Women and the Australian Church

Vatican Reaffirms Ban on Women Preaching Homilies at Mass

The Vatican has rejected a request from German bishops to allow qualified laypeople, including women, to preach during Mass, reaffirming the long-standing Catholic rule that the homily is reserved to ordained priests and deacons.

The decision was communicated by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, led by Cardinal Arthur Roche. In its statement, the Vatican said that “the current discipline cannot be dispensed from,” closing the door on a proposal that many reform-minded Catholics had hoped would create greater opportunities for women’s voices within the liturgy.

What Did the German Bishops Request?

Earlier in 2026, the German Bishops’ Conference sought permission for commissioned laypeople to preach during Mass in specific circumstances. The proposal reflected ongoing discussions within Germany’s reform movement and echoed calls from some bishops and church leaders elsewhere who believe qualified laypeople can offer meaningful reflections on Scripture.

Supporters of the proposal often pointed to the absence of women’s voices in the homily, noting that women cannot be ordained in the Catholic Church and therefore remain excluded from preaching during the Eucharist.

The Vatican’s Reasoning

The Vatican argued that the restriction is not simply a matter of church discipline but is connected to the nature of the Mass itself.

According to the statement, “the reservation of the homily to a priest or deacons is not a merely disciplinary norm but derives from the very nature of the liturgy.” The dicastery also described the homily as being intrinsically linked to the proclamation of the Gospel and to ordained ministry.

Catholic teaching holds that the priest acts in persona Christi (“in the person of Christ”) during the celebration of the Eucharist. For that reason, Rome maintains that the homily remains part of the ministry entrusted through Holy Orders.

Why This Matters

For many Catholic women, the decision will be deeply disappointing.

Across the world, women serve as theologians, biblical scholars, educators, pastoral ministers, spiritual directors, chaplains, and leaders of faith communities. In many places, women are already entrusted with preaching, teaching, and leading worship outside the celebration of Mass.

The German proposal was seen by some as a modest step toward recognising those gifts within the liturgical life of the Church. Others viewed it as a test of how far Pope Leo XIV’s stated support for greater participation by women and laypeople might extend.

Beyond Ordination

The debate is not solely about who may preach. It raises broader questions about authority, participation, and whose experiences are heard within the Church.

Catholic women bring perspectives shaped by family life, professional work, community engagement, pastoral ministry, scholarship, and lived experience. Many believe these voices enrich the Church’s understanding of Scripture and help connect the Gospel to contemporary realities.

The Vatican’s ruling confirms that, at least for now, the official boundaries surrounding preaching during Mass remain unchanged.

Looking Forward

The decision is unlikely to end the conversation.

Around the world, many Catholics continue to explore how women’s gifts and leadership can be more fully recognised within the Church. While opportunities for preaching during Mass remain restricted, women continue to exercise significant influence through theological scholarship, pastoral leadership, synodal processes, catechesis, spiritual formation, and public witness.

For Christian feminists, the question remains: how can the Church authentically listen to the experiences, wisdom, and faith of women while remaining faithful to its traditions? The conversation about women’s leadership in the Church is far from over.

Shining Bright, Living Loud, Standing Together

WATAC Conference 2025

More than 120 people — predominantly women of all ages from across Australia — gathered at Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney, from 14–16 November for the national Women and the Australian Church (WATAC) Conference.

With the theme Shining Bright, Living Loud, Standing Together, the conference set the tone for a dynamic, hope-filled weekend designed to inspire and sustain women committed to a church that is inclusive, diverse and welcoming. Across three rich days, participants encountered a vibrant alternative to hierarchical and clerical models of church life and were invited to imagine what becomes possible when faith is lived in creative, collaborative community.

Inspiring voices, grounded wisdom

The conference featured two outstanding keynote speakers:

• Dr Julia Baird, award-winning journalist and bestselling author, widely respected for her writing on awe, grace, faith, gender and power.
• Cathy McGowan AO, former independent Member of Parliament for Indi (2013–2019), a pioneer of community-led politics, and a long-time member of WATAC.

Conference organiser Danielle Anne Lynch reflected on the depth of engagement across the weekend:

“We were thrilled that the conference theme resonated so deeply and that participants engaged so wholeheartedly with every aspect of the program.”

