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Summary of Women in Leadership Audit 2009 Mennonite Church USA Active Male and Female Pastors Compared to Total Database
Part-time vs. Full-time Ministry
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498
1409
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0%
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Full-time 3/4 time Half-time Less than
half-time
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2005
Men - 2005
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Above graphs compiled by Dorothy Nickel Friesen, May 2009
Numbers of women serving on denomination-wide boards
General Conference General Board
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Mennoniite Church General Board
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Mennonite Church USA Executive Board
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Governance Council
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Above graphs compiled by Joanna Shenk, October 2009
Number of active credentialed persons by area conference
(In terms of number of active females in the database by area conference, these all have more
than 20.)
Male Female
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference 140 62
Western District Conference 76 38
Lancaster Mennonite Conference 378 36
Central District Conference 47 34
Virginia Mennonite Conference 133 28
Franconia Mennonite Conference 74 24
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Central Plains Mennonite Conference 55 20
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference 49 20
These two area conferences have no females listed.
Franklin Mennonite Conference 31 0
North Central Conference 12 0
Percentage of active credentialed persons by area conference
This shows the areas conferences with the highest percentage of active females. E.g. 42% of the
Central District Conference pastors are female, 33% of WDC. There is considerable variation
among area conferences.
Central District Conference 42.0%
Western District Conference 33.0%
Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference 30.4%
Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference 28.2%
Central Plains Mennonite Conference 26.7%
Mountain States Mennonite Conference 25.0%
Charts compiled by Dorothy Nickel Friesen, May 2009.
More extensive summary of findings Mennonite Church pre-transformation
General Board of General Conference (1980-1999)
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o During these years the percentage of women on the board fluctuated between 25% and 44%. In 1980 the percentage was 25% and in 1999 it was 28%
o Chart available
General Conference General Board
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Mennonite Church General Board o During these years the percentage of women on the board fluctuated
between 11% and 40%. Surprisingly, in 1980 the percentage of women was 40%, followed by 11% the next year. In 1990 the percentage was up to 39% and by 1999 it was back down to 28%.
General Conference Nominating Committee. Information not yet received.
Mennonite Church Nominating Committee
Mennonite Church Nominating Committee
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Men
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Mennonite Church USA
Executive Board (1999-2011)
Executive Director—No women have filled this position
Moderator—Of the six moderators, two have been women.
Governance Council (2002-present) o The percentage of women on governance council has fluctuated between 8%
(Nov. ’03, Mar. ’08, Nov. ’08, Feb. ’09) and 36% (Nov. ’05). Currently of the 10 members on Governance Council, 1 is a woman.
o Chart available
Governance Council
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Mennonite Church USA Executive Board
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Constituency Leaders Council o Chair (1999-2011)
1 female chair 1 female co-chair 4 male chairs 1 male co-chair
o Vice Chair (1999-2011) 4 females 1 male
o Secretary (1999-2011) 1 male
o Worship Facilitator (2001-2011) 3 female 3 males
o Churchwide Leadership Discernment Committee (1999-2013)
6 females 6 males
o Gifts Discernment Committee (2001-2011) 12 females 9 males
o Listening Committee (1999-2011)
16 females 11 males
o Delegate Assembly (2001-2009) 9 females 8 males
o Delegate Assembly—Listening Committee (2005-2009) 4 females
2 males
Overall: CLC is showing a healthy amount of gender balance, excluding the positions of Chair and Vice Chair. Although the gender of the Chair and Vice Chair has not been the same, a majority of the Chairs have been males and a majority of the Vice Chairs have been female.
Mennonite Church USA Denominational Ministry
Conference Leadership
General Conference (1980-2000) o During these years there was an increasing trend of women in leadership
positions overall, although Eastern District had no women leaders.
Mennonite Church USA (2001-2009) o Increasing numbers of women in conference leadership in certain
conferences, although other conferences still have not had women in leadership roles (Franklin, Gulf States, Lancaster, New York, North Central, South Central, Southeast, Virginia)
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Number of Women in Leadership Positions
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Number of Women in
Leadership Positions
Pastoral Ministry Overall: There are increasing numbers of women in pastoral ministry and attitudes are shifting, for the better, regarding women in pastoral ministry. Much intentional effort has been put forth to insure the empowerment of women in pastoral ministry. Mennonite Church USA Agencies No women have ever filled the position of Executive Director for any of the four church-wide agencies.
Mennonite Board of Missions/Menonite Mission Network
Three presidents since 1980, no women (Although Marty Lehman served as Interim Exec. Director of MBM during the transition to Mission Network.)
Executive Cabinet 2002-present. o No women on Cabinet 2002-2006, 5 men o 2007 – 1 woman, 4 men o 2008 – 1 woman, 3 men o 2009 – 2 women, 3 men
Board Chairs o No women from 1980-2002 o Woman from 2003-2007 o No women from 2008-2009
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Female & Male Board Makeup at
MBM 1980-2000
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Female & Male Board Makeup at
MMN 2002-2009
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Mennonite Mutual Aid (now Everence)
Presidents. Since 1945 MMA has had eight Presidents. The first two MMA leaders were actually called General Managers. There have been no female Presidents.
