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Plot Twist: I Married an Elder & My Husband Married a Pastor
By: Sheri Bradley | April 23, 2018
The Sunday school teacher encouraged us to aspire to become elders’ wives when we grew up. We were never encouraged to focus on our own gifts for ministry. We were not encouraged to serve the kingdom as writers, singers, missionaries, or worship ministers, and certainly not as preachers.
What Comes After the Hashtag: Justice in the Wake of #MeToo
By: Jodi Hansen | April 9, 2018
On a temperate Southern California evening in 1982, I was raped. It was one of those all-too-common stories of a college girl being assaulted at a party. It was also one of those well-hidden stories of a Christian male refusing to take “no” for an answer.
Women Pastors Need Not Apply
By: Jamé Bolds | April 9, 2018
Do we really embrace women in ministry? Do we hire them for teaching and executive leadership positions or do we throw up roadblocks and excuses for not passing the pastoral mantle to women?
Does "Man" Always Mean "Man" in the Bible?
By: Jeff Miller | April 4, 2018
Most evangelical egalitarians know that the Bible has words that mean “man/men” and words that mean “person/people, human(s).” Many egalitarians also know that some Bible translations use “man/men” to translate words which aren’t limited to men.
3 Simple Rules for Egalitarian Couples
By: Katrina Armas | April 3, 2018
Life doesn’t come with a manual, and neither does marriage. Whether we’re making difficult decisions, entering new seasons, or dealing with unexpected changes, most of us married folks are just figuring it out as we go.
5 Steps for Churches When Abuse Happens
By: Ashley Easter | March 28, 2018
I’d like to present five steps for proper response to abuse disclosure in churches. I hope that churches facing similar situations in the future will have the tools and knowledge to do better.
3 Legendary Ladies Who Are Part of Our Christian Heritage
By: Margaret Mowczko | March 26, 2018
There are more than a few women in the Bible and in church history who risked their lives for a godly cause. In this post, I look at three brave women who are not in the Protestant Bible. These women were, most likely, not even real people. They are legendary women with enduring and inspiring [...]
Do Gender Roles Keep Women Safe?: A Response to John Piper
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 21, 2018
In a recent Desiring God podcast entitled “Sex-Abuse Allegations and the Egalitarian Myth,” Piper argues that egalitarians are to blame for abuse of girls and women because we neglect God-created gender differences. By elevating gender competence—giftedness for any vocation—over God’s design for men to lead women, egalitarians have [...]
6 Medieval Women Who Shaped Christian Theology
By: Sarah Lindsay | March 19, 2018
There were some spaces in the medieval Western church where women were free to write theology and have spiritual influence. Yes, patriarchy and misogyny barred women from the priesthood and the great universities that produced scholastic theology. But many women became well-known, admired, and influential in monastic life and through mystic theology.
5 Women of Color Making History in the Church
By: Gricel Medina | March 12, 2018
Here are five women of color I've been fortunate to know who are making history in today’s church, many of them bold leaders within my own denomination, the ECC.