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How Planting a Church Made Me Reconsider My Beliefs about Gender Roles
By: Kay Bonikowsky | December 14, 2018
“Kay should be an elder.” It was handwritten in black sharpie on a big white page—just one quote among many others on one of those big flip chart tripods.
Being Egalitarian Isn’t Enough: 3 Strategies to Cultivate an Egalitarian Church
By: Jonathan Schut | December 14, 2018
Church plants that truly hope to be egalitarian and make a difference in the world must make egalitarianism a foundational part of their church’s culture.
The Egalitarian Church Hiding in Plain Sight: What Church Planters Can Learn from the Salvation Army
By: Kristi McKenney | December 14, 2018
Not many people realize that the Salvation Army is a denomination as well as a charity. From its small start, the Salvation Army has grown to a membership of 1.7 million people and counting. It could be called one of history’s most successful egalitarian church plants.
Hundreds of Abuse Allegations in Baptist Churches: What Now?
By: Gricel Medina | December 12, 2018
Last week, the Star-Telegram uncovered at least 412 allegations of sexual misconduct in 187 independent fundamental Baptist churches and affiliated institutions, across forty US states and Canada. According to the Texas-based paper, these churches covered up widespread abuse.
Reading Spiritual Books by Women is About Embracing the Full Image of God
By: Karith Amel | December 5, 2018
If we believe that women (and people of color) are created equally in the image of an ineffable God—and if we long to know that God more fully—shouldn't we be actively pursuing their voices and perspectives?
We Can't Ignore Rape in the Bible, Not If We Want to End Sexual Violence
By: Hannah Wilkinson | November 29, 2018
Women live with the real possibility of violence every day. And actually, that shared female experience shapes how I read and interpret the Bible, especially stories that include sexual violence.
How American Evangelicalism Has Been Weaponized Against Women
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | November 14, 2018
Like segregationists who supported white-supremacy biblically, supporters of gender roles also make their case from Scripture, reading male privilege into the text.
How the System is Rigged against Latinas and What the Church Can Do to Help
By: Gricel Medina | November 12, 2018
Whether we realize it or not, a paradigm shift is happening. The voices of Latina women, of immigrant women, of women of color, and of all women are emerging. Together, we’re telling a fuller story and illustrating a profound truth: we're always better and stronger together.
What I Wish the Church Had Told My Husband and Me About Sex and Consent
By: Christine Woolgar | November 5, 2018
“Do you want a divorce?” My husband was momentarily speechless. From the earliest days of our marriage, we struggled with sex. By the time I asked the question that so shocked my husband, it was apparent that we couldn’t resolve the issue by talking to each other or to our friends or by reading [...]
When You're Voted "Most Likely to Become a Pastor," But You're a Girl
By: Amanda Hansen | October 31, 2018
“Most likely to become a pastor.” I was embarrassed, really. How could I be voted that? Sure, I volunteered a lot, but out of everyone in our conservative, non-denominational high school youth group, why me? I was a girl—a quiet girl with no framework for becoming a pastor.