Christians for Biblical Equality - Church Membership
Christians for Biblical
Equality:Church
Membership
Help your church advance gifted-based ministry through CBE
membership.
Now through December 31, 2004, purchase a church membership for your church
at 25% off the regular price. Sign up today and your
church will save on the best egalitarian resources available.
What would your church look like if every member had a vital
ministry?
Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) helps churches to
empower the saints. From its inception, CBE has communicated
the biblical truth that men and women are equally responsible
to use their God-given gifts to further Christ's kingdom. Click
here to read about three churches that embraced gender
equality, and find out what they learned along the way. Crafting
a Church Without Walls (PDF)
How have various denominations embraced women in leadership?
CBE members belong to more than 80 denominations and live
in 37 countries, including the United States. Most evangelical
denominations ordain women, but some denominations have had
greater success actually drawing women into leadership
positions. Click here to learn more about some of the United
States’ largest denominations, their positions on women in
leadership and the percentage of their clergy that are female.
The Status of
Women in the Church
How does membership with Christians for Biblical
Equality encourage and equip churches to empower the saints?
The theological and historical debate over the
leadership and ordination of women is ongoing and is an important
matter. CBE educates and encourages members through quarterly
issues of Priscilla Papers and Mutuality, scholarly
and popular books, and through our Web site, international
conferences, and support of local CBE chapters. Each year, church
members receive a free book including a study guide that is
published in Mutuality. CBE also encourages churches to
provide resources to their congregations through special sales and
our large, every-day member discount.
Priscilla Papers
addresses biblical interpretation and its relationship to
gender, race/ethnicity, economic class and age issues in society,
the Christian community and the family. Click here to learn
whether there is a divinely ordained hierarchy in the life of the
church and home, based on gender alone. The
Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18–6:9. (PDF)
Mutuality
features events and personal stories that provide
inspiration, encouragement and information about equality within
the Christian church in the United States and around the
world. Click here to learn five tips for creating an equal
partnership at home. Plus, discover how to divide chores without
multiplying frustration. Parenting
as Partners. (PDF)
Church membership was
designed to encourage churches who support CBE's ministry to
help CBE provide resources to their church members. Group
benefits include a large discount (20%) on CBE books, articles
and tapes, a free book for the church library each year and
great discounts on CBE conference registrations. This is in
addition to standard benefits available to all CBE members
Crafting a Church Without Walls
Three Pastors Share How Their Churches Embraced Gender Equality, and What They Learned Along the Way
By Lola Scobey
Whether it’s a church with about 85 members, one with 850 members, or
one with around 8,000 members, three gift-based churches, as described by
their pastors, practice a model of church life that is not typical,
regardless of size. These three pastors — Austin Stouffer, Jo Ann Kunz and
John Ortberg — have steadily guided their members to use their spiritual
gifts in an environment of gender equality. And each states that their
gift-based church acquired its egalitarian stance from one fundamental:
studying the Scriptures with other Christians. See
Crafting
a Church Without Walls (PDF)
CBE member churches receive many benefits including a subscription to
PriscillaPapers,Mutuality, a free book
selected especially for them, and savings on books, tapes, videos and
more.
Beyond
Sex Roles: What The Bible Says About A Woman's Place In Church and
Family
By Gilbert Bilezikian
A leader in Willow Creek Community Church,
Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian provides a detailed
examination of what the Bible says about a woman's place in the church
and family. He includes 53 pages of scholarly end notes and an extensive
bibliography. Second edition, 331 pages, Baker Books, 1985. Also
available in Spanish (see our foreign language section).
VALUE: $18.95 With membership: FREE
Also Available
Beyond Sex Roles Study Guide by Kaye McMillan
Organized into 11
lessons for group participation. Student guide poses
questions related to chapters from Beyond Sex Roles by
Gilbert Bilezikian. Leader guide provides responses and
further discussion of those questions. 47 pages each,
Christians for Biblical Equality, 1992.
Directory
of Egalitarian Churches Everyday, individuals visit CBE's Web site seeking a
church that is supportive of the egalitarian view. Perhaps you
attend or know of an egalitarian church in your area. If so,
please let us know.
CBE's Egalitarian Church Directory depends on
recommendations for the names of churches that support
biblical equality, women in ministry, gift based ministry,
etc. Churches do not need to be member churches to be listed
on CBE's Web directory but need only to agree with » CBE's
Statement of Faith.
Membership Benefits CBE encourages individuals and groups through quarterly
issues of Priscilla Papers, our scholarly journal
addressing biblical and theological topics, and Mutuality,
our magazine including personal stories. We also carry
scholarly and popular books, provide encouragement and free
resources through our Web site, hold international
conferences, and support local CBE chapters.
CBE is eager to help your church empower every believer's
gifts for God's glory. To support you in unleashing the church
of Jesus Christ for its important work of evangelism,
community outreach, worship, and helping Christians to
recognize and use their gifts for God, CBE Church Members
receive:
A 20% discount on all items sold through CBE’s Book Service, and a significant reduction on curriculum.
Group discounts on CBE-sponsored conferences, and a 50% discount on a conference registration for one church staff member.
A listing in our Egalitarian Church Network for those who contact CBE looking for an egalitarian church.
A year’s subscription to CBE’s quarterly publications, Mutuality and PriscillaPapers, for your church staff to enjoy.
A complimentary book each year from CBE’s Book Service for your church
library, including a study guide published in Mutuality.
A semi-annual newsletter designed to encourage your church staff.
Free CBE brochures and Statements on Men, Women and Biblical Equality.
Discounts on programs, courses and speakers for your church, and access to CBE’s video lending library.
Membership
Savings Church members save money!
Below are two examples of the savings your church can realize.
One church staff person may register for
half-price for CBE's three day conference in
Durham, England (September 3-5, 2004.)
In addition, every member of your congregation may register at reduced membership prices.
Savings on purchases of books, videos and audio tapes for your church library.
A regular priced order of $100.00 costs members only
$80.00 - a savings of $20.00! Your 20% discount is applicable to all purchases of regularly priced resources.
Join CBE online Our secure server uses
Secure Sockets Layer technology (SSL) to
ensure the security of your personal
information such as your name, address and
credit card number.
Electronic Funds Transfer You can pay for your
membership using Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT.) This
transfer of funds from your checking account to CBE can be
done by calling CBE at (612)872-6898. You will need to tell
us the Bank Routing Number and Checking or Savings Account
Number.
Printable
church membership application form
You may print out this application form and mail or fax with
your payment to
Christians for Biblical Equality,
122 West Franklin Avenue, Suite 218,
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2451.
Phone: (612) 872-6898 Fax: (612) 872-6891
E-mail:
churches@cbeinternational.org
