Anabaptist World
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New policy catches up with practice, allows service on teams but not as individuals
Twenty years ago last fall, Ruth Yoder Wenger was licensed by Lancaster Mennonite Conference to serve as lead pastor of North Bronx Mennonite Church in New York City. Wenger’s licensing was one of several that have defined the presence of women in ministerial roles in the conference, now known as LMC, over the last few decades.