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Book Review: SHE: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry
By: Taylor Kropelin | October 16, 2017
The challenges of being in ministry are difficult to navigate, but for women, the challenges are unique and often more difficult. Unfortunately, women who aspire to be in ministry have to face that they will be treated differently simply based on their gender. One area that is lacking for women is practical pastoral resources written [...]
Book Review: Emboldened
By: Virginia Musselman | October 16, 2017
A basketball team would never dream of winning their game with half its players benched. An army platoon would never fight its enemy if half the soldiers decided to stay back. Likewise, the church cannot and should not imagine God's kingdom will advance when half its members are “standing on the shore,” sidelined, benched, and [...]
Book Review: Vintage Saints and Sinners
By: Suzanne Lewis | October 5, 2017
Vintage Saints and Sinners is a thought provoking introduction to the lives of several saints, including some who have been often ignored in our modern day. Karen Wright Marsh compiled this book after years of discussions with college students at the ministry she and her husband co-founded and run. Marsh has no doubt conducted deep [...]
Book Review: Yehudit: Chosen by God
By: Emily Louise Zimbrick-Rogers | October 4, 2017
Yehudit: Chosen by God is a rare book, difficult to classify. It is a fictionalized reimagining of the apocryphal book of Judith, a historical Christian romance, a devotional message to women, an egalitarian manifesto, and an invitation to follow Jesus. The author, Lauren Jacobs (who also goes by Aliyah), is equally a rare combination—Christian [...]
Book Review: When Women Give
By: Heidi Lee | October 3, 2017
When Women Give addresses the isolated nature of our charitable giving decisions and provides generous souls some much-needed assistance and resources. The book is an easy read; peppered with humor and anchored by engaging stories and personal accounts.
Book Review: Becoming His Story
By: LeAnn Van Cleef-Trimmer | September 27, 2017
Becoming His Story: Inspiring Women to Lead, is a good resource for readers who may be new to the topic of women’s leadership within the church. Mary-Elsie Wolfe approaches the topic with conviction and in a manner which is readily grasped. She addresses the tension that can exist between Jesus’s example and the [...]
Book Review: Gender Roles and the People of God
By: Sarah Lindsay | September 19, 2017
Alice Mathews' Gender Roles and the People of God is an accessible study of what the Bible says about women, how theologies of women have developed, and the history of patriarchy. If that sounds like a lot to cover in a single volume, it is—but Mathews has brought decades of classroom experience to her [...]
Book Review: Torn Asunder
By: Kimberly Patch | September 18, 2017
There are many concerning quotes from this book but the most disturbing are the quotes disagreeing with CBE’s core values and mission. I have included them below to allow you to determine for yourself the books view on egalitarianism. No words of mine can give more clarity to the inappropriateness of its placement in [...]
Book Review: The Other Half of the Army: Women In Kingdom Ministry
By: Patricia D. Kissell | September 14, 2017
I strongly recommend this book as a primer for those who question the role of women in ministry. It is refreshing to share the long journey he has been on in coming to grips with the difficult passages in Scripture.
Book Review: Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting with a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church
By: Laurie Reinhart | September 7, 2017
It is a tragic story that is repeated thousands of times: believers leaving Christianity completely when they leave a church or faith tradition that has wounded or abused them. This dynamic is what makes Carol Howard Merritt’s Healing Spiritual Wounds: Reconnecting With a Loving God After Experiencing a Hurtful Church such a welcome book. [...]