The following is an excerpt from our Substack, Notes From The Labyrinth. Read the full story here. “Come to the beach. Rest your body, gaze at the water, listen to… Continue reading
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When We Gather to Heal
As a practitioner, I enjoy discovering creative ways to make integrative health coaching more accessible to clients who may not be aware of its powerful benefits. Health coaching offers an… Continue reading
A Curator’s Reflections on Stitching Our Stories Quilt Exhibit
[This is an excerpt of an article from a new blog series posted on Substack. Notes from the Labyrinth, a RCWMS blog, is written by Claire Hambrick, RCWMS Art Coordinator… Continue reading
Call for Applicants for Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South
RCWMS is seeking applicants for the Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South January–April 2026 Cohort The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) invites applications for… Continue reading
Something’s Growing: A Year of Shared Ministry
Hello all, For those I haven’t met yet, I’m Margie Peeler—a recent Duke Divinity School graduate and someone whose sense of the Divine has been meaningfully shaped by time spent… Continue reading
Friendships & Alchemy (Podcast Interview with Environmental Organizer and Apprentice to the Earth, Jendaiya Hill)
If we’re lucky, sometimes in life we find a friendship that changes the fabric of our lives forever. I first experienced this at age 8, in the form of a… Continue reading
The Joy of Homecoming: Reflections from Rev. Angie Wright
In September, 2020, deep in the pandemic, I made an abrupt decision to leave Alabama, my home of 40 years, and move to a spot in the woods of Hillsborough,… Continue reading
Life Cycles and Community: What the Land Teaches About Living and Dying
Take a walk in a forest for a moment. Close your eyes and imagine the sounds of the birds and the crickets, the temperature of the air against your skin,… Continue reading
HOMEGROWN 2025: A Blog on History and Legacy
As we prepare for the Homegrown Women’s Preaching Festival on October 2-3, 2025, we are excited to share an interview with Rev. Carla Gregg-Kearns, co-founder of the festival. Conducted by… Continue reading
2025 HOMEGROWN LEADERS ANNOUNCED!
We are now planning the 12th Annual HOMEGROWN: North Carolina Women’s Preaching Festival. Guided by our theme of “Digging Deep, Rising Up,” we will reflect on the wisdom of Esther… Continue reading
A Brilliant Tapestry: Reflections from the Kindred Spirits Conference
“At the heart of Kindred Spirits is the reminder that the process of making art is as important as the art itself. For African American quilters, quilting can be a… Continue reading
Mother’s Day: A Conversation on Lessons & Legacies
Hi beloveds, Mother’s Day is a beautiful time to reflect on the amazing legacies and lineages of those who have mothered us and those we love. I also recognize that… Continue reading
Embracing Afrofuturism: Kindred Spirits – A Convergence of African American Quilters
Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters in Durham, North Carolina is set for June 19-21, 2025. This year’s theme is Space and Time: Quilting Afrofuturism, and we’re beyond… Continue reading
Telling Herstory: Archiving as Resistance
Hi beloveds, I hope this message finds you well or at least well enough. March was a busy month so I thought it would be great to spend April telling… Continue reading
Contemplation, Community, and the Illusion of Control: Reflections from A Black Mystic
Hi beloveds, Words have been difficult for me lately. My life is words and yet for a few weeks now words have been a deep struggle for me as our… Continue reading
Space and Time–Quilting Afrofuturism
From June 19-21, 2025, African American quilters will gather in Durham, NC, for Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African Quilters. The theme for the conference is Space and Time–Quilting Afrofuturism…. Continue reading
Resourced to Be A Resource: Creating a World Where ALL Can Thrive
Hi beloveds, In early December I was asked to deliver the homily for a Blue Christmas worship service. Blue Christmas gatherings, typically held on the winter solstice night, were created… Continue reading
Seeking Applicants for Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South
RCWMS is seeking applicants for the Queer Divinity Students Thriving in the South January–April 2025 Cohort The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South (RCWMS) is seeking applicants… Continue reading
Tell It Anyway: Sacred Stories and gOD-Talk
Hi beloveds, On Friday, October 18, 2024, the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice and the National Museum of African American History and Culture invited members of the… Continue reading
Stars Will Guide You Home
Editor’s Note: Amber Sayer is one of the three winners of the RCWMS 2024 Essay Contest, selected for her awe-inspiring reflection on the theme of darkness and night, inspired by… Continue reading
Reflections on Suffering: A Cross Disciplinary Conversation
Hi beloveds, On Sunday, September 29, the Resource Center’s Artist in Residence, M.J. Sharp, gathered us together to discuss something people rarely gather to talk about voluntarily: suffering. As we… Continue reading
The Cave
Editor’s Note: Rainbow Medicine-Walker is one of the three winners of the RCWMS 2024 Essay Contest, selected for her awe-inspiring reflection on the theme of darkness and night, inspired by… Continue reading
Dancing with Fire
Editor’s Note: Keeka May is one of the three winners of the RCWMS 2024 Essay contest, selected for her compelling reflection on the theme of darkness and night, inspired by… Continue reading
With Our Hands: Quilting Communities that Flourish
As many of you know, a few weeks ago we hosted the Jereann King Johnson Documentary Fundraising Event a few weeks ago at The Fruit. It was a beautiful evening. In conversation with Dr. Chelsea Yarborough over dinner, I thought she raised a poignant reflection about the connections between quilting and community. I hope you will find some illumination from our conversation that I recorded in a moment of spontaneity below.