Betsy Blessing

Rev. Betsy Blessing has almost knocked the Vicar of Dibley off her perch as my ultimate role model for ministry.
They are currently in a rumble, hair, shoes, and chocolate are flying. I'll keep you updated on who the victor is.

I accidentally stumbled across this character, Rev. Betsy Blessing, as I was looking at different websites for female clergy. She is "a single woman minister trying to balance high heels and lipstick with a clerical robe and a congregation." And is wonderful !!

I have just finished her book and am a regular visitor to her blog (see link). She provides a light hearted, although incredibly insightful, and hilarious look at a woman's experience of ministry.

I cannot recommend the book highly enough. I have lent it to a friend who also devoured it and is now looking for more.

As a female minister in NSW I don't have a huge number of women who I can use as role models for my ministry, as the Baptist church in NSW has only been ordaining women for about 5 years.
There are some such as my mentor Robyn (wonderful woman), but the Vicar and now Betsy are great companions on this journey, even if they are completely fictitious.

Blessings

Emma