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MAY 2002
Equipping Leaders for Ministry: One Woman at a Time
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Equipping Leaders for Ministry: One Woman at a Time E.G. White reminds us that "There is a higher purpose for woman, a grander destiny. She should develop and cultivate her powers, for God can employ them in the great work of saving souls from eternal ruin." Evangelism 465. There is a need for women to be trained for leadership, a need that has been recognized by the WM department of the General Conference and at all levels of our church organization. As a result, a Leadership Certification program has been developed that can be used to train our women to effectively fill leadership roles in our church. This will be distributed through the division WM departments Much time, prayer and work has gone into this program. The seminars used have all been authored by women of our church. We at the GC WM department are very happy to make this material accessible to all women of our church. The curriculum for this program has been divided into eight subject areas. They are: History and
Philosophy (HP), Due to the many subjects covered in the curriculum (about 58 in all) the program is separated into three levels. Every level will contain seminars from each of the eight subject areas of the curriculum. In order for certification to be awarded the participant must complete all the required courses in a particular level-these are called Core Requirements. In addition to this, the participant must also complete three other seminars of their choice from among the remaining courses, called Electives. We are excited
about the potential for change and growth in the lives of the women
who will take this course. We believe this program will make a difference.
It is our hope and prayer that not only will it fill a need but
it will also strengthen women for greater ministry in their lives
and in our churches.
Eastern
Africa Division (EAD) WM Director Holds Seminars Priscilla Ben, EAD WM director, held seminars for the Malawi Union and presented lectures on how ladies can witness and take an active part in the church. The Health Services director, Florence Chipunga, gave a presentation to help WM leaders assist others caring for AIDS victims. Instruction in drafting wills was given by three lawyers, with Ben chairing the meeting. Malawi Woman Wins Souls Thirty-three souls were baptized into the Adventist church following an evangelistic campaign in Malawi last summer due to the efforts of Mrs. Serina Kadyakale. Among those baptized were two pastors from the Zambezi Church of Christ and a witch doctor. The WM of the Malawi Union held more than 60 efforts last year.
KUC Women Arise! Korean Adventist Women's Association (KAWA), organized under Korean Union Conference Women's Ministries Department in 1998, now have associations in the five local Conferences. Their motto is " Women! Arise and Shine!" Here are some highlights of their activities:
Adult Literacy Programs During the Celebration of Women, sponsored by the GC Women's Ministries in 2000, donations were given by participants to help with adult literacy. Thirty women in the Southern Asia Division volunteered to help with the literacy program in their spare time. With the donated funds, reading and writing materials were provided to nearly 150 women.
Adult Literacy Class Leads to Baptisms in South Sudan An adult literacy class in the northern Uganda Maaji Central refugee camp that began in July 2001 had fifteen baptisms as a result of the Women's Ministries efforts there. The majority of the students who attended the class were women. This was particularly important, according to Valerie Fidelia, WM director for the Middle-East Union, because civil war in the South Sudan has caused great devastation and a generation of girls has grown up without education. Also in TED,
Netherlands Union WM wanted to help South Sudan. A $2100 Seeds and
Sewing Project was proposed—the seeds part to enable families
to have good seeds, usually quite pricey, for personal farming;
the sewing part to help women purchase adequate wool to start small
business enterprises. Ten village or refugee camp sites were selected.
In March, the Netherlands Union presented a generous gift-of-love
check from the Dutch women for Euros 2787.57, more than enough for
the project. Each site will receive wool, crochet hooks, seeds,
and hand hoes, and the WM of the local churches will manage the
projects. KEEPERS
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