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Dancing Toward Equality in the Emerging Church
By: Kelly Bean | September 5, 2004
Because of the evangelical heritage of much of the emerging church, cultural shifts need to be made to make way for women to minister as co-equals. We all have new steps to learn in order to move fluidly together in our kingdom work, but the dance has begun, sometimes beautifully and sometimes stumbling, most partners [...]
Seven Steps for Bringing Biblical Equality
By: Karl Vaters | September 5, 2004
Getting biblical egalitarian principles accepted in a local congregation can be a daunting task, but there are a few things anyone can do to help this vision become a reality.
Book Review: Tracing God's Women from Genesis to the New Testament: God's Women Then and Now
By: Alvera Mickelsen | September 5, 2004
The authors trace the hand of God on women from Genesis through the New Testament. They confront long-held traditions, prejudices, and assumptions with a loving, non-judgmental spirit that makes it possible for readers to examine their own beliefs without being threatened.
Authority, Scripture, and Women in the Church
By: Esther D. Reed | September 5, 2004
Authority, Scripture, and Women in the Church
Biblical Basis for Women's Service in the Church
By: N. T. Wright | September 5, 2004
The Biblical Basis for Women’s Service in the Church
What are the Biblical Roles of Female and Male Followers of Christ?
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | April 30, 2004
Roles do not create identity. You are who you are no matter what you do, within your physical capacity. Men cannot bear children. Many women can. Yet a woman who could not bear children would still be a woman. Our human identity comes not from our roles but from our creation and re-creation by God.
Becoming Better Servants
By: Nancy D. Becker | March 5, 2004
I’ve especially noticed that in the church, the differences between men and women often hinder us from fulfilling Christ’s work. Only when I began to recognize and appreciate these differences did I see how men and women could, instead, become effective partners in ministry.
Urbana Walks the Talk
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | March 4, 2004
Urbana, the largest missions conference in the world, was uncompromising in living out the ideals of biblical equality.
Boldly and Fearlessly Proclaim the Truth
By: Jaime Hunt | December 5, 2003
As I walked into the seminary, my eyes widened. My heart thudded and I heard God speak to me clearly, “You are called to this, my child.”
The Cost of Equality: Missionaries Choose Integrity Over Their Careers
By: Jaime Hunt | December 5, 2003
Today, the Church persecutes some Christians simply for believing God equally gifts men and women.