All of us are gifted
Families and churches thrive when both women and men use their gifts to lead and serve.
But some of us are restricted
Right now, women aren’t free to use their leadership gifts due to...
misreading Scripture
strict gender roles
sexist religious beliefs
Christian patriarchy
CBE is dedicated to reclaiming God’s plan for equality
Equip
Making the case that women's equality is a biblical imperative that helps all people thrive
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Advocate
Collaborating with individuals and organizations to cultivate women’s leadership
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Transform
Combatting abuse and domestic violence by recovering God’s vision for relationships
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Seven Needed Revisions within Complementarianism
John McKinley gives an honest and insightful critique of complementarianism, calling for a “Gender Humility” approach.
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Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age
Beyond Hashtag Activism is a fantastic read. It presents a huge amount of factual information about injustice while also providing a way forward–something many books don’t do–to combat those same injustices.
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International Women's Day and CBE
The face of exploitation and abuse continues to be a woman. What role can the church play in helping everyone understand the value and equal place women have in the world?
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Liberation in God’s Name: Daydreams of a Black Mother
A Black woman’s struggle to develop her identity as a wife, mother, and Christian inside the white evangelical church. Plus, how she has found healing after leaving.
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No Longer Male and Female: Why Do We Still Separate by Gender in Church?
The issue of women’s ordination overshadows the unrestricted use of gifts in the church. Opportunities to use our gifts are still doled out based on sexist gender ideologies of what it means to be a woman or a man.
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An Egalitarian Legacy: Good Activism Remembers History to Promote Progress
We celebrate recent progress toward gender equality while keeping in mind the work yet to be done. The barriers to gender equality morph and evolve and require us to remain just as engaged as ever.
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What to Say When Someone Says Women Should Be Silent in Church
You’re at a holiday event and you mention that you’ve been asked to guest preach at your church. Your grandpa or your aunt or cousin brings up 1 Corinthians 14. What do you say?
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