by Ann Bonner-Stewart The Young Clergy Women Project has achieved a lot in the past twelve months… …Membership continues to grow, drawing from more denominations and more places. …Fidelia's Sisters continues to publish thought-provoking pieces and is now seeking a new column editor! …We have a new logo, pictured here, created by Suzanne Stovall Vinson, [...]
Review: Clergy Moms
by Sarah Kinney Gaventa Do not be fooled by its cover—a whimsical cartoon of a woman in full Episcopal clergy garb juggling a chalice and a baby as she walks a tightrope between her home and her church—Clergy Moms: A Survival Guide to Balancing Family and Congregations—is anything but whimsical. However, Clergy Moms is also [...]
In Need of God by Sharon Benton
by Sharon Benton Sharon Benton wrote the following note to us back in March: I'm in the process of trying to write a sabbatical grant focused on interweaving the sacred feminine (God the Mother, Sophia, Creator) with my own creativity and intuitive ways of knowing. As I write within the parameters of the grant application [...]
Above Board: Not just another meeting
by Katie Yahns A few months ago, we here at The Young Clergy Women Project decided to search for a new tagline to express our mission. Our previous one included a reference to the institution that had given us the initial grant, so with the conclusion of the grant, we needed to update our materials. [...]
The Holiest of Ground
by Mel Baars “Then God said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ~Exodus 3:5 For many, the experience of the Divine is best described as purely unexpected. Moses was no exception. He was tending a flock, fulfilling his duty as son-in-law [...]
The Friendship Family
by Karen Potter I mapped out my life by the time I graduated from college. I’d be married at 25; I’d have kids at 30. This was my plan. Why? It’s simple: that’s the way my mom’s life spaced itself out. Don’t daughters’ lives mirror their mother’s? Well, apparently not. I held on to this [...]
All in the Family
by Sarah Kinney Gaventa My husband got the call. My darling husband got THE call. My darling Presbyterian husband got the “I want you to be a pastor.” call. From God. What God did not remember, apparently, is that there is already a clergy person in the family—me, an Episcopal Priest. I cannot remember my [...]
The Official Summer Reading List
While summer may only offer the daydream of more reading time, many YCW prepare for a slightly slower season by gathering a stack of books to stuff in their beach tote or in their suitcase. Some of these books seek to enhance our vocational calling while others offer a much-needed escape from the work we [...]