Women's Leadership

Women's leadership naturally depends upon the development of women's gifts. At the same time, successful women's leadership depends upon a church and a society ready to receive and support women as leaders. Such movements in the church and the world depend upon women and men working together towards change.

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Resources

Surveys honoring the Anniversaries of Women’s Ordination
Keeping track of institutional practices has been one way of marking progress of the full inclusion of men and women in leadership in this church. The former Commission for Women commissioned these surveys in honor of the anniversaries of women’s ordination.

Call the Laborers
Created by the Commission for Women in 1992, this resource assists congregations in exploring issues related to women in ordained ministry.

Links

Women in Church and Society of Lutheran World Federation
http://www.lutheranworld.org/lwf/index.php/who-we-are/central-offices/department-for-theology-and-public-witness/women-in-church-and-society
The Lutheran World Federation’s Department for Mission and Development’s Desk for Women in Church and Society, based in Geneva, Switzerland, accompanies the member churches of the LWF and the LWF Secretariat, providing opportunities for leadership, addressing the varied needs of women, and promoting the formulation of gender-based policies and practices to make the LWF an inclusive communion that draws upon the gifts that women bring.

Women of the ELCA
www.womenoftheelca.org
Women of the ELCA, the women’s organization of the ELCA, has thousands of participants in thousands of congregations. Together the women are committed to growing in faith, affirming their gifts, supporting one another in their callings and engaging in ministry and action that promotes justice and wholeness for all people.