(RNS) — With a total of six decades of ministry between them, the Revs. Liz Ríos and Liz Mosbo VerHage were not surprised to learn that the vast majority of women ministers have faced misogyny. But ...
Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famed theologian of Northampton, Massachusetts, and later president of Princeton, enslaved several individuals. In 1741, Edwards purchased a “Negro girl” for his household ...
Some Baptist churches are actively running away from any hint they may support women in leadership while others are embracing ...
(RNS) — The report, funded by the Louisville Institute, found that the kinds of discrimination women ministers face include gender bias, limited opportunities for leadership and adverse expectations ...