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The Oasis-Like Mentor
By: Young Lee Hertig | August 17, 2011
Every leader can point to numerous mentors who have refreshed and renewed them like an oasis in the desert. These are people who foresee our potential and guide us to reach our God-given calling in life. My PhD mentor, Paul G. Hiebert, was a third-generation Mennonite missionary to India and a professor at Fuller Theological [...]
At Critical Moments
By: Kristina LaCelle-Peterson | August 10, 2011
Sometimes obvious things are hard to see. Take, for instance, the fact that in the story of salvation God not only employed the gifts of women, but also did so at the most critical moments. This must say something about how God works.
Women Outnumber Men Two to One
By: Liz Sykes | August 10, 2011
Single women comprise the bulk of western missionaries. In some agencies the disparity can be as high as 3 single men to every 16 single women. More commonly it is closer to 3 men to every 6 women. Why is this ?
Women Leaders in the Philippian Church
By: Margaret Mowczko | August 3, 2011
In the current discussions about the roles of women in the church, there has been a great deal of attention directed toward Phoebe, Junia, and Priscilla. These three women are mentioned in the New Testament as being involved in significant Christian ministry. Much of the discussion surrounding these women concerns identifying their actual ministries, and [...]
The Main Thing
By: Guest Author | August 3, 2011
It's Stephen Covey, I believe, who's credited with the quote, "The important thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Like most aphorisms, it's simple to understand, but challenging to apply. Christ is the preeminent example of pretty much every life principle, and this one is no exception. But I have to admit, [...]
What is Your Inheritance?
By: Beulah Wood | July 27, 2011
Last year when I offered to coach my class of Indian Christian women in preaching, they protested. They said, “Our mothers and pastors taught us Eve brought sin into the world and women aren’t much good anyway. Should we learn to preach?” They went on, “Mothers tell us, ‘Don’t laugh! You’re a girl. Don’t talk [...]
Beautiful Disharmony
By: H. Edgar Hix | July 27, 2011
I just read a beautiful quote in the book “Reconsidering Gender.” The author, Craig Blomberg, is somewhere between the egalitarian and complementarian perspectives. He observes, “Let us agree to disagree with one another in love where we must but give each other as fellow evangelicals the benefit of the doubt when we are all trying [...]
One Flesh, One Purpose, One Rank
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 20, 2011
Summer is the season of weddings! Many of us will have the pleasure of celebrating with family and friends as they join their lives as husband and wife. Though we have all enjoyed countless weddings over the years, there always seems to be that one moment in the ceremony where we are hit by the [...]
'Why,' Indeed?
By: Guest Author | July 19, 2011
Lean and lanky, the thirty-something teacher probed the congregation with a practiced eye as he wound down his presentation. Ezekiel "Zeke" (pseudonym) teaches at a secondary school in another country. Backed up by a carefully constructed PowerPoint presentation, Ezekiel shared his passion for sensitively pouring truth and grace into the lives of his students, particularly [...]
Pregnancy and Priesthood
By: Anne O. Weatherholt | July 13, 2011
"How would you feel if you were pregnant and celebrating the Eucharist??!!" The question came at me like the first spear opening a battle. I was a twenty-three year old, a senior seminarian at Virginia Seminary, and it was 1977—the year that the Episcopal church began ordaining women as priests. I was on a theological [...]