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Caring for the Mothers in Our Midst: The Church’s Responsibility
By: Christine Teng-Henson | May 4, 2022
Churches and Christian organizations need to examine their policies for mothers, especially maternity leave. We need to create generous provisions to care for the mothers who serve in our midst.
When Men Rule(d) the World: Confessions of a Former Patriarchalist
By: Andrew J. Bauman | April 27, 2022
The domineering masculinity of American culture and the American church creates a distinct insecurity in men. This insecurity so bleeds out that men feel they must make others—particularly women—small.
An Ethic of Sacredness and Justice: Recovering the Imago Dei of Mothers
By: Mayzie Mayfield | March 5, 2022
The church needs to do better in caring for the mental and physical health of mothers. A thorough understanding of Genesis 1 and 3 will help build a framework from which to act.
To Leave or to Stay: How Women Can Change the Church
By: Hannele Ottschofski | March 2, 2022
Would a women’s church strike change men’s perception of women? Many women want full equality but aren’t prepared to fight for it. We can learn much from the women of Putney, Iceland, and the Catholic church in Germany.
Retreating from Retreats: An Egalitarian Vision for Church Conferences
By: Wren Bouwman | January 26, 2022
Let’s create retreats rooted in unity and equality, whose discussions and keynote sessions are more memorable than the crafts and competitions that guided them.
No Longer Male and Female: Why Do We Still Separate by Gender in Church?
By: Vanessa Bickle | January 19, 2022
The issue of women’s ordination overshadows the unrestricted use of gifts in the church. Opportunities to use our gifts are still doled out based on sexist gender ideologies of what it means to be a woman or a man.
Microscopes and Women's Equality: Looking at the Big Picture of Scripture
By: James MacKenzie | December 29, 2021
What can anatomic pathology teach us about women’s equality? The importance of considering the bigger picture before becoming fixated on little details.
Gender Balance: A Freeing Way to Read, Hear, and Teach the Scriptures
By: Robin Gallaher Branch | December 22, 2021
Crisscrossing both testaments, gender balance looks at the Bible in a way clearly contained within the text itself. It tempers patriarchy. It offers solace to those wounded by misogyny. It invites study and comparison.
How to Teach Mutuality to the Next Generation
By: Kensi Duszynski | December 15, 2021
Gender stereotypes and cultural conditioning make healthy male-female relationships difficult. As parents, mentors, and other parental figures, it’s our responsibility to teach and model mutuality to the next generation.
How to Become a Church that Welcomes Women Pastors
By: Jill Richardson | December 1, 2021
Patriarchal beliefs in American evangelicalism regarding women and men’s roles are pervasive—even in egalitarian churches. This helps explain the exodus that begins when a woman enters a church as pastor.