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Eleven Books to Pick Up During (and After) Black History Month
February 13, 2025
If you are ready to learn from our Black sisters, here are eleven books that you can pick up from the CBE Bookstore during or after Black History Month.
Conclave As A Model for Disruption at Its Finest
By: Christine Woolgar | February 6, 2025
Woolgar explores how the film Conclave models a way to participate in large institutions while disrupting unjust situations in anticipation that God can, and will, act in these places.
How One Church Is Growing Toward Full Biblical Mutuality
By: Susanne Maynes | January 30, 2025
Prophesying Daughters author, Susanne Maynes, shares her experience of a church that is growing toward biblical mutuality.
Is the Church a Safe Place for Women?
By: Andrew J. Bauman | January 23, 2025
Andrew Bauman shares his research of over 2,800 women and their stories of sexism in the church, and his desire to cultivate a safe church.
Mutuality, Friendship, and Corporeality: Toward a Christian Leadership Model
By: Amber Mann Riggs, Israel Steinmetz | January 16, 2025
Amber and Israel's team’s approach to leadership morphed from one of hierarchy to one of mutual submission as they stepped up as co-leaders. Instead of languishing without a traditional, rigid hierarchy, the ministry team thrived. As we reflect on our season as co-directors, we recognize how its uniqueness drew from a rich, incarnated theology [...]
“Never Be Alone with a Member of the Opposite Sex”: Is the Billy Graham Rule Effective?
By: Marie-Noëlle Yoder, Thomas Poëtte | January 9, 2025
While "Billy Graham rule" may seem to be an effective firewall in addition to being easy to put into place, it rests on some questionable assumptions. It fundamentally presupposes that a personal relationship between a man and a woman is riskier than it is beneficial. In addition, this rule is based on a very contestable [...]
Bridging the Egalitarian Gap
By: Rob Dixon | January 2, 2025
For egalitarian faith communities, convergence between our espoused values and day-in, day-out practices should be our goal. In order to avoid the burnout and disillusionment that so many women experience, we must strive to reduce the egalitarian gap whenever and however possible.
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part IV: A Word of Encouragement
By: Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | December 26, 2024
Part 4, the final article in this series, restates the three shortcomings in Mike Winger's arguments. More than this, Bartlett and Williams encourage readers to discover the Bible's message of egalitarianism.
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part III: The Epistles
By: Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | December 19, 2024
Part 3 of this series summarizes the response to Winger’s videos on the New Testament Epistles, including Galatians 3:28; Paul's use of "head" as a metaphor; Paul and Peter's writings on marriage in 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, and 1 Peter; and the misuse of Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 14 to silence women.
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part II: The Narrative Texts
By: Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | December 12, 2024
Part 2 of this series summarizes the response to Winger’s videos on the narrative texts in the Old and New Testaments, including the creation narrative, Old Testament priesthood, female elders, and women such as Junia, Phoebe, and Priscilla.