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.
Full-time Old Testament (Tenure-track/rank open) https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1712/full-time-old-testament-%28tenure-track-rank-open%29/job?mobile=true&width=412&height=750&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300
Endowed Professorship in Theology https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1686/endowed-professorship-in-theology/job
Program Director for MA in Marriage and Family Therapy https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1687/program-director-for-ma-in-marriage-and-family-therapy/job
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.
In 2018-2019, only 3% of evangelical congregations had a female senior or head clergyperson. But 30% of mainline congregations did.
Here was the percentage of ordained clergy for different denominations in 2018, compiled by @ecampbellreed
Here is the percentage of senior and secondary ministerial leaders who are female in each religious tradition, 2018β19.
36% of secondary clergy are female in evangelical churches.
62% in mainline churches.