female pastors - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:23:12 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg female pastors - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 5 Reasons you need a female pastor https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/04/01/5-reasons-need-female-pastor/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:30:58 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=56154 In comparison to their male counterparts, female pastors have limited opportunities and face serious pay discrepancies. Never mind that half of people in mainline seminaries today are women - so if many churches are to survive in the future, it may be with a woman at the helm. But too many congregations are not willing Read more

5 Reasons you need a female pastor... Read more]]> In comparison to their male counterparts, female pastors have limited opportunities and face serious pay discrepancies. Never mind that half of people in mainline seminaries today are women - so if many churches are to survive in the future, it may be with a woman at the helm. But too many congregations are not willing to accept this reality.

There are some real advantages a female leader can bring to a congregation that most — if not all — men lack. I don't mean this in a sycophantic "girls rule, boys drool" kind of way. There are some key characteristics women possess that are much needed in many of our churches today. Continue reading

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