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Video - Insights and Applications from the Team Ministry Model of Prisca and Aquila with William D. Spencer
By: William David Spencer | May 18, 2026
William Spencer defines and illustrates team ministry biblically, summarizes the qualities that Prisca and Aquila exhibited in their ministry model, explains these, and draws contemporary examples.
Submission, Authority, and the Quiet Erasure of Women’s Gifts in Military Chapel Culture
By: Morgan D. Farr | May 6, 2026
Drawing from her experiences as an Army spouse, Dr. Morgan D. Farr explores how military chapel culture can quietly sideline women’s gifts through subtle expectations around submission, leadership, and authority. She calls the church toward a more biblical vision of mutual leadership rooted in shared service and spiritual gifting.
Was Christianity Good for Women? The Lives of Thecla, Perpetua, Felicitas, and Macrina Against Greco-Roman Expectations
By: Taylor Yoder | May 1, 2026
Taylor Yoder surveys women of the early centuries of the Church—Thecla, Perpetua and Felicitas, and Macrina—who tenaciously stood their ground against the expectations of the culture of their time, and paid for it with either exclusion or execution both.
Women and Words: Holiness, Women, and the Church with Carla Sunberg
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Carla Sunberg | April 23, 2026
Dr. Carla Sunberg shares biblical insights on women's leadership and how the holiness movement has championed women in ministry.
Fine Arts: A Poem
By: Katherine Larson | April 22, 2026
A poetic journey from performance to harmony to vision, this piece critiques imposed gender roles and imagines a church where every voice reflects God’s image.
Sacred Siblingship: Moving from Rivalry to Solidarity
By: JoAnn Hummel, Rob Dixon | April 15, 2026
What if the church truly lived as siblings? This article invites us to move from rivalry to trust by embracing one another as sisters and brothers in Christ—building relationships marked by love, dignity, and shared ministry.
Two by Two: The Animals and the Twelve
By: Monica Napoli Warren | April 1, 2026
A fresh look at Mark 6:7 and the phrase “two by two” reveals a connection to Genesis and its pattern of men and women working together. Seen in this light, Jesus’s sending of the disciples reflects the restoration of partnership as part of God’s plan. Rather than limiting women, the Gospels point to a [...]
Women and Words: From Genesis to Junia: An Honest Conversation About Women in Church Leadership with Dr. Preston Sprinkle
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Preston Sprinkle | March 19, 2026
On this episode of Mutuality Matters, Dr. Mimi Haddad meets with Dr. Preston Sprinkle to discuss his new book, "From Genesis to Junia: An Honest Search for What the Bible Really Says about Women in Leadership."
What to Say When Someone Says Women Are Not Permitted to Teach
By: Chesna Hinkley | February 26, 2026
It would appear those opposed to women’s equality in the church have the upper hand in interpreting “problem passages” like 1 Timothy, but egalitarians are actually better equipped to explain them.
Mutuality as Shared Feelings: A Devotional on 1 Corinthians 13:1–7
By: Paul Abdul | February 11, 2026
This devotional reflects on 1 Corinthians 13 to explore how Christlike love forms the foundation of true mutuality. Through Paul’s description of love as patient, kind, humble, and self-sacrificial, readers are invited to examine their attitudes and practices in relationships and to take concrete steps toward shared life, trust, and faithful partnership in community.