1. The role of a woman at home.
The duty of a woman at home is, first and foremost, that of a wife and then a mother.
She has been given a very, very important role that has been trivialized in this day and age by feminists to that of being a "housekeeper". Oh no! Dear sir! Do not trivialize the role God has given....the workings of a home to "just cooking and taking care of the children". Because can you replace a mother so easily for her children ? Can you replace her love for her home? Can you replace her in any of her commitments in her home easily? But an employee in a job can be replaced....easily!!
A mother has the souls of a next generation of christians in her hands. It cannot be trivialized to a mere "taking care of the children". She has a huge job of shepherding a soul to the Lord. To help them learn the truths of life and wisdom.
It is a 24 hour, 365 day job without pay, without paid leave, one from which you cannot take a break from, one you commit to for a long time through thick and thin.
Children are designed by God to link emotionally with a mother, to develop security, reassurance in their arms, to feel loved and cherished.....they never outgrow that need.
I was reading a book lately about "Bringing up boys" by James Dobson. He mentions some really thought provoking things about little boys. How much a mother plays a role in the way a boy shapes into a man. Men are sometimes not the most natural communicators...but women are.So how important she is in a child's life to communicate love to them because we see children who don't get that love, that nourishment and the troubled individuals they become as adults.

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So, the role of wife and mother. But she also has other roles.....
The role of a homemaker.....which includes feeding her family with nutritious food, keeping them well clothed (laundry duty),keeping her home within a budget, comforting her family in
sickness, etc.
She also has a role to exercise her priestly duties outside the church which includes hospitality, charity, spending time in prayer with those in need etc.

2. The role in the church or rather her spiritual role.

Yes! her role is that of being silent in church. But I disagree to their exposure to public speaking.

What about having classes or studies with those older women who are knowledgable in certain scriptural portions...like attend a seminar etc.

I know of ladies who make it a point to visit everyone in the congregation, help out those in need, pray with those in need or turmoil, encourage those in need etc. This requires a sacrificial attitude and more than that love for our fellow believer in Christ.

In our church, we also have small bible classes in groups where we study a portion together with men, not at churches but at homes...we study about God's design for families, about the church, doctrines, the role of the Holy spirit, raising children etc. where both men and women contribute ideas/thoughts and pray.

Older women spend time with the younger ones, talking and praying with them about life, family, children, being women. You could find out the various gifts of some women, who are able to connect better with growing girls and have classes to channel them towards being Godly women later on in lives. Someone who can talk to them about their growing needs/ problems etc. in a confidentail manner.

How can we encourage our sisters to come out of their shell and be more pronounced? We husbands, fathers, mothers, anyone who has wives, daughters or sisters must understand God's design for sisters. We must communicate in every word and deed of the worth, excellence and the nobleness of their godly roles as Mom23 described. We miserable fail in that. The world throws at them everything but what God has desired. it is up to you to help them to hear God's voice instead of the world's and know how to answer the world. Scripture tells us clearly that we cannot serve God and man. We cannot please two masters. We cannot please the self and Christ. Sometimes the thought crosses my mind that the greatest saint in Heaven might be a sister from some unknown corner of the world who has spent so much time on her knees or otherwise praying for others in their spiritual warfare. A quiet and gentle spirit which is precious and incorruptible before God...the heart of a sister who ponders things and does what I write below:

When we do hear of others, do we see them in their relationship with the Lord? Do our hearts ache when their problems are mentioned as we see their souls as they are before Him Who made them - infinitely valuable and so precious that He died for them. The bottom line in every conversation is this - the glory of God to be seen in each other and for others to se His glory in all their circumstances. For this our hearts should beat. This should lead us to pray for one another and engage in spiritual warfare for one another. This should be our motivation. This will kill the spirit of evil gossip.

As Mom23 wrote, the possibilities for ministry for sisters is endless.
We dare not encourage them as some churches do to give them the assignments of teaching men or to have authority over men - this is the worldly feminist reaction we see in some churches.

Ask to god. u r not going to get a proper reply from any of our brothres.