tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post653885040154994965..comments2023-11-05T00:58:55.352-07:00Comments on A Peculiar Prophet: Women in Ministry in North AlabamaWilliam H. Willimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002821401928222858noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-16657574048576408282010-03-08T16:53:08.646-08:002010-03-08T16:53:08.646-08:00WOW! I just let the Bishop's Day Apart (Al/Wes...WOW! I just let the Bishop's Day Apart (Al/West Fl Conf.) and AGREED with EVERYTHING you said. And now I find that you are a tremendous advocate for women! You are a blessing to the UMC--you blow the whistle on crappy preaching and you ensure that clergy do not forget to whom they are under the authority of--like it or not. <br />thanks for having a backbone when so many do not! <br />cordially your bomb throwing revolutionary in Al/West FL !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-31316978012630525232010-03-03T09:17:16.011-08:002010-03-03T09:17:16.011-08:00Shriley, I am happy that this was beneficial to yo...Shriley, I am happy that this was beneficial to your pursuit of ministry as a vocation!William H. Willimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002821401928222858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-55563117759844469552010-03-02T07:50:32.540-08:002010-03-02T07:50:32.540-08:00You didn't mention the Rev. Amelia Sims who is...You didn't mention the Rev. Amelia Sims who is doing a remarkable job in guiding a church that is clearly recovering from major conflict....she has the gift of boundaries and a powerful preaching style rooted in prayer. We are blessed to be receiving new guests of God almost every Sunday at worship.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290205631211612468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-27908158790986030042010-02-26T21:58:35.793-08:002010-02-26T21:58:35.793-08:00Bishop Willimon,
from all that I have read from yo...Bishop Willimon,<br />from all that I have read from your blog - I would be proud and delighted to serve in North Alabama.<br />You have a refreshing honesty about the problems of leadership and ministry (not just women's ministry), and a remarkably dynamic team looking to tackle it.<br />How I wish that were the case everywhere.<br />Alas - there is no obvious means of transferring from the British Methodist Church to the UMC.Angela Shier-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293459698056190963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-75300055549147865962010-02-26T06:32:07.454-08:002010-02-26T06:32:07.454-08:00Bishop Willimon,
I am a member of First Methodist ...Bishop Willimon,<br />I am a member of First Methodist in Guntersville -the Genesis Campus is where I serve and worship. I am also an Asbury Seminary student who will hopefully graduate after Jan term with a MA in Pastoral Care/Counseling. I met with Bill Gandy recently to consider the process of ordination - thank you for this "timely" post for me personally. It is was very encouraging!<br />Sincerly,<br />Shirley ChuppShrileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359813927217297308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35889031.post-24789518108799602892010-02-24T20:53:08.685-08:002010-02-24T20:53:08.685-08:00Bishop Willimon, I'm a UMC pastor from your ol...Bishop Willimon, I'm a UMC pastor from your old stomping grounds in NC. I've been at my first appointment for about 8 months, and already I've heard church members say disparaging things about neighboring churches that have had "woman pastors." Why and how does this persist? As a Bishop, should you push congregations that have never had a female leader to get one (breaking the stained-glass ceiling), or is it better that female pastors and those congregations never meet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com