our Creator and our relationship with Him. Topics look at how art and theology intersect and how we can use art to incarnate Christ's truth.

As the Church

As the Body of Christ, the Church represents Jesus on earth and continues his work. Topics include the purpose of the Church in the world and the purpose of the church in your neighborhood.

Matthew 11 has always been a difficult passage for me. John the Baptist, a faithful preacher for the Lord, is in jail for his work for Christ. In his cell, he begins to wonder, perhaps even have a shade of doubt. He sends his disciples to ask Jesus, "You are Christ, right? I mean, this isn't for nothing?"

Stop. This isn't the difficult part. In fact, this part comforts me. Even John the Baptist had his doubts. Maybe we should call them semi-doubts. He's not renouncing Christ. He's not taking back his message. But he needs some reassurance.