I have encountered several such
women pastors who manifest what is called the «burn - out syndrome.»
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.
«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.
Penny, I was quoting Sandra Norris,
a woman pastor who stated in her post prior to mine that she has met some women (presumably in «her» congregation) who ``..
Not exact matches
«Once again, expressions of Christian faith that honor the rights of
women to choose their own health care options and what happens to their bodies are not seen or heard,» wrote the Rev. Barbara Kershner Daniel,
who pastors the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ of Frederick, Maryland, in a message that she circulated via email.
It's SO hard trying to see my mom remain strong when the PW, the
woman who despises my mom, and two of the
pastor's daughters are after her.
I first felt the keen edge of the feminist critique many years ago at the hands of two exceedingly able and determined
women who often shared a pew and a hymnbook in services at the church where I was
pastor.
Trust me our churches are littered with such «
WOMEN»
who claim to play a Godly role and end up usurping the
Pastor's position.
A memorial service will be held to remember two sons of a West Sussex
pastor and a young
woman who were killed in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon.
My experience as a
pastor fades in comparison to such hardships endured by heroic men and
women who have nothing but stones and fallen cinderblocks to hammer into gravel for concrete.
I had bullied and isolated by two
women, and had a
pastor who didn't want to do anything about it.
It was receiving desperate emails from
women whose husbands and
pastors told them that submitting to abuse was part of their God - ordained role and
who had nowhere else to turn because their church would shame them if they stepped forward and reported the abuse.
We have
pastors who write to us after Cherish saying, «Thank you so much, our
women came back blessed, encouraged, empowered and loving the local Church even more.»
This
woman,
who was brought up by a strict holiness
pastor, saw my beer and was instantly trying to figure out if I needed to be relieved of my church responsibilities.
@Christian Terry — I hate to say this, but there are a lot of
pastors out there
who stand in front of their congregations and CELEBRATE the killings and the harassing of
women and the rest as God's will.
A memorial service will be held to remember two sons of a West Sussex
pastor and a young
woman who were... More
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.
I was just sharing last night how a
woman at my last church was talking about unconditional love in the face of her grandkids opening presents, but when she didn't hear the tried and true message from the previous
pastor (
who by the way was one of architects of the church's mission to «love God and love people unconditionally) that was a problem.
But what about men like my husband, or my
pastor, or Scot,
who are not threatened by the intelligent, thoughtful contributions of
women in leadership?
Senior
pastors who are resigning or retiring can encourage that possibility by advising church leaders to explore the names of ordained
women as potential candidates for filling the positions.
If we are to move toward a more just placement system for
women, there are three groups of persons
who can play an important role in bringing about such change: the men
who currently serve as senior
pastors, the men and
women who serve as denominational placement officers, and the clergywomen themselves.
The
women who belong to «the Senior
Pastors» Club» are so few in number that they are effectively dismissed as tokens.
A
woman who submits her life completely to God and
who pastors a church and tends to God's flock bears good fruit.
Churches seeking a new
pastor tend to want a man under 40, preferably married to a nonworking
woman who volunteers on church committees.
I once heard a story about a Christian
woman from the East Coast
who confronted a West Coast youth -
pastor,
who allowed «mixed bathing» at youth events.
Churches want a new
pastor to be under 40, married to a nonworking
woman who volunteers on church committees.
We put Americans all over the world in danger, including men and
women serving across the globe,
who knows, maybe their reaction to this
pastor was inflamed by the Quran burning?
I also interviewed Amish
women, a polygamist family, the daughter of a Quiverfull family, and a
woman who is a
pastor.
I remember the young
woman in Nashville
who pulled me aside, tears brimming in her blue eyes, to tell me about how her mother worried about her, argued with her, and was deeply disappointed in her... for going to seminary and becoming a
pastor (when «the Bible clearly teaches»
women can not serve in such a way).
(CNN)- While controversy swirled around Phil Robertson Wednesday evening, the «Duck Dynasty» patriarch was at his longtime church, praying for a young
woman who suffers from cancer, the TV star's
pastor told CNN in an exclusive interview.
By their interpretation of scripture,
women can not be
pastors, and professors
who do not ascribe to scriptural inerrancy can not teach in seminaries.
Bishop John is married to a
women and over a hundred
pastors who signed it weren't Bishop John.
And any thoughts on what you would say to a young
woman who aspires to the role of
pastor's wife someday?
Around a lot of
pastors who are making it in the war that is the church is a group of
women storm troopers
who know that the
pastor is in a battle.
Finally, to young
women who aspire to be
pastors» wives, I want to applaud and honor your desire to serve God.
And I remember the Presbyterian
pastor, a
woman of strength and compassion
who assisted a young mother whose baby had died in placing the infant's body into a tiny casket.
Therefore, the aspiring female minister's model is often a
woman who has fought (or is fighting) the battle for acceptance, or she identifies with a nongender generalized model of the
pastor.
A huge thank you and God - bless - you to
Pastor Helen Burns and the team at Relate Church
who always put together a conference of
women that feels more like a movement.
I do hope that
Pastor Brown will be able to help Miss Veitch as she reaches these
women who so desperately need the love and grace of God.
I sit across a cubical wall from a
woman who talks about her
pastor and Jesus all the time.
Then we had another
pastor who had an affair with a
woman he was consoling, (they later married) a youth leader with a porn addiction, a worship leader that had a relationship with a young girl in youth group, years before, when he was a youth leader.
I know of people
who will not attend a church that has a
woman pastor, for example.
So, I can see myself listening to a
woman who's husband was a
pastor and
who left his wife in charge until he returned.
The trip went smoothly enough, except that an alcoholic male parishioner
who loved to touch
women draped himself over the female
pastor throughout the parade.
How many of these churches
who condemn female
pastors and
women preachers have female worship leaders?
There are some
who agree
women can evangalize, or be evangelists, but can not
pastor a church.
I am no Scholar but, I believe God has the power to change prophecy the way that he did with Hezekiah, his intentions for a perfect people in the beginning changed due to disobedience so
who's to say our men or intended leadership has overall been disobedient, and many
women have been forced to lead and in that leading
women have been more obedient.We all need each other if my husband was a
pastor and I'm his help mate if he for some reason can't teach or preach
who else other than myself would be the closest to him.I don't believe GOD changes he's always the same but, he does have the power to make changes and he does not need our permission to do so, instead of debating back and forth over our version of the Bible we should be sure we have the Holy Spirit and real relationship with GOD because he will reveal to us his truths but, please know he's not the author of confusion
Yes
women who have the gift of Teaching via God the Holy Spirit can teach but they can not take on the clearly defined «Office» Position of
Pastor as defined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1:6, The Scripture is the first and final authority on what God has spoken, not the rhetorical babble of heretics
who don't follow the word of God.
As a former Lutheran
pastor who is now Roman Catholic, I understand the confusion and tension surrounding the issue of
women's ordination.
We stand on the shoulders of giants — men and
women who have been theologians,
pastors, prophets, apostles, mystics, teachers, evangelists and writers.