True Woman 101: Divine Design: An Eight-Week Study on Biblical Womanhood (True Woman)

As a twenty-something with a heart for girls ministry - I’m always on the hunt for something interesting, relevant and capable of deepening my girls' understanding of God and Scripture. Based on these criteria, I would highly recommend this study. Pros: -Clear explanation of the differences between manhood & womanhood (while not falling into stereotypes) -Excellent parallels of how a marriage between a man and a woman reflects Christ and the church -Addresses the common (yet often unspoken) feeling that God loves women less -Good balance of addressing those who are married and also girls who are single. Since I disciple high school girls, this was really important for me. -Created opportunities for meaningful discussion (Ex. I used this icebreaker alongside the study one week & it worked great - https://disciplinggirls.com/2016/07/01/discipleship-group-icebreaker-battle-of-the-sexes/) Cons: -The online sessions are mediocre. I taught tidbits that I liked in them, but never showed them in group. The content in the videos especially doesn’t translate well to high school girls. -There is a LOT of content & I was concerned my girls would get overwhelmed by information and absorb little. For this reason, I taught from outlines I created each week to highlight points I wanted them to remember. The Bottom Line: Divine Design ranks in the top five books I currently recommend for high school girls. It will challenge those who have grown up in church their whole lives and give them information to wrestle with so they can figure out what they believe Scripture teaches. It was very rewarding as a leader as my girls made comments like “I never thought of that before!"