A church shaped by discipleship of equals

While WATAC’s roots are Catholic, its membership is ecumenical and its commitment broadly Christian. WATAC works alongside diverse churches and faith communities to model new ways of being church, grounded in a discipleship of equals. Through regular gatherings, reflections and written communications, WATAC nurtures and supports those seeking a more just, inclusive and participatory church.

Founded in 1984 as a national project of Catholic religious women and men, WATAC held its first national conference in 1987. After nearly folding in 2019, the organisation has experienced a strong resurgence. A significant part of this renewal has been the co-production of the widely respected Australian Women Preach podcast with The Grail, an ecumenical movement of women grounded in Christian faith.

As WATAC President Andrea Dean shared:

“We decided not to wait. We chose to host a conference that would nourish women, strengthen community, and chart WATAC’s direction for the future.”

Awe, courage and community-led change

On Saturday morning, Dr Julia Baird invited participants into reflections on awe and grace in everyday life, offering practical ways these might be cultivated within church communities. Known for her thoughtful contributions to public conversations on gender, faith, politics and domestic violence, Baird challenged attendees to shine bright and live loud, even in difficult and constrained contexts.

At the conference dinner, Cathy McGowan AO spoke compellingly about her decades of work amplifying rural voices, advancing gender equity, and advocating for Indigenous constitutional recognition and humane asylum seeker policy. Drawing on her experience in community-led politics, she offered insights and encouragement for those seeking faithful and effective change within the Australian church.

Honouring Country and creative expression

The conference was grounded in Indigenous wisdom and ritual through the presence of First Nations women — Canon Auntie Di Langham, Belinda Roberts, Brooke Prentis and Kelly Humphrey — who acknowledged Country and shared generously from their lived experience and faith.

Original music by Danielle Anne Lynch, Gen Bryant, Steph Jorna and Beth Doherty enriched the prayerful and communal spirit of the gathering, weaving creativity deeply into the conference experience.

Energised for what comes next

Participants left the conference energised, encouraged and challenged. As one attendee reflected:

“The speakers and workshop presenters were exceptional. They explored theology and perspectives that were new to me. I found the whole experience challenging, thought-provoking and inspiring.”

Danielle Anne Lynch expressed heartfelt thanks to the dedicated organising team, while Andrea Dean paid special tribute to Danielle’s vision, leadership and skill in bringing the conference to life.

Planning is already underway for the Patricia Horsley Memorial Lecture in 2026, to be held in another Australian city, along with early conversations about the next vibrant WATAC Conference.

Together, WATAC continues to shine bright, live loud and stand together — imagining and embodying a church renewed by justice, inclusion and shared leadership.

The Gender Pay Gap in Australian Churches in 2026

For decades, Christian women across Australia have been faithful leaders, workers, ministers, teachers, and social‑justice advocates. Yet the latest national gender pay gap data shows that—even within our churches and Christian organisations—women continue to be paid less than men for their work. This gap is not merely a number. It is a justice issue at the heart of Christian feminist concern.

A National Picture: The Gender Pay Gap Is Alive and Well

Across the Australian workforce, the gender pay gap persists despite incremental progress.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the national hourly gender pay gap was 8.4% as of May 2025, with women earning an average of $46 per hour compared to men’s $50.20.

Meanwhile, WGEA’s 2025 dataset shows a national median pay gap of 18.6%, meaning women earn just 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.
This aligns with long‑standing patterns of gendered job segregation, unequal access to leadership, and disproportionate caring responsibilities carried by women.

These national dynamics form the backdrop for what we see inside churches and affiliated Christian organisations.

Christian Organisations Under the Spotlight

In March 2025, The Other Cheek analysed WGEA’s employer-level pay‑gap release, revealing how some of Australia’s largest Christian organisations are performing. The findings show a mixed but still troubling picture.

Examples from Major Christian Employers

• Anglicare Sydney: 10.2% gender pay gap
• Anglicare SA: 7.1%
• Mission Australia: 7.2%
• The Salvation Army (Australia): 5.2%
• BaptistCare NSW/ACT: 9.3%
• Uniting NSW.ACT: 6.4%

A few organisations fare better:

• Anglicare Victoria: –3.5% (women ahead)
• St Peter’s College Adelaide: 1.9%
• Presbyterian Trust (including PLC Sydney & Scots College): 0.7%

But others show significant gaps, especially some Christian schools where the pay gap exceeds 9–12%.

