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Correcting Caricatures
By: CBE International | January 1, 2012
Offers personal stories from committed believers, coupled with rigorous academic research from renowned scholars. Developed for pastors.
The Paradox of Faith
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 5, 2011
In trusting the teachings of the Bible we experience the expansive joy that comes not from saving our lives, but paradoxically, from giving them away. As the creator and ruler of heaven and earth came not to be served but to serve, we too learn that leadership is not control, power, domination, or entitlement, as [...]
Crying With Those Who Cry: Creating Empathy through Art
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 5, 2011
As we discussed the biblical material related to gender equality and service, a male student raised his hand and said, “Look, I have no aspirations of becoming a preacher. I know I will never be like Billy Graham. But that does not bother me. I don’t see why women should be upset either.” With [...]
Male and Female Shared Leadership
By: Stephanie Williams, Dale Durie | July 31, 2011
Two leaders of a pre-ministerial initiative for college students reveal how their theology of male/female shared leadership shapes their and students visions for ministry. Drawing on theological insights from Genesis and personal experience, they offer a practical theology for ministry leaders serving in Gods image.
Tapping Living Water
By: Theresa Cho | December 15, 2010
Many Korean-American women are still wandering the desert of the ordination process without a well, pitcher, or even a drop of water in sight to quench their thirst to serve as God has called them.
How I Changed My Mind: An ETS Panel Discussion (Part 2)
By: Alan F. Johnson | December 8, 2010
In the final panel discussion, each author reflected briefly on how the pain and suffering that many women feel when their gifts and callings are muzzled can legitimately lead to correcting our reading and/or application of Scripture.
Reconciling Two Worlds
By: Carole Eldridge | December 5, 2010
A few years after we married, it became apparent that a shift was occurring in our denomination. We began hearing from our leaders and teachers that Scripture prohibited women from leading in church or home, and that God wanted men to be the authority in all matters.
Healed and Released for Ministry
By: Kriste Patrow | December 5, 2010
At the age of six, I was known to climb on top of snow banks in Ontario, Canada and proclaim the gospel. Whenever people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, without hesitation I said, “A pastor.”
How I Didn't Change My Mind About Women in Leadership
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | December 5, 2010
Do you find that people are as interested in your personal journey as an egalitarian as they are in your interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:11-12?
From Hatchet-Man to Women’s Advocate
By: Nicholas Colby Watson Wolfe | December 5, 2010
Growing up in the church, “I didn’t sense that women were oppressed,” author and seminary professor Cleophus J. LaRue admitted. The Baptist church he attended was made up of 75% women, and they served in many leadership positions.