Jacob and Esau: a Twin’s Shameless Perspective Doomed with the irritating fate of being born a twin, the lessons from biblical twins Jacob and Esau became inevitable for me.

Jacob and Esau: a Twin’s Shameless Perspective

Doomed with the irritating fate of being born a twin, the lessons from biblical twins Jacob and Esau became inevitable for me.

Blessed Are the Protectors of Earth: Earth Day Liturgy Blessed are they who protect the earth and all her creatures.

Blessed Are the Protectors of Earth: Earth Day Liturgy

Blessed are they who protect the earth and all her creatures.

The Resurrection, Thomas, and Good Pedagogy As we are entrusted to curate the space of worship around us, I think that it's good to keep all of these characters of a Resurrection story in mind and how they learned, how they connected with the Divine, how they recognized the Christ.

The Resurrection, Thomas, and Good Pedagogy

As we are entrusted to curate the space of worship around us, I think that it's good to keep all of these characters of a Resurrection story in mind and how they learned, how they connected with the Divine, how they recognized the Christ.

I Will Not Believe: A Sermon on Doubting Thomas Emmanuel is who Jesus was with Thomas: God who reaches into our woundedness and brings forth peace. This is a God who uses us in the midst of our doubt and struggles, in the midst of pain, to bring forth new life and wholeness. This is a God with us, in all our suffering.

I Will Not Believe: A Sermon on Doubting Thomas

Emmanuel is who Jesus was with Thomas: God who reaches into our woundedness and brings forth peace. This is a God who uses us in the midst of our doubt and struggles, in the midst of pain, to bring forth new life and wholeness. This is a God with us,…

Growth In this issue of Fidelia, we explore growth not as a straight line, but as a deeply human experience.

Growth

In this issue of Fidelia, we explore growth not as a straight line, but as a deeply human experience.

Empowered Women Empower Women Empowerment is a gift of abundance to be shared.

Empowered Women Empower Women

Empowerment is a gift of abundance to be shared.

Invitation to a New Ordinand: Take Up Your Space You are not here by accident. Claim that authority and trust the Holy Spirit to move.

Invitation to a New Ordinand: Take Up Your Space

You are not here by accident. Claim that authority and trust the Holy Spirit to move.

You don’t have to be a member of YCWI to apply, so share this posting widely! Send a cover letter and resume to leadership@youngclergywomen.org by 11:59pm EDT on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Hiring YCWI is hiring a Communications and Operations Manager. This is a part-time, salaried, remote position that supports the board and membership.

We’re hiring a new Communications and Operations Manager. This is a part-time, remote, salaried position that supports the work of the board and the membership of YCWI. Here’s the full posting: youngclergywomen.org/leadership/h...

Invitation to Renewal Lent is about giving up, but it is also about giving in–acknowledging that we are in need of returning to God and surrendering to God’s transformative work within us.

Invitation to Renewal

Lent is about giving up, but it is also about giving in–acknowledging that we are in need of returning to God and surrendering to God’s transformative work within us.

Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling What can be lost in the conversation about the stained-glass ceiling is the use of silence as a tool of patriarchy.

Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling

What can be lost in the conversation about the stained-glass ceiling is the use of silence as a tool of patriarchy.

Ministerette Parties: a Q&A Ministerette parties remind us that following God’s call to ordained ministry is an occasion worth celebrating!

Ministerette Parties: a Q&A

Ministerette parties remind us that following God’s call to ordained ministry is an occasion worth celebrating!

From Scarcity to Sanctuary For hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth, Trinity Place embodies “a wild belief that with God and one another we can make a difference.”

From Scarcity to Sanctuary

For hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth, Trinity Place embodies “a wild belief that with God and one another we can make a difference.”

The Blessings of Neurodiversity: A Review of The Sacred Spark by Katharine L. Steele Steele suggests that viewing ADHD as a "disorder"—as its clinical name suggests—limits our ability to recognize and appreciate the spiritual gift of ADHD. As we are all created in God's image, so the traits of ADHD are reflections of the imago dei among us.

