Jill Briscoe was born in Liverpool, England, in 1935. Educated at Cambridge, she taught school for a number of years before marrying Stuart and raising their three children. In addition to sharing with her husband in ministry with Torchbearers at Capernwray in England, and in pastoring a church in the United States for thirty years, Jill has written more than forty books, travelled on every continent teaching and encouraging, served on the boards of Christianity Today and World Relief, and now acts as executive editor of a magazine for women called Just Between Us. Jill can be heard regularly on the worldwide media ministry Telling the Truth. She is proud to be called “Nana” by thirteen grandchildren.Since 1990, Laurie has served as pastor of the Elmbrook Women’s Ministries, a dynamic ministry drawing over 1,200 women weekly. In addition, she maintains an ambitious speaking schedule at retreats and conferences. Laurie has co-authored Designing Effective Women’s Ministries with Jill Briscoe, and is a contributing author of Mothers Have Angel Wings by Carol Kent. She is a graduate of Biola University and Dallas Theological Seminary. Beth Seversen has served as a ministry leader at Elmbrook Church, Waukesha, WI. She was formerly associate pastor of women's ministries at Elmbrook Church.

• ContentsPrologueAcknowledgmentsPart I: BEGINNING A WOMEN’S MINISTRY1. The Best Way to Begin Is to Begin2. Start With What You’ve Got3. Designing a Ministry Through BrainstormingPerspective: Are You a Doer or a Dreamer?4. Put It All TogetherPart II: MEETING WOMEN WHERE THEY LIVE5. Morning BreakPerspective: Commitment to the Same Faces6. Moms and MorePerspective: Quiet Times in Noisy Times7. Evening EditionPerspective: Women Wearing Many Hats8. The Widow’s MightPart III: DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERS9. The Coordinator’s Board10. Looking for and Leading Your Leaders11. Effective Leadership RetreatsPart IV: REACHING YOUR WORLD12. Breakaway for RenewalPerspective: Ask No Quarter13. Reaching Out through Special EventsPerspective: Between Your Own Two Feet14. Women on a MissionPart V: ENERGIZING YOUR MINISTRY15. Being Women of PrayerEpilogue: Women Who Change Their WorldAppendix 1: Caring for a SpeakerAppendix 2: Surveys and Forms