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From Process to Main EventThis article, through four snapshots, gives a brief look at the church's recent progress and pitfalls concerning women in ministry. How can the gospel's boundary-breaking power take center stage in the church, overshadowing historical injustice? |
Responses
Sankofa and Synergy: Meeting Together as Women of Color
Looking forward while holding on to the past, the church must remain centered on its call to justice and equality.
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Autobiographical Snapshots: A Story of Change in the PCUSA
The beginnings of women in Presbyterian ministry were fraught with status dissonance. Elizabeth Johnson's personal story demonstrates the gradual change that surrounded her as scholar, chaplain, and professor.
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Women as Equals: the Need for Continuing Change
Armstrong uses more snapshots to catalog women's ongoing need to work for equality in the minds and hearts of churches. Discrimination often occurs because of fears and stereotypes that usually stay hidden.
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Sharing Our Stories
Sharing "snapshots," as we have, allows us to remember the past, work collaboratively, and create space for authentic communities to emerge.
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Extras
Note from the Editor
Even the editor gives snapshots in this edition. Dr. Douglas concludes by bemoaning "the ambiguity of all change," and emphasizes the generational challenge facing today's women in ministry.
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Curriculum
This issue's curriculum connects the four main articles, inviting students to recognize their own biases and those of the church. Rev. Rachael Whaley-Pate is head of staff at Rehoboth Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
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