The Single Woman: Vocational (Dis)Advantage in God’s Mission
Women have always played an important part in God’s mission in the world. Indeed, unmarried women throughout history have defied cultural norms to be productive
July 31, 2021
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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My Story Shows There Are Still Barriers to Pastoral Ministry for Women
I seldom have time to sit down and think of the ways I am treated differently for being a woman—let alone a woman of color.
July 28, 2021
Women Make Up a Majority of the Church—So Why Don’t We Sing More Worship Songs Written by Them?
I’m not a songwriter, but as a worship minister I respect the skill that it takes to write a good song for corporate worship: the
July 21, 2021
Lamento y Liberación | Lament and Liberation
We carry our stories, nuestras historias, in our bodies and different bodies carry different burdens. We need to tell our stories, remember our bodies. We
July 5, 2021
How Can Churches Encourage Women Leaders?
In the second of several conversations sponsored by CBE and our 2021 conference partners in the UK, Charles Read, priest and director of liturgy and
June 30, 2021
Leading Together: Lessons From Sharing Leadership in Ministry and Marriage
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! I have known since I was eight years old that I was called
June 2, 2021
When Religion Hurts: How Complementarian Churches Harm Women
I attend a complementarian church. In my defense, it is soft complementarian, and living in the South means traditional gender roles are the accepted norm
May 19, 2021
To the Woman Beginning Her Ministry Journey
Editor’s note: This is a CBE 2020 Writing Contest honorable mention. Enjoy! I began studying for ministry when I was 34. My youngest child
May 12, 2021
Christian Egalitarian Leadership: Empowering the Whole Church According to the Scriptures
Essay collections have been important to the thriving of evangelical egalitarianism over the last few decades. A key example is Women, Authority, and the Bible
May 5, 2021
Book Review: Woman in the Pulpit
President of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), Frances Elizabeth Willard (1839- 98) was one of the most influential women in the U.S. of her
May 5, 2021