LC - Women in Leadership
LC - Women in Leadership
Women in Leadership
Looking to the history and the future of the church
The price of this 2 part session is $10. However, if finances are tight please feel free to choose a discounted price from the options, or email us for further accommodation.
Women and men leading together in churches have both a long history as well as recent developments. While women have always been involved in churches, recognition of their leadership varies across history and denominations. Join us as we celebrate International Women's Day together by exploring what Women in Leadership looks like in two Canadian denominations that are researching the question.
These sessions were originally recorded in 2022
Session 1: Women in Leadership in Canadian denominations - Amy Bratton and Cynthia Tam
Amy Bratton was part of the Women in Leadership Task Force in the Free Methodist Church in Canada. This task force conducted research in 2018-2020 with lay and ordained women leading in the church through surveys and interviews. Cynthia Tam is part of the Women in Leadership Collective for the Alliance Canada. They are have conducted research across Canada with surveys and focus groups.
Session 2: The contributions of women since the very beginning - Joy Schroeder and Marion Ann Taylor
A conversation with Joy Schroeder and Marion Ann Taylor, authors of Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters Through the Centuries. In their book, Schroeder and Taylor introduce readers to the notable contributions of female commentators through the centuries. They unearth fascinating accounts of Jewish and Christian women from diverse communities—rabbinic experts, nuns, mothers, mystics, preachers, teachers, suffragists, and household managers—who interpreted Scripture through their writings.