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Women on Mission With God

2. Introduction Two women, two years, oral story set
What were the difficulties they faced?
What was the fruit when they left?

3. God Entrusted Women In Bible Times In History
Which women are noteworthy in the Old and NT?
What principles do you see controlling their work?
In History
Women martyrs abound in the early centuries
Wives accompanied their missionary husbands during the upsurge in Protestant missions
In the world today, women play a key role
Two-thirds of the missionary force are women

4. God’s Call to Women A tragic case study – Dorothy Carey
The author seems to point to a lack of call as a key factor in her inability to cope with the mission field and its hardships. Agree or disagree?
Should William Carey have waited on Dorothy?
Should you always wait on the spouse to be called?
Married women missionaries
Deal with the issue of calling
Key factor: see your career in phases

5. God’s Call to Women Single women missionaries
Ministry to women in cultures where they are segregated
Educational ministry to children
Training indigenous women for itinerant ministry
Indigenous women missionaries
“Bible Women” - older widows preferred because they could travel as Bible teachers
These women have been key in several CPMs

6. Which Women Does God Call
Working women – pursue their careers as a platform to enable mission ministry
Learners of language and culture
Often among women with high illiteracy rates. They tailor their ministry to oral learners
Wives and mothers – ministering in all the phases of motherhood and family
Reaching women in the same life phase
Working to be a “kingdom family” that adapts to the life-ways of the community in which they plant themselves
When the season of full-time evangelism comes, make sure you have
Strong walk with God
Mastery of the local language
At least one time of intentional ministry among the unreached each week

7. Conclusion God is calling women into missionary service
It is a privilege to respond and go