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From Bobbed Hair, Bossy Wives, and Women Preachers to Woman Be Free

By: Stan Gundry | April 30, 2005

When people come to me asking questions and searching for answers on the “women’s issue,” I often just tell them my story—where I have come from, where I have landed, and how and why I got there.

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The Color of Light

By: Victoria Peterson-Hilleque | April 30, 2005

Rainbows fume frommy body, but the green water to nourish them flows sporadically. These hungry beams of refracted light wait

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Correcting Caricatures: The Biblical Teaching on Women

By: Walter C. Kaiser, JR. | April 30, 2005

If we all approach the text of Scripture, each having his or her own framework of understanding (even when we share a view of the Bible that it is inerrant and true in all it affirms and teaches), is there any hope that we can ever reach a “correct” or “objectively valid” interpretation, especially [...]

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Book Review: Women and Ministry: What the Bible Teaches

By: Christiane Carlson-Theis | April 30, 2005

Dr. Dan Doriani has written Women and Ministry to provide a biblical defense for traditional churches that exclude women from official teaching and leadership offices within their congregations. However, his other objective in writing this book is to show that change is necessary. 

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How Does Culture Affect the Roles of Women and Men in Ministry?

By: Nora Matilde Mendez de Mora, Judy W. Mbugua, E. Leelavathi Manasseh | April 5, 2005

In exploring the cultural impact of gender on ministry, examples from Kenya, India, Venezuela, and the United States were selected as case studies, illustrating the impact of gender on Christian ministry. 

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Beautiful Feet

By: Chelsea DeArmond | March 5, 2005

The Church is in great need of leaders who model Christ-like uses of authority that build people up into all God intends us to be. Many people are sensitive to the ways the gap between leaders and followers can be widened and exploited. 

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Standing before Moses: Insights from the Daughters of Zelophehad on Leading Change

By: Jeanne Porter King | March 5, 2005

We do not often hear about the Daughters of Zelophehad, but they were important women in their community of faith. Their story provides a biblical framework for understanding how the women of one denomination helped to change their leadership system, and thus encourages more [...]

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Mutuality in Early Methodist Evangelistic Leadership

By: Paul W. Chilcote | March 5, 2005

Methodism began as a movement of renewal within the Church of England in the eighteenth century under the direction of John and Charles Wesley.

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Who's the Boss?

By: Kuruvilla Chandy | March 5, 2005

A man and woman are seen on stage. The man has two envelopes in his hands. The words "To: Husbands" are written on one envelope, and "To: Wives" is written on the other. The man holds the envelopes so the audience can read the inscriptions. He takes the message from the envelope marked "To: Wives" [...]

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Learning to Lead

By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 5, 2005

As one of many leaders within the vibrant and growing egalitarian movement, I am delighted Mutuality will explore the issue of leadership from the perspective of many. There is wisdom with many counselors.

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