Week 1: Introduction — The Titus 2 Vision
Free — no cardRead the Introduction of Adorned by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth. Primary Scripture: Titus 2:1–5.
Before diving into the specific virtues Paul names, Nancy lays out the big picture — a vision of women's ministry so different from what most of us have experienced that it might feel like a foreign country. Come ready to be surprised.
1.Nancy opens by describing a kind of women's ministry that is less about programs and more about relationships — older women living alongside younger women in the dailiness of life. How does that vision compare to what you have personally experienced in the church so far?
2.The book's title comes from the Greek word *kosmeo*, which means to adorn or to put something in its best possible light. Nancy argues that our lives — the way we love our families, manage our homes, and treat our neighbors — are meant to "adorn the doctrine of God." What does it stir in you to think of your everyday life as a kind of jewelry that makes the gospel beautiful or ugly?
3.Paul addresses Titus 2 to a specific community on a specific island — Crete — where false teaching was spreading and the culture was morally chaotic. Nancy argues that this context makes the passage more relevant, not less, to our own moment.
a.What parallels do you see between first-century Crete and the cultural moment we are living in now?
b.How does knowing the cultural backdrop change the way you hear Paul's instructions?