SBtS: A Ministry of Diakonos Solutions
Stoles are an important part of a pastor's liturgical wardrobe, often with meaningful memories attached to them.
They are also expensive. Each liturgical season has its own color. 4-5 stoles are needed for the year.
SBtS seeks to preserve those stories while offering encouragement to newly ordained women.
How it works
If you are a newly ordained woman in ministry, we want to share a stole with you-
Blessings and congratulations on your ordination!
We know it takes a while to build up a stole collection that covers all of the liturgical seasons!
We define "newly ordained" as ordained five years or less.
If you want to participate in Stories Behind the Stole, fill out the form here.
When you receive your stole, please send us a picture- we would love to add you to our picture gallery!
If you have a stole to donate -
If you are retiring from ministry or you find that you are finished with a particular stole, please donate your gently used stoles to Stories Behind the Stoles. Consider writing a note of encouragement or sharing a memory about the stole, so that it can be included with the stole as it finds a new home with a newly ordained woman in ministry.
Our hope is to preserve the special stories and memories behind our stoles while offering encouragement to early career women in ministry. Through Stories Behind the Stoles, we are passing the mantel of leadership from one generation to the next.
For the address of where to send your stole, contact Susan at susan@diakonossolutions.com.
When a stole is requested, I pull all the stoles I have available in that color & send a picture.
Support SBtS
Diakonos Solutions dry cleans every stole received and ships stoles through USPS Priority, each one costs $20 to $40 per stole.
Please consider donating to defray the costs of this ministry.
Details about our collaboration with Carrot Top Studio
Handmade stoles for newly ordained women
Carrot Top Studio is now collaborating with Diakonos Solutions to offer women an option for establishing or revitalizing their stole collection.
Friends, family, and caring individuals can donate towards a collective gift. When the donations reach $600, the recipient can choose 4 stoles from the CTS collection (see exclusions). Carrot Top Studio will donate $50 to the Diakonos Solutions scholarship fund with each set of 4 stoles purchased.
Won’t you consider honoring a woman in ministry with a gift for their graduation, Ordination, Installation in a new call, birthday, Pastor Appreciation month or just because!
Learn more and shop stoles with Carrot Top Studio!
