Mutuality | Blog + Magazine | Spring 2024
The print + digital magazine of CBE International
Mutuality offers articles from diverse writers who share egalitarian theology and explore its intersection with everyday life.
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Spring 2024
Volume: 31 | Number: 1
Tell Her Story
In this issue of Mutuality, read stories of women who faithfully followed God, with no regard for the obstacles or sacrifices involved.
Contents
In this issue of Mutuality, each article tells the story of a woman (or women) who faithfully followed God’s call on her life, with no regard for the obstacles or sacrifices involved.
Although not as well-known as Chuck Smith or Lonnie Frisbee, “Mama Kay” was one of the key figures behind the growth of the Jesus Movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
One of Canada’s earliest known ordained women, a Black preacher named Jennie Johnson served communities in both Canada and the United States.
Apostle Walatta-Petros remained an outspoken Christian leader in the face of suffering and imprisonment, demonstrating faithfulness which would have a lasting effect on Ethiopia’s religious development.
An evangelist and preacher in timber camps, churches, and missions in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Elinor sparked revivals and spread the gospel, causing ripple effects everywhere she and later, her husband, went.
The legacy of these mothers martyred for their faith demonstrates the life of sacrifice to which we are all called, be it sacrificing ourselves for our children or our lives for our Lord.
Nijay Gupta’s 2023 publication explores the lives of women in the early church.
Overlooking or even obscuring the achievements of women is part of the church’s failures. It is high time we honor these women and God’s gifts that equip them to serve our world!