Women In Church Leadership
Our Women in Church Leadership Initiative has grown from a project of the same name into several projects and resources that promote the full inclusive message of Jesus’ call to ministry for all the baptized. This effort includes our Celebrating Women Witnesses, Mary of Magdala, Women and the Word, Women Deacons, Women in Church Leadership, and Women in the Early Church projects. Each project has its own goals and resources for you to help advocate for a return to the practices of the early church which recognized the charism of both men and women.
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Feminist Prayers for My Daughter with Shannon K. Evans
Author Shannon K. Evans joins FutureChurch to discuss the origins of her new powerful book of prayers, to share …
2023 Annual Mary Magdalene Celebration
Rethinking Women’s Participation: Stories of Synodality Then and Now Prayer service written by Kelly Meraw…
Portraying Mary Magdalene Today: The Movie Version(s) with Joan Taylor, Ph.D.
Mary Magdalene has been a figure of religious and artistic inspiration for Christians for some 2000 years. In t…
Mary of Magdala Education Resource
Mary of Magdala is perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood figure in early Christianity. Since the fourth ce…
Gender and the Role of Women in Our Liturgical Life
FutureChurch is joined by Yale Divinity School Professor Teresa Berger, Ph.D. who has spent a lifetime examining…
2023 Mary of Magdala Celebration on Synodality
Thank you for your interest in celebrating the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene with us. Celebrating and lifting up M…
The Women of Acts with Teresa Calpino, Ph.D.
Teresa Calpino, Ph.D. joins FutureChurch for this “Women Erased” series presentation, discussing the…
The Making of a Women’s Lectionary
Ashley Wilcox joins FutureChurch for this Women Erased Series presentation, sharing the story behind her best-se…
Black Catholic Women in 18th and 19th Century New Orleans
Professor Emily Clark joins FutureChurch to discuss the lives of Black Catholic women such as Venerable Henriett…
Just Church with Dr. Phyllis Zagano
Dr. Phyllis Zagano joins FutureChurch to discuss her new book, Just Church Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality,…
Women Remembered: Jesus’ Female Disciples
Authors Professor Joan Taylor and Professor Helen Bond offer a look into the lives of Jesus’ female discip…
Driven Toward Madness with Professor Nikki Taylor
Dr. Nikki M. Taylor, Ph.D. joins FutureChurch for this Women Witnesses for Racial Justice presentation on her bo…
Screening of The Women Fighting to Be Priests with Guest Father Anne
On International Women’s Day 2023, FutureChurch hosts a screening of the BBC documentary “The Women …
“Mary Magnificat” by Laura James
This depiction of Mary’s Magnificat by Laura James was commissioned by FutureChurch in 2015 for its Mary o…
Sr. Anita Baird Introduces “Going Home Like a Shooting Star”
Speaking prior to a FutureChurch viewing of the documentary, “Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman…