Just some more general background on the person and churches and other issues to provide some context ...
... one reason the installation at Riverside Church last week felt so special. In that ceremony, Ms. Butler formally took on the role of leader of one of the nation’s most prominent liberal Protestant churches. And there were no wide-eyed stares, she said, no raised eyebrows, no gasps of disbelief.
Instead, there were hugs and handshakes from congregants and an outpouring of emails and phones calls from female ministers and seminarians, all applauding the rise of Ms. Butler, a 44-year-old single mother, to one of the most venerable pulpits in the country.
In Washington, she presided over a church with about 300 members, 12 employees and a $1 million budget. Riverside, by contrast, has roughly 1,900 members, about 150 employees and a $14 million budget. Her salary is $250,00...
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/1...ev-dr-amy-k-butler-with-hugs-and-support.html
Amy lives in Manhattan and obviously her kids are much cooler than she is ...
Rev. Dr. Amy Butler is the Senior Minister of The Riverside Church in New York City. Prior to this call, Pastor Amy served as Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Pastor Amy holds degrees from Baylor University (BA ‘91, MA ‘96); The International Baptist Theological Seminary (BDiv ‘95); and Wesley Theological Seminary (DMin ‘09).
About Amy
Modeled after a 13th-century gothic cathedral in Chartres, France, the Riverside Church is an interracial, interdenominational and international church built in Morningside Heights by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1927. The 2,400-member church has a rich tradition of providing a forum for important civic and spiritual leaders. Past speakers include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Fidel Castro, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela. The church plays host to music performances, including Sunday recitals of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon, several choirs and the Handbell Choir, plus theater performances at the Riverside Theatre. Tours of the church are also offered.
The Riverside Church New York City | The Official Guide to New York City
Lots of other media coverage on doctrine, philosophy, religions, education, adoption, race, LGBTQ, divorce and etc. Just trying to get a view of who and what We are looking at.
See also:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...es-evangelicals-mainline-Protestants/?0p19G=c and etc., etc., etc.
The way we are brought up, the company we keep, the goals we seek, often set the stage for the decisions we make ... 'you must be born again'
