It's amazing how similar our journey's have been - including being the favourite of my sunday school teahers!
Renée and Courtney of To My Sister podcast has given us so much with their work. I've also learned a lot from Truths Table a podcast for and by black women, hosted by Ekemini and Christina.
I'm so glad you could relate to my message. It reminds me how much our experiences as Black women often intersect and how we can find pieces of ourselves in one another's stories.
I'll definitely check out Truth's Table. I love listening to stories and conversations shared from a Black woman's perspective.
It's amazing how similar our journey's have been - including being the favourite of my sunday school teahers!
Renée and Courtney of To My Sister podcast has given us so much with their work. I've also learned a lot from Truths Table a podcast for and by black women, hosted by Ekemini and Christina.
I'm so glad you could relate to my message. It reminds me how much our experiences as Black women often intersect and how we can find pieces of ourselves in one another's stories.
I'll definitely check out Truth's Table. I love listening to stories and conversations shared from a Black woman's perspective.
i grew up (unwillingly) in a church with a female pastor. i was baptized by one of the first female bishops in the denomination. it was still the same old patriarchal bullshit.
I think there should be a balance in how biblical stories are interpreted and taught. The Bible presents both admirable and flawed women, just as it presents admirable and flawed men. When sermons are preached solely from a patriarchal standpoint, they risk becoming unarguably biased, often overlooking the complexity, agency and contributions of women in Scripture.
That's a thoughtful observation. Representation matters, but it is not always transformative. Sometimes leadership positions are occupied by women who have been deeply wounded, traumatized or socialized to uphold and gate keep patriarchal ideals.
When that happens, the message can become detrimental to the very community of women looking up to those leaders for affirmation, liberation and a fuller understanding of their self worth.
Hi Patience,
It's amazing how similar our journey's have been - including being the favourite of my sunday school teahers!
Renée and Courtney of To My Sister podcast has given us so much with their work. I've also learned a lot from Truths Table a podcast for and by black women, hosted by Ekemini and Christina.
Hello Abimze,
I'm so glad you could relate to my message. It reminds me how much our experiences as Black women often intersect and how we can find pieces of ourselves in one another's stories.
I'll definitely check out Truth's Table. I love listening to stories and conversations shared from a Black woman's perspective.
Hi Patience,
It's amazing how similar our journey's have been - including being the favourite of my sunday school teahers!
Renée and Courtney of To My Sister podcast has given us so much with their work. I've also learned a lot from Truths Table a podcast for and by black women, hosted by Ekemini and Christina.
Hello Abimze,
I'm so glad you could relate to my message. It reminds me how much our experiences as Black women often intersect and how we can find pieces of ourselves in one another's stories.
I'll definitely check out Truth's Table. I love listening to stories and conversations shared from a Black woman's perspective.
i grew up (unwillingly) in a church with a female pastor. i was baptized by one of the first female bishops in the denomination. it was still the same old patriarchal bullshit.
i heard more about the “bad women” of the bible (written about here) https://substack.com/@thepasteldomina/p-168554865 and the “good men”(eyebrow raise) than anyone else.
I think there should be a balance in how biblical stories are interpreted and taught. The Bible presents both admirable and flawed women, just as it presents admirable and flawed men. When sermons are preached solely from a patriarchal standpoint, they risk becoming unarguably biased, often overlooking the complexity, agency and contributions of women in Scripture.
Powerfully necessary! I used to feel the same when I was active in the Christian church.
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for reading Tara. Much appreciated!
Great piece but I wonder, does the gender of the leadership matter if the message is still patriatchal?
That's a thoughtful observation. Representation matters, but it is not always transformative. Sometimes leadership positions are occupied by women who have been deeply wounded, traumatized or socialized to uphold and gate keep patriarchal ideals.
When that happens, the message can become detrimental to the very community of women looking up to those leaders for affirmation, liberation and a fuller understanding of their self worth.
Thank you Anayo for working with me on this piece.
Thank you for sharing your story <3