We will not be whole until women's leadership gifts flourish equally in our Church with those of men.
This site contains educational, advocacy, and organizational materials for launching the dialogue in your area. Please pay special attention to the "How to Start a Women's Equality Witness" page. It provides valuable ideas about where to start (or continue!) the conversation in your diocese.
The following items are also available by sending for a printed packet. For more information or help, contact Christine Schenk of FutureChurch, at 216-228-0869 or visit the FutureChurch website
Introductory Letter
Brochures
Jesus and Women
Women in the New Testament
Women in the Hebrew Scriptures
Benchmarks for Church Leadership Roles for Women
Catholic Women Who Changed the World
Women Ministers in the Catholic Church
Movements Toward Partnership In Ministry
What's the Good Word on Lay Preaching?
Why the Church Should Ordain Women to the Permanent Diaconate
Inclusive Communities (From the Diocese of Richmond)
Reprints
Women in the Bible and the Lectionary: Ruth Fox
Heart of Flesh: A Feminist Spirituality for Women and Men: Joan Chittister
Feminist Christology Elizabeth A. Johnson
Women and Children from Engaging the Powers Walter Wink
Current Pastoral Practice from the Benchmarks study Margaret Carney
Other Materials
Tips on how to Organize a Women's Equality Witness in Your Diocese
Prayer Resources
Quotations From Church Teaching on Women and Justice in the Church
Bibliography
Packet contains resources for promoting what is possible for women's
and lay equality
in the Church right now, short of ordination.
Printed materials available. $5 donation to cover cost.
Mail to:
Future Church
15800 Montrose Road
Cleveland, OH 44111
info@futurechurch.org
216-228-0869
A joint project of Call to Action and FutureChurch
Celebrating Women Witnesses, FutureChurch's newest resource packet, contains essays and prayer services about twelve historic women of faith: Mary of Nazareth, Prisca, Clare of Assisi, Thea Bowman, Angela Merici, Dorothy Day, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich, Therese of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, Sor Juana, and the Beguines, a medieval women's movement.
The packet also contains brochures on women in the lectionary, lay preaching, a holy week prayer service highlighting Jesus' women disciples and suggestions for how to make sure parishes use newly approved lectionary texts instead of ones which take for granted the subordination of women.
