Is it harder than ever to be a woman in church leadership?
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Rev Dr Terryann Ebanks-Thelwell has years of leadership experience in the secular world, but the last 10 years in church leadership have been some of the most challenging.
Being a woman in ministry can be exhausting, pressurizing and lonely yet we don't often talk about it.
She joined Carlton Baxter to share her experiences that have informed her new book, “Women in Ministry, The Calling, The Crisis and The Reality”.
Released on 11 Jun 2026
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