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Still Side by Side (Available in 21 Languages)
By: Janet George | December 29, 2019
Still Side by Side (available in English and twenty other languages) is an introduction to biblical gender equality. Designed with a simple question and answer format, it is a valuable resource for individuals or groups who are seeking answers to the questions surrounding gender and the church. View or download the digital version of the [...]
What to Say When Someone Dismisses Women's Leadership in the Bible
By: Chesna Hinkley | September 25, 2019
For egalitarians, the book of Judges clearly demonstrates God’s approval of women leaders. Yet many who view women’s leadership as unbiblical dismiss the pattern of God-affirmed female authority in Judges.
What to Say When Someone Says that Wives Should Stay with Abusive Husbands
By: Chesna Hinkley | September 18, 2019
1 Peter 3 is a tricky passage. It’s often been twisted to pressure abused women to stay with their husbands as a sign of submission. But this passage is not meant to subject women to fear or violence; it is supposed to encourage primary loyalty to Christ, not to husbands.
What to Say When Someone Uses Paul's Letters to Endorse Patriarchy
By: Chesna Hinkley | September 9, 2019
Colossians 3:7-17 is often misinterpreted and weaponized to keep women in submission and bolster sexist teachings in the modern church. Rather than viewing this text as a reframing of unjust social structures like patriarchy and slavery—as Paul intended—many interpret it as endorsing those oppressive systems.
What to Say When Someone Believes Husbands Are Entitled to Sex
By: Chesna Hinkley | August 21, 2019
Some people believe that 1 Corinthians 7 means that husbands are entitled to sex and wives have an obligation to supply it. But the text, properly interpreted, doesn't support that argument. In fact, it opposes it.
What to Say If Someone Says Women Are to Be Men's Helpers
By: Chesna Hinkley | June 12, 2019
Many Christians believe that strict gender roles—men lead and women submit—are God-ordained. They attempt to find support for this claim in Genesis, pointing to “creation order.”
What to Say When Someone Says that Patriarchy is God's Plan
By: Chesna Hinkley | April 10, 2019
Some say gender hierarchy is God’s perfect design—a pristine plan for women and men’s good and flourishing. They point to Genesis, arguing that God clearly intended patriarchy from the start. But the text tells a different story.
What to Say When Someone Says Wives Should Submit to Husbands
By: Chesna Hinkley | February 26, 2019
Sigh. Some of us have heard this overly simplistic and frankly convenient interpretation of Paul’s words in Ephesians 5:18-32. But is there more to this passage than meets the eye?
What to Say When Someone Says Women Should Be Silent in Church
By: Chesna Hinkley | January 30, 2019
You’re at a holiday event and you mention that you’ve been asked to guest preach at your church. Your grandpa or your aunt or cousin brings up 1 Corinthians 14. What do you say?
Without Gender Equality, Our Gospel Has A Hole In It
By: Tim Ritter | October 10, 2018
Tragically, Bible-readers throughout most of church history haven't seen Jesus' call to give up power as essential to or even included in Christian faith. Nowhere has that omission been more costly than in the treatment of gender.