Tag Archives: Women’s Rights

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Amos’ Plumbline; Whose Church? The Future of Social Witness

Join us at Unbound as we try something different — a rolling issue!  Advocates from across the US and around the world will address a new theme each week and explore what they envision for the future of the church’s … Continue reading

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Worship Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday

Worship Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this Sunday, October 13th, is Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). We at Unbound, would like to offer an extensive (but by no means comprehensive!) supply of resources for pastors … Continue reading

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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

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Author Courtney Hoekstra

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

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