Sentences with phrase «woman elders»
The phrase "woman elders" refers to women who are older and hold respected positions of authority or leadership in their community or group. They are considered knowledgeable and experienced, providing guidance and wisdom to others. Full definition
With women elders at the center, we have been pursuing a process of listening and learning to understand how we can best support this area of our work and advance new leadership opportunities for Indigenous girls and women.
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However, one of the newly elected women elders volunteered to bring Mary to church.
Our work has been deeply informed by convenings of Indigenous women elders, where we have sought to honor their ancestral knowledge while also lifting up their matriarchal roles in their various communities.
The male cited having female bosses and how well he thought of them, but somehow he couldn't deal with women elders (kinda like «some of my best friends are black» to show that one is not racist).
Right before I left, some people, including a fellow elder, got it into their heads that there shouldn't be women elders.
We have a woman Elder and several woman teachers.
Since at the 1977 General Synod a woman elder did well in the race for the vice-presidency (in the RCA the vice-president of General Synod is heir presumptive for the presidency the next year), it seems well within the realm of possibility that during the coming decade a woman (elder or minister) will be elected president of the General Synod, the highest office the church can bestow.
-- Two Representatives from the Constituency Council of Elders and Patrons, one of whom shall be a woman
Written by Starhawk, this story takes place in Western United States, and the society is run by five women elders.
The women Elders of Balgo set up the program in 1999 to care for their community — particularly their youth and children.