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...gatherings are spreading outside the Catholic Latino community. Stephen Everett, a pastor at the nondenominational Present Truth Ministries in Cape Coral, Fla., now officiates at the ceremonies at the behest of Latino congregants. Quinceanera planners report that courts increasingly consist of multi-ethnic lineups. So even if you're not Latino, an invitation for your teenager may be in the mail...
...Rising Above The Stained-Glass Ceiling" pointed out some real struggles that women clergy face [June 28]. I've been a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for 18 years. In my previous congregation, where I served for 10 years, I was told after eight years of service, "One of the reasons we called a woman pastor was that we could pay her less." Women clergy are just as well educated and just as dedicated as male clergy. Our spouses and children sacrifice just as much as men's families. I pray for the day when we will...
...chair of the search committee that called the Rev. Joanna Adams to her first position as a Presbyterian senior pastor almost 20 years ago. Although she was the first woman in our pulpit, we did not call her because of her gender. She was simply one of the best we had ever heard at preaching the Gospel. She inspired all of us, male and female, young and old alike, with her sound theology, charisma, thoughtfulness, compassion and humor. J. TOM MORGAN Atlanta...
...jewel in Andrews' extrapastoral crown came 11 months ago, when she was elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). As she describes the position, "You're the ambassador of the denomination for one year. You become the face, voice and heart of the church." She is the first female pastor to hold...
...moderatorship, she has fielded feelers from four more but turned them down because of her current obligations. Moreover, she warns, "I'm very liberal. I'm very outspoken. I'm not eager to move." And the biggest churches, she says, require CEOs. "Am I a CEO kind of pastor? There are so many other things to consider beyond just climbing the ladder." Perhaps, she suggests, tall-steeplehood is a particularly male way of measuring female progress. "We're often happier in middle-to small-size churches," she says. Only time will tell whether she's truly describing herself--and whether...