by Lisa Marchal The opportunity to be part of the 2010 Young Clergy Women Project conference was such a joy. I serve outside the local church setting; consequently, it’s easy for me to feel even more isolated in ministry then I did even as a younger single pastor serving my first pastorate at a small [...]
A New Internet Home
a message from TYCWP board Nearly five years ago, in the heat of Washington DC, a group of young clergy women gathered for the very first time to imagine what bonds a group of young clergy women could form. We started with a conference. We practiced our preaching. We inspired each other, but the conversation [...]
Whose kids ARE these??
by Jennifer Creswell Every Sunday, on the drive to church, I ask my boys who will be their special grownup that day. The boys know they have a good list of grannies and grandpas to choose from—most of them actual grandparents—people who are happy to have an extra kid or two join them in the [...]
Vaginas Everywhere
By Elsa A. Peters I always thought I would be an artist. When I dreamed of who I would be when I grew up, it was always with a set of paints. It was always in some smock and a beret. Yes, it really was that cliché. And so, I painted. I drew. I [...]
A Vibrating Friendship
by Names Withheld So it begins with a mentor in ministry. She begins with her hesitancy. I’m somewhat reluctant to share this story, she says, considering the recent attacks on Rev. Wren Miller after she shared her story and struggles with Marie Claire. After a brief pause, she clears her throat and continues. Most people [...]
Love Songs: A Sermon about Desire
by Bromleigh McCleneghan In the spring of 2009, the small congregation I was then serving as a solo pastor began to consider what it might mean for them to become a “reconciling church” — open to all people, regardless of sexual identity. The church was located in a Chicago suburb, and most of active members [...]
Why is the chaplain teaching sex ed?
by Ann Bonner-Stewart Before I started my current job as a high school chaplain, I had the chance to sit down with my predecessor, who is also my schoolmate and friend. We talked for an entire day, or, rather, she talked while I tried to absorb everything she was telling me and hold my then-five-month-old daughter [...]
Single Rev Interview Part Two: Sex and the Single Rev
Interviews conducted by Leah Grundset, names withheld For a two-part series in February and March we interviewed single revs from across the country. They serve in various denominations and settings and their answers are varied and complex. February’s questions focused on “Life as the Single Rev” and March’s questions focus on “Sex and the Single [...]
“The Priest Said the C-Word!”
by Sarah Lamming “Sarah, do you think I had sex last night?… I mean, I can't remember… He's left me money for the pill, so I guess we may have… I didn't shave my legs…” I had this conversation while I was discerning my calling to be a parish priest in the Church of England. [...]
How to Tell the Kids It’s All Right: Reviewing the Oscar-Nominated Film
By Audrey Connor Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers. Not anything you wouldn't get from reading most reviews… but be forewarned. Also, there's profanity, in a direct quote from the movie. Though if you've been following the other, wonderful, articles in this month-long focus on sex and love in Fidelia's, you probably don't have the [...]