“Jews and Muslims”
Read an article by Ira Rifkin posted on MyJewishLearning about the relationship between Jews and Muslims.
Category: Congregations
Deborah M. Gill
Deborah M. Gill is professor of New Testament exposition at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Mo. She served as commissioner of discipleship and national director of Christian education for the Assemblies of God and was senior pastor of Living Hope Church in North Oaks, Minn. She has written articles about women clergy in the […]
Dina Najman
Dina Najman is rosh kehillah, or “head of the community,” at Kehilat Orach Eliezer Orthodox synagogue in Manhattan, N.Y. She was given the position even though she is not an ordained rabbi; Orthodox Judaism does not ordain female rabbis. Read an Aug. 21, 2006, New York Times story about her.
Sharon Watkins
The Rev. Sharon Watkins is general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a mainline Protestant denomination.
Julie Pennington-Russell
The Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. A megachurch, it is the largest woman-led church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, whose Faith and Message statement states, “While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by […]
“A New Decade of Megachurches 2011: Profile of Large Attendance Churches in the United States”
The majority of senior megachurch pastors are male, according to research from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. Read the research report.
“Vatican Says the Ban on Women As Priests Is ‘Infallible’ Doctrine”
The Roman Catholic Church says its doctrine that only men can be priests is infallible, which in Catholic teaching means that it is irreversible and without error. See a Nov. 19, 1995, New York Times story about the statement, issued with then-Pope John Paul II’s approval by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which was headed […]
“Southern Baptists and Women Pastors”
Read an undated explanation of why the Southern Baptist Convention’s Faith and Message was revised in 2000 to say, “While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.” The explanation was written by the executive committee of the SBC, the largest Protestant denomination in […]
“Stem-cell science stirs debate in Muslim world, too”
Read a June 22, 2005, Christian Science Monitor story on the debate stem cell research is sparking in Muslim countries.