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From Prostitutes to Priests: How We Imagine Women Matters
By: Elaine Kelly | July 20, 2023
The human imagination has the power to include or erase, empower or degrade women. Throughout history, art has done just this. Mary of Magdala has been portrayed as both a prostitute and a priest. Junia, as a servant and a deacon. The arts can help us imagine women—and all of God's people—as God [...]
2023 CBE Writing Contest—Write for Mutuality!
By: CBE International | July 20, 2023
Do you want to help advocate for the full equality of women and men in the home, church, and world? Then CBE invites you to enter our SEVENTH annual writing contest!
El Roi: The God Who Sees, Values, and Hears Women
By: Joy Smith | July 13, 2023
In the church, where the attention is often on what women should or should not be allowed to do, it is encouraging to look at how God sees women. Throughout the Bible, women are present — their lives and words form the Scriptures — and God values them. God wants to hear their voices. He sees them, [...]
Creating Discussion Spaces Where Women Are Heard
By: Jill Richardson | July 6, 2023
Research shows that in meetings, women are interrupted twice as often and speak only 25 percent of the time compared to men. So, how do we create discussion spaces where women are heard?
Veil Bound or Veiled Beauty?
By: Katy Blevins Calabrese | June 29, 2023
Did Paul really advocate for the head covering of all women as a function of their faith and access to Christ? An open exploration that flips the script and shifts perspectives to reframe 1 Corinthians 11:5-16 to better align with Paul’s overarching behavior offering access to Christ as freely available to all, no strings attached.
The Bias of History and the SBC
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 22, 2023
For centuries women's stories were fantasized and buried until they faded into obscurity, leading many denominations like the SBC to have little to no knowledge of women's history. It was not until recently, when egalitarians unearthed the stories of women like Thecla, that Christians noticed women were prominent Christian leaders all along. It's time we [...]
Egalitarian in Profession; Complementarian in Practice
By: Chrystal Westbrook | June 15, 2023
Egalitarians often focus on changing others’ minds about women in leadership, but what about churches that don’t practice what they already preach? This article gives practical advice for Christian women and men in spaces where egalitarianism is professed, but complementarianism still thrives beneath the surface.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Junia the Apostle
By: Kimberly Dickson | June 7, 2023
Paul’s reference to Junia as an apostle often stops many protestant Christians in their tracks for three reasons: they have never heard of Junia, they did not think women could be apostles, or they thought there were only twelve apostles.
“It’s too bad you’re a woman.”
By: Carrie Silveira | June 5, 2023
This issue helps you to reflect on your relationship to the church and the ways in which we can support all members of the body.
Becoming a Learning Church – For Women, Too
By: Neil Rees | June 5, 2023
The church is a place for all members of the body to grow in their gifts and callings, but this requires deliberate steps to address gender imbalance and make the church a safe place of growth for both women and men.