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Farewell and Thank You to Anita McLeod Fellow Rachel Sauls

August 5, 2021 by Jeanette Stokes, Marya McNeish, and Rebecca Welper

Two years ago when we were hiring RCWMS Anita McLeod interns, a reference check for Rachel Sauls said, “I don’t really have time to talk right now. Just hire her…. Continue reading

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2021 Essay Contest – Deadline July 31!

July 20, 2021 by Marya McNeish

RCWMS is committed to supporting women as they find their voices and make them heard. In addition to our writing classes, workshops, and retreats, we run an essay contest in most… Continue reading

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Disability Pride Month and the Outdoors

July 16, 2021 by Marya McNeish

July is Disability Pride Month. I’ve been interested for some time in creating ways for those with less economic or physical privilege to access the outdoors. Unpeeling my own layers… Continue reading

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Meinrad Craighead Lectures from Erdahaus Now Live

July 8, 2021 by Amy Dosser (Kellum)

 “It is human to fear loneliness, but dangerous to confuse loneliness with solitude. In solitude one crosses a threshold. Crossing thresholds always involves risk. There may be something on the… Continue reading

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Kimberley

June 23, 2021 by Kimberley Pierce Cartwright

Today’s guest blog post is written by Kimberley Pierce Cartwright. A longtime friend of the Resource Center, Kimberley has recently taught Zoom classes for RCWMS in which she teaches participants… Continue reading

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Reclaiming Health After Trauma

June 16, 2021 by Solita Denard

Today’s guest blog post is written by former RCWMS trustee, Solita Denard. Solita is a certified integrative health coach, and she is currently volunteering in support of the RCWMS program… Continue reading

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Tulsa

May 26, 2021 by Jeanette Stokes

I grew up white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a doctor father and a homemaker mother. As a child, I was mostly unaware of social justice issues and thought life in… Continue reading

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Feminist & Womanist Spiritual Direction

May 5, 2021 by Nancy Powell

Spiritual direction is a practice to explore one’s spiritual self in order to live a full life of purpose. The RCWMS Feminist & Womanist Spiritual Direction Project has been encouraging… Continue reading

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Earth Day 2021

April 20, 2021 by Marya McNeish

“Trophic cascade…is the biological term for the cascade of change that happens when you introduce or remove a top predator from the food chain.” – Camille Dungy* In the title… Continue reading

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Seeking applicants for the Fall 2021 RCWMS Anita McLeod Internship

April 9, 2021 by Jeanette Stokes

The Resource Center for Women* and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is offering paid, part-time Anita McLeod Internships for those interested in the intersections of justice, religion, and feminism and… Continue reading

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Announcing Data Collection for Diversity

March 25, 2021 by Marya McNeish

RCWMS is committed to learning and teaching about dismantling racism. The events of the past year have reinforced our understanding of how much work we need to do to be… Continue reading

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On this COVID anniversary, be kind — and breathe

March 19, 2021 by Mindy Oshrain, MD

In late February last year, as the first news of a novel virus arrived, my husband and I had dinner with friends. We joked about stocking up on chocolate, as… Continue reading

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Relief

March 4, 2021 by Jeanette Stokes

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In late December 2020, I started saying, “Hang on. The light is coming back, the inauguration will happen, and vaccinations are coming.” I felt hopeful and a little lighter. Then… Continue reading

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Play On! by Judy Dearlove Is a Must-Read

February 26, 2021 by Carolyn Bowers

author Judy Dearlove

Editor’s note: This review first appeared on the Friends of the Library Southport & Oak Island website on February 18, 2021. The reading is now available on video here! All… Continue reading

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Finding Examples in the Fight for Justice

February 10, 2021 by Angie Hong

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Editor’s Note: This article was first published in Faith and Leadership. Two summers ago, I was on a guided tour with a group of Duke Youth Academy kids at the International… Continue reading

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Meet Dr. Shonda Jones, Facilitator for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South

January 28, 2021 by Rachel Sauls

RCWMS is thrilled to announce Dr. Shonda Jones as the Facilitator for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South, a virtual, peer-supported cohort for queer clergywomen who have been religious leaders… Continue reading

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Reflections on the Insurrection

January 9, 2021 by Marya McNeish

“We are tied in a single garment of destiny, we are caught up in an inescapable network of mutuality. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”– Dr. Martin Luther King,… Continue reading

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Seeking Cohort Applicants for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South

December 18, 2020 by Rachel Sauls

The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants for Queer Clergywomen Thriving in the South, a six-month, virtual, peer-supported cohort led by an experienced… Continue reading

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They Said They Were Lullabying

November 11, 2020 by Rev. Sarah Swandell

Editor’s Note: Rev. Sarah Swandell is the winner of the RCWMS 2020 Essay contest.  They said the mothers were lullabying, Hands up please don’t shoot me, hands up please don’t… Continue reading

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Reflections on Homegrown 2020

October 29, 2020 by Rebecca Welper

On October 15 and 16, nearly eighty women gathered virtually to “Preach Like Pauli,” during RCWMS’ ninth annual Homegrown: NC Women’s Preaching Festival. Over a day and a half, an… Continue reading

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Friendships: The Magical & The Mundane

October 8, 2020 by Rachel Sauls

“Friendship is being conceited for one another,” my friend suggested as three of us stretched out on her lawn, enjoying a socially distant picnic and the June heat. Her newly… Continue reading

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Remembering RBG and Her Connection to Pauli Murray

September 24, 2020 by Marya McNeish

It began with young men, beer, and the Honk ‘n’ Holler in Stillwater, Oklahoma. As I tend my grief around the loss of the inestimable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I find… Continue reading

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Now Available for Streaming: Meinrad Craighead, Praying with Images

August 26, 2020 by Marya McNeish

In 2009, the hour-long documentary Meinrad Craighead: Praying with Images was produced by the Resource Center, and Minnow Media. This documentary film chronicles the life and work of Meinrad Craighead, a… Continue reading

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Antiracism Resources for Kids

August 20, 2020 by Marya McNeish

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is best known for his groundbreaking memoir How to Be an Antiracist, one of the books the Resource Center’s “Reading Race” group has tackled in recent… Continue reading

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