Looking back over the years of my working in ministry and being a Woman. I reflect on the many questions that I have been asked about women in ministry: what are some of the greatest challenges and success, what do you do, what does your ministry look like, etc.

For me, ministry has been as multifaceted as the people I have served and tried to help to the best of my ability and with the resources I had at my disposal. I received the call to ministry at eight years old. I began my ministry as a very young woman, a teenager, and founded many programs along the way: Founded in 1998 “The Single Parent Group” and others. All of these programs would later become combined programming operating under one umbrella as Christian Woman Perspective Ministries, Inc. (CWP Ministries, Inc.) a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

I began CWP Ministries as a “safe place” for women and their children to come and to be ministered to by women. Women, helping women, whatever the need she and/or her children had, which honestly was not being met within the traditional patriarchy of the church at that time. It was also founded to create a platform for women who are called to ministry, as a place where they could be trained to walk in their call, even when that call took them outside of the traditional church roles assigned to women that women should work in ministry.

There is a unique methodology when ministering to women. So in answer to the age-old question that I continue to be asked, “what do you do?” Here is a small but critical lens through my window of women’s ministry for me personally: A young woman calls or contacts me in need. I rise to reach for resources and referrals to help meet the need. Another woman aching, hurting, reaching out for her lost child taken from her, and contemplating taking her own life. I minister to her reasons to live, pray with her and help her get the help she needs. Yet, another woman, asking God for strength and for me to pray for her that he won’t kill her the next time he's beating her because he said, "I'm going to beat you to death." Yes, I pray with her and also advocate for her to be at a safe place. Even, still. Another woman, lay in a hospital bed, twisting in pain. She is dying with cancer and asks me if I would please, comb her hair for her? I do.

This is a small window of women ministry, and what that looks like for me.

In prayer for Women in need of "Ministry." Lord, I lay and pray before you on their behalf. Heavenly Father, Our Father, give your daughters, your royal princesses, peace, guidance, strength, relief, help and salvation that is needed, even all over the world.

Rev. Dr. Alice L. Belcher is the Founding President and CEO of Christian Woman Perspective Ministries, Inc. Your help is appreciated. www.cwpministries.com