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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.
He Will Equip You: One woman's journey toward ordination
By: Donna C. Fujimoto | December 5, 2003
Americans lead busy lives, and Vanessa Chitwood was no exception. Since the beginning of her marriage, Chitwood had worked to part-time as a nurse support her growing family. She also enjoyed volunteering at her local church. Still, she felt God wanted more from her. “There were areas of my life I kept under my own [...]
Back in the Field
By: Mary Katherine Campbell | December 5, 2003
I was among the nearly 100 foreign missionaries who could not in good conscience sign the oath of affirmation of the revised 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.
I Will Not Undercut the Ministry of Godly Women
By: Ron Hankins | December 5, 2003
This is a letter Ron Hankins