The Leading Women: Stories of the First Women Bishops of the United Methodist ChurchJudith Craig Bishop Judith Craig interviews all of the living United Methodist women bishops and weaves their reflections together to tell the Church, especially young women and those interested in ministry, the stories of these pioneers at the episcopal level. Each bishop has been asked to reflect on her early life, her education, her call to ministry, how she emerged as a leader, and what she identifies in looking back that helped shape how she carries out her role today. |
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... grandfather , Stremel , grew up in a Plain Brethren community in which musical instruments were not allowed in worship . But my grandfather had a lovely singing voice . My grandmother , Werner , had United Brethren roots in her family ...
... grandfather , Stremel , grew up in a Plain Brethren community in which musical instruments were not allowed in worship . But my grandfather had a lovely singing voice . My grandmother , Werner , had United Brethren roots in her family ...
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... grandfather always had time for the grandchildren , and we walked in these pastures . One time we discovered an old graveyard out in the middle of a pas- ture . Seeing the untended graves , many of which were the graves of children ...
... grandfather always had time for the grandchildren , and we walked in these pastures . One time we discovered an old graveyard out in the middle of a pas- ture . Seeing the untended graves , many of which were the graves of children ...
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... grandfather was aware of things that were going on with us kids . People from town such as the barber or the bank president or the drugstore owner would always tell me some- thing that either my grandfather or my grandmother had said ...
... grandfather was aware of things that were going on with us kids . People from town such as the barber or the bank president or the drugstore owner would always tell me some- thing that either my grandfather or my grandmother had said ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Sharon Ann Brown Christopher | 19 |
Judith Craig | 39 |
Copyright | |
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