• What is the National Network of Presbyterian College Women?
• Why a Women’s Group?
• Models of College Women’s Groups
  • Join NNPCW
  • Choosing a Prototype
  • Setting Up a Group
  • The Consensus Model of Decision Making
  • Suggested Areas of Focus
• Beyond the Campus
  • Getting Involved Nationally
  • Leadership Development
  • Contact people on local campuses
• Suggestions for Resources and Activities
  • Bible Study
  • Topical Discussions
  • Spiritual Formation
  • Other

Local campus groups for women can be vital sources of Christian community and spiritual nurture where young women find fellowship, guidance, and a sense of belonging. Involvement with small campus groups and with the larger network provide opportunities to explore how Christian faith impacts routine day-to-day experiences as well as times of crisis. Theological insights merge with practical realities as students establish a profound awareness of their place in this world and their relationship to God. Campus groups can and do empower college women to develop the spiritual confidence, intellectual skills, and personal insights necessary for Christian leadership in church and society.

Women in general, and college women in particular, experience life in unique ways. Studies from a variety of disciplines point to females developing, learning, and being socialized in ways different from men. Our spiritual growth and experience in the church is also defined in part by our gender. Our questions and choices arise in part from our gender:

• How do I combine family life and career choices?
• What are the particular gifts God has given me and how do I best use them in the world?
• Is it possible to live a life of simplicity and with less emphasis on money as a means of success?
• Should I marry?
• How does my Christian faith inform questions such as these?

Many college women today seek a safe environment that will support and nurture their Christian faith. They seek a community of women where they can raise the unique moral questions and ethical issues they face. They want to reflect with other women on the meaning of their lives, their families, and their vocations in the light of their faith.

A women’s group on campus is one important way to provide a ministry with college women and designed specifically for college women.