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Healing Voices: Abused Women and the Healing Power of Telling the Story
By: Johnrice Newton | July 23, 2017
This session explores the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing women survivors of domestic abuse can experience when they give voice to their stories of overcoming through faith.
Ephesians 5:21-33 and Gender Equity: Toward a Mutual, Egalitarian, and Gender-Balanced Church Leadership
By: Albert Kabiro Gatumu | July 23, 2017
The exclusion of women from church leadership has often been justified by a misinterpretation of the New Testament household codes. Paul actually opposed the cultural relegation of women to a secondary status.
Harry Was Wrong: Women and Men as Friends and Colleagues
By: Amy F. Davis Abdallah | July 23, 2017
While we should be cautious in our society of affairs, divorce, and casual sex, the time has come to look beyond our societal issues and ask whether that fear and suspicion among brothers and sisters is all we can hope for in the family of Christ.
The Methodist Defense of Women in Ministry
By: Paul Chilcote | July 23, 2017
The purpose of this workshop is to explore the Methodist defense of women in ministry and how this legacy can inform our advocacy for women today.
Yielding Personal Authority in a Mutual-Partnership Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:4)
By: Ronald W. Pierce | July 23, 2017
Paul’s words in 1 Cor 7:4 constitute Scripture’s only mention of the common Greek word for “authority” (exousia) in clear reference to husbands and wives. What does his bold statement mean in its biblical context, and what does it say about Christian mutuality in marriage and singleness today?
In It Together: Widening Our Reach and Our Message
By: Gricel Medina | July 23, 2017
How to be more intentional, relevant, and strategic in the way we reach a multi-cultural community. Discover ways you can expand the dialogue to reach a more diverse audience.
Women’s Leadership throughout Church History: Following the Teachings and Examples of Paul
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 23, 2017
Sadly, those who cite Paul as an opponent of women's equality overlook the many examples of women leaders building the church beside the apostle. This workshop will show how 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 are eddies off the stream of Paul’s egalitarian teachings and practices.
Pay it Forward: Wise Stewardship, Creative Giving, and Estate Planning
By: Steve J. Baker | July 23, 2017
In this session, we will look at how we can be creative in ways we support ministries and participate in building God’s kingdom. We will also explore how we can increase our support of ministries while also providing for loved ones.
Bible Translation and Gender, Successes and Challenges
By: Aloo Mojola | July 22, 2017
This workshop reflects on and discusses the complex role of Bible translation in the dissemination of the good news of our salvation and liberation, and in championing gender equality.
Adventures in Sexist Hermeneutics
By: Jamin Hübner | July 22, 2017
In this lecture, Dr. Hübner outlines vivid examples of when biblical exegesis goes south because of an agenda to discriminate against women and maintain male dominance.