Archives for March 2025

Brief snapshots of the stories of three women ministers follow. One is a short historical vignette from the past which raises issues that to this very day remain unresolved. Another is the story of a young woman currently enrolled in seminary. The last is a small excerpt from the life of a successful, middle-aged minister. Names, settings, and details which may lead to … [Read more...] about Stories of Three Women Ministers

Brandi Miller, a campus minister and justice program director, wrote an article featured on Huffington Post, March 2018, that hits a home run with its definition and description of patriarchy. I wish others would speak so clearly! She describes the revisionist interpretation of  a "theologized inferiority of women" touted as "a God-given directive" that strips women of power … [Read more...] about Patriarchy in the Pulpit

    Only the Humble Brave Build Bridges and Cross Divides   What happens when the Christian group whose very name means to evangelize refuses the mission and ministry of more than half of its members? What happens when the groups whose names are associated with sanctification, the spiritual events of the first Day of Pentecost and the gifting and ministry of the Holy … [Read more...] about Only the Humble Brave Build Bridges and Cross Divides