Title
Gender Relations in the Black Church: Pentecostal Ecclesiology and Women's Leadership Roles in Transition
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Title
Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles
Publication Date
2021
Date Added
2022-05-16
Abstract
This chapter examines the lived experiences of women in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and presents a model for partnership in leadership with clerics and churchwomen. The model is based on the premise of the visionary founder and “Chief Apostle” of this denomination. Histories of churchwomen in this organization portray them as staunch supporters of ministries in the church. Women in leadership roles were defined by the founder as overseers—a term suggesting honorary prestige to women that was equal to clerical positions in the church. Following the death of the founder, however, churchwomen encountered barriers to leadership positions which lowered their status and authority thus impacting their inclusion, agency, and voice in matters of church leadership and governance.
Disciplines
Sociology
Recommended Citation
Bragg, Cynthia B., "Gender Relations in the Black Church: Pentecostal Ecclesiology and Women's Leadership Roles in Transition" (2021). College of Liberal Arts. 137.
https://research.paynecenter.org/morgan_cls/137
Publisher
IGI Global