Image: South Shigford Congregational Church many of you know, Motherism is more than a leadership theory to me. It is a theology, an ideology, and a way of living in the world. Today I had the privilege of witnessing a Yoruba ritual welcoming a newborn child into the world. It reminded me that, within Yoruba culture and I would suggest many African cultures a newborn is not simply born into a family. The child is received by an entire community and entrusted to the care of c