Review of Building an Effective Women's Ministry by Sharon Jaynes
Oren Martin and Barak Tjader
This book review appears in the Annotated Bibliography for Gender-Related Books in 2005, JBMW Volume 11 No. 2.
Category: Complementarian - The author recognizes the full personal equality of the sexes, coupled with an acknowledgment of role distinctions in the home and church.
Jaynes has provided a helpful resource in planning and building a women's ministry in the church. The majority of the book offers very practical advice on beginning a women's ministry, cultivating leadership, programming, and overcoming difficulties. Jaynes works through the details and develops a strategy for developing a biblical model of women teaching, encouraging, and ministering to other women.
