1. Phone:260.402.4241
E-mail:nmiller@wgusa.net
FGBCNationalGirlsMinistry
WomenofGrace
P.O.Box711
WinonaLake,In46580
Fiveyearsaftershe
dreamedofdevelop-
ingamentoring
ministryforgirls,NicoleMillerhascomeon
boardasourfirstGirl’sMinistryCoordinator.
NicolewasastudentatGraceCollege,study-
ingyouthministry,whenshesatdownand
startedputtingtogetherthebeginningsofa
plantohelpteenagegirlsrecognizethe
world’sliesandbestrengthenedbyGod’s
truth.InGod’samazingtiming,Heconnected
herwiththeWomenofGraceUSAandSMM
ministryforGirls.Sincethenshehasbeen
servingasamemberoftheSMMcabinetand
writingGirlsofFaithcurriculumforjunior
andseiorhighgirls.Inaugust2009shetook
astepoffaith,quitherfulltimejobascoordi-
natorforanalternativeschool,andstarted
raisingsupporttobecomeGirlsMinistryCo-
ordinator.Inadditiontowritingcurriculum,
shewillbecommunicatingwithchurchesand
helpingtoequipleaders.Nicolegrewupin
Berne,IndianawheresheattendedBethel
BrethrenChurch.ShecurrentlylivesinSyra-
cuse,Indiana.SheisagraduateofGracecol-
legewithadegreeinPsychology.
NicoleMiller
FGBCGirlsMinistry
Coordinator
“It’seasiertobuilda
girlthanrepaira
woman”
Girlsof
Faith

2. AboutUs
SMMbeganin1913inPhiladelphia,
Pennsylvania.MaryBaumanstartedaspecial
clubforthegirlsinherchurch.Shelovedall
ofthegirlsandwantedthemtogrowupto
knowJesus.Theycalledtheirclubthe
"SisterhoodofMaryandMartha."Littledid
Maryknowthatherideawouldoneday
includethousandsofgirls.
Makingtherightchoicesishardandoften
confusing,especiallyforgirlswholiveina
worldwherethetruthisbeingcoveredover
withtheworld’slies.GirlsofFaithcanhelp
youpassontojuniorandseniorhighthe
truthtoguidethemthroughthechallengesof
theirteenyears.Togetheryouwillexamine
topicsofinteresttoteenswhileuncovering
theworld’sliesvs.God’struth,studyingthe
livesofawomanoftheBible,whodealtwith
thesameissue,andtakingpersonalstepsto
makethetruthaguidepostforlife.
TheGirlsofFaith
Curriculum:
Grace9TopicsInclude:
Eachunitcontainsfourlessons:
ThatGod'sWordmakesitvery
clearthattheolderwomenshould
beinvestingintrainingtheyounger
women.(Titus2)
Thattheyoungeragirliswhen
spiritualtrainingbeginsthemore
beneficialitwillbe.
TheGirlsofFaithcurriculumcanbeusedfor
small-groupdiscipleshiporone-on-onementoring.
Printableleaderinstructions,lessonsandjournal
pagesareallincludedontheCD.
Thematerialsarebeingfield-testedbyanumberof
groupsinvarioussettings.ACDtargetingGrade9
iscurrentlyavailable.
Popularity
Purpose
Youareunique
BelongingtoGod’sfamily
Godasapriority
Prayer
Biblereading
BecominglikeChrist
Endurance
Week1:Topicintroduction
(suggestionsareprovidedtointroducethetopicin
afunwayandtohelpthegirlsidentifytheircurrent
perspective)
Week2:World'sLiesversusGod'sTruth
(UsesScripturepassagestoshowGod'sperspec-
tiveonthetopic)
Week3:God'sGirls
(addressesthetopicfromtheperspectiveofa
womanoftheBible)
Week4:MyFaith
(helpsthegirlsdecidehowtheywillapplyintheir
ownliveswhattheyhavelearned)
WeBelieve:
•62%ofallgirlsfeelinsecureornotsureof
themselves(strugglewithlowself-esteem)
•Thetopwishamongallgirlsisfortheirpar-
entstocommunicatebetterwiththem,which
includesmorefrequentandopenconversa-
tionsaboutwhatishappeningintheirown
lives
•Parents’wordsandactionsplayapivotalrole
infosteringpositiveself-esteemingirls
•75%ofgirlswithlowself-esteemreported
engaginginnegativeactivitiessuchasdisor-
deredeating,cutting,bullying,smoking,or
drinkingwhenfeelingbadlyaboutthemselves