Women of Color Scholars taking leadership role
The Women of Color Scholars Program was established to remedy the lack of women of color on facilities at United Methodist seminaries, to increase the number of women of color who teach, lecture, write...
View ArticleAsian clergywomen, theologians gather at Garrett
About 65 Asian women gathered at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary last week to support each others' efforts in scholarship, ministry and theology.The post Asian clergywomen, theologians gather...
View ArticleAnnual Conference COSROW leaders gather to learn roles, goals
About 60 leaders from Annual Conferences are gathered in Nashville to talk about the goals of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women.The post Annual Conference COSROW leaders gather to...
View ArticleBishops, chancellors learn techniques for responding to sexual misconduct...
A day-long seminar on responding well to sexual misconduct complaints against clergy drew more than 90 United Methodist bishops, chancellors and other conference officials who asked questions, debated...
View ArticleUMC language guide again available online
A United Methodist guide to the language we use to describe God, first recommended for churchwide study by the 1984 General Conference, is available once again through a cooperative effort of the...
View ArticleGeneral Commission on the Status and Role of Women adopts new look
Forty years after the launch of feminist magazine Ms, four decades after Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to states for ratification and 10 quadrennia after the United Methodist Church...
View ArticleThoughts on World Population Day: How our faith guides us to respect women
Rev. Dr. Cheryl B. Anderson, professor of Old Testament at United Methodist-related Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill., reflects on how to integrate our Christian tradition with...
View ArticleNames and images of God to be explored in survey
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is seeking to rekindle conversations about the names and ways Christians talk about God, with a particular interest in understanding the impact of...
View ArticleGCSRW board taking pulse of constituents
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is talking with women and men across The United Methodist Church to gauge the progress of its work for “full and equal responsibility and...
View ArticleGroups explore ways of supporting women in UMC
Representatives of six organizations of The United Methodist Church gathered in Chicago Oct. 22 to discuss how they could coordinate their efforts to meet the needs of women across the denomination....
View ArticleBishops share thoughts on women’s role in UMC
Some United Methodist bishops have joined the conversation as the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women continues to assess how the church is meeting its mandate for full inclusion of...
View ArticleWomen now 1 of 4 UMC clergy in U.S.
Despite a slight decline in the number of United Methodist clergy in the U.S., the percentage of women is growing. As of 2011, the most recent figures available, women were 25 percent of U.S. UMC...
View ArticleIs sexual misconduct still an issue?
Is sexual misconduct an issue of concern in The United Methodist Church? The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women reports some interesting responses to sexual ethics questions asked of...
View ArticleFree GCSRW webinar series begins Feb. 4
A series of webinars aimed at helping develop principled leaders in The United Methodist Church is being offered this year by the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. “These webinars all...
View Article‘Do No Harm’ event to get new date
Plans for “Do No Harm 2015,” a sexual ethics summit addressing prevention of and response to abuse, misconduct and harassment of a sexual nature within The United Methodist Church, are being revised....
View ArticleClergy diversity mirrors membership
The number of United Methodist clergy of color increased by 7.6% in the United States over a five-year period, according to an analysis by the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. Clergy...
View ArticleMarch worship resources available
Inclusive/expansive-language prayers, calls to worship and liturgies that can be used in March (Women’s History Month) are available now through the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women....
View ArticleCelebrating Women’s History month in the UMC
The General Commission on the Status and Role of Women is celebrating Women’s History Month with special resources every day of March. The 2014 theme is “Women of Character, Courage and Commitment,”...
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