Several years ago, I read Love Has A Price Tag by Elizabeth Elliot, and in the book she told of an exercise she had her college students do. The assignment was to, in as few words as possible, define what femininity was, and she said that both her male and female students struggled with this task. It caused me to think and think and think about what I would say. (I would agree; I am slow.) Now, several years later, I have come up with my answer.

Women are fashioned, or made, by God. Only He could have made us so wonderful. (Right now I wish you could somehow hear the drum roll as I unveil my answer.) Femininity is living in all of the splendor of who God created us to be. Only God could create a being capable of such supernatural feats. OK, I could be exaggerating just a touch, but you have to agree that we are amazing. We’re able to console a screaming baby, cook a meal, fold laundry and answer the phone all at the same time. We’re able to work nine hours a day, manage a household, juggle family schedules and find time to exercise. We are incredibly able. Beyond our abilities is beauty. There is a beauty in godly women even when we’re having a bad hair day or feel bloated.

In all my thinking, I wondered why there’s been such an assault against our femininity. After all, we are a gift from God and a crown to men (Proverbs 12:4). Without preaching from my soapbox, may I say we make the world a better place. But only if we live in the splendor of God can we be a gift to anyone.

This past year we branded Gateway’s women’s ministry with a new name— Pink. But that doesn’t mean we’re asking you to wear pink or paint a wall pink. Pink is a celebration of who we are as women. Pink is about women spurring women on to excellence. Pink is support for when we have lost the glamour of who we are created to be. Pink is not only fun but also life-giving. Pink encompasses every emphasis for women at Gateway Church. You are at the heart of Pink. Explore our Gateway Groups ministry, mentoring ministry, special events, generational-focused activities, professional women’s events (Pink Incorporated), Equip classes and global ministry trips to find more about what Pink has to offer you.

In this issue, we’ll explore more about what makes us so incredible. I hope you feel celebrated and challenged to live in the splendor for which you were created.

Blessings,