Women's Ministry in Smaller Churches (with Emily Fenning and Dawn Thomson)

Serving women in smaller churches comes with its distinctive challenges and blessings. In this episode of In:Dependence, Rachel Sloan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry) and Elinor Magowan (FIEC Director for Women's Ministry and former women's worker at Whitby Evangelical Church) are joined by Emily Fenning (Beccles Baptist Church, Suffolk) and Dawn Thomson (Spen Valley Church, West Yorkshire) to talk about women's ministry in a smaller church context. 00:00 - Introduction 01:41 - What is ministry like in your context? 06:05 - How has women's ministry developed since you came to the church? 17:51 - The difficulties of women's ministry in smaller churches 22:06 - The blessings of women's ministry in smaller churches 29:12 - Tips for those considering women's ministry You can watch a video of this podcast and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter