Sentences with phrase «woman pastors»

Though for the record... I have a view of church where the whole question of women pastors becomes moot.

The story of the gray - haired, second career, woman pastor in the sermon is my story.

The chief exception to this in recent times is among women pastors, some of whom do keep up with the work of feminist scholars and theologians.

Men have problems of their own with accepting women pastors, however.

I have encountered several such women pastors who manifest what is called the «burn - out syndrome.»

«In my faith community, popular women pastors such as Joyce Meyer were considered unbiblical for preaching from the pulpit in violation of the apostle Paul's restriction in 1 Timothy 2:12 («I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent»),

«Sometimes a prideful and stubborn man is brought to his knees before God by a high - strung woman pastor who dares to ask if he has the testicular fortitude to follow God.»

I guess growing up Methodist I'd always taken women pastors for granted.»

The magazine's publisher, Teresa Hairston, said she was not promoting women pastors but simply reporting a trend.

While I have championed the cause of women in ministry through the years, I've run across an inordinate number of women pastors whose demeanor was less than appealing (see Sister Marie's comment above).

To get a sense of Tiffany's point - of - view, check out one of the first entries in her blog, «Shouting From the Front: Reflections of a Disorderly Woman Pastor.»

People make a lot of assumptions about women pastors — that they have to be aggressively ambitious, that they can only survive in a liberal and urban environment, that they can't serve in Reformed churches, that they must devote all their work and writing to defending their call.

«We had a lesbian - partnered woman as interim, and now we have a [heterosexual] black woman pastor who is a wonderful minister to everyone here,» the lay leader said.

A low salary may lead a married woman pastor to turn down a promising career move because her husband's higher salary sustains the family's standard of living.

Somewhat related is an issue faced by unmarried women pastors.

The ordination of women to all of the church's ordered ministries was received by the whole church, although congregational acceptance of women pastors moved slowly but steadily.

Often denominational staff people seek out a new woman pastor to serve on committees and to take a visible role in regional or conference meetings.

I was greeted with smiles and open arms, and the sound of my name being called, with all coming to welcome me with hugs, including the Pastors (man and wife team) the other young woman pastor had left during the second split and was now attending Goleta Vineyard.

Sometimes a prideful and stubborn man is brought to his knees before God by a high - strung woman pastor who dares to ask if he has the testicular fortitude to take up the cross to follow God.»

Women pastors who are concerned more for their people than for any ideology are less suspect and therefore probably better able to help us around the grave theological and liturgical hazards in God - language changes.

At least there are grounds for seeing in the implications of inclusive language — along with the unique effectiveness of women pastors — the seeds of renewal for mainline churches.

Our church has a woman pastor on staff (and no, not a Children's Pastor).

Second, women pastors may be more effective in dealing with the feminization of the local church which has taken place increasingly, and which troubles many mainline congregations.

Increasing debate eventually forced the General Conference to return to the issue, especially after one conference allowed its women pastors to baptize.

Third, women pastors, and the experiences they bring to ministry, may reflect more clearly our justification by faith.

A woman pastor can help the church recognize, in ways a man can not, that both men and women have been responsible for the growth and nurturing of sexism.

In the denomination where I grew up and served for so many years, there was never a woman pastor or deacon.

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The week included a synchroblog that added many of your voices to the conversation, and the comment section that week was packed with its usual gems — from Hebrew scholars, to experts on Greco - Roman culture, to women pastors, to moms and dads who just want to make the Church a more hospitable environment for their daughters.

Ample time is devoted to exploring every aspect of a controversial topic such as calling a woman pastor.

Another committee member adds, «The woman pastor in Drummond has been wonderful with our teachers and children during joint vacation church school.»

What Lehman quantifies with his research, clergywomen and denominational placement officers confirm from personal experience: small churches are more open to women pastors.

Women pastors... check, homosexuality... check, abortion... check.

The woman pastor also faces the challenge of role identity.

Her favorite topic was women in ministry, and she was always surprised to find how much resistance there could be to the idea of women pastors.

Women pastors have not yet been around long enough for us to note any pattern in their handling of midcareer issues.

As a kid I didn't know any women pastors personally, but I knew they existed.

Then we can note some typical issues that have surfaced in my counseling of women pastors, and finally we can risk some projections concerning future implications of the gender shift.

If a woman pastor arrives at retirement age with her pastoral identity intact, she will likely become a revered model for the next generation of women clergy.

I know of people who will not attend a church that has a woman pastor, for example.