2023 Conference: Women and Scripture

What is submission, and what is abuse? What does Paul really say about women in the home? What does Greek philosophy have to do with our theology? What can we learn from the women in the New Testament? How do we respond to the objections raised against the biblical equality of women and men?

Thank you for attending and digging into these questions together and work to recover the biblical view for women’s leadership in the home, church, and world.

We are so glad you had the opportunity to engage with fellow egalitarians, access resources that are not readily available in churches and faith communities and learn from experts about the biblical basis for women and men to have shared and equal partnership.

In person participants received two books hot off the press! Still Side by Side by Janet George and Partners in Marriage and Ministry by Ronald Pierce have been translated into Brazilian portuguese for the first time. They are now available for sale on Amazon.com.br!

Did you miss it? Stay tuned to learn how you can watch the conference sessions online! All lectures and workshops were recorded and will soon be available for those who couldn’t make it to the conference, or who would simply like to watch a lecture again.

Speakers

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Translators:

Carina Prestes | Tiago Garros | Flávio Prestes Neto

Conference Workbook

Schedule

All times listed are Brasilia standard time (UTC -3).

All content has been translated into English and Portuguese.

Thursday July 20

- 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Conference Registration | Check-in and Coffee
- 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Bookstore Open
- 7:00 pm – 7:20 pm Welcome and Worship
- 7:20 pm – 8:30 pm Keynote Session 1: An Overview of Egalitarian Thought through History, and the Founding of CBE, Welcome Mimi Haddad
- 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Bookstore Open

Friday July 21

- 9:00 am – 10:00 am Registration | Check-in
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am Bookstore Open
- 9:30 am – 10:00 am Devotional, Viktorya Zalewski
- 10:10 am – 11:20 am Keynote Session 2: Reclaiming the Bible from Hierarchy: Egalitarianism and Biblical Authority, Alan Myatt
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Workshop Block 1
  Workshop 1.A: Global Flourishing as a Result of Biblical Gender Equality, Mimi Haddad | Workshop 1.B: Imago Dei: our identity and calling, Kathy Myatt
- 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Bookstore Open
- 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm Keynote Session 3: Jesus and Women: A Close Look at the Gospels, Cynthia Soares
- 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm Workshop Block 2
  Workshop 2.A: The Worldview of the Bible vs. the Worldview of Hierarchy, Alan Myatt | Workshop 2.B: The Plurality of Women in the Bible as a Model for Women Today, Viktorya Zalewski
- 4:20 pm – 5:00 pm Coffee Break
- 4:20 pm – 5:00 pm Bookstore Open
- 5:10 pm – 6:20 pm Keynote Session 4: Paul’s Support of Women in Ministry*, Craig Keener (live virtual transmission)
- 6:20 pm – 7:00 pm Bookstore Open

Saturday July 22

- 9:00 am – 10:00 am Registration | Check-in
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am Bookstore Open
- 9:30 am – 10:00 am Devotional, Cynthia Soares
- 10:10 am – 11:20 am Keynote Session 5: The Difficult Passages of the New Testament and How to Understand Them, Cynthia Westfall
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Workshop Block 3
  Workshop 3.A: The Reformation, the Priesthood of All Believers, and the Ordination of Women, Viktorya Zalewski | Workshop 3.B: Submission and Abuse, Kathy Myatt
- 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Bookstore Open
- 2:00 pm – 3:10 pm Keynote Session 6 | Round Table
  Responding to the primary objections against Egalitarianism, Cynthia Westfall, Alan Myatt, Cynthia Soares, Mimi Haddad, Viktorya Zalewski. Moderator: Rodrigo Bibo.
- 3:20 pm – 4:20 pm Workshop Block 4
  Workshop 4: Head Coverings in 1st Cor. 11:2-16*, Craig Keener (live virtual transmission)
- 4:20 pm – 5:00 pm Coffee Break
- 4:20 pm – 5:00 pm Bookstore Open
- 5:10 pm – 6:20 pm Keynote Session 7: Living by Doctrine or by Tradition, Rodrigo Bibo
- 6:20 pm – 6:40 pm Worship and Closing Remarks
- 6:40 pm – 7:30 pm Bookstore Open