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If Complementarianism Isn't Working for Some, It Isn't Working for All
By: Liz Cooledge Jenkins | April 20, 2023
Why are some women seemingly content in complementarian settings and others not? Women gifted in leadership feel the painful chains of patriarchy more than others, as they reach to use their gifts without breaking. When churches keep women from using their God-given callings, the whole body of God suffers.
Five Ways Churches Can Empower Women as Civic Leaders
By: Aria M. Spears | April 13, 2023
Civic leadership through boards and commissions is an underutilized resource for church members to help their communities thrive. Women are especially underrepresented in these decision-making bodies. Churches can play a non-partisan role in equipping women to serve with excellence, humility, and wisdom. This article covers six steps for local churches to develop a strategy to [...]
What Happened When My Wife Helped with My Sermon
By: Bill Rudd | March 30, 2023
What happens when a male pastor introduces feedback from his wife into his sermons? Bill Rudd reveals that the whole church benefits when women and men bring their unique gifts, experiences, and insights together.
Are All Women Called to Have Children?
By: Katie Pezzutto | March 23, 2023
Many couples are impacted by an expectation to have children that appears biblical. A wise reading of Scripture leads us away from the belief that all couples are required to bear and raise children. Christian women can find freedom because they are designed to serve God in their unique context.
Educator and Visionary: A Profile of Mary McLeod Bethune
By: Rachel Larsen | March 16, 2023
When a swarm of Ku Klux Klan marched onto her campus, Mary McLeod Bethune and other staff members stood their ground. Little did Bethune know that when God had shut the door for her to become a missionary, she would find herself here and later become one of the most influential educators and activists of [...]
Sacred Wound, Sacred Calling: Elevating Women Survivors Worldwide
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 9, 2023
In honor of International Women’s Day, we lift up the voices of women survivors and their allies around the globe who fight against sexual and physical abuse. Their “sacred wounds” transform into “sacred callings” of justice and truth, lighting the way to human flourishing for all.
Galilee’s Got Talent! How the Arts Empower Women
By: Nijay K. Gupta | March 1, 2023
It’s no surprise that women’s voices are often left in the dark in patriarchal cultures. But throughout the Bible and beyond, the arts have brought women’s hidden voices to light. Women indwelled with the Spirit should let their voices ring as Mary, Deborah, and Miriam did.
Embrace Biblical Women's Equality to Improve the Daily Life of Your Marriage
By: Sarabeth Ng | February 27, 2023
The authors in this issue help us answer the question, What does it look like for women and men “to share authority equally in service and leadership in the home”?
Do We Want Sameness or Equality in Our Homes?
By: Ilana Reimer | February 27, 2023
Equality as sameness is a narrow binary that doesn’t get at the heart of the problems it seeks to overcome.
But Who Makes the Final Decision?
By: Kara Angus | February 27, 2023
The practical implications of a marriage where both the husband and wife share leadership and decision-making responsibility.