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What Has Aeneas to Do with Paul? Gender, Head Coverings, and Ancient Appeals to Origin Stories
By: Heather Gorman | July 31, 2016
For better or worse, 2016 is another year for a United States presidential election. Beyond featuring the ever-increasing polarization in American politics, the election year also highlights how politicians will do just about anything to present themselves as the best candidate. One of the more common rhetorical appeals during election season is the appeal to the [...]
1 Timothy 2:8–15 and Gender Wars at Ephesus
By: Tim Foster | July 31, 2016
While it is now generally agreed that 1 Tim 2:8–15 is directed against the heresy that had taken hold within the Ephesian church, the key question is whether the passage is directed against the content of the heresy or is concerned to establish a process that will eventually see the victims corrected and the heresy expunged. [...]
Editor's Reflections | Summer 2016 (30.3)
By: Jeff Miller | July 31, 2016
Sometimes reading the Bible is a walk in the park. Just as often, however, the Bible presents us with difficult terrain. To expand this metaphor, understanding some texts is like a 5K run. Others are like a 10K. Still others are more like a marathon. Everyone, from the ancient courier Pheidippides to the modern marathon [...]
Book Review: Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical Gender Debate
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | July 31, 2016
Increasingly, one of the latest reactions to the evangelical gender debate among some younger Christian women is “I am neither complementarian nor egalitarian,” inviting the reply: So, then, what are you? And, why do you respond in this way?Michelle Lee-Barnewall, associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology at Biola [...]
When the Church Silences Survivors
By: Angela Hurst | July 27, 2016
I remember how embarrassed I was the day I walked into work with a black eye. I dreaded the questions, knowing I would have to reveal my lost battle with lawn equipment, and worrying that someone might wrongly suspect my husband of abuse. I turned on the office lights, sat down at my desk, and [...]
7 Steps to Change Minds About Women in Ministry
By: Debbie Fulthorp | July 26, 2016
Here is a list of simple steps egalitarian leaders can take to guide people toward a better theology on women in ministry.
Silent No More: Exposing Abuse Among Evangelicals
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 21, 2016
Since my first week at Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE), I’ve heard stories from women who have struggled with their faith in God because they were abused by men. These women were emotionally, physically, sexually, and spiritually abused by husbands, fathers, uncles, brothers, pastors, or other men close to them. Their abusers believed that [...]
Tribute to Alvera Mickelsen
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 19, 2016
On Tuesday, July 12, Alvera Mickelsen was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus. Our beloved leader, mentor, mother, and friend died at the age of ninety-seven. A founder of CBE, she was CBE’s first board chair in 1997, worked with grassroots CBE chapters, and served for years as a CBE board member. She authored accessible& [...]
"Behold This Woman": Misperceptions of Women in the Church
By: Sarah Lindsay | July 18, 2016
Join me, for a moment, in a thought experiment: does it seem to you that women are equally, or nearly equally, represented in the ministries of your church? Think especially about activities with high visibility, such as preaching, reading, serving communion, leading worship, teaching Sunday school classes, and participating on boards or leadership teams.
On Being A Sinful Woman
By: Lauren Ward | July 14, 2016
I want to confess something to you: I am a sinful woman. To some, I am sinful when I preach. To others, I am sinful when I teach. To even more, I am sinful when I serve communion, lead worship, or read the Bible aloud to a mixed group of people. [...]