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Video - Women in Ministry in the Biblical Narrative: An Overview
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | December 11, 2024
Get to know the powerful stories of women who participated in God-ordained service throughout the Bible. Together we will explore women whom God raised up as prophets, women who behave like prophets because their words are recorded as Scripture, and women of valor who were approved by God when they stepped outside of the norms [...]
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part I: On Thinking Biblically
By: Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | December 5, 2024
We firmly agree with Mike’s basic point that we should think biblically about women in ministry. Our major concern is that Mike misses the importance of some basic issues which prevent him from thinking biblically about it. We will show that the reliability of his teaching on this topic is undermined by three basic [...]
Book Review: Blessing the Curse? A Biblical Approach for Restoring Relationships in the Church
By: Alexander Kwasi Oduro | November 21, 2024
Magda does a good job of informing women about the structures of sin in society and inspires them to challenge the hierarchical structures, live in the reality of the liberative work of Christ Jesus, and foster Christian solidarity, equality, and unity. In so doing, as Magda puts it, “There will be no curse.”
Video - Whats in a name...or a title?
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | November 18, 2024
Are women excluded from leadership or ministry in the church because a woman is never referred to as a “pastor,” “elder,” or “teacher” in the New Testament? The fact is that specific men are not described with these titles either (except when authors are describing themselves).
Book Review: Between The Lines: Discover What You're Missing in the Biblical Story of Women of Faith
By: Caylie Cox | October 29, 2024
As she walks her audience through the stories of six women from the Bible, Preston presents scholarly research and historical context alongside retellings of the women’s stories in an approachable and casual tone. While this book suffers at times from a lack of organization and direction, it may be a useful resource for those [...]
“Sexism,” Not “Theological Differences”
By: Heather Matthews | October 17, 2024
We are at a tipping point where many are now seeing and labeling the treatment of women in the church as sexism, and this sexism is driving women away from the church. They are convinced that the sexist beliefs, structures, and actions supported and defended by followers of Jesus are antithetical to the gospel and [...]
Reading Against Abuse: Unhiding Women’s Value in Jesus’s Parables and Our Churches
By: Charel du Toit | October 10, 2024
Jesus’s teachings were all about showing love, compassion, and respect for everyone—including those who were marginalized or whose voices weren’t being heard. By unhiding the women in his parables, we can better understand and appreciate his radical message of equality and justice. This is a vital step towards making the world a [...]
The Calling We Missed
By: Aaron K. Husband | August 8, 2024
For the longest time, I assumed Genesis 2:18 meant the husband was the leader of the family and the wife was the subordinate helper. Yet, as a man, I’m also called to be an ezer, a helper—a strengthening companion—to those around me, helping them choose the way of life over death.
Three (Faulty) Objections to Feminine Language for God
By: Jeff Miller | June 6, 2024
People who argue against using feminine God-language often resort to fine-tuned objections—so fine that they don’t stand up to scrutiny. Christians do not get upset when we talk about God, or even to God, using descriptions and titles that are not used in exactly the same way in the Bible. Therefore, we should [...]
Do Egalitarians Believe Women and Men Are Interchangeable?
By: Retha Faurie | May 30, 2024
Don’t you sometimes wish you could help people understand you better? Or at least that, when disagreeing with you, they would engage your actual arguments and not straw-man versions of them? Today, I want to draw little pictures to help correct a common misconception about egalitarianism: the idea that we think men and women [...]