so, in my wordy description of myself to your right, i didn't mention that i'm a woman.  i'm guessing it's implicit.  but as a church planter and a pastor, being a woman dramatically shapes my experience, my opportunities, the places i'm invited, and multiplies the loneliness of church-planting.


there are four aspects of being a woman church planter that i want to discuss.  so i'm going to take the next four weeks to post one post every saturday about this.  i hope that these posts can express my experience, provoke thought - but more so, be a catalyst for discussion.  so, please, come back.  read my thoughts.  and more importantly, share yours.


this is a conversation that is not happening anywhere i can find - but is absolutely necessary - so let's start it.
  • jan 29: women church planters and networking
  • feb 5: women church planters and church growth
  • feb 12: women church planters and exclusion
  • feb 19: women church planters and loneliness
i hope to hear your voices.
 


Comments

dan allender

01/28/2010 4:13:13 pm

Rebecca
I am grateful that you are hosting this conversation and allowing the heartache of exclusion neither to stiffle or darken your heart. It will be a joy to learn from you and others how we can participate in your courageous foolishness. dan

 

Pam Hogeweide

01/30/2010 11:38:09 am

You are not alone!

I'll spread the word. There is a company of women that the Holy Spirit is gusting up in these winds of change. Women are uniquely gifted in ways that men are not, and vice versa. I am convinced that men leading without women, and women leading without men, is incomplete leadership in the context of church.

Co-leadership with equity among the sexes is, what I believe, a kingdom of God value.

I look forward to your posts!

 

dave wainscott

04/11/2010 8:49:16 pm

Thank you so much for getting this vital conversation. It was a timely find, as i am a church planter who will be preaching next week on female church planters.

Great blog all around, thanks

 

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