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Our second post for Open Mic Week comes to us from Dawn Wyatt.\u00a0Dawn is a barista, writer, and aspiring seminary student living in Bowling Green, KY. You can find her blog at\u00a0morningstardawn.blogspot.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow her on Twitter @Dawn_N_W<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>
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\nI\u2019m a huge coffee person. I love coffee. I work in coffee and I do a lot of living in coffee.<\/p>\n

The thing I love most about my business is the impact it has on someone\u2019s day. Unlike any other food or drink medium, coffee is an experience. It gives me an opportunity to open your eyes to the nuances in flavor, to tell you about the people that grew your coffee, to make your day better by making something that tastes like heaven.<\/p>\n

Recently, the\u00a0Specialty\u00a0Coffee Association of America (SCAA) hosted the annual United States Barista Championship (USBC). Yes, that is exactly what it sounds like. Baristas from all over the country compete in the finest and most challenging aspects of our field. This year\u2019s champion was a woman. Katie\u2019s victory sparked talk all throughout the industry about women in coffee. It\u2019s long been a male-dominated field in the US, but there are women, such as Katie, who are proving that girl power was not just a 90s pop music catch phrase.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also been a lot of talk lately about women in the ministry. John Piper recently spoke about the masculinity of Christianity. Denominations are consistently debating over the roles of women; not just in ordination but what levels of leadership may or may not be appropriate. There are women in ministry making a difference and setting incredibly good examples, but it\u2019s still somewhat of a novelty.<\/p>\n

It occurred to me this evening as I was reading about both of my passions that I am consistently identified as a \u201cwoman in\u2026\u201d I\u2019m a woman in coffee. I\u2019m a woman in ministry. That\u2019s great. Thanks for noticing. And while I will say that my womanhood definitely impacts my behavior, my motivations, my thoughts, it doesn\u2019t define me. I\u2019m defined as a child of God. I\u2019m defined by my gifts. I\u2019m defined by my actions. I\u2019m not defined by my gender.<\/p>\n

The things I do and who I am is much more impacted by being the only daughter of Peggie and Gene, little sister to Randy, Clif, and T; friend to many; lover of African coffees and the perfect Americano; lover to a fault; and maker of one helluva good cup of coffee. These are the things that impact how well I live out my two passions: coffee and ministry.<\/p>\n

I think it\u2019s time that we stop identifying ourselves as \u201cwomen in\u2026\u201d We are people in service, people in coffee, people in ministry, people united as one in the love of delicious coffee and\/or the love of an Almighty God.
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