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My Awesome Egalitarian Husband: Alexis and Ryan's Story
By: Alexis Waggoner | May 25, 2016
As I wrote this article, I was en route to a conference for Air Force Reserve chaplains. Only three hours before, I received a call from my baby's pre-school. They informed me that my daughter was running a fever and needed to go home. I rushed to pick her up, take her to the pediatrician, [...]
One Body, Many Gifts
By: Sarah Rose Lochelt | May 25, 2016
There are several passages in the New Testament that list the spiritual gifts believers receive for the purpose of building up of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12; Romans 12; Ephesians 4; 1 Peter 4). Much has been written about these lists and their implications, particularly for how we ought to recognize and understand spiritual gifts in the church.
The Case of Subtle Sexism
May 23, 2016
In subtle ways, the church is telling women that they aren't invited to the decision-making table. There is a quietly oppressive system in place that ensures women know their place (which is not behind the pulpit or in any position of leadership).
Overturning Male-Rule, Restoring Relationship
By: Sarah Ago | May 18, 2016
The oppression of women spans centuries and borders. In virtually every country and culture in the world, women have less-than-equal status to men and they are often relegated to subservient and submissive roles. Women suffer from domestic violence, job barriers, lack of control over their bodies, and fewer options for healthcare. They often do not [...]
5 More Ways to Promote the Inclusion of Women in Church Leadership
By: Debbie Fulthorp | May 18, 2016
Here are five more strategies for helping churches create space for women in church leadership positions with the ultimate goal of ensuring equal opportunity for women at all levels of leadership.
Parenting: Learned Behavior Or Instinct?
By: Susan Harris Howell | May 16, 2016
It’s not that there is no instinct. There might be. I admit I don’t know a lot about the biology that underlies instinctive behavior. But I do know that instinct is too often assumed to be the reason women “just know” what to do for a crying infant or a fussy preschooler when, [...]
Anatomy of a Schism: How Clergywomen's Narratives Reinterpret the Fracturing of the Southern Baptist Convention
By: Eileen R. Campbell-Reed | May 13, 2016
Anatomy of a Schism is the first book on the Southern Baptist split to place ordained women's narratives at the center of interpretation. Author Eileen Campbell-Reed brings her unique perspective as a pastoral theologian in conducting qualitative interviews with five Baptist clergywomen and allowing their narratives to focus attention on both psychological and theological issues [...]
SHE: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Women in Ministry
By: Karoline M. Lewis | May 13, 2016
We are not all the same. The time has come for us to honestly name the ways we are different and similar so that we can serve together in unity, grace, and trust. Women in ministry experience unique challenges in their church settings which continue to hinder their vocational, professional, and personal success. Women in [...]
The Gender Conversation: Evangelical Perspectives on Gender, Scripture, and the Christian Life
By: Edwina Murphy, David Starling | May 13, 2016
Conversations about gender, both inside and outside the church, can frequently degenerate into stale and rancorous disputes in which predictable arguments are traded back and forth, or fade awkwardly away into the tense silences of mutual misunderstanding. But the issue is an important one, and calls for a better conversation than either of those alternatives.& [...]
When Women Police Themselves, The Church Suffers
By: Rachel Asproth | May 11, 2016
I’ve seen you do it a thousand times. You speak, but you hedge, qualify, and apologize for your words. You backtrack. You surrender. You question your experience and viciously undermine the truth you speak. You tread softy and sit small. And who can blame you?