Equipping Women International

Do you feel a need for personal refreshment?
Do you long for encouragement from a community of your peers?
Do you desire to enhance your ministry skills in order to engage women in life-transforming ministry?

Introducing…

{a ministry of Barnabas International}

Equipping Women International exists to provide accessible and affordable ministry skill training in regional hub cities worldwide. We have experienced the spiritual nurture and life-changing dynamics that occur when women gather and learn together, and believe in providing this life-on-life experience for His global servants.

Upcoming training locations & dates:

• Fall 2013: Chiangmai, Thailand (more information coming spring 2013)
• Fall 2013: Middle East/Central Asia location (more information coming spring 2013)

FAQ

Why should I take this training?
This training will revolutionize your ministry to women, help you understand the power of facilitating group discussion and show you how to make every small group you lead a dynamic learning experience for everyone involved. You will be personally refreshed and professionally equipped by taking this training.

What will I learn?
This course is designed to provide for the long-term success and well-being of women in ministry. Over the course of this 8-day residential training program, with a small group of women, you will look at how Jesus taught, how to ask good, open questions, adult education principles, how to effectively facilitate small groups, and how to plan a seminar for a variety of ministry venues and plan a multiplication strategy. This is a peer discipleship model of learning in an interactive, inter-agency community.

What curriculum do you use?
We use the Entrust WWMT curriculum which features 4 course modules designed to enhance resiliency for global workers. This material has also proven to be successful and effective in training national lay leaders. The names of the 4 courses are: Facilitating Relational Learning, Developing a Discerning Heart, Discovery Bible Study, and Women Serving Women.

*An Women to Women Ministry Training course module.

Who will benefit from this training?
International workers and pastoral care givers… any woman who has a passion for investing in the lives of people in her community. Our desire is to see lives transformed by the love of Christ as expressed through His Word and by His body. During the course of this training, you will have time to thoroughly process what you are learning, put into practice the tools you’re learning and apply the principles to your unique ministry.

How much homework is there?
The homework preparation for this course is approximately 36-48 hours. The homework is best done over a period of time, so we encourage early registration, allowing you plenty of time to complete the homework, a little at a time!

Who and what is EWI?
Equipping Women International is a group of women serving with Barnabas International. We have experienced the spiritual nurture and life-changing dynamics that occur when women gather and learn with women, and believe in providing this life-on-life experience for global servants.

When and where will this training be offered?
In the fall of 2013, this 8-day residential training will be offered again in Chiangmai, Thailand. It will also be offered in late 2013 in Eurasia at a site yet to be determined..

How much is the training?
This training typically costs $450-$500 for the 8-day/9 night residential training (including room and board), depending on location.

Where can I get more information?
Contact ewi at barnabas dot org for more information.

Testimonials

My time at the Equipping Women International training was so much more than I expected! It is something that benefits me both personally and in ministry. The training equips me to help others learn in a more meaningful way than any traditional method of teaching - whether it is in a group setting or in situations with friends, acquaintances, and even my own children! If you really want to be a woman who is wise, compassionate, attentive, and able to help others learn in a way that Jesus demonstrated, you will definitely want to be a part of this training! It will revolutionize the way you see your role as a leader and transform the way you help others grow spiritually.

Attending the FRL training session was a blessing to me in several ways. To spend eight days in concentrated effort to digest new material was an all-new learning experience in itself. But to spend the eight days around the Word with eight other sisters in the Lord as we got acquainted, learned together, shared our stories, encouraged and challenged one another and enjoyed each other's company — what a privilege! Another blessing to me has been to discover that the Entrust material will work among Brazilians and that there has already been a good start in getting it translated to Portuguese. As the Lord enables, I am looking forward to continuing the training and in "passing the ball" to those who are ministering in Brazil.