Wellsprings 2010

VOL. 13, 2010 

“Voicing the Truth with Grace” 
 

ou are invited to create a journal of clergywomen. This journal is a forum for our collective experience and emerging stories as women in ministry. Our hope is to:

• make connections with other clergywomen;
• exchange our imaginings, knowledge, and ideas;
• call forth the creative spirit that exists in each clergywoman;
• nurture creativity through worship, music, visual arts, dreams, and dance;
• share our pain and anger;
• dance our joys and laughter;
• speak grace and compassion;
• seek authentic expressions of spirituality and celebrate our diverse experiences of the divine;
• reclaim the essence of the gospel as revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ;
• provide for inclusiveness and affirm our diversity;
• advocate for women and all of creation;
• engender dreams, transformations, and a vision of wholeness in the Church.

Table of Contents

WELLSPRINGS: SEASONS OF HOPE AND GRACE FOR UNITED METHODIST CLERGYWOMEN
Elizabeth A. Lopez

“SAY IT LOUD”: SPEAKING TRUTH POWERFULLY WITH GRACE 
Felicia Howell LaBoy

CREATING WITH WORDS: USING OUR VOICES WITH VISION 
Delana Taylor-McNac

PROPHET OR PASTOR?
Jacqueline M. Burgess

A GRACEFUL STRUGGLE: THE LEAD WOMEN PASTORS PROJECT 
Susan Willhauck

TOOLS FOR CHANGE AND A WHACKING WARDROBE 
Bishop Beverly J. Shamana

BELIEVING! 
Tweedy Sombrero

THE FUTURE UNITED METHODIST CLERGYWOMEN’S CONSULTATIONS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
HiRho Y. Park

THE STRUGGLE TO LEAP IN FAITH 
Jennifer L. Battiest

THE (MIS)UNDERSTOOD DEACON 
Anita Wood

RESOURCES: “DRINK BEFORE YOU ARE THIRSTY”
Cynthia A. Wilson

 ABOUT THE NEXT ISSUE

EDITORIAL CIRCLE Marion Jackson HiRho Y. Park Anita Phillips Nancy Grissom Self EDITOR Emily R. Cheney GRAPHIC DESIGNER Nancy Terzian