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  • Women of Color Scholars’ Series: Sun-Ah Kang Breaks Gendered Barriers in Theology
    Published On: September 18, 2020

    By Jessica Love Sun-Ah Kang South Korea native Sun-Ah Kang vividly remembers the moment God called her to be a champion for women in ministry. “When I was in high school, I went to this retreat and the guest speaker was a male, very old, retired pastor,” Kang recounted. “He...

  • Women of Color Scholars’ Series: Kang Finds God’s Love in the ‘Layers’
    Published On: September 11, 2020

    By Jessica Love Hayoung Kang The daughter of a single mother with breast cancer, Hayoung Kang’s own traumatic experiences inspired her call to ministry. Now, as an Angella P. Current-Felder Women of Color (WOC) Scholar, she is empowered to create political theology and philosophy to help others navigate trauma. The...

  • Women of Color Scholars’ Series: Bonilla Closes Gaps in Seminary Education
    Published On: September 4, 2020

    By Jessica Love Rev. Patricia Bonilla Rev. Patricia Bonilla learned at an early age how important it is to see color and acknowledge differences. “In high school, I was one of two Mexican students in my whole grade,” she said. Now Bonilla, who is an ordained deacon in the Northern...

  • Women of Color Scholars’ Series: Dellinger ‘Writes the Book She Wants to See’
    Published On: August 28, 2020

    By Jessica Love Dr. Lisa Dellinger Dr. Lisa Dellinger recently earned her Ph.D. in theology, history and ethics from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, making her the 49th graduate of the Angella P. Current-Felder Women of Color Scholars program. Dellinger, who is working toward ordination as a United Methodist...

  • #ColortheConversation Campaign Makes Space for Dialogue
    Published On: August 20, 2020

    On August 20, 2020, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) began #ColortheConversation as a new discussion and listening campaign to address racism in higher education and ministry. The campaign will elevate and center the voices and experiences of people of color in our agency and affiliated institutions....

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