Big Hats, First Ladies and Co-Pastors

In Black Churches, Pastors' Wives Take on New Roles

RNS' Adelle M. Banks looks at the expanding role of pastor's wives in black churches, in this week's full-text RNS article, linked above.

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"The role is changing -- no longer sitting in the front row with a big hat, but getting involved," [Pastor June] Robinson, a "30-something" woman who also serves as the church's financial director, said in an interview after a recent service. "We do have a position of influence and a voice and I believe God expects us to use our position and our voice to influence the next generation."