Content note: the following is my own opinion and reflection and is not written on behalf of the Board of this organization. At our very last group gathering for this organization, in January 2020, we were facing some big changes. Our Executive Director was moving to the next stage in her life and this group,… Read More
The Sacred Pause
“Sacred pause is the locus of liberation…” – Rev. Meredith Crigler The Board of Directors of RevGalBlogPals has decided to take a Sacred Pause from the beginning of Advent 2021 until the beginning of Lent 2022. The Board made this decision by taking stock of their capacity, the realities of the world around them, recent changes… Read More
Angels Around Us: a Christmas greeting
Believing in angels feels feverish, dizzy, unwise. But Mary Oliver, in her poem, “The World I Live In,” raises the right challenge: if we don’t believe, if we don’t open ourselves to the possibility the way saints and poets do, how will we ever see the angels around us? A couple of Decembers ago my… Read More
Give to RevGalBlogPals!
Give to the RevGals fundraiser today and be entered into a drawing for lovely prizes you can see in this video, donated by RevGals Board President Julia Seymour and Executive Director Martha Spong. There are three ways we encourage you to give: Make a one-time gift through our Facebook fundraiser. Set up a recurring gift… Read More
Supporting RevGalBlogPals
When you give to RGBP, you are supporting a ministry that in turn supports more than 7000 people around the world through social media, resource sharing, in-person gatherings, and amplifying voices of women religious leaders, lay and ordained, across denominations and the globe. Your financial gifts are used to make down payments and advances on… Read More
Buy a t-shirt and support RevGalBlogPals!
Have you ever wondered what you can do to help support the work of RevGalBlogPals? Buy a t-shirt (or two)! Our continuing education programs and online spaces depend on the effort of volunteers and donations from good people who support women in ministry. Every shirt you buy will fund speakers, venues, and scholarships for future… Read More
Important News from our Leadership
Dear Gals and Pals, This week we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the birth of RevGalBlogPals. Founded as a network of bloggers in 2005, we formed a non-profit in 2006, and since then we have engaged in the work of creating community for clergywomen through our website, our social media spaces, and our continuing education… Read More
Open Letter and Call to Action – Update – #ChooseAccountability
On Monday, February 4, the Reverend Julia Seymour, RevGalBlogPals’ board president, received the following response from Carnival Cruise lines to our Open Letter. Hello Rev. Seymour, Your recent experience on Carnival Magic was brought to our attention, as well as the follow up communication in which you and others expressed that more should be done to… Read More
Open Letter and Call to Action: #ChooseAccountability
UPDATED TO ADD: Read Carnival’s disappointing response here. On Sunday, January 6th 2019 a group of 63 female clergy, ministers, and community leaders from around the world embarked on an 8-day cruise aboard the Carnival Magic. While the trip was designed to provide space for fellowship and professional development for women engaged in Christian ministry,… Read More
Why I Give to RevGalBlogPals: This cloud of witnesses
Tomorrow, Friday, 28 December, I will be presiding at a very large memorial service. It is for a civil servant in the town I just moved to about 7 weeks ago. She was and is quite beloved and we are expecting hundreds of people. While I know the ins and outs of funerals and I… Read More
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