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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2020 CBE Writing Contest—Write for Women’s Equality!
Enter CBE’s Writing Contest! We’re passionate about giving everyone in our community an opportunity to use their gifts to dismantle theological patriarchy in the home, church, and world.
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Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us About Freedom
Kelley Nikondeha serves up powerful insights from the stories of the women of Exodus, the stories of women who resisted historical and modern injustices, and her own experiences.
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Theology and Human Flourishing
Known as the girl effect, researchers show that when communities esteem both males and females and invest in their potential equally, these communities are more likely to enjoy flourishing.
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For the Survival of the Church: What Our Theology Has to Do with Persecution
By investigating gender-specific religious persecution, we’ve uncovered the complex and detrimental impact that gender stereotypes and inequalities have on the stability of Christian churches.
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Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Tips for Egalitarian Marriages and Families in a Pandemic
As egalitarians, we must acknowledge the extra difficulties we are currently experiencing on top of the usual challenges of working toward mutuality in a culture which seems to assume traditional gender roles.
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Mary and Martha: Celebrating the Gifts of Others
This sermon on Mary and Martha in Luke 10 argues that the problem is neither Martha’s housework nor Mary’s sitting at the feet of Jesus. The problem is judgment, which should be replaced with celebration of the gifts of others, even when those gifts differ from our own.
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What to Say When Someone Says that Patriarchy is God's Plan
Some say gender hierarchy is God’s perfect design—a pristine plan for women and men’s good and flourishing. They point to Genesis, arguing that God clearly intended patriarchy from the start. But the text tells a different story.
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