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What Happened When My Wife Helped with My Sermon

By: Bill Rudd | March 30, 2023

What happens when a male pastor introduces feedback from his wife into his sermons? Bill Rudd reveals that the whole church benefits when women and men bring their unique gifts, experiences, and insights together.

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Educator and Visionary: A Profile of Mary McLeod Bethune

By: Rachel Larsen | March 16, 2023

When a swarm of Ku Klux Klan marched onto her campus, Mary McLeod Bethune and other staff members stood their ground. Little did Bethune know that when God had shut the door for her to become a missionary, she would find herself here and later become one of the most influential educators and activists of [...]

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Book Review: Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

By: Brianna Cortez | March 14, 2023

Whereas most books on women in ministry primarily focus on contested Bible verses, Nijay K. Gupta’s "Tell Her Story" takes a different approach. Gupta studies women throughout the Old and New Testament first, as if to say, these are the stories we need to shape our view of women—the ones that depict what [...]

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Book Review: Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership

By: Eric Anthony | February 24, 2023

Kateusz goes to great lengths to show, successfully, that many of the documents and artworks we have today suffered intentional changes to remove or revise references to women as leaders. However, there are times when Kateusz goes beyond the evidence, though this can be difficult to parse for the non-specialist in history and art.

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Women and Men Leading Together: Making it Work, in Ministry and at Home with Amy and Mac Smith

By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Amy Smith, Mac Smith | February 24, 2023

This month Layla and Rob chat with Amy and Mac Smith, married campus ministers. The Smiths help us think through the nitty gritty details of partnership, both in ministry and in the home. How do they make it work? They’re super intentional! 

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New Voices: Women and Authority in the Early Church with Dr. Nijay Gupta

By: Erin Moniz, Blake Dean, Nijay K. Gupta | February 10, 2023

Did women hold positions of authority in the early church? Dr. Nijay Gupta talks with hosts Erin and Blake about his forthcoming book, Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught and Ministered in the Early Church. 

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Women and Men Leading Together: Mutual (and Reciprocal!) Partnership with Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz and Father Matthew Aughtry

By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Erin Moniz, Matthew Aughtry | January 27, 2023

During the week, Matthew works for Erin, but on the weekend the reverse is true! In this episode, Layla and Rob sit down with Rev. Dr. Erin Moniz and Father Matthew Aughtry to learn about their unique ministry partnership. 

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Courage to Unsubscribe from Patriarchal Beliefs

By: Michelle Rayburn | January 25, 2023

Letting go of patriarchal beliefs means intentionally sorting through what is right and true and unsubscribing from all that is not. We model the process for others through humility, willingness to learn, and courage.

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Women and Men Leading Together: We’re Better Together with Beth Eckloff-Paz

By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Beth Eckloff-Paz | December 27, 2022

This month, Layla and Rob sit down with one of their favorite preachers, Beth Eckloff-Paz. Drawing on her eighteen years of ministry experience, Beth clearly describes the challenges she’s faced as a woman in ministry, she lays out a clear picture of what partnerships look like, and she casts a vision for how “the [...]

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Intersectionality: Gifted to Lead with Dr. Jeanne Porter King

By: Angela Ravin-Anderson, Jeanne Porter King | December 21, 2022

Most would agree that organizational performance is often a reflection of the quality of leadership guiding the organization. Well, the same is true for ministry. Dr. Jeanne Porter King sits with host Angela and shares the importance of leadership in ecclesial spaces. Together, they explore how the spiritual gift of leading is manifested by both [...]

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