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Audio: The Difficult Passages of the New Testament and How to Understand Them with Cynthia Long Westfall
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | November 15, 2023
This session will explain how seemingly difficult passages actually support how Christ’s redemptive work frees all people from patriarchy, calling women and men to share authority equally in service and leadership.
Video: Jesus and Women: A Close Look at the Gospels with Cynthia Muniz Soares
By: Cynthia Muniz Soares | November 13, 2023
How did Jesus interact with with as seen in the Gospels? This session will bring to light the details contained in the four Gospels, which will help us understand how Jesus related to women, as well as the implications for women in ministry.
Audio: Jesus and Women: A Close Look at the Gospels with Cynthia Muniz Soares
By: Cynthia Muniz Soares | November 13, 2023
How did Jesus interact with with as seen in the Gospels? This session will bring to light the details contained in the four Gospels, which will help us understand how Jesus related to women, as well as the implications for women in ministry.
Video: The Worldview of the Bible vs. the Worldview of Hierarchy with Alan Myatt
By: Alan Myatt | November 10, 2023
Discover a biblical worldview on women and men vs. the worldview of hierarchy.
Video: Reclaiming the Bible from Hierarchy: Egalitarianism and Biblical Authority
By: Alan Myatt | October 26, 2023
This session will discuss the Bible as the foundation for the full equality of women; rather, it is the doctrine of female subordination that discredits the authority of Scripture in the life of the church.
Let God Reign: Ditching the Umbrellas of Hierarchy
By: Julie R. Frady | October 11, 2023
You’ve heard it said that there’s a divine order in the family. This “umbrella order” protects the family from the rain of “Satan’s attacks.” But what if that “divine order” isn’t divine at all?
Pink Mirror: The 'Barbie' Movie's Wry Reminders of Inequality
By: Daniel Fan | September 28, 2023
Gerwig's "Barbie" is a funhouse mirror for our patriarchal society. Far from being the bubblegum feminist fantasy that both rabid conservatives and shallow progressives hailed it as, Gerwig’s work is a wry and effectively packaged message about the dangers of inequality—with, sadly, one major flaw.
Setting the Record Straight: Roundtable Q and A
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Cynthia Muniz Soares, Alan Myatt, Cynthia Long Westfall, Viktorya Zalewski Baracy | September 27, 2023
A selection of questions from CBE's 2023 conference roundtable session, with answers from some of our conference speakers.
Finding Our Identity in the Imago Dei
By: Kathy Myatt | September 14, 2023
Seeing ourselves and each other as God does means we are no longer bound to gender-based cultural rules. We are able to grow in love, work to promote the growth and well-being of others, whether that be a child, a friend, a partner, female or male in accordance with our gifts and callings.
Let's Stop Doing as the Romans Do
By: Adam Benner | May 4, 2023
Despite the complementarian claim that female submission is authentically “Christian,” it’s actually more in keeping with Roman practice. In Ephesians 5:25–28, however, Paul teaches his readers to behave in a way that’s very different from that of Roman males—a truly Christian way of honouring women. The question is, will we learn what he [...]