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Women As Witnesses in the Gospel of John
By: Marianne Meye Thompson | July 1, 2015
Were women among the Twelve chosen by Jesus? If not, does this mean that they ought not to serve as "leaders" in the church? In other words, how one conceives of women's roles today often rests on how one pictures any official positions that they were authorized to hold in the early church.
Five Reasons to Go to CBE's LA Conference
By: Naomi Krueger | June 30, 2015
Here are five fabulous reasons for attending the CBE “Becoming New” Conference at the end of July, plus an awesome surprise at the end of the article.
Headship Madness: Headship In the New Testament (Part 5)
By: Jamin Hübner | June 29, 2015
Two verses, with a metaphor and a load of presuppositions about a “man’s job,” create a system, culture, and theological method bent on patriarchy. In this final essay and conclusion of the “Headship Madness” series, I will provide a cursory look at the two major “headship” passages.
Mixed Signals
By: Lori Buckle | June 26, 2015
In my post last month, I shared my confusion over my calling. I recalled wondering why, if the Lord had called me to preach like my father, did the Bible prohibit me from doing so? Well, part of the reason for my confusion was that I received very mixed signals at home regarding the roles [...]
Walking Arm and Arm in Kenya
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 24, 2015
In May this year, I traveled to Kenya to work beside one of CBE's closest partners--the Ekklesia Foundation for Gender Education (EFOGE). Our first task was to visit schools using a version of CBE's curriculum, Called Out, contextualized for East African readers. Thanks to a regional partnership with the Anglican Church in Kenya,Called Out ( [...]
Headship Madness: How To Do (And Not Do) Theology (Part 4)
By: Jamin Hübner | June 24, 2015
Perhaps the greatest mistake in theologies (systematic and otherwise) can be characterized by the following words: “imbalance,” “reductionism,” “errors of absence,” or “over-simplification.” All of life and human knowledge is interrelated. No fact or experience exists in isolation from other facts and experience. To build arguments and ideologies as if this were not [...]
Gifts of My Father
By: Emmaline Kempf | June 22, 2015
Growing up, I watched both of my parents exercise their gifts, alternatively flourishing and struggling with the expectations of society and the church for husbands, wives, and parents. My mom would be considered the spiritual leader of the family—she is always quick to share what God is teaching her with the rest of us. [...]
Headship Madness: The Headship Litmus Test Is Rigged (Part 3)
By: Jamin Hübner | June 18, 2015
The headship litmus test is rigged. How? It is a simple chain of logic that can be summarized as follows:
Finding Christian Headship at the Mississippi Headwaters
By: Sara Ronnevik | June 17, 2015
In studying the Old Testament, we uncover the unmistakable narratives of women who took leadership and teaching roles among God’s people. Deborah, Miriam, and Huldah stand out as impressive examples of these OT women leaders. Similarly in the earliest days of the Christian church, women were teaching and proclaiming Christian doctrine to men. Anna, [...]
Daughter of the Reformation: A Historical Perspective of the Life and Times of the Wife of Martin Luther
By: Mary Helene Rasmussen Jackson | June 17, 2015
Many books have been written about the great reformer Martin Luther, but we know considerably less about his wife Catharina von Bora, the primary relationship in his life. Mary Rasmussen Jackson tells Catharina's dramatic story with authenticity and compassion, deftly reporting what we know about von Bora and filling in the missing content with imagination, [...]