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Program Resources for You and Your Women's Group

Whether you're looking for a one-time program, something to do over several sessions, or a retreat, it's all here.

Women of the ELCA offers a multitude of program resources to help you live out the commitments of our Purpose Statement.

And everything we do--whether it helps us grow in faith, embrace our gifts, nurture community, or promote health and wholeness--propels us toward carrying out our mission: to act boldly on our faith in Jesus Christ.

In this section you'll find a wealth of downloadable, easy-to-use program resources for you and your women's group. Choose one or several as you plan your programming for the coming year.

Follow the links below to find program resources related to:

Growing in Faith

Affirming Our Gifts

Supporting One Another in Our Callings

Engaging in Ministry and Action

Promoting Healing and Wholeness

One- or two-day retreat suggestions

Here are several ideas based in some of our most recent program resources.

Tips on how to plan your group's programming

Want to get started on planning your group's programs for the coming year but not sure where to begin? Ensure a great planning session with this simple guide.

Many of our resources could appear under virtually all these headings, because a faith journey is never one-dimensional: We grow, we affirm, we engage, and so on, in varied and even complicated ways. But we think these headings will help point you in the direction of what you are looking for.

If you already know the name of the resource you're looking for, or if you would like to see all our resources listed in one place, see the complete alphabetical listing.

If you have any questions about any of these materials, please give us a call at 800-638-3522, ext. 2730, or email us at women.elca@elca.org

As a community of women
   created in the image of God,
   called to discipleship
        in Jesus Christ, and
   empowered by the Holy Spirit,

we commit ourselves to
   grow in faith,
   affirm our gifts,
   support one another
        in our callings,
   engage in ministry and
        action, and
   promote healing and wholeness
        in the church,
        the society, and
        the world.

Gather magazine is a great resource for Bible study. The 2011-12 Bible study, "To Follow and To Serve: The Gospel of Mark," began with the September issue. Subscribe now. Call 800-328-4648 to receive back issues.

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