A woman called : piecing together the ministry puzzle / Sara Gaston Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barton, Sara Gaston.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barton, Sara Gaston.

Women in Christianity--United States.

Women in Christianity.

Preaching.

Women clergy--United States--Biography.

Women clergy.

Clergy--Appointment, call, and election.

Clergy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abilene, Tex. : Leafwood Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The call to ministry is profound and life-changing, one that women are often forbidden to answer.In this sensitive and moving memoir Sara Barton speaks openly and vulnerably about how the conflict has played out in her life.In many churches today, Christians assume that women are excluded from the public role of preaching--yet women like Sara.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""acknowledgments""; ""foreword | by scot mcknight""; ""introduction | little story/big story""; ""chapter one | sara/sarah""; ""chapter two | leaderette""; ""chapter three | a blank piece of paper""; ""chapter four | prickly pears""; ""chapter five | putting the pieces together""; ""chapter six | beyond my own edges""; ""chapter seven | who do you think you are?""; ""chapter eight | that�s not what i�ve always been taught""; ""chapter nine | modesty, manners, and church""; ""chapter ten | you are where you sit""

""chapter eleven | whippoorwills and worship""""chapter twelve | bodies and the body""; ""chapter thirteen | working and waiting""; ""afterword""; ""author�s note""; ""bibliography""; ""additional resources""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-218).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-89112-772-0

OCLC:

922977771