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Her Many and Marvelous Ministries: How Women Give Life to the Church

Imagine a family that gathers on Sunday nights for a household meeting. They meet often in other ways throughout the week — for meals, devotions, outings. But on Sunday, the father calls everyone together to review the last week, look ahead to the next, and remember their family identity. The whole family takes part in the meeting, but the father clearly leads.Now imagine that someone observes this meeting and says, “This father leaves no room for his family’s gifts. Why should he always lead th