Reflections & Research:
Pastors of color
August 8, 2019
Lilly Endowment Inc. 2018 Annual Report
Catholic Extension When the Rev. Joe Tito crisscrossed the border between McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, he saw firsthand the drama that his immigrant parishioners had so often described to him. When the Rev. Joe Tito crisscrossed the border between McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico, he saw firsthand the drama that his immigrant parishioners had […]
read moreabout Lilly Endowment Inc. 2018 Annual ReportMay 14, 2019
Safe spaces promote thriving among women of color ministry leaders
Participants in the RISE Together Mentorship Network 2018 Launch and Leadership Conference, “The Power of Our Voices,” participate in the closing program. Photo by Katilau Mbindyo When women of color gather in cohorts, their experiences and stories are centered and affirmed, says the executive director of the RISE Together Mentorship Network. “God doesn’t call women […]
read moreabout Safe spaces promote thriving among women of color ministry leadersOctober 30, 2018
Leading the vocational journey through the lens of sisterhood
The Dean of Chapel at Spelman College talks about her vocation — helping form black millennial women in ministry and faith.
read moreabout Leading the vocational journey through the lens of sisterhoodJune 12, 2018
How I embraced my authority as an African-American woman in ministry
Overcoming stereotypes and assumptions has been difficult for a female minister in a historic African-American church. But, she writes, she was not serving the people by trying to be what others wanted her to be.
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