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Book Review: Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence
By: Gricel Medina | March 11, 2019
In Hermanas, the authors share their lives and the lives of characters in the Bible who were beautifully marked by a divine encounter with God. Their stories inspire readers to strongly pushback against a patriarchal focus and unapologetically teach the benefits of a healthy missional collaboration between males and females. The book explores the ramifications [...]
Consider the Women: A Provocative Guide to Three Matriarchs of the Bible
By: Debbie Blue | March 7, 2019
In this book Debbie Blue looks closely at Hagar (mother of Islam), Esther (Jewish heroine), and Mary (Christian matriarch)—and finds in them unexpected and inviting new ways of navigating faith and life.
Mary and Early Christian Women: Hidden Leadership
By: Ally Kateusz | March 6, 2019
This book reveals new early Christian evidence that Mary was remembered as a powerful role model for women leaders―women apostles, baptizers, and presiders at the ritual meal. Early Christian art portrays Mary and other women clergy serving as deacon, presbyter/priest, and bishop.
Sexism is Spiritual: How Patriarchy Cripples the Body of Christ
By: Tim Krueger | March 4, 2019
Training for a marathon, becoming in tune to the world around him and his body, made Tim "[think] often of Paul’s metaphor of the church as a body. We, too, are interconnected in ways we rarely see or understand. Weak theology or a bad habit by one body part can cause crippling pain for [...]
Reflect With Us: Words of Freedom
By: H. Edgar Hix | March 4, 2019
I offer you the words I was offered/ in the Book we have both read.
Choose Your Own Adventure: A Very Egalitarian Proposal
By: Sierra Neiman Westbrook | March 4, 2019
When Justin got down on one knee—on the day we chose months before—and opened the box to reveal the ring we picked out together, I didn’t feel a rush of dumbfounded amazement. But I didn’t miss that at all. The joyful expectancy of our special day was a tremendous gift—as [...]
4 Jobs Women Are Expected to Do without Pay, and How to Balance the Labor Scale
By: Rachel Asproth | March 4, 2019
The epidemic of women’s unpaid work is a serious problem and it’s one that should concern us as Christians. Whether by implication, necessity, or demand, women aren’t being credited or compensated for their work. They are often taken less seriously as professionals and expected to take sole responsibility for housework and other [...]
What if God Was One of Us: A Call to Uphold the Dignity of Women
By: David Hart | March 4, 2019
David Hart recounts his personal experiences with women facing gender inequality, explores his male privilege, and calls men to stand with women and fight for equality, humanity, and inclusion in the business and leadership of the church.
Centering Truth, Not Masculinity, in Christian Discourse
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 4, 2019
In a world where the lines between truth and fiction have become blurred, it is more important than ever that we treat our theology and our faith with the utmost respect. That means learning about and from women, using gender-accurate language, and remembering the legacy of faithful men and women. This is not fake news, [...]
Book Review: Women's Voices and the Practice of Preaching
By: LeAnn Van Cleef-Trimmer | February 27, 2019
Nancy Lammers Gross effectively uses the story of Miriam to establish a Biblical point of reference to encourage women preachers to use their full body instrument to its greatest capacity for the proclamation of the gospel. Additionally, to help readers more fully understand the complexities many women face in connecting to their own voice, Gross [...]