Emily Kelly
Women’s Minister
Highland Women exists to provide intentional environments where women can walk together as disciples of Jesus. Our desire is to equip women to know God, to grow in Christ together, and to make disciples in our spheres of influence (Eph. 4:11-16, Col. 1:28-29).
Highland's primary points of connection for adults are through Adult Bible Fellowships and Connection Groups. Scroll down to see additional, women-specific opportunities to grow.
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Interested in serving with Highland Women? Fill out this form.
Join our Women’s Inductive Study each fall and spring semester, as we seek to know God as He has revealed Himself through the Scriptures. We do this through in-depth, individual Bible study, round table discussion, and large group teaching. Our two study options are Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm (childcare available) or Thursday mornings from 9:30-11am (no childcare). This fall we are walking through the Precepts study on Covenant.
Registration for the spring Inductive Study will open on November 20th.
For more information, contact Emily Kelly.
The mission of The Little Years (TLY) is to serve moms of preschoolers by providing a consistent ministry of spiritual nurturing, fun, fellowship, and service. We meet every other Monday at Highland to equip moms through mentoring and Biblical teaching.
Registration for the spring semester of The Little Years will open December 1.
Each Sunday, women gather in the Wellness Center, Multipurpose room A, from 8-8:30am to pray for one another and for our church. This is an opportunity for women to serve our church and community together through intercessory prayer. For more information on our Women's Prayer Team, contact Emily Kelly.
Soul Care Groups provide an intentional and compassionate environment for people to seek healing from all manner of suffering. Suffering can come as a result of our own sin, the sin of another person, and/ or from the pain of living in a broken world. In Soul Care Groups, women share their struggles with each other and with God, turning to Christ for strength and healing, through His Spirit and by His Word.
Soul Care Groups meet on Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm each fall and spring semester. Each group intentionally covers one topic for the duration of the semester, incorporating a ministry of prayer and presence, and directing one another to the hope of Jesus Christ.
For a full listing of Soul Care groups see the Adults page.
One-on-One Soul Care exists to serve as time-limited, focused care for those walking through difficult seasons to help them remain connected to the heart of Christ and His Church. The goal of this ministry is to [1] provide space to process trials, sufferings, and sin in the context of God’s unwavering love and grace (Ps 103:8-14), [2] to encourage participants to consider the Lord’s desire to minister to their feeble, broken hearts (Ps 34:18, 22), and finally [3] to help participants practice courage in entrusting these circumstances to a body of believers for the sharing of burdens and restoration of life [Jm. 5:16]. One-on-One Soul Care is not professional counseling. If the observation is made that professional counseling or another trained specialty is better suited and equipped to treat a participant’s current circumstances, the appropriate referrals will be made.
For more information and to connect with a lay leader for one-on-one soul care, fill out a request form HERE.
A disciple is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ who denies self, walks closely with Him, and invites others to do the same. At Highland, a Women's Discipleship Group is a small group of women who meet consistently for eight-twelve weeks each fall, spring, and/or summer. They meet faithfully to grow in Christlikeness, with the intention that group members grow in their confidence and ability to disciple others.
At the end of their initial eight-twelve weeks together, groups have the option to stop meeting or to continue meeting for another eight-twelve weeks, based on the needs of their specific group.
What we offer
Group Discipleship: Each September, February, and May, vetted Highland women are trained, then sent, to meet with two-four other women who desire to grow in Christlikeness and as disciple-makers. Throughout their eight-twelve weeks together, these women are trained to also go and make disciples of Jesus in their unique spheres of influence. We connect leaders with women seeking discipleship, or leaders initiate discipleship relationships with women they already know.
For more information on Women’s Discipleship at Highland, contact Kendall Oakes.
Women’s Minister
Women's Ministry Associate
Groups Coordinator
Adult Discipleship Assistant
Women's Ministry Resident