thirtyone is the name of the women’s ministry at my church. God has done such an amazing work with this ministry! The kick-off for the ministry was this past Sunday and we had 14 people, and I know of 3 that couldn’t attend!!! For my teeny tiny church, that’s awesome number!
Let me tell you a little bit about the ministry:
It is based on the model: Love God, Love People, Serve the World (if you have read Simple Church by Thom Rainer you should recognize this).
Love God: This is our weekly Bible study. We come together to LEARN about Christ and grow a more intimate relationship with Him!
Love People: This is our monthly fellowship and outings to conferences and retreats. Here we meet and grow relationships with eachother, hopefully spurring mentorships, etc.
Serve the World: This is where we come together as the body of Christ to help our community and church family when they are in need - not for or own glory but ONLY for God’s glory!!!
Why the name thirtyone? Proverbs 31 is where we can learn how to be the women God has called us to be not what the world expects us to be. We are doing the study The Virtuous Woman: Shattering the Superwoman Myth by Vicki Courtney, it is a study over Proverbs 31:10-31.
I pray that God would be glorified through all of this! Also, be in prayer for me through this – I am facilitating the study and am coordinating the entire ministry.
