Tag Archives: gender justice
Advocacy Across Borders
In August 2011, the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico (NPCM) voted not only to sustain its policy of forbidding the ordination of women as pastors, but also to deny women access to other orders of ministry (elder and deacon) and … Continue reading
The Cost of Solidarity: Faithful Advocacy for Worker Justice
These days, when the business segment appears on a nightly news program or the radio, we often hear “good news.” The unemployment rate is down, and more companies are hiring. This is good news, right? In many ways, not really. … Continue reading
The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns: A Prophetic Witness for Gender Justice
I joined the Presbyterian Church (USA) in my early twenties because I saw a denomination that was committed to God’s call to work for justice not in word only but in deed as well. In fact, the PC(USA) has established … Continue reading
Advocacy for Women’s Concerns and Beyond
Even as a life-long Presbyterian, I knew very little about the Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns until I joined the committee in 2010. I had read some of the Committee’s Advice and Counsel memoranda speaking to pertinent General Assembly Overtures … Continue reading
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