Colleagues in ministry and friends- We thank you so much for your prayers during our Board retreat last week. We worked hard together, tasked with the leadership of this diverse and vibrant community. The board marveled at and celebrated the work of the past 14 years, including honoring Martha Spong, RGBP co-founder and Executive Director. … 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
Big Event 2020 – More singles + commuter tickets!
We have added more singles and some commuter tickets for Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action, January 27-31, 2020 at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, Florida. Click here to register by October 31st. Three outstanding clergywomen will share their stories and help participants explore how a vision for ministry becomes action in the world. Our… 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
Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action – Registration Open!
Register now for RevGalBlogPals Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action, where three outstanding clergywomen will share their stories and help participants explore how a vision for ministry becomes action in the world. Our week will include worship, plenary sessions, breakout and affinity groups; options for yoga, coaching, and spiritual direction; free time, social activities,… Read More
Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action
Join RevGalBlogPals at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, Florida, for Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action. Click here to register. Three outstanding clergywomen will share their stories and help participants explore how a vision for ministry becomes action in the world. Our week will include worship, plenary sessions, breakout and affinity groups; options for yoga, coaching,… 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
Why I Give to RevGalBlogPals: God encounters
When people ask us, as ministers, where we get our support there are many answers. Our peers, our colleagues, our neighbours, our sessions and church committees are all potential sources for support. It is now 13 years since my ordination, and for the last eight years I’ve been a solo minister in a village where… Read More
