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Pandita Ramabai’s Legacy: How Gender-Conscious Bible Translation Impacts Christian Ministry
By: Boaz Johnson | June 15, 2020
Ramabai’s quest for a solution for girls, widows, and low-caste women led her to explore the teachings of Jesus from the book of Luke, which she found in her husband’s library.
Women Leaders at the Table in Early Churches
By: Ally Kateusz | April 30, 2020
The tradition of women raising the eucharistic cup is witnessed from the late 100s to the mid-500s, including evidence from the three oldest surviving iconographic artifacts that depict early Christians in real churches.
Nile Mother: The Story of Lillian Trasher
By: Lucinda Yang | March 13, 2020
Lillian Trasher aimed to serve “the least of these” (Matt. 25:40). Her orphanage in Egypt took in abandoned children with physical disabilities and illnesses as well as vulnerable widows.
Maria Beulah Woodworth Etter, the Trance Evangelist
By: Meredith Fraser | July 31, 2019
Maria Woodworth Etter, known both as the Trance Evangelist and the Mother of the Pentecostal movement, lived and preached in an era when women were required to be silent in church and submit to their husbands.
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.
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 In God's Mission
By: Woodrow E. Walton | January 14, 2019
Women in God’s Mission, from cover to cover, is a descriptive narrative which very closely follows Lederleitner’s own life-long experience in missionary leadership. Lederleitner also shares the thoughts and stories of women born and reared in approximately thirty countries from around the world. They are presently “serving and leading in many types of [...]
Women Church Planters: A Proud Tradition
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 14, 2018
Women were planting and leading churches right alongside Paul and Timothy. No matter the obstacles, they haven’t stopped.
The Egalitarian Church Hiding in Plain Sight: What Church Planters Can Learn from the Salvation Army
By: Kristi McKenney | December 14, 2018
Not many people realize that the Salvation Army is a denomination as well as a charity. From its small start, the Salvation Army has grown to a membership of 1.7 million people and counting. It could be called one of history’s most successful egalitarian church plants.
Book Review: An Explorer’s Guide to Julian of Norwich
By: Jennay Smith | November 6, 2018
Veronica Mary Rolf renders Julian’s writings accessible to the lay person and academic alike by offering sociological and historical context for Julian's writing as well as devotional prompts.