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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.
15 Books for Seekers and New Egalitarians
By: CBE International | September 19, 2018
Are you new to egalitarianism or rethinking your assumptions and beliefs about gender roles, authority, feminism, and the Bible? Or do you know someone who is open to reexamining these issues?
Excerpts from The Feminist Bogeywoman
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | October 20, 2017
Excerpts from the booklet, The Feminist Bogeywoman, written by Rebecca Merrill Groothuis and published in 1995 by Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group. It is used here by permission.
Biblically Side by Side, Session 1
By: Janet George | July 31, 2017
Are husbands supposed to be the head of the home? Can women preach or pastor a church? Are spiritual gifts and callings different for men than women? Dozens of internationally renowned teachers and pastors address these questions clearly and reliably in a new seven-video series.
5 Things Egalitarians Believe about Gender Differences
By: Tim Krueger | June 5, 2017
Egalitarians believe the Bible promotes two senses of equality: equality of nature and equality of opportunity. Neither requires or even hints that women and men are or should be identical. Egalitarians don’t deny difference, we deny that difference is destiny.
Text or Pretext: Loving Scripture, Living Egalitarian
By: J.W. Wartick | June 5, 2017
I was raised in something of a theological echo chamber where my complementarian convictions went undisputed. All diligent Bible readers would obviously conclude that men were to lead, and even more obviously, that women were not to be pastors. What could be simpler?
A Guide to Cross-Centered Submission
By: Kelly Ladd Bishop | June 5, 2017
Christian egalitarians love biblical submission because it is part of God’s perfect will. It reflects the love of Christ. It uplifts and honors the gifts and calling of others.
Why I'm a Christian First, a Feminist Second, and Both at the Same Time
By: Tami Zacharias | March 9, 2017
Recently, a friend asked me an unexpected question. “Do you identify first as a Christian or as a feminist?” I was surprised by but not unprepared for her question. I’d considered it before, and the answer is complicated. Stick with me here.
3 Simple Egalitarian Principles for Reading the Bible
By: Leah Ross | February 7, 2017
We just saw the end of January, the month of fresh starts and new beginnings. For many Christians, it also marks the beginning of an attempt to read the Bible in its entirety, from Genesis to Revelation, in a year. In light of that, I’d like to cover a few basic egalitarian principles that [...]