Not without a struggle : leadership development for African American women in ministry /

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Author / Creator:	McKenzie, Vashti M., 1947- author.
Imprint:	Cleveland, Ohio : United Church Press, 1996.
Description:	xviii, 134 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	African American women clergy -- Training of. Christian leadership. African American women clergy -- Training of. Christian leadership.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13253164

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ISBN:	0829810765 9780829810769
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-134). committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	This is a groundbreaking book written by one of the nation's leading African American clergywomen, Reverend Vashti McKenzie, who provides a cogent historical, theological, and biblical overview of female leadership in the church. McKenzie provides a model based on the "Women Surviving in Ministry" project that promotes fellowship, support and an environment conducive to learning and dialogue among peers and mentors.

Table of Contents:

Historical perspectives on female leadership in Greek, Roman, and Jewish culture and religion
Historical perspectives on female leadership in African culture and religion
Historical perspectives on female leadership in the church
Theological perspectives supporting and rejecting female leadership
Biblical images of female leadership
Leadership styles and biblical role models
A profile of African American women in the ministry and womanist leader-style responses
Ten commandments for African American women in the ministry
Epilogue. Where do we go from here?

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