When You’re Voted “Most Likely to Become a Pastor,” But You’re a Girl
Editor’s Note: This is one of our Top 20 winners from the 2018 CBE Writing Contest. Enjoy! “Most likely to become a pastor.” I was embarrassed,
November 1, 2018
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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The Experiences of Women in Church and Denominational Leadership
Women have served in leadership positions in some Christian denominations for decades or even longer. Other denominations have more recently welcomed women into positions such
October 31, 2018
Christian Women’s Beliefs on Female Subordination and Male Authority
While many congregations and individual Christians embrace egalitarian principles, many others remain committed to complementarian ideology, believing that men are to lead within the home
October 31, 2018
Muted Group Theory: A Tool for Hearing Marginalized Voices
Muted Group Theory (MGT) is a sociological tool that aids in the study of interactions between dominant and sub-dominant groups—including, but not limited to, men
October 30, 2018
Women Builders of the Church: How Women Served Christ from the Early Church to the Modern Era (Finnish, English)
2018 “Created for Partnership” CBE International Conference While many Christians today believe women were created to be submissive to men, history tells another story. Created
October 26, 2018
Complementarianism: A Separate-But-Equal Knockoff
This article originally appeared on EthicsDaily.com and was reprinted in Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women (Minneapolis: CBE International, 2018). Used by permission.
October 25, 2018
The Myth of Biblical Womanhood: A Perspective from Medieval Africa
A version of this article first appeared on The Anxious Bench. This version was reprinted in Eyes to See and Ears to Hear Women (Minneapolis:
October 25, 2018
“Acknowledge Those Who Work Hard among You”: The Absence of Women’s Work in Complementarian Seminary Curricula
At the height of this year’s outcry over Paige Patterson’s long pattern of sexism and mishandling abuse, it seemed like complementarianism might face a reckoning.
October 24, 2018
Overcoming Barriers—Challenging But Not Impossible (Finnish, English)
2018 “Created for Partnership” CBE International Conference Why in one of the best of the countries for girls to live, is the church still struggling
October 23, 2018