We have three open positions: in Old Testament, in Theology, and in Marriage and Family Therapy, at Bethel Seminary at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Thread of comments on books from 2019-2021 on women and Christianity. They are all worth reading. Books on: famous women leaders, practical support for women, biblical description, history of masculine militarism, bad sex in Christian marriages, and the history of patriarchy.
– 79% of Americans are comfortable with a female pastor, but only 39% of evangelicals.
– 72.8% of evangelicals are fine with a woman preaching on Sunday morning.
– 3% of evangelical congregations and 30% of mainline congregations have a female senior pastor.
Only 13.5% of U.S. congregations in 2018-2019 had a female as the head or senior clergyperson.
Or slicing the data differently, only 7.4% of U.S. attendees attend a congregation with a female as the head or senior clergyperson.
Yes, only 13.5% of U.S. congregations in 2018-2019 had a female as the head or senior clergyperson. https://t.co/gXE57LL9EV, Only 7.4% of U.S. attendees attend a congregation with a female as the head or senior clergyperson.https://t.co/5N7ZjkjFmt
In 2018-2019, only 3% of evangelical congregations had a female senior or head clergyperson. But 30% of mainline congregations did.
Only 3% of evangelical congregations have a female senior or head clergyperson.
Chaves, Mark,
Joseph Roso, Anna Holleman, and
Mary Hawkins. Congregations
in 21st Century America. 2021 National Congregation Study Wave IV Report on 2018-2019 Data. p. 36. https://t.co/IcoA0cgbe3pic.twitter.com/lTIFdBCOky
Here is the percentage of senior and secondary ministerial leaders who are female in each religious tradition, 2018–19.
36% of secondary clergy are female in evangelical churches.
62% in mainline churches.
