Resources for the Equal in Faith 2015 Fast for Gender Justice and Prayer Services are now available on the Equal in Faith website. In observance of International Women’s Day tomorrow, March 8, people of many faiths will join together in a global, interfaith fast and social media campaign (#EqualinFaith) for the equality of women in […]
Author Archives: Carol Schmidt
Equal in Faith 2014
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Equal in Faith will mark National Women’s Equality Day through a social media campaign and launch of their new website at www.EqualinFaith.org. All are invited to participate in the social media campaign on Tuesday and here are ways for you to take action:
OWN Annual Meeting and New Vision Statement
The Board of Directors of Ordain Women Now recently met in Valparaiso, Indiana for its annual meeting. Officers elected for the organization are: Dr. Elizabeth Goodine, President Rev. Sue Beadle, Vice President P. Joan Trapp, Secretary Carol Schmidt, Treasurer Pictured in the photo are, left to right, Joanie, Carol, Sue, and Elizabeth. In accord with […]
Letting Women Off Easy, he said
“[EXCOMMUNICATION] IS LETTING YOU OFF EASY. IN THE MIDDLE AGES, THEY BURNED HERETICS AT THE STAKE.” These words were included in a post left recently on the Ordain Women Now Facebook page. The man’s complete message can be read below. From some of the words he used, I surmised that he intended to leave the […]
A Time For Everything
What’s changed in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod over the past 50+ years? When will women be ordained in the LCMS and how will this change occur? The Rev. Dr. George F. Lobien addresses these questions and more in his article, A Time for Everything. Pastor Lobien is a graduate of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis […]
Coming Very Soon! Women Pastors
We’re on track to go live with the Women Pastors site next week and will continue to update it as we receive new stories and materials. Please help spread the word to women who grew up in the LCMS and moved on to become ordained in other denominations. We’d love to hear from you and […]
Coming Soon: Women Pastors
The Equal in Faith event that was held in Washington, DC a couple of weeks ago was a wonderful time when women from various traditions gathered to speak truth about the situation of women within our religious traditions. Our stories were different with regard to detail but there was a commonality revealed in the form […]
Equal in Faith Fast
The Equal in Faith fast for gender justice will occur one week from today on Monday, August 26, 2013. Please follow the link to the Equal in Faith Event page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/events/548948465166297/ to register your support. You do not need to be physically in Washington, DC on that day to be “going.” The event is being sponsored by […]
Pentecost, Gifting, and Gospel
After reading, on this eve of Pentecost, the scriptural texts for tomorrow morning and thinking about God’s Spirit, God’s giving, and God’s gifting, I came across this YouTube video from the Time to Soar conference held in Adelaide, Australia last year. The conference was sponsored by a group in the Lutheran Church of Australia that […]
Baptized into Christ
Baptized into Christ But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life.” Romans 6:22 With an emphasis on justification, Lutherans have not been known for well-developed thoughts on sanctification, the state of being made holy and the outflow (result) of […]