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"Let Us Not Become Weary in Doing Good": Wisdom from One Advocate to Another
By: Ellen Richard Vosburg | March 13, 2020
We asked egalitarian advocates to share with us the egalitarian influences in their lives, how they’re working to share egalitarianism with the next generation, and the wisdom they have for how all ages of egalitarians can work together better.

A Rhetorical History: Listening to Our Preaching Foremothers
By: Sarah Kornfield | March 13, 2020
I offer here a history of preaching rhetoric with the hope of encouraging women whose calling is the pulpit. We will explore how women have proven their preaching authority and constructed their sermons across time.

It’s Not Only Woman’s Work
By: David Hart | March 13, 2020
The only way to stop oppression is to end the oppressor mindset. Women can't do that by dressing modestly or being friendlier. That duty begins and ends with the oppressor. Men.

To a Woman in the Ministry, from the Grandmothers in Her Church
By: H. Edgar Hix | March 13, 2020
You are doing what we could not do because we did what we could.

Setting a Movement Aflame: The Power of CBE’s Founders
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 13, 2020
God gave our founders the talent, strength, and wisdom they needed to promote mutuality in compelling ways, especially among those who believed affirming women’s leadership ignored the teachings of Scripture.

Encouragement for Women in Ministry
By: Douglas Groothuis | March 13, 2020
I am writing this article largely because women whom I respect have encouraged me to let my voice be heard. It is far easier for egalitarian men to avoid the subject, since it is so controversial and heated.

Fearless Women in Church History: Rereading Thecla’s Story
By: Caleb McKillop | March 11, 2020
When we as believers, regardless of our gender, are more aware of women like Thecla who were instrumental in church history, we have a more complete understanding of our roots. In other words, church history becomes less crowded in our minds by male accomplishments. This ought to level the playing field for men and women [...]

Dying for Love: Talking about Domestic Violence on International Women’s Day
By: Kevin Giles | March 9, 2020
On average, one woman a week in Australia is killed by a man who says he loves her. The prevalence of domestic violence is staggering. The figures are breathtaking and hard to believe. An unimaginable number of women’s lives are blighted by this scourge. In the US, Europe, and Australia, one in four women [...]

A Book for Every Week of Women’s History Month
By: Ellen Richard Vosburg | March 4, 2020
Women's History Month is all about focusing on the ways women have been integral players in history, whether we know about them or not. It's also a good time to stop and take note of our reading (or listening or watching) habits in terms of gender. Who are you reading regularly? Do you need to [...]

Why Womanist Theology Is Vital to Me
By: David Hart | February 26, 2020
Womanist interpretation seeks to use the Scriptures to explore and empower the construction of black womanhood, the experiences of black women as it relates to the world, and the black community and church.