Clergy Dress Review
There is a great divide in my closet. There are the conservative, mostly black and white and shades of grey professional clothes that go with my black clergy shirts and […]
Because You’re Not the Only One: A Photo Essay
Young Clergy Women International celebrates our multitude of tasks, callings and parts of every day life. Below is a small collection of photos submitted that demonstrate young clergy women in […]
The Girl Who Wants Everyone To Like Her
That girl inside you who wants everyone to like her? I hesitate to say you need to kill her, but sometimes she can be a major distraction. She may keep you from telling someone their unhealthy behavior is unacceptable. She may focus you on the needs of individuals in your church at the expense of the needs of the church community as a whole. She may keep you focused on the squeaky wheels in your community when it’s your unselfish, healthy leaders who need your time, attention, and investment…
A Year in Waiting
Standing behind our piano bench, which was positioned carefully in the front of the living room, I organized a small plate of crackers and a glass of apple juice. I had one of my favorite books of children hymns on one side, next to my favorite pink Bible – the one given to me by my church, with my name in gold on the front. I wore a cross necklace – a stitched one given to me by Grandpa “Mac” and a blanket around my neck, allowing it to swoop down, reaching far past my knees.
Meet the Search Committee
This past year, every few months, I met with a group of young clergy with the Lewis Fellows. Every time we gathered, we began with a check-in where I got […]
Newness of Life Or: How I Gave up the Waders and Learned to Love the Water
Easter morning. The sanctuary is full. The trumpet fanfare happens right on cue and the lilies – in addition to making my nose itch – are beautiful. Streamers hang from […]
A Lenten Pause: Defriending Facebook
Editor’s Note: This article by a future young clergy woman is the final installment in an occasional series called “A Lenten Pause,” running on Fidelia’s Sisters. As many young clergy women […]
Letting Go…of Meetings!
Editor’s Note: This article is one in an occasional series called “A Lenten Pause,” running on Fidelia’s Sisters until Easter. As many young clergy women plan to come to our […]
Blessed
Editor’s Note: As a Lenten observance, this month’s Divine Details is an exercise in noticing. If you notice the presence of the Divine in the details of your day to […]
A Generous Equation
When I was in seminary, a member of my home church (you know those church ladies; they raised you, fed you, shuttled you around on youth trips, sent you graduation […]