These figures indicate that Christian institutions reflect broader workforce inequalities—despite frequently having missions grounded in justice, dignity, and service.

Catholic Employers: A More Positive Trend (But Not Perfect)

Interestingly, a Catholic Weekly report highlights that Catholic employers perform better than the national median, with gaps often below 19%.
Examples include:

• Australian Catholic University: 14.5%
• Caritas Australia: 13.1%
• Archdiocese of Sydney: 12.2%

These numbers are still gaps—but comparatively smaller than many non‑religious and Christian counterparts. Many Catholic agencies attribute improvement to expanded parental leave access, flexible work, and concerted efforts to increase women in senior roles.

This demonstrates what is possible when gender equity becomes an intentional organisational priority.

Why Does the Pay Gap Occur in Churches?

The drivers affecting the broader Australian workforce are also at play in religious institutions:

1. Underrepresentation of Women in Senior Leadership

Across Australia’s industries, the overrepresentation of men in high‑paying roles is a key driver of the pay gap.
Churches and Christian NFPs are no exception—boards, senior clergy roles, and executive positions are still disproportionately held by men.

2. Gender‑segregated Roles

Women are clustered in caring, administrative, and teaching roles—vital ministry work, but often lower paid.
This mirrors the broader national trend where female‑dominated sectors and occupations remain undervalued.

3. Cultural Assumptions About Women’s Availability

Nationally, women take on the majority of unpaid care, impacting their progression and hours worked.
In churches, these assumptions are often reinforced by traditional gender expectations around ministry and family life.

4. Lack of Transparent Pay Structures

Many Christian organisations historically have not conducted systematic pay‑gap analysis.
WGEA notes that only 68% of Australian employers had conducted such an analysis in 2023–24.
Religious employers may lag even further behind.

Why Addressing This Gap Matters for the Church’s Witness

Christian feminism has long insisted that justice in the Church is inseparable from justice in society. A pay gap within Christian workplaces undermines our credibility when advocating equality, dignity, and the value of all people made in God’s image.

Closing the pay gap is not just about equity—it’s about:

• Properly valuing women’s gifts in ministry, leadership, and service
• Addressing historic patterns of exclusion and under recognition
• Building Christian communities where justice is lived, not merely proclaimed

If the Church cannot model gender justice in its own workplaces, how can it credibly call for justice in the world?

A Way Forward: What Churches and Christian Organisations Can Do

Here are steps grounded in national research that any Christian employer can begin today:

1. Conduct a Pay‑Gap Audit Every Year

WGEA identifies pay‑gap analysis as the “critical first step” toward equity.

2. Increase Women’s Representation in Senior Roles

National data shows this is one of the most effective ways to reduce the gap.

3. Review Job Segregation

Examine why women are clustered in lower‑paid roles and create pathways to leadership.

4. Strengthen Parental‑Leave and Flexibility Policies

Catholic organisations highlight how these policies improve outcomes.

5. Build a Culture of Gender Equity Rooted in Theology

Christian feminist theology offers powerful frameworks for recognising women’s full humanity and leadership.

Conclusion: A Call to Christian Justice

The gender pay gap in Australian churches is not merely an HR problem—it is a theological one.
It calls us to repentance, courage, and transformation.

As WATAC continues its work to elevate women’s voices and reform church structures, naming the gender pay gap—and advocating to close it—is part of our call to build a Church where all are valued equally and fully.

Australian Christian Women You Should Know

Across Australia’s churches, universities, communities, and justice movements, Christian women have been shaping theology, ministry, activism, and social change for generations. Some work quietly behind the scenes; others write, teach, and lead national conversations. All embody courage and conviction rooted in faith.

Here are some remarkable Australian Christian women—past and present—whose contributions deserve to be celebrated.

1. Marie Tulip — Pioneer of Christian Feminism in Australia

Marie Tulip helped found Christian Women Concerned in 1968, the first explicitly religious feminist organisation in Australia. The group challenged sexism in churches, published the influential magazine Magdalene, and helped inspire the creation of broader church gender‑equality structures, including the Commission on the Status of Women in the Church.

Her leadership marks her as a foundational figure in Australia’s Christian feminist history—a woman who dared to ask what equality looks like in the Kingdom of God.