The Blessings of Neurodiversity: A Review of The Sacred Spark by Katharine L. Steele

Steele suggests that viewing ADHD as a "disorder"—as its clinical name suggests—limits our ability to recognize and appreciate the spiritual gift of ADHD. As we are all created in God's image, so the traits of…

Ordination

Our theme for this month’s Fidelia issue is “Ordination.” Whether you are recently ordained and remember the day well, or it feels like ages ago, I hope that these pieces draw you back into the mystery, wonder, and celebration that comes with the beautiful experience of ordination.

And Then They Came for Me Aligning with evil does not protect you from evil. Aligning with power does not guarantee you will be given power.

And Then They Came for Me

Aligning with evil does not protect you from evil. Aligning with power does not guarantee you will be given power.

Baptismal Covenant: Get Your Affairs in Order It is surprising that clergy have to be told to get our affairs in order when we are in a profession that often deals with death. I think about death a lot. How can I not when funerals, both of clergy and parishioners, are a regular on my calendar. I often think of my own preferences, noting songs I like, but I haven’t gotten my affairs in order. I haven’t written a will. I haven’t filed away my account passwords. We are young clergy. It isn’t surprising if we think that we have a long road of ministry and life ahead of us.

Baptismal Covenant: Get Your Affairs in Order

It is surprising that clergy have to be told to get our affairs in order when we are in a profession that often deals with death. I think about death a lot. How can I not when funerals, both of clergy and parishioners, are a regular on my calendar. I…

This event will feature a presentation by Alina and a Q&A with the author, along with a time to share your stories and experiences.

YCWI members! You’re invited to join us for a book launch celebration for Beyond the Stained Glass Ceiling with author Rev. Dr. Alina Gayeuski next week, on March 2nd. See your emails for a registration link.

Ashes to Apples Before we are ash, we are ember: amber blocks of carbon glowing in the fading light; the glory of a campfire at the end of the evening.

Ashes to Apples

Before we are ash, we are ember: amber blocks of carbon glowing in the fading light; the glory of a campfire at the end of the evening.

“Remember Your Death:” A Timely and Timeless Lenten Devotional Every human being, regardless of tradition or culture, will die. We cannot begin to understand the meanings of our lives without acknowledging that those lives are finite, fleeting, and ephemeral.

“Remember Your Death:” A Timely and Timeless Lenten Devotional

Every human being, regardless of tradition or culture, will die. We cannot begin to understand the meanings of our lives without acknowledging that those lives are finite, fleeting, and ephemeral.

Concerning True Love… And Stuffed Unicorns Maybe instead of making Valentine’s Day all about ‘who’ we love, we can try making it about ‘how’ God loves.

Concerning True Love… And Stuffed Unicorns

Maybe instead of making Valentine’s Day all about ‘who’ we love, we can try making it about ‘how’ God loves.

Return: Liturgies for Ash Wednesday Let us return to God in worship together.

Return: Liturgies for Ash Wednesday

Let us return to God in worship together.

 Book Review: Grace Poured Out Let’s go a different way this Lent, towards a well that is overflowing with abundant grace.

 Book Review: Grace Poured Out

Let’s go a different way this Lent, towards a well that is overflowing with abundant grace.

Lent This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.

Lent

This month, Fidelia, is journeying into Lent, holding space for expressions of anguish and longing.

Celebrating Lunar New Year with Churches in Hong Kong Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.

Celebrating Lunar New Year with Churches in Hong Kong

Celebrating Lunar New Year within the Christian context is an excellent way to bring the church together as one family in Christ.

Hallmarks of the Remnant Church We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.

Hallmarks of the Remnant Church

We, as leaders, have the privilege of being surrounded by wonders every day that we work.

The Strange Call “That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.

The Strange Call

“That’s me. They are looking for me.” This was my immediate response to reading their profile for the first time – and this notion that they were looking for me scared the living daylights out of me.

Using Star Words in Epiphany Worship The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for the upcoming year.

Using Star Words in Epiphany Worship

The ritual of the star word is simple: on Epiphany, the day the church remembers the Magi who appeared in Bethlehem and were guided by a star, congregations distribute words—often printed on stars—to each of their members. This word is to be a guiding word for…

New Year, Same Stars It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.

New Year, Same Stars

It is one thing to wish on a star; quite another to follow it.