Admired ladies within the Church are heading up Tearfund’s new marketing campaign for Worldwide Girls’s Day.
Rev Lisa Coupland, broadly recognised for her look on BBC1’s hit present, The Traitors, is getting into a brand new function because the face of worldwide growth charity, Tearfund’s #ThisPastorCan marketing campaign, a particular video challenge launched in celebration of Worldwide Girls’s Day.
She’s going to characteristic alongside Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the primary Black lady to develop into a Church of England bishop, and Pastor Josephine Brown from Kenya.
The marketing campaign shines a highlight on the contributions of ladies pastors and clergymen serving communities worldwide.
The #ThisPastorCan video, which will probably be premiered throughout Tearfund’s social media platforms on March 8, options inspiring testimonies of feminine non secular leaders from nations resembling Kenya, Myanmar and the Philippines.
Every will share their private tales, classes which have formed their religion, and the knowledge that has guided them of their work serving communities.
Reflecting on her involvement, Rev Coupland expressed her pleasure, stating, “It is fantastic that Tearfund is spotlighting ladies pastors! We regularly downplay our strengths, and I admit, I used to be initially hesitant to speak about my job as a priest on The Traitors. However this Worldwide Girls’s Day, I am able to shine – and I am thrilled to hitch so many inspiring ladies in doing so.”
Bishop Hudson-Wilkin shared a bit of knowledge that has deeply influenced her ministry, quoting the celebrated author, Maya Angelou, “Individuals are extra prone to keep in mind the way you made them really feel than the precise phrases of what you say.”
“That has actually been a blessing to me,” she stated.
Pastor Josephine Brown additionally contributed her perspective, crediting each her mom and religious mentor for educating her resilience, dedication, and focus.
She referenced scripture (Proverbs 31: 10-31) in emphasising the significance of equipping ladies in management, stating, “Simply because the Bible says, a noble lady, she is uncommon to be discovered but when she is provided, she will be able to obtain loads for her household, for her group and even for the nations.”
