Relevance

 Update  - Report of Findings now available!
The Relevance survey project has been completed. The report has been distributed via email to pastors and the leadership of our National Board. We would like everyone to have access to this invaluable information. You can download the report in pdf format by clicking here. Please continue to pray for us as we digest this information and continue dialogue about the future direction of this ministry and the work God has called us to.

Women of the Church of God Examines the Needs

How can women connect in meaningful and supportive ways? What are the specific ministry needs of women? How can women better support the ministry of their local church? Women of the Church of God is conducting a major study to find the answers to these questions and others, and you may be asked for your thoughts.

“Our number one goal is to be a ministry that serves Jesus and the kingdom of God,” said Arnetta McNeese Bailey, executive director for Women of the Church of God. “We recognize the world is an ever-changing place, and to be effective in ministry, we must be relevant,  relevant to women, to our church, to our pastors, to our family, and to our community. To be relevant, we need to know who we are, how others view us, and what the ministry needs of women are.”

In partnership with Dr. Michael Wiese, professor of marketing at Anderson University, Women of the Church of God will conduct an extensive research project, aptly named Relevance. Information for the study will be collected through interviews, surveys, and focus groups with women and pastors from across the movement. The project will be ongoing throughout the spring of 2008.

“This research project will aid us as we seek to find ways to connect and provide meaningful ministry opportunities for women throughout the church,” said McNeese Bailey. “We will use the information collected to guide our efforts as we develop programming to meet the spiritual needs of women from across our rich and diverse culture.”

To capture representative data from across the church, women selected to participate in the research project will be of varying ages, different stages of life, ethnically diverse, and from different geographical locations. The study will also include data from women not currently associated with Women of the Church of God.

“I encourage all the women and pastors selected for the research project to participate and tell us what they think,” said McNeese Bailey. “We really want to hear from the church so we can better plan to meet the ministry needs of women.”