Abstract
A feminist group counseling model for Asian female pastors was developed and introduced in this manuscript. A major issue that this feminist group counseling model presented was based on Asian female pastors’ lives and work in a patriarchal church structure guided by traditional patriarchal theology and culture. This model is applicable to the improvement of Asian female pastors’ self-esteems and gender-related issues such as Asian female pastors’ leaderships, intimate relationships, family of origins, and finance independence. This model is based on the positive feedback from 25 group sessions of five groups that were applied to 27 Asian female pastors. The application and recommendations for using this model are included in this article.
Highlights
Meyers (2004) introduced feminist perspectives on the Self: “In law, in customary practice, and in cultural stereotypes, women’s selfhood has been systematically subordinated, diminished, and belittled, when it has not been outright denied”
A major issue that this feminist group counseling model presented was based on Asian female pastors’ lives and work in a patriarchal church structure guided by traditional patriarchal theology and culture
According to Worell and Remer (1992) sex-roles stereotype women on their whole lifespan development: “Sex-role conceptions affect the way we think about and evaluate ourselves” (p. 42). Major issues that this feminist group counseling model presented were based on Asian female pastors’ (AFPs’) lives and work in a patriarchal church structure guided by traditional patriarchal theology and culture
Summary
Meyers (2004) introduced feminist perspectives on the Self: “In law, in customary practice, and in cultural stereotypes, women’s selfhood has been systematically subordinated, diminished, and belittled, when it has not been outright denied” (para. 1). A feminist group counseling model for Asian female pastors (AFPs) has been developed to address Asian female pastors’ self-esteem related issues This model, originated by Author (2009), is based on the feedback from 25 group sessions of five groups involving 27 AFPs. The application and recommendations for using this model are included in this article. Major issues that this feminist group counseling model presented were based on Asian female pastors’ (AFPs’) lives and work in a patriarchal church structure guided by traditional patriarchal theology and culture. Many times their congregations and male colleagues felt it inappropriate for AFPs to take a leadership role in the church. Meyers argued that “[t]he claim that women are systematically subordinated and that this subordination has a grievous impact on women’s lives is central to feminism” (Reclamation, para. 5)
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