Product Overview
Miriam's Sisters, Deborah's Daughters explores a fresh approach to
leading the church through its current times of change. Most books on
church leadership are written by men and focus on formulae and strategy,
but this examines how different times demand a different kind of
leadership, involving imagination and creativity – gifts and qualities
exhibited by numerous women in scripture.
It reflects on the experiences of various women including Miriam,
Deborah, Esther, Ruth, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary of Bethany and the
woman at the well, and finds inspiration and guidance for today in
their practices of accompaniment, accountability, spirituality, communal
discernment, provision and creativity.
Drawing further on insights from feminist theology, and extensively
tried and tested in contexts of parish ministry, health care chaplaincy,
pioneering and renewal, Liz Crumlish offers realistic, sustaining and
encouraging insights for church leaders.
Liz Crumlish is a priest in the Scottish
Episcopal Church, a tutor in reflective practice, pastoral supervisor
and educator at the Scottish Episcopal Institute. She was formerly a
Church of Scotland minister and led its Path to Renewal programme. She
has contributed to volumes published by Wild Goose and Saint Andrew
Press and regularly teaches and leads retreats for the Methodist Church
UK, and various Church of England dioceses. She blogs at
www.liz-vicarofdibley.blogspot.com