Our church participated in the Martha Stearns Marshall Month of Preaching this morning with Dayna Thompson Schoonmaker as our preacher. She brought a thoughtful and challenging message on Luke 7:11-17. Dayna is the wife of our pastor, Noel, but is also a graduate of Wake Forest Divinity School who knows how to handle herself in the pulpit. Her presence and preparation came across strongly in the message. Dayna is not the first woman to preach in our pulpit this year, but I am always happy when we have a woman preacher. Hearing the Word from a woman’s perspective is always a bit different and, since over half of congregation is female, long overdue. At the same time, having women preach is a testimony to our children and youth, both male and female, that God’s call is not limited. Women serve in our church as deacons, committee chairs, Sunday school director, and a number of other positions. Some of the roles filled by women are rather t...
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