The research resulting in this article focuses on evangelical churches in New Zealand, examining both the practice and content of their pre-marriage counselling sessions. Two
2018 “Created for Partnership” CBE International Conference In this workshop, Jussi Suutari will discuss some verses (e.g. Eph. 5) that were important to him during
2018 “Created for Partnership” CBE International Conference How God’s Design for Equality in Marriage Has the Power to Strengthen Intimate Love What do Gen. 2:24-25
Many Christians, certainly most egalitarians, are familiar with Ephesians 5:21, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (NIV). But as well-known as this
Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the Bible’s
Is there a divinely ordained hierarchy in the life of the church and home that is based on gender alone? I begin this discourse with
Paul and the Leadership of Women: Irreconcilable or Inextricable? The Historical Context of Ephesians and Corinthians
Many modern Western marriage rituals—from engagement, to the wedding ceremony, to post-union practices such as female surname change—are clearly patriarchal. Various customs, including engagement rings
2017 “Mutual By Design” CBE International Conference Dr. Westfall briefly introduces her book, Paul and Gender, which was released November 15, 2016. She talks about some of
2017 “Mutual By Design” CBE International Conference The exclusion of women from church leadership has often been justified by a misinterpretation of the New Testament