"Being “a woman in the church” is fraught with problems. We know this because we experience it, we think about it, we write about it. A lot.
It is absolutely vital that we discuss what it means to be a woman in the church and the things we come across that upset us, that make us feel patronized or limited or ignored. Some years ago, I was struggling with finding my identity and wondering whether or not it was okay to just be myself at church. I was a bit concerned that it wasn’t okay and that this was backed up by a lot of books and other materials aimed at women, which tended to talk about “Biblical womanhood” as if this was a specific set of personality traits and skills. How wonderful it was to find different voices out there, through blogs and through books; women who felt the same way as me and who have helped me immeasurably on my faith journey."
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This Saturday I will be at the Christian New Media Conference at City University London and am really excited about learning a lot from the sessions and talks on offer, as well as getting to meet some online acquaintances. You know what do if you spot me!
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2 comments:
So, did you find the conference helpful?
Hi Anita - yes I did! It was a really interesting day with some useful lessons to be learned and I know that others felt the same. The only downside was that due to the packed nature of the day, the breakout sessions were fairly short, which I didn't think allowed enough time for discussion. It's hard to get the right balance with these things though, as they obviously wanted the main sessions to be of a good length as well. It was nice to meet some online friends in the flesh, too :)
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