Working draft for the Good Shepherd leaders.
WOMAN YEAR / Good Shepherd ChurchDraft v1
Good Shepherd Church // a year of discipleship for women

Woman
Year.

"The world desperately needs women who have been deeply transformed by Jesus."

One organizing question shapes all twelve months: What lies keep women from living as daughters of God? Each month exposes one lie and replaces it with truth. Four quarters follow the greatest commandment: heart, soul, mind, strength.

This is a working draft built from Man Year's proven structure and your own words and convictions. Read Month 1, walk the year map, and mark it up. Your edits are the point.

The year at a glance
Q1 // Spiritual (soul)

Known by the Shepherd

Month 1: Daughter Before DoerDraft readyThe lie: "My worth is what I produce for God and everyone else."Month 2: The Shepherd's VoiceThe lie: "God speaks to other women, not to me."Month 3: Walking in FreedomThe lie: "This is just who I am; some chains don't come off."
Q2 // Emotional (heart)

A Heart at Rest

Month 4: Naming What You CarryThe lie: "Good Christian women don't feel this way."Month 5: UnashamedThe lie: "If they really knew me, I'd be unlovable."Month 6: Disappointment and the Goodness of GodThe lie: "God came through for her, but He won't for me."
Q3 // Physical (strength)

Strength With Purpose

Month 7: Rest Is Not a RewardThe lie: "Everything depends on me; rest must be earned."Month 8: The Body She Was GivenThe lie: "My body is my enemy, my billboard, or my report card."Month 9: MarginThe lie: "Busy is the same as faithful; more is the same as better."
Q4 // Mental (mind)

Fierce and Free

Month 10: Taking Thoughts CaptiveThe lie: "I can't help what I think; the spiral is inevitable."Month 11: Boundaries and BelongingThe lie: "Love means never disappointing anyone."Month 12: Go: Influence and SendingThe lie: "Discipleship is for the professionals; my season disqualifies me."
How to review

Start with Month 1: Daughter Before Doer. Read it as a woman in your church would. Where the voice is wrong, where a practice would not land, where we missed your women: that is exactly the feedback we need. Use the button in the corner anytime.

Then visit the Design Lab: 50 visual treatments for the book (covers, type, pages, palettes). Pick favorites by number and the whole system rebuilds in that direction.

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