Comments on: Can Women Plant Churches? http://frankchiapperino.com/2009/04/30/can-women-plant-churches/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mark cooper http://frankchiapperino.com/2009/04/30/can-women-plant-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-319 mark cooper Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:37:45 +0000 http://frankchiapperino.com/?p=361#comment-319 I have met several female church planters. If you spend time in major urban settings and small country towns you will meet female Church planters. Many of these women struggle to be accepted by the male pastors and their efforts are dismissed as not relevant. I met Rev. Gladys Logan in Forest City NC and her church was one of the few churches that attracted young people. Eventually a Bishop came and took the church from her. Rev. Audrey Brunson was the planter and pastor of Sanctuary Church of the Open Door in Philadelphia. started in 1975 with 12 people in her home. Pastor Peggy Scott is a female church planter of the Norristown Family Christian Center. As a male church planter I know the how tough the task can be and yet I know for women it's twice as tough because people see you working at the vision God gave you and question has he really spoken. They adk plenty of questions and do very little to help you. So outside of our mainstream denominations you will find female church planters. They are too busy trying to plant and have very little time to focus on getting their story out because it makes a lot of people uncomfortable. I have met several female church planters. If you spend time in major urban settings and small country towns you will meet female Church planters. Many of these women struggle to be accepted by the male pastors and their efforts are dismissed as not relevant. I met Rev. Gladys Logan in Forest City NC and her church was one of the few churches that attracted young people. Eventually a Bishop came and took the church from her. Rev. Audrey Brunson was the planter and pastor of Sanctuary Church of the Open Door in Philadelphia. started in 1975 with 12 people in her home. Pastor Peggy Scott is a female church planter of the Norristown Family Christian Center. As a male church planter I know the how tough the task can be and yet I know for women it’s twice as tough because people see you working at the vision God gave you and question has he really spoken. They adk plenty of questions and do very little to help you. So outside of our mainstream denominations you will find female church planters. They are too busy trying to plant and have very little time to focus on getting their story out because it makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

]]> By: Jon Stolpe http://frankchiapperino.com/2009/04/30/can-women-plant-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Jon Stolpe Fri, 01 May 2009 12:02:00 +0000 http://frankchiapperino.com/?p=361#comment-237 It's an interesting subject. Actually, when I think about the industry that I work in - construction, I realize there are not many women here either. I wonder where else this gender difference is prevalent. I'm thinking more elementary school teachers are female. More garbage collectors are male. More librarians are female. More race car drivers are male. More "sunday school" teachers are female. More church planters are male. Hmmm... <br /><br />Obviously, I don't have any statistics to back any of this up, but it leaves me wondering...are some jobs just meant for men and some for women? Or is it our culture that is creating these barriers and stereotypes?<br /><br />Sometimes, I think it takes someone willing to break the barrier. For example, Danica Patrick - Indy Car Driver. Or John Hackworth (my college roommate) - kindergarten teacher. Maybe someone just needs to step up and take the risk. I realize it takes a lot of planning, strategy, and support to plant a church. Maybe there's a woman out there who has a heart to serve God in a specific region by starting up a church. Maybe this dialogue will spur someone on to take this leap of faith.<br /><br />Interesting subject... It’s an interesting subject. Actually, when I think about the industry that I work in – construction, I realize there are not many women here either. I wonder where else this gender difference is prevalent. I’m thinking more elementary school teachers are female. More garbage collectors are male. More librarians are female. More race car drivers are male. More “sunday school” teachers are female. More church planters are male. Hmmm…

Obviously, I don’t have any statistics to back any of this up, but it leaves me wondering…are some jobs just meant for men and some for women? Or is it our culture that is creating these barriers and stereotypes?

Sometimes, I think it takes someone willing to break the barrier. For example, Danica Patrick – Indy Car Driver. Or John Hackworth (my college roommate) – kindergarten teacher. Maybe someone just needs to step up and take the risk. I realize it takes a lot of planning, strategy, and support to plant a church. Maybe there’s a woman out there who has a heart to serve God in a specific region by starting up a church. Maybe this dialogue will spur someone on to take this leap of faith.

Interesting subject…

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