From There to Here: YCWI Conference Reflections from St. Louis to D.C.
Six years ago at my first YCWI conference, I was newly serving as the lead pastor of a large church, newly separated and heading for divorce, newly single and just […]
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From the Board: DEI Consultant Contracted
Beloved of YCWI, Over three-and-a-half years ago, I attended my first YCWI conference in Atlanta. At the end of the event, I was installed as part of the incoming class […]
Coming Out as Bisexual Pastors
Stealthy queers are all around you. Your gaydar won’t detect us. Your discriminatory church policies forget about us. Are we closeted? Not necessarily. We just go about our business — […]
Update to YCWI Membership Policy
Young Clergy Women International has been, since its beginning in 2007, an organization for the professional development and care for the youngest of clergy women. Eleven years later, our commitment […]
Here I Sit
I have spent my final year on the Board editing the column, “Here I Stand.” It has been a joy and a privilege to share the stories of my sister […]
“By the time you’re 35…” Young Clergy Women Edition
If you’re anywhere around age 35, you’ve probably heard by now that you should have twice your annual salary saved for retirement. You’ve likely also enjoyed the many responses to […]
“Out of the Bathroom, Into the World”
“You need to develop a pastoral identity. It comes with time. Don’t worry, it will come.” One of my dearest seminary professors told us this over and over, and I […]
Shared Leadership: Lessons from YCWI
After serving three years as a co-chair of YCWI, I am beginning my third month as “just a regular board member.” I am loving that I get to spend my […]
A Conference Story
As young clergy women gathered in Vancouver, Canada, for YCWI’s tenth anniversary conference earlier this July, the scenery was gorgeous and the weather was spectacular. The conference was uplifting, invigorating, […]
