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
Topic: Vocation / Work
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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
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry
“I’m tired of helping others enjoy God—I just want to enjoy God for myself.” With this painful admission, Ruth Haley Barton invites us to an
April 3, 2018
Book Review: Anatomy of a Schism
Anatomy of a Schism is unlike any other book about a church split. Most narratives of a split revolve around a theological or moral interpretation
March 8, 2018
Never Bashful: Standing with My Foremothers
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! I was thirteen the first time I heard the words, “women cannot be preachers” spoken into
March 8, 2018
My First Time: When Being Who God Made You Isn’t Okay
Editor’s Note: This is a CBE Writing Contest winner. Enjoy! “Heather has no business being in the pulpit.” The words leaped out at me from the
March 8, 2018
The Gift of Presumption: Giving Our Daughters a World Where They Can Say Yes to God
A couple weeks ago, I sent my daughter off to kindergarten. The excitement radiated from her little body as she donned her first-day-of-school outfit: Wonder
March 8, 2018
Embodying What Can Be: What Star Trek and Women Preachers Have In Common
I grew up in a Star Trek family. I was so devoted to it that, to my eternal shame, I spent the entirety of fifth
March 8, 2018
Book Review: Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else
In her book, Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else, Melanie Springer Mock critiques the Christian culture which labels people and puts them
February 27, 2018