The Character Gap Between Willow Creek and Jimmy Carter
The Bible’s Warning to Leaders From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture speaks emphatically about character alignment in leaders. It’s impossible to miss God’s point. Leaders have
July 25, 2018
Topic: Leadership in Church / Ministry
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Walking Wounded: When Being A Woman in Ministry Hurts
Imagine you’re Mary, the mother of Jesus. You just made it through an unplanned pregnancy. You’ve delivered your baby in less than ideal conditions and
July 10, 2018
The Paradox of Power: 7 Leadership Strategies in the Age of #ChurchToo
As a leadership consultant, I’ve helped many women find and own their voices. Yet, for a long time, I didn’t recognize my own power to
June 19, 2018
We Need More Than A Hypothetical “Yes” to Women in Ministry
I was sixteen years old when Bill Gothard’s curriculum, “Basic Youth Conflicts,” came to the California Bay Area. For readers who don’t know, Gothard was
June 19, 2018
Foreword to The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry
Cicero said: “Who knows only their own generation remains always a child.” [1] We gain extraordinary vitality from the stories of Christian women and men
June 13, 2018
6 Principles for Guarding Churches Against Predators
I was fourteen the first time I rode the subway alone. I remember my parents drilling me about practical safety and how to spot a
May 31, 2018
What Kind of Men Will Our Church-Going Boys Become?
I’m sixty-five years old. In the time and culture in which I grew up, equality for women just didn’t exist—not in the church and not
May 29, 2018
Biblically Side by Side, Session 1
Session 1 from Biblically Side By Side on Vimeo. Are husbands supposed to be the head of the home? Can women preach or pastor a
May 18, 2018
If Not A Billy Graham Rule, Then What?
Is there a healthy balance somewhere between the Billy Graham rule and nothing at all? Could we, instead of creating a rule that worked well
May 17, 2018
A Response to Thabiti Anyabwile’s Apology to Beth Moore
Women have had an uphill climb in the world of evangelical ministry, and that’s putting it mildly. Any woman who has been called by God
May 4, 2018