Vice-Presidents/Directors o Since 1996, MMA has consistently had 1-2 females in upper management until 2009.
Board Chairs o Since 1982 we have had 10 board chairs; three were female
Board Members o Since 1996, MMA's board has consisted of 13-17 board members and of those members, four to six
have consistently been female.
Mennonite Publishing Network (now MennoMedia)
Faith & Life Press was the General Conference Mennonite Church publishing entity till 2001, when it merged with Mennonite Publishing House of the former Mennonite Church. The merged entity was called Mennonite Publishing Network with Faith & Life Resources as its imprint for curriculum, periodicals and other congregational resources, and Herald Press as its imprint for books.
The following information was provided by MPN, but remains incomplete. Faith & Life Press
CEO Norma Johnson
COE/FLP Education Area/ Editorial Staff Rosella Wiens Regier Norma Duerksen Susan Janzen Department Directors Rose Stutzman Eleanor Snyder
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Editors Alice Hershberger Helen Alderfer Marjorie Waybill Rose Stutzman Mary Meyer Carol Duerksen June Mears Driedger Susan Swan
Faith and Life Resources Board Members
Faith and Life Resources Board Members
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Male
Gendered Percentages of Books Authored
Gender Percentages of Books Authored
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
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by women
Percent by men
Mennonite Education Agency
Two women have served as college presidents (Bluffton and Goshen). Currently no women fill that position at any institution of higher education in Mennonite Church USA.
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Hesston College
Pastoral Ministries Program. Since 1985 there have been 114 men, and 13 women who have graduated from the Hesston PM program. Of the 13 women, 8 are serving as pastors of local churches. 3 others are chaplains in hospitals hospice or retirement communities.
Hesston Pres. Cabinet/Council
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Cabinet/Council
Male President
Cabinet/Council
Hesston Board Members
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Members
Male Board Members
Bethel College
Bethel College Board Members
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Male Board Members M
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Bluffton University
Bluffton President Cabinet/Council
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Male President
Cabinet/Council
Bluffton Board Members
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Eastern Mennonite University
EMU President Cabinet/Council
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EMU Board Members
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EMU Professors
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Male Professors
Female Assoc.
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Professors
Female Ass't.
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Male Ass't. Professors
Goshen College
Goshen Board Members
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Male Professors
Female Assoc. Professors
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Male Ass't Professors
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (now Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary)
Many women in non-teaching leadership positions: Librarian, registrar, academic dean (also holds faculty rank), associate dean, campus pastor, director of AMBS Great Plains (also holds faculty rank), and director of communications.
AMBS Board Members
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AMBS Professors
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Female AssociateProfessors
Male AssociateProfessors
Female AssistantProfessors
Male AssistantProfessors
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Women and Men Enrolled at AMBS
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Mennonite Church USA Affiliated Organizations
Mennonite Health Services Alliance (now an agency of Mennonite Church USA) o On the boards of the 59 organizations that are connected to MHS Alliance, altogether there are 424
men and 221 women. o Of the 59 CEOs there are 41 men and 18 women. o In leadership positions, those who report directly to the director, there are 107 men and 158 women.
Mennonite Economic Development Association
o President: No presidents have been female o Vice-President: Currently one of the four vice presidents is female. The first female VP was
appointed in 1995—1998. Then there were no female VPs until one was appointed 2004—present. o Board Chair: Sue Miller was chair of the MEDA board for a three year period. Other chairs have
been male o Board members: currently eight members of the 22-member board are females
Board Members MEDA
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Mennonite Central Committee (No response received)
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MDS Board Members
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Summary
Overall, there is reason to be optimistic about increasing numbers of women in leadership. In the past number of years there have been increasing numbers of women on the Boards of agencies and affiliated organizations. According to the research most recently presented by Dorothy Nickel Friesen (Columbus 2009), there are increasing numbers of women in congregational leadership and changing attitudes, in a positive direction, toward women in pastoral ministry. This is a great accomplishment, based on much intentional effort. Unfortunately we do not see the same about of intentionality when it comes to empowering women in organizational leadership. The numbers on Governance Council tell this story. It is also clear that the moderator position needs to be reevaluated based on the fact that many women have not been able to accept the appointment. This reality raises questions about the expectations put on those in top leadership positions, particularly those that have not been filled by women (Executive Director and Agency Executives) as well as the Moderator role, in which only 2 women have served. In this process of reevaluation the work done to empower women in pastoral ministry should be used as a guide. Christian Peacemaker Teams also has anti-sexism resources that help to uncover the systemic framework that disempowers women, and others, who do not fit in the patriarchical mold. Although there are accomplishments to be celebrated, we have much good work to do.
Compiled by Joanna Shenk. September 2009.