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Is Women's Leadership in the Church a "Primary Issue"?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | October 20, 2010
If you’ve been a passionate egalitarian for any length of time, you’ve probably heard someone say, “Yes, the egalitarian position is biblically sound, but it is not a ‘primary issue!'” What is at the heart of such a comment? Primary issues are generally understood to mean those that focus on the gospel, evangelism, and the [...]
"Wild-Hearted" Daughters
By: Caryn Rivadeneira | October 13, 2010
If you read the GFL e-newsletter, you may recall my mention of a certain giddiness when I saw an ad for a one-day conference about “Women and Christian History” being held right in my neighborhood. Well, this past weekend, I went.Some highlights for me included seeing archaeological evidence of women priests, deacons, and elders [...]
Saved in Childbearing
By: Guest Author | October 13, 2010
Certainly one of the most puzzling remarks in Paul’s writings is found in 1 Timothy 2:15, “But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety” (TNIV). This verse has spawned a host of widely divergent interpretations.
Women in Ministry
By: Efrem Smith | October 6, 2010
I recently spoke to a pastor who made his case for not supporting women as senior pastors. “I’ve asked many men this question,” he said. “As a man, when you see a woman up front preaching or teaching, what’s the first thing you think about? The first thing that comes into your mind is if [...]
Are Women People?
By: Guest Author | October 1, 2010
A hundred years ago a woman's suffrage advocate authored a column in the New York Tribune, entitled "Are Women People?" In 1915, some of the writings of Alice Duer Miller were published in a book by that title. The following is from her introduction:
The Myth of the Spiritual Covering (Part 2)
By: Lisa Baumert | September 29, 2010
Jesus taught that structures of human power often do not reflect the ordering of God’s kingdom. Central to his teachings are the ideas that “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all” (Mark 9:35) and “For whoever is least among you all is the greatest” (Luke 9:48). Jesus’ [...]
The Myth of the Spiritual Covering (Part 1)
By: Lisa Baumert | September 22, 2010
The term “spiritual covering” has been made popular in the past twenty years, although its idea and practice have existed within the church for much longer. This teaching can take several different forms, but at its root, the message that women need a male “spiritual covering” derives from a belief that the Bible forbids women [...]
Faithful Women
By: Guest Author | September 20, 2010
How often women lament that their lives were blocked from answering God's call to ministry. So many obstructions were put in their way because of their gender. They could not receive theological education, ordination, or employment in a church setting, and many have experienced a lifelong heartbreak that they were not permitted to fulfill the [...]
Headship in Ephesians
By: Lisa Baumert | September 15, 2010
What does it mean when Paul says in Ephesians 5:22-23, “Wives submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church”? For many of us in the church, this passage is one of those parts of [...]
Finding the Mind of the Lord Together
By: Jon Zens | September 8, 2010
"Who's in charge?" is a source of friction in many marriages. Latching on to the traditional concept of "male headship," a number of Christian husbands use this mantra to abuse or marginalize their wives. I would like to suggest that there is a healing paradigm that would liberate couples and vastly improve marital relationships—seek [...]