The NSW Women's Ministry Team exists to provide resources, training and encouragement to women in their local churches so they can effectively minister to women in their community.

We do this through a variety of methods and are always available to serve and assist individual Women's Ministries in whatever way we can.

The Women's Ministry Team is lead by Edwina Blair. Her team consists of 5 women with a wide range of experience in women's ministry. Each team member represents a different church and therefore brings a wide breadth of experience and perspective on reaching the women in our churches and communities.

The NSW Ministry Team has long associated itself with the sunflower because of the similarities between it and our lives in Christ.

• Each individual sunflower has a firm thick stem, just as we must have a firm foundation in God.
• Alone, one flower may be battered by the wind. When they stand together in a field, each supports and protects the other. Unity is strength.
• It is taller than most flowers. In God we stand tall.
• They keep facing the sun. When we are focused on the Son, we are not looking at each other's faults. Sunflowers close up when cloud or darkness separates them from the sun.
• Each petal plays a part. Each supports the petal next to it, and is supported by the petal on the other side of it. If one petal drops it has a domino effect - it leaves gaps and others fall too.
• Sunflower seeds provide nourishment and remind us that the flower's main purpose is to reproduce.

• Prayer Support 
• A network of Women's Ministries throughout  NSW.
• Annual ANEW Day Conference.
• Resources such as speakers, courses, seminars and websites to assist in teaching women to reach others for Christ.

Contact Edwina Blair at women@freshhope.org.au  for further information on how the Women's Ministry Team can help you.

We communicate with our churches via a quarterly newsletter and email updates. If you would like to receive either of these please email us at women@freshhope.org.au.  Feel free to download our latest newsletters.

The ANEW Day Conference has been running for the past 5 years and provides an opportunity for the women of our movement in NSW to gather together. Each year this conference has provided teaching, inspiration and networking opportunities.

In 2009, ANEW Day will be expanding to "one conference in three locations" so as to increase the availability of this conference to more of our regional churches.

The dates and locations of each conference will be;

ANEW Day Central:
Saturday, 3rd May 9:30am - 4:30pm, Epping Church of Christ, 31 Bridge Street, Epping

ANEW Day North:
Saturday, 9th August 9:30am - 4:30pm, Taree Church of Christ, 95 Victoria St, Taree

ANEW Day South:
Saturday, 8th November 9:30am - 4:30pm, NationsHeart, 27 Rae Street, Belconnen, ACT

For more details please contact Edwina on 0412 124 201 or email women@freshhope.org.au or download the registration form below.

Coming soon to this website will be a comprehensive list of speakers and other resources available to you to assist you in your Women's Ministry. If there is a resource that you would like to make us aware of please email us at women@freshhope.org.au