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Book Review: Calm and Quiet My Soul: A Holistic Approach to Spiritual Care for the Mothering Pastor

By: Elizabeth Millar | July 10, 2024

Alyssa Lynn Bell offers empathetic understanding, spiritual insight, and practical encouragement to women who pastor and also mother. As an ordained minister, spiritual director, and recent doctoral student, Bell knows firsthand the challenges and joys of holding the dual roles of ministry and motherhood.

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Book Review: The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

By: Mikaela Bell | June 25, 2024

In her memoir and cautionary tale, The Woman They Wanted, Shannon Harris details the decades of spiritual abuse she experienced and her eventual escape.

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The Perfect Storm: Recovering from Shipwreck in Structural Sexism

By: Jazmine Lawrence | June 23, 2024

You who do this healing work are the hands and feet of Jesus, resetting broken rudders––that is, informing consciences to bring women in ministry into safe havens––and coaxing wrecked ships back into action, not only to stay afloat but to thrive in community with the body of Christ: thank you!

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Side by Side: Navigating Egalitarian Theology with Dr. Jeff Liou

By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Jeff Ming Liou | June 21, 2024

“Emerging egalitarian” Dr. Jeff Liou, InterVarsity’s National Director of Theological Formation, reflects on his own journey with egalitarianism, and he offers a compelling picture of a theological formation process. 

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Home, Church, and World: Beyond Headship Dysfunction: Best Practices in Co-Pastoring a Church with Michele and Mark Benson

By: Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi, Michele Benson, Mark Benson | June 14, 2024

In this episode of Mutuality Matters, hosts Tara and Todd Korpi welcome Pastors Mark and Michelle Benson, co-lead pastors from Dothan Assembly in Alabama. Mark and Michelle share their journey of co-pastoring, highlighting the biblical call for gender equality in leadership.

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Leading Together in Christ: A Biblical View of Authority

By: Dawn Gentry | May 23, 2024

Paul sets an example for us to practice humility and deference to the needs of others. He did not seek power over others or claim a position of status. Paul encourages the church to treat each other like family. He did not press into his God-given authority, but rather served alongside many other co-workers—both [...]

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Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 2 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams

By: Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi, Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | May 17, 2024

 This two-part episode is the second in a new segment of the Mutuality Matters podcast, hosted by Tara and Todd Korpi. In this segment we discuss headship theology––dynamics of power, authority, and women and men, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society as a whole.

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Are Things Changing for Women in the Majority World Church?

By: Kimberly Dickson | May 16, 2024

In Philip Jenkins’ study of global Christianity, he states, “Over the last century . . . the center of gravity in the Christian world has shifted inexorably . . . southward, to Africa and Latin America, and eastward toward Asia.” So my heart and mind ask, “Are things changing for women in the majority world?”

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