Wellsprings: Seasons of Hope and Grace for United Methodist Clergywomen
By Elizabeth A. Lopez, Minnesota Annual Conference
[Note: At the author’s request, most of this article was left unedited.]
One of the gifts of moving to Minnesota has been experiencing …
“Say It Loud”: Speaking Truth Powerfully with Grace
Felicia Howell LaBoy, Northern Illinois Annual Conference
Although I am often in situations where I am one of a few clergywomen of color present, if not the only one, or …
Creating with Words: Using Our Voices With Vision
Delana Taylor McNac, Oklahoma Indian Missionary Annual Conference
As a woman of Native American heritage, I have been taught from childhood to respect my elders and listen to their teachings. …
Prophet or Pastor?
Jacqueline M. Burgess, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference
I have learned that it is fine to speak and act prophetically about the social, economic, and political systems and structures beyond …
A Graceful Struggle: The Lead Women Pastors Project
Susan Willhauck, Virginia Annual Conference
Transformation of any kind can come only from a holy scuffle. In our tradition, women in ministry have been engaged in a graceful struggle, one …
Tools for Change and a Whacking Wardrobe
Bishop Beverly J. Shamana, Retired
Speaking the truth in love demands creativity. A straightforward whack at harmful, entrenched belief is sometimes best, but not every time. Diversity in speaking the …
Believing!
Tweedy Sombrero, Desert Southwest Annual Conference
One of the hardest things to do is to believe in yourself, especially when it seems that others do not believe in you or …
The Future United Methodist Clergywomen’s Consultation in a Global Context
HiRho Y. Park, Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference
The first United Methodist Clergywomen’s Consultation occurred in 1975. Held approximately every four years, consultations provide a support system for clergywomen. In 2006, the …
The Struggle to Leap in Faith
Jennifer L. Battiest, Oklahoma Indian Missionary Annual Conference
For me, speaking the truth with grace about identity is a tremendous struggle. I struggle to define what being Choctaw means, what …
The (Mis)Understood Deacon
Anita Wood, West Ohio Annual Conference
By the action of the 1996 General Conference, The United Methodist Church established the order of deacon. This Order, which follows the lay position …
Drink Before You Are Thirsty
Cynthia A. Wilson, Kansas West Annual Conference
In summer 2009, an intimate gathering of about eighteen church musicians from several denominations met at Calvin Institute. Paula D’Arcy, an author, a …About The Next Issue
The articles for this issue pertain to the theme of “Voicing the Truth with Grace.” Plans are already under way for the next volume, with the theme “See, I am …