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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

Several Black women pastors interviewed by the AP expressed fatigue from working in a male-dominated culture, citing a larger systemic issue of erasure in the church.
Martha Simmons from Women of Color in Ministry highlighted encountering patriarchy even at high levels, using the disappearance and reappearance of a sermon by a female pastor as an example.
While progress has been made in some denominations like the African Methodist Episcopal Church with a significant number of ordained women, Black Protestant congregations still lack female leadership.

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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in Black churches

Throughout its long history, the Black Church in America has – for the most part – been a patriarchal institution, with men making up the vast majority of its ranks

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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

By DARREN SANDS Associated Press No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That changed in January when the Rev. Gina Stewart took the convention stage in Memphis, Tennessee, — the Southern city home to Christ Missionary Baptist Church where she serves as senior pastor — and delivered a rousing message, asse…

16 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

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Winnipeg Free Press

Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That changed in January […]

16 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America's Black Church

No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people.

16 days ago·Canada

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