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He Will Equip You: One woman's journey toward ordination
By: Donna C. Fujimoto | December 5, 2003
Americans lead busy lives, and Vanessa Chitwood was no exception. Since the beginning of her marriage, Chitwood had worked to part-time as a nurse support her growing family. She also enjoyed volunteering at her local church. Still, she felt God wanted more from her. “There were areas of my life I kept under my own [...]

Ordinary People Overcoming Extraordinary Giants
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 5, 2003
CBE has recently become the subject of unexpected news coverage. Our ministry has been featured in publications such as the Christian Science Monitor, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Associated Baptist Press.

Back in the Field
By: Mary Katherine Campbell | December 5, 2003
I was among the nearly 100 foreign missionaries who could not in good conscience sign the oath of affirmation of the revised 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

I Will Not Undercut the Ministry of Godly Women
By: Ron Hankins | December 5, 2003
This is a letter Ron Hankins wrote after the International Mission Board ordered missionaries to sign the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

Kingdom Based Diversity: Embracing the Priesthood of All Believers
By: MelindaJoy Mingo | August 9, 2003
Kingdom Based Diversity: Embracing the Priesthood of All Believers

Reaching All Women with a True Gospel
By: Catherine Allen | August 9, 2003
Reaching All Women with a True Gospel

Q&A: Equality in Community
By: Elsa Petersen | June 5, 2002
Jon and Carol Trott are members of Jesus People USA (JPUSA) in Chicago, a group of believers practicing gender-equal relationships while living in community and working in ministry. Living with 500 other people gives the Trotts a unique perspective on gender roles in relationships and in the church.

Building an Equal Marriage: How One Couple's Beliefs Are Shaping Their Marriage
By: Debbie Menagh | June 5, 2002
Jennifer and Tony Kang have found through experience that people don’t always know how to treat a couple when the wife is in a formal ministry role and the husband is not.

Parenting with a Purpose: J. Lee Grady on How Equality Affects Relationships and Raising Daughters
By: J. Lee Grady | March 5, 2002
I was raised in a very traditional, Southern Baptist environment, but my parents, even though they were not taught egalitarian principles, sort of figured out that that was the way it had to be.
