African Women Agenda for the Synod: Sr Dr Justin Nabushawo: Women are standing outside the door in the Church Today

Sr Dr. Justin Nabushawo, a Ugandan nun and communication expert, and former editor of the African Ecclesial Review,  invites the Church in Africa and in the world to listen to the cries of women today. Women are seeking respect, recognition, and greater inclusion in the Church.  Women's talents and gifts rather than their gender, she argues, should be the criteria for bringing women into the mainstream of Church life. Women in Africa, and in many parts of the world, she laments, are standing outside at the doorsteps of the churches because of patriarchal tendencies and mindsets that should be addressed during this synodal process. She proposes that the time is ripe now to empower women in our African churches through educational opportunities so that they can contribute their talents and gifts as leaders with men in building the kingdom of God.