Some Thoughts On Being Installed

On September 8 (2024) I was installed as a pastor at Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton, KS. It was a beautiful time of worship and blessing for me and the full pastoral team. The choir sounded amazing, the children’s conversation was a blast, and the cake was soooo good.  But the event got…

On Being a Woman Pastor

I am grateful to Rachel Held Evans for taking up the topic of egalitarianism this week and instigating (inciting?) a synchroblog on various aspects of gender equality within a Christian context. I encourage you to go to Rachel’s blog and check out #mutuality2012 on twitter. Good stuff. As you might imagine, some of the stories…

The Gifts of Ministry

The “Friday Five” over at Rev. Gal Blog Pals today is to share the top 5 perks/gifts of ministry. “Perks” and “gifts” seem like quite distinct categories. The “perks” would be my flexible schedule, my travel and continuing ed allowance, my housing tax break, the ability to do a lot of my work from home,…