Twenty Centuries of Women Leaders in the Church
In celebration of Women’s History Month, here are five titles that trace women’s contributions to the church from the time of Jesus down to the
March 13, 2024
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses used to restrict women’s leadership, Nijay K. Gupta’s Tell Her Story: How
March 6, 2024
Martyrdom and Motherhood: Perpetua and Felicity
After a false start the day before, my husband and I drove to hospital early in the morning, eagerly anticipating the birth of our first
March 6, 2024
Elinor Thornton: Bush Camp Preacher
Editor’s note: This article was previously published at Leadership Hub: Baptist Churches of New Zealand in 2022. One of six children in a farming family,
March 6, 2024
The Apostolic Life of Walatta-Petros
In the year 1591, in the east African empire of Ethiopia—a place that had practiced a form of Orthodox Christianity since antiquity (cf. Acts 8:26–40)—a
March 6, 2024
Jennie Johnson and Ordained Women’s Ministry in Canada
While most Canadian denominations didn’t earnestly consider the question of women’s ordination until the mid-to-late twentieth century, there are stories of several ordained women in
March 6, 2024
Kay Smith: Mother of the Jesus Movement
In early 2023, the box office hit Jesus Revolution told the story of the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The stories
March 6, 2024
Book Review: The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church
Combining deep ethnographic research with personal experience and cultural realities, Katie Gaddini tells relatable stories and asks difficult questions. Her research seeks to understand not
February 14, 2024
When Is Teaching Not Teaching?
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE 2023 Writing Contest Honorable Mention. As an author and writer, I often get asked to speak at church meetings,
February 7, 2024
“Consider Getting an MDiv”: Seminary Education, Double Standards, and Women in Ministry
When I was in my mid-twenties, working in college ministry at a complementarian church, it dawned on me that college students were actually listening to
February 1, 2024