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Effective March 15, 2007, the national Missionettes Ministries Department became the national Girls Ministries Department. The change allows the church ministry department to broaden its scope of ministry.
“We are so excited about where the Lord is taking us in our realm of ministry,” states Candy Tolbert, national Girls Ministries Director. “We have a vision to reach more girls with the knowledge of Christ and even integrate girls’ families in our outreach.”
To better reflect this encompassing role, the Board of Administration has approved changing the name of Missionettes Ministries Department to national Girls Ministries (NGM) Department. Also, Missionettes Girls Clubs will now be known as Mpact Girls Clubs - girls impacting their world.
The change of scope and department name was announced to attendees of the National Missionettes Ministries Conference in Springfield, Missouri, on March 15, 2007. Tolbert shared the vision of branching out beyond Missionettes Ministries to include new tools for leaders of teen girls and resources for parents and current social concerns that are relevant to all girls.
“I want all those committed to the ministry of Missionettes to understand that Missionettes will continue to be a vital part of what our department provides to our churches,” says Tolbert. “The name change to Mpact Girls Clubs will better communicate to today’s churches and those unfamiliar with the church how our ministry desires to shape girls so that they can impact their world. We see our department title and responsibility to be ‘national Girls
Ministries - Missionettes and more!’”
“I believe this is such a confirmation of where God has been leading me over the last six months,” says sectional representative Marlaine Finzo. “I have felt there was need to make a name change and a need to make Missionettes more relevant. ‘Mpact’ is a powerful word and will mean so much more to girls involved in our clubs as well as their parents.”
Tolbert emphasizes that the name change to Mpact Girls Clubs will not require churches to buy all new curriculum and support materials. The clubs will continue to be Rainbows, Daisies, Prims, Stars, Friends and Girls Only. As materials and products are reprinted and reproduced, they will reflect the name change of the overall ministry. Churches should continue to use the curriculum they have and use the new ministry name in promotional pieces and when advertising events.
Other changes occurring in the department allow Girls Ministries to provide more targeted resources for Teen Girl Ministries, Parent Enrichment and social concerns. NGM’s first new venture for ministry to teen girls is “1 Girl,” a resource packet now in development.
To view Tolbert’s strategic plan presentation and review frequently asked questions, visit the national Girls Ministries Web site at
http://www.ngm.ag.org/.
–Lori Van Veen