during the last two weeks of my organizational leadership class, we have heard from three very different lady pastors. rev. patricia de jong at first congregational berkeley, rev. lynice pinkard at first congregational oakland, and rev. sharon macarthur at sycamore congregational.
i didn't know any women in pastoral leadership growing up... not until college. the presbyterian church had long (ish) been ordaining women, but i didn't see any models. i grew up with parents who told me time and time again i could be whatever i wanted to be when i grew up, but i didn't dream of being a pastor.
and here i am, with three women, three saints, who have stood before me and told their stories. they each use their own gifts, follow their own call, and are leaders in their own way. they are models for me not for any particular skill, but for the way that they embody God's call and the life of Christ.
so i lift these names as saints and thank them for their presence, ministry and the way they have inspired me.
uplift your saints. be a saint for others.
(cheesiness officially finished for the day i promise).
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listening to sharon macaruthur is always a spiritual experience. such humility and strong faith.
i miss school sometimes.
good for bill mckinney, gettin the 'right stuff' into the classroom.
amen! the opportunity to experience these women made me a big fan of bill.
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