Preach Like A Lady: A Handbook for Women in Ministry

by Lori Wagner

Overview

Are you a woman who feels called to ministry? Or do you know a woman with a call to preach, teach, or other spiritual leadership? In Preach Like a Lady, Lori Wagner provides answers and affirmation for women called to ministry. Her unique handbook is written in two parts:

Part I: Helps and How-Tos

Get encouragement and guidance on such topics as finding God’s will, overcoming obstacles, ministering as a woman, preaching with authenticity and anointing, spiritual growth, relationship roles, and safeguards.

Part II: Records and Rationales

Follow along with Lori as she investigates the biblical and historical roles of women in ministry as well as a woman’s authority to preach, teach, and lead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780989737340
Publisher:	Affirming Faith, Inc.
Publication date:	08/30/2017
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Lori Wagner is an ordained minister, recognized international evangelist, best-selling author of twenty-one books, and the Michigan District prayer coordinator for the World Network of Prayer. Actively involved in their local church, she and her husband Bill are parents of four children and they make their home in Clarkston, Michigan.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

PART I

Helps and How-tos

Encouragement and guidance for women called to ministry

SECTION 1

The Call and Beginning Steps

Chapter 1: The Call

Chapter 2: Dreams, Vision, and Finding God’s Will

SECTION 2

The Character & Conduct of a Minister

Chapter 3: Anointing and Authenticity

Chapter 4: Christian Character

Chapter 5: Becoming, Changes, and Choices

Chapter 6: Overcoming Obstacles

Chapter 7: Courageously Confident

SECTION 3

Family, Personal, and Ministerial Relationships

Chapter 8: Singleness, Dating, and Marriage

Chapter 9: Marriage Roles and Family Life

Chapter 10: Ministerial Relationships

Chapter 11: Accountability

SECTION 4

Ministering as a Lady

Chapter 12: Platform Etiquette and Appearance

Chapter 13: Preaching

Chapter 14: Ministry Matters

PART II

Records and Rationales

A biblical and historical investigation on the roles of women in ministry

Chapter 15: In the Beginning

Chapter 16: Restored by Christ

Chapter 17: First Century Culture and Biblical History

Chapter 18: Women Ministering in the Old Testament

Chapter 19: Women Ministering in the New Testament

Chapter 20: Paul and “The Big Three”

Chapter 21: Early Church History

Chapter 22: A Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Historical Overview

Chapter 23: Licensing, Ordination, and Offices

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"The call of God is a tricky thing. We pray for affirmation. We want to know for sure it is really God who is speaking. We work to discern what it is he is asking. We look for a path. People to follow. Advice as to how to proceed.

There are a lot of books specifically written to help men navigate the path from pew to the pulpit. Yet, very few books have been written with the specific intent of helping women. Until now. Lori Wagner’s Preach Like a Lady lays out a path to follow. In her very clear style, she answers questions about calling, advises her readers about consecration and ethics, and she includes as well practical advice about ministering as a lady. I am very thankful for this much needed book!"

—David S. Norris, Ph.D., Author and Professor of Biblical Theology, Urshan Graduate School of Theology

“Preach Like a Lady is a handbook to get you started and guide you along the way. It is well-written, a journal for the journey and a candid “how to and how-not- to” approach to ministry. Read it, study it, and then use it as a checklist. Affirmed by its presentation of biblical facts, you can now go forward in confidence, with character and conduct becoming to a woman who wants to Preach Like a Lady.”

—Janet Trout, Ph.D., Author, Pastor, and Board Chair, Urshan Graduate School of Theology

"It is great for women to know that God calls them to a wide variety of places in ministry. Permission is one thing, knowing how is the thing. In a practical and systematic way, Lori Wagner has capture what it means to be a woman who serves the Lord in pulpit ministry. Learn and apply these proven principles on how to Preach Like A Lady!

—Rev. Daniel Koren, Pastor and Author of He Called Her

"Lori Wagner has practiced, preached, and taught this exciting compilation of biblical, spiritual, and practical material. It merits the attention of any woman whether or not she has experienced “a calling” in her walk with God. I have worked alongside her in many successful literary projects and at national women’s conferences. She is sensitive to the leading and move of the Spirit of God. This book will challenge and strengthen you both naturally and spiritually."

—Rev. Gwyn Oakes, Former Ladies Ministries President, United Pentecostal Church International

"The first time I met Lori, I was encouraged by her spirit, willingness to follow God’s call, incredible smile and joy in life. She has traveled and ministered around the world, spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and speaking into the hearts of women and men. She has faithfully served in her calling as a female evangelist, writer, mentor, wife, mother, and friend. Thank you for writing this beautiful book, for dreaming with God, and for investing in so many lives: mine included!"

—Rev. Crystal Schmalz, Chaplain and Founder, Women of Vision Leadership

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