The Way of a Shepherd
He tends his flock like a shepherd: he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those
He tends his flock like a shepherd: he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those
I believe that God calls both women and men into roles of leadership with all the opportunities and challenges these roles entail. Scripture and church
This month marks the 31st anniversary of my ordination. I have spent about 28 of those years serving congregations as a pastor. As October rolls
This is the second of two articles. The first appeared in the Winter 1991 issue. A number of years ago, I worked for an evangelical
This is the first of two articles on sexual harassment; the second appears in the Spring 1991 issue. It is useless to deny that women
I was at seminary – being equipped to lead and serve. I studied, I searched, was stretched and learned. Yet I also cried. I cried
The call for women missionaries is not often heard today. Often women are left with the feeling “we are only needed because the men fail
When we were first married, we both sensed a call to full-time ministry, and this calling did not disappear when we had our child. We wrestled with
When I look at the Bible, When I look at the global church throughout history and today, When I look at women and their ongoing
This recording is the personal account of Rev. Hays’ call to ministry and the obstacle of her gender in fulfilling that call. It draws on