Church ladies, particularly of the southern kind, are the keystones of modern faith-based civilization. As little girls still wearing opaque tights, we looked up to them, admired their strength, convictions, and grace all in one. Truth be told, behind every strong church are its band of church ladies. Nothing really big or small gets done without them, admittedly anyway. Want to start a building fund, a health ministry, change the service times? Want to feed the homeless, visit the sick and shut in, begin a marriage ministry? Want to get the preacher to do something? Call on the church ladies. You can count on their tenacity, sophistication, dogmatic no-nonsense manner to drive things forward. But something we all know or wish we had, don't ever ever ever get on the bad side of those fund raising, people feeding, nursing the sick, ladies.....EVER!
KEY RULES TO KEEP THE CHURCH LADIES HAPPY
KEY RULES TO KEEP THE CHURCH LADIES HAPPY
- Don't get too far down the road on a new idea without involving them.
- Don't tell them what to do, ask them how best to involve them in the work to be done.
- Allow them to lead especially if you really need it done fast, right and under budget.
- If you have exhausted all other sources to learn what "the church" really thinks about something and don't feel you are getting at the "real deal" , ask the church ladies. They are better than the CIA when It comes to gathering intel.
- Recognize their value to the growth, culture, strength, and tone of the church. In many homes they are the real reason the family is attending church. They are definitely the reason their family is at "THIS CHURCH" vs "THAT CHURCH".
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