"A dangerous woman is alive! She knows she is deeply loved by God and grounds herself daily in that love. She delves deeply into the truth about who she is and claims her unique temperament, gifts passions and dreams.
She refuses to let fear stop her as she responds to God's calling on her life.
And out of her fully alive heart, she radically engages with the needs of the world.
I am convinced that women are the greatest untapped resource in the world.
We have talents, skills, education, and financial resources that women didn't dream of in the past.
Beyond all this, we have tremendous power of compassion.
How different the world could be if we each responded compassionately to the needs of our sisters
    -whether they work at the desk next to us or live half way across the world."
                                                                                                            -Lynn Hybels

In the winter of 2009, New Life Bible Church offered a Women's Ministry class entitled, "Called Woman."  The class focused on women from the Bible and what we can learn from them. In that class, each of the women were encouraged to discover their calling, their gifts, and their passions and to used them to minister to women.  The class was a great success and many women came out of the class feeling better equipped to minister to the women around them.  Several ministries were birthed as a result of God's calling during the class.

Starting in November 2009, we will offer a second Women's Ministry class.  This class, "Dangerous Women" will teach women how to respond to God's calling with the power and passion of His heart.  We will learn what it means to be dangerous women, study current day dangerous women, and write our testimonies to use to empower other women.  The class meets on Monday nights from November through January.

Dear God, please make us dangerous women.

May we be women who acknowledge our power to
    change, and grow, and be radically alive for You.
May we be healers of wounds and righters of wrongs.
May we weep with those who weep and speak for those
    who cannot speak for themselves.
May we cherish children, embrace the elderly, and
    empower the poor.
May we pray deeply and teach wisely.
May we be strong and gentle leaders.
May we sing songs of joy and talk down fear.
May we never hesitate to let passion push us, conviction
    compel us, and righteous anger energize us.
May we strike fear into all that is unjust and evil in the
    world.
May we dismantle abusive systems and silence lies with
    truth.
May we shine like stars in a darkened generation.
May we overflow with goodness in the name of God and
    by the power of Jesus.
And in that name and by that power, may we change
    the world.

Dear God, please make us dangerous women.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

DANGEROUS
WOMEN

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