If you stopped by the Neighborhood Cafe after receiving the “Tip of the Week” newsletter from womensministry.net, then welcome! I hope today’s article, “God of this City,” gets you fired up to do something exciting in your community.

My relationship with Karen True, Executive Editor at womensministry.net, has been a God-thing from the start. Technology initially connected us as we used sterile contact forms and stilted emails to make introductions. A good old fashioned telephone conversation helped us discover common interests, and a friendship developed around our professional relationship. I am blessed to know her.

I pray that you, too, will be blessed by the fantastic team at womensministry.net and the resources they provide, including these additional articles:

Neighborhood Cafe: The Appointed Season by Amy Lively
February 6 started out as any other day. I sat on the yellow loveseat beside a picture window having my morning devotions. I’m sure it was a typical wintery day in central Ohio. While I don’t remember the exact weather, I will never forget . . . keep reading

Neighborhood Cafe: At your Table, In your House by Amy Lively
The women in your neighborhood are likely to spend five hours and 24 minutes each month following their Facebook friends. Facebook has replaced face-to-face, heart-to-heart conversations. We tweet instead of talk. Our electronic disconnect . . . keep reading

Titus 2 Style: Women’s Ministry that Works by Amy Lively
I recently invested in a new health and wellness plan that my friends had been raving over. I did pretty well the first couple of weeks, but when it became apparent I wasn’t going to drop a dress size before an upcoming dinner date, I let up . . . keep reading

Titus 2 Style: 10 Qualifications for Women in Ministry, Part 2 by Amy Lively
In the first article in this series, Amy Lively introduced us to the first ever women’s ministry and the apostle Paul’s guidelines for the making of a woman in leadership. This week, Amy continues with a list of qualities . . . keep reading

Titus 2 Style: 10 Qualifications for Women in Ministry, Part 1 by Amy Lively
“Girlfriend!” How many times have you made this desperate call? From the store fitting room or the hospital waiting room, a good, godly girlfriend is often the first one we call in a crisis–or in happier times, like when the last pair of clearance shoes is our . . . keep reading

Taking it to the Streets by Amy Lively
Have you ever taken dirty laundry to a Bible study? No, not the kind we air to our girlfriends when we’re having a bad day — the real ring-around-the-collar kind. The Women’s Ministry team at Chase Oaks Church in Plano, Texas is as likely . . . keep reading

Neighborhood Cafe: A Time for Everything by Amy Lively
In this series, I will share with you everything I learned about creating a home-based Bible study in my neighborhood. The Lord’s exciting successes and my utter failures will be laid open for you to copy or avoid. You will be able to print invitations to pass out in your own neighborhood . . . keep reading

Neighborhood Cafe: Fill your House by Amy Lively
You gotta love Lydia. A wife, mother, businesswoman and “worshipper of God,” she was hanging out with some girlfriends at the park when the Lord opened her heart. She responded, and became the first Christian on her street, in her city and even in all of Europe! Lydia’s faith impacted her entire . . . keep reading

Neighborhood Cafe: Who is Your Neighbor? by Amy Lively
I had lived on the corner of Rosewood and Longwood Drive for over seven years, yet many of the women who lived nearby were complete strangers to me. I didn’t know their joys or their pains, I had no one to call to borrow a cup of sugar . . . keep reading