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
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Tell Her Story Well
As Christians, we are informed as much by the past as we are by the events of each day. While each generation faces new challenges,
March 6, 2024
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
Rediscovering Women’s History
They say history is written by the winners. Whatever your understanding of “winners,” I think we can agree that whoever holds power at any given
March 6, 2024
Groanings of a New Creation: Racism and Sexism in the World Church
Editor’s note: CBE’s President Dr. Mimi Haddad reflects on the Racism and Sexism in the World Church Conference held on February 15–17, 2024, at Truett
February 29, 2024