ERIC Number: EJ914017
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-0147
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Exploring Asian Female Pastors' Leadership Roles in the Church: Using Deborah's Story
Lin, Yu-Fen; Li, Chi-Sing; Irby, Beverly J.; Brown, Genevieve
Qualitative Report, v15 n6 p1431-1458 Nov 2010
Women in many Christian cultures are told that men are strong and should lead the church. Consequently, some women rationalize that they should not assume top leadership roles in the church. When they do assume such roles, many female pastors experience challenges. The purpose of our qualitative case study was to give voice to Asian female pastors (AFPs) by having them share challenges they experienced in the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church and relate those challenges to the experiences of Deborah in the biblical story found in Judges 4 and 5. Reported in this paper are the results of focus groups centered on a feminist commentary of Deborah's story. The voices of the AFPs speak to reconstruct traditional patriarchal theological thought. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Leadership, Asians, Clergy, Administrator Role, Christianity, Protestants, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Barriers, Churches, Religious Organizations, Feminism, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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