vineyard-women's blog

I was one of those kids who actually read all or most of the books on the summer reading list they sent home with us from school. I'm sure that the first year it was because there was a prize involved, but after that I was hooked. As I turn the corner into autumn, I'm beginning to compile my reading list, and I thought I'd throw out the friendly challenge to you to post a comment, a book review, or a list you yourself might "go for".

Here are my categories:

In 2006, the National Board of the Vineyard USA said this: "In response to the message of the Kingdom, the leadership of the Vineyard USA will encourage, train and empower women in all levels of leadership both local and translocal. The movement as a whole welcomes the participation of women in leadership in all areas of ministry."

We have two new national Vineyard task forces to tell you about, with two separate but congruent missions. Both will serve the whole Vineyard, but in different ways, with different leadership teams and using different vehicles to get their task done.

I spent last week at the every-other-year pastors' conference for all the Vineyard churches, held this year in Galveston, Texas, which not that long ago got creamed by a hurricane and which is still working hard to turn itself back into a welcoming tourist destination and port. It is a precious thing to be able to have a whole week with other pastors and leaders and spouses that are often only email and Facebook companions. I doubt I was the only one who felt like I talked nonstop for days without pausing to breathe.

...to China or any other place and you are sure in your own heart, let nothing deter you … remember it is God who has called you and it is the same as when he called Moses or Samuel. That was said by Gladys Aylward, who in the years before and after World War II lived and worked to take the Great Story into as many remote corners of China as she could, in the process striking a huge blow to the ancient and crippling practice of foot-binding for girls.

It's snowing books on my desk this week! The Holy Spirit must have released the gift of writing on us about two years back and now we're seeing the fruit of all that hard work. Interestingly, these latest books are in women's voices after a long string of books I've received written by the men in our movement.

Today was an interesting day. I talked to a Vineyard woman who pastors a church of 200+ calling to say that they just closed on the first building the church will own, perfectly placed between the university community on one hand and the suburban developments on the other, with whole new neighborhoods now open to them. I got an email from a mom wanting some accountability as she digs deeper into the ministry of intercession.