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Category Archives: Women in Ministry

Black female pastor

From Lay Ministers to the Pulpit

Congregational Vitality, Research, Women in MinistryBy RWP StaffFebruary 2, 2023

While the main research question in the Religious Workforce Project interview deals with how congregations in the Washington, D.C., area harness their financial and human resources to carry out their ministry, some questions address the life experiences of church leaders. Among the 44 religious workers who have been interviewed for the qualitative component of the…

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Clergywomen in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Clergy Demographics, Research, Women in MinistryBy Amy KubichekJanuary 12, 2023

Lutheran women in the United States first gained the right to become ordained clergy in 1970 when the conventions of two predecessor denominations to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to approve the ordination of women that year[1]. In 1981, more than 10 years since Lutheran women in the United States gained the…

The Religious Workforce Project is a research initiative of The Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2003, The Lewis Center produces resources and research for effective leadership in ministry.

Funding for the project generously provided by The Lilly Endowment, Inc., a private philanthropic foundation supporting the causes of religion, education, and community development.

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