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Women Pastors Experiences in the Church
By: Antoinette Erasmus | October 1, 2016
Lecture from 2016 international conference "Truth Be Told" in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It's Time To Start Recognizing Sexism In the Church
By: Janel Apps Ramsey | September 27, 2016
Sometimes sexism is harsh, blatant, and outrageous. And sometimes it’s none of those things. There are blatant forms of sexism as well as more subtle forms of sexism. The latter can make women feel a little crazy when they attempt to point it out, because people tend to minimize experiences with subtle sexism as [...]
5 Tips for Talking With People Who Oppose Women Leaders: Is It Better To Part Ways?
By: Amy R. Buckley | September 21, 2016
Studying hierarchical complementarians seemed a good choice for the project. A colleague, Patti, and I approached three of them, and they agreed to interviews. We invited them to study us in return, and they were surprisingly enthusiastic.
It's A Girl! Now What?
By: Aliyah Jacobs | August 17, 2016
When my brother and his wife announced their unexpected pregnancy, my family was shocked. My brother and his now wife have been together for fourteen years, got engaged in January, and married in June. A whole two months later, the couple announced that they were expecting a baby. Timing is a strange thing in their [...]
Brave Hearts
By: Angela Hurst | April 20, 2016
Women in ministry volunteer, train others, and certainly come under “live fire." They are expected to excel in all they do. They go to ministry school, living and training under the same conditions as the men. Yet they receive less pay, if they receive any pay at all, and certainly less opportunity.
We Are Not Cute
By: Sarah Colson | March 28, 2016
Assuming that my gender inherently makes me gifted for a certain type of ministry is sexist. Sexist assumptions have no place in the house of a God who sees men and women as equals.
President's Message: The Power of Story
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 5, 2016
During my PhD studies at the University of Durham (Durham, England), I lived and studied beside some of the most dedicated Christians I have ever known. Separated for years from their families, they worked without ceasing, seven days a week, indebted to the communities that supported their education. Often struggling with English and the bitter [...]
The Problem With Modesty
By: Kelley Werner | March 1, 2016
I have been ashamed for so long. I have been afraid. I have felt like no matter what I do, I will always and forever be man’s demise. My body will always be a threat to someone else.
The Child Bride Epidemic: Tradition and Patriarchy
By: Aliyah Jacobs | February 24, 2016
Ukuthwalwa. Girls as young as fourteen are being forced to marry men double their age. In some cases, men as old as fifty-five take these virgin girls as their brides. These daughters are abducted and forced to marry a stranger, and then they are raped.
More Than A Beautiful Body: Star Wars, Beauty Standards, and the Imago Dei
By: Emmaline Kempf | February 19, 2016
In our culture, a woman’s body is regarded as her most valuable attribute. Carrie Fisher’s recent experience demonstrates how pervasive this expectation really is, and how women today are fighting that expectation.