2. Dorothy McRae‑McMahon — Pastor, Activist, Liturgist

Dorothy McRae‑McMahon, also a founder of Christian Women Concerned, became one of the most influential voices in the Uniting Church. Her decades‑long work included advocacy for peace, Aboriginal justice, gender equality, and liturgical reform. She helped reshape the landscape where Christian women could name their oppression and claim their authority in ministry.

3. Jean Skuse — Ecumenical Leader and Advocate

Jean Skuse served in senior ecumenical leadership roles and was another instrumental founder of Christian Women Concerned. Her work linked Christian feminism with global conversations about women’s status in the church, helping to create space for women’s leadership across denominations.

4. Anne Elvey — Ecological Feminist Theologian & Poet

Dr Anne Elvey is one of Australia’s most widely recognised feminist theologians. Her scholarship includes An Ecological Feminist Reading of the Gospel of Luke and multiple edited volumes on ecological theology, feminist hermeneutics, and biblical interpretation. She has served as editor of Colloquium, the Australian and New Zealand Theological Review, and her eco‑poetry brings theological imagination into the public square.

5. Jill Firth — Old Testament Scholar and Church Leader

A Canon of St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne and faculty member at Ridley College, Jill Firth contributes significantly to biblical scholarship and theological education. Her work in Hebrew and Old Testament studies, along with her leadership roles within the church, helps form a new generation of Christian leaders.

6. Jacqui Grey — Pentecostal Scholar & Hermeneutics Leader

Associate Professor Jacqui Grey is known for her work in Pentecostal hermeneutics, Old Testament interpretation, and raising women in leadership. She has appeared on national TV and radio and served as President of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. Her scholarship bridges church, academy, and public conversation.

7. Bec Wilesmith — Christian Advocate for Global Justice

As coordinator of the Micah Women’s Network, Bec Wilesmith helped lead a 2025 delegation of 48 Christian female leaders from 13 denominations to Parliament House, urging the restoration of Australia’s foreign aid budget. Her work demonstrates the power of Christian women’s collective advocacy for global justice and care for the vulnerable.

8. Leaders Across 160+ Australian Christian Women in Theology

Alongside these individuals stands a vast community of Australian Christian theologians, ministers, scholars, poets, and activists—over 160 documented in Graham Joseph Hill and Jen Barker’s ongoing project highlighting women’s contributions across diverse theological traditions. Their collective work testifies to the breadth and depth of women’s influence in shaping Australian Christianity today.

Why Their Stories Matter

These women remind us that:

• Faith and justice belong together.
• Women have always been theologians, teachers, activists, and prophets.
• Christian feminism is deeply rooted in Australia’s church history—long before many recognised it.

Their stories show us a Church that is richer, more courageous, and more faithful when women’s voices are heard and honoured.

Beyond Simple Answers: Women in the Pauline Churches

When people talk about ministry and leadership in the churches Paul worked with, the discussion often becomes too simple. It is usually reduced to one question:

Did Paul allow women to minister?

This question expects a short answer: yes or no. But that approach misses the point. It forces a complex situation into neat boxes and ignores how early Christian communities really worked.

When we look more carefully at Paul’s letters, we see a much richer picture. The early Church was not tidy or uniform. Different communities faced different challenges, and Paul responded to real people in real situations.

Ministry and Leadership Are Not the Same

One important thing to understand is that ministry and leadership are not exactly the same.

In the New Testament, ministry means serving others. Paul believed that all Christians—men and women—were called to serve Christ and the community. He did not limit ministry to one gender.

Most debates are really about leadership, not ministry. The question is whether women led churches, not whether they served them.

Even then, many Bible passages used in this debate are not mainly about leadership roles. For example, passages in 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, and 1 Timothy deal with:

• behaviour in worship
• family relationships
• teaching and learning
• keeping peace and order

These texts respond to specific problems. They are not simple rule books. That is why quick answers do not work well.

Leadership in the First Churches

Leadership in the earliest churches took different forms. There was no single model.

Some leaders travelled from place to place to tell people about Jesus. These leaders included apostles and missionaries, like Paul himself. They helped start new churches and supported growing communities.

Other leaders stayed in one place. They looked after the daily life of the church. They taught, encouraged, and guided the community.

These roles often overlapped. A person could be a travelling leader at one time and a local leader at another. Leadership was flexible and shaped by the needs of the church.

Most recorded leaders were men, but Paul’s letters show clearly that some women were leaders as well.

Priscilla is often named with her husband Aquila. In many passages, her name comes first. This suggests that she played a leading role.

In the book of Acts, Priscilla helps teach Apollos, an educated teacher. This shows that she had knowledge, confidence, and authority. Priscilla and Aquila also hosted churches in their home, which made them important local leaders.

Phoebe was a respected leader in her church. Paul calls her a minister and also a patron, someone who supports others with her resources.

She likely carried Paul’s letter to the Romans. This was an important task. It meant she would have read the letter aloud and helped people understand it. Paul speaks very highly of her and trusts her role.

Junia is one of the most striking examples. Paul describes her as “well‑known among the apostles.” Strong evidence shows that Junia was a woman and that she was recognised as an apostle.

Later readers struggled with this idea and tried to explain it away. This shows how powerful assumptions can shape interpretation.

Other women—such as Lydia, Nympha, Chloe, Euodia, and Syntyche—also appear as hosts, co‑workers, and leaders. Paul says that Euodia and Syntyche worked hard alongside him in spreading the gospel.

All of this points to a mixed picture:

• Women took part in leadership and teaching
• At the same time, churches still reflected social rules about family and household order

The early Church held these things together, even when they were uncomfortable. It was not perfect or simple. It was learning as it grew.

Why This Still Matters

The early Church does not give us one clear answer for today. Instead, it reminds us to be careful and honest when we read Scripture.

Paul’s churches show us that leadership was diverse and shaped by mission, culture, and community needs. Women like Priscilla, Phoebe, and Junia were not side notes. They were central to the life of the Church.

Their stories remind us that Christian leadership has always been more complex—and more surprising—than we often expect.

***Based on the chapter “Apostles, Deacons, Patrons, Co-workers, and Heads of Household: Women Leaders in the Pauline Communities” by Paula Gooder in the 2013 book Biblical Interpretation and Method: Essays in Honour of John Barton, edited by Katharine J. Dell and Paul M. Joyce

Image: Theodora holds the chalice. Altar apse mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna.
  Source: Wilpert, Malereien, pl. 110

Faith, Feminism and the Reimagining of Power in Australia and the Pacific

For Christian feminists, patriarchy is not simply a social problem “out there”. It is also a spiritual and theological challenge: a distortion of power that harms women, limits men, silences communities, and contradicts the Gospel’s call to dignity, justice, and abundant life.

In Australia and across the Pacific, this challenge has deep roots. Gender inequality has been shaped by Indigenous governance systems, colonial rule, Christian missions, capitalism, land dispossession, migration, militarisation, and contemporary development agendas. As a result, Christian feminist work cannot be limited to requests for women’s inclusion in existing structures. It must also involve a faithful reimagining of power itself.

This means asking difficult questions about leadership, culture, land, care, community, and what it means to follow Christ in societies marked by unequal power relationships.

Patriarchy Is a Theological Issue

Patriarchy influences who controls land, resources, bodies, labour, knowledge, and decision-making. These are not merely political questions. They are questions about justice, neighbour-love, human dignity, and the kind of community God calls us to become.

Christian feminists are concerned with:

• Land and resources: Who inherits, owns, manages, or speaks for land and sea?
• Bodies and safety: Who controls sexuality, reproduction, family roles, and protection from violence?
• Labour and care: Whose work is valued, rewarded, or made invisible?
• Knowledge and culture: Whose stories, languages, traditions, and authority are recognised?
• Leadership and voice: Who gets to make decisions in homes, churches, communities, and governments?

The encouraging news is that women across Australia and the Pacific are doing far more than seeking access to traditionally male spaces. They are helping to reshape leadership itself, making it more collaborative, relational, culturally grounded, and focused on care and justice.

Seven Ways Women Are Challenging Patriarchy

1. Leading in Politics, Governance and Public Life

Women are increasingly taking leadership roles in parliaments, community organisations, church councils, theological colleges, and local governance structures.

For Christian feminists, leadership is not about replicating systems of domination. Rather, it is about embodying leadership as service, wisdom, courage, accountability, and care.

Women’s leadership reflects a fuller vision of the Body of Christ, where gifts and callings are recognised regardless of gender.

It is worth remembering that Aotearoa New Zealand became the first self-governing nation in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Christian women were among those who viewed suffrage as both a civic and moral cause.

2. Reading Culture and Scripture with Liberating Eyes

Gender equality is sometimes portrayed as being in conflict with faith or culture. Yet many women are working from within both cultural and Christian traditions to challenge harmful practices while preserving what is life-giving.

This work is particularly significant in Pacific nations where Christianity shapes community life and social values. Theology can either reinforce inequality or become a powerful resource for liberation.

Across the region, women theologians, church leaders, and community advocates are developing interpretations of Scripture that affirm the equal dignity of women and men while challenging teachings that have been used to justify exclusion or violence.

The result is theology that remains faithful while also being transformative.

3. Leading Climate Justice Movements

Climate change is one of the defining challenges facing the Pacific. Rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and environmental degradation affect food security, housing, health, migration, and the future of entire communities.

Women are not simply experiencing these impacts; they are leading responses to them.

From local adaptation projects to international advocacy, Pacific women are at the forefront of climate justice movements. They are organising communities, protecting ecosystems, caring for families, and speaking in global forums.

Christian feminism understands climate justice as an expression of creation care and neighbour-love. It rejects the stereotype of women as passive victims and instead recognises women as leaders, experts, organisers, and visionaries.

4. Building Economic Independence While Valuing Care

Economic empowerment is another way women challenge patriarchal structures.

Education, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, cooperatives, and access to paid work can transform the balance of power within households and communities.

Yet Christian feminism also offers an important critique of economic systems that value people solely according to productivity.

Caring for children, supporting elders, maintaining relationships, volunteering, and sustaining community life are forms of labour that often go unpaid and unrecognised. Christian feminists insist that this work matters. A just society honours care alongside economic achievement.

5. Speaking Truth About Violence

Women across Australia and the Pacific are challenging the silence surrounding domestic, family, and sexual violence.

Through survivor advocacy, legal reform, crisis services, prevention programs, educational initiatives, and community accountability processes, women are helping create safer communities.

Many are also drawing attention to the ways violence intersects with racism, colonisation, poverty, migration status, and other forms of disadvantage.

For people of faith, confronting violence is not optional. It is central to the Gospel’s call to protect the vulnerable and uphold the dignity of every human being.

6. Building Women’s Networks and Shared Knowledge

Patriarchy often thrives by isolating women and treating their experiences as private concerns.

Women’s networks challenge this isolation by creating spaces for solidarity, mentoring, research, advocacy, and collective learning.

Across Australia and the Pacific, women are building regional partnerships that share resources, develop leadership, support emerging voices, and strengthen movements for change.

These networks transform individual struggles into collective action and help ensure that women do not have to work for justice alone.

7. Challenging Colonial Patriarchy

In Australia and the Pacific, conversations about gender cannot be separated from histories of colonisation.

Many women’s movements recognise that patriarchy and colonialism have often operated together, shaping laws, institutions, economic systems, and ideas about authority.

As a result, some women are working not only for gender equality but also for Indigenous sovereignty, land rights, language revitalisation, cultural authority, and self-determination.

This is a powerful reminder that justice is about more than inclusion. Sometimes it requires questioning whether existing systems themselves are fair and life-giving.

Across parts of the Pacific where matrilineal traditions continue, women’s customary authority over land offers important alternatives to both colonial legal systems and patriarchal assumptions about ownership, inheritance, and community leadership.

Reimagining Power for a More Just Future

Women in Australia and the Pacific are breaking patriarchy in ways that go far beyond entering male-dominated institutions.

They are reshaping leadership, transforming theology, advancing climate justice, building economic alternatives, confronting violence, strengthening networks of solidarity, and challenging the legacy of colonial power.

Their work reminds us that gender justice cannot be separated from questions of culture, land, care, community, and self-determination.

For Christian feminists, this is ultimately a matter of faith. It is about participating in God’s ongoing work of justice and reconciliation, and helping to create communities where every person can flourish with dignity, freedom, and hope.

The reimagining of power is not simply about who holds authority. It is about creating relationships, institutions, and communities that reflect the justice, compassion, and mutuality at the heart of the Gospel.

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17 Signs You Work With Donation

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• Stick to posting schedules that work
• Giveaways are a great way to get people into your community
• Look into your insights to see when your audience is active on Instagram
• Always be clear on what your CTA is

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The History of Donation Told

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• Stick to posting schedules that work
• Giveaways are a great way to get people into your community
• Look into your insights to see when your audience is active on Instagram
• Always be clear on what your CTA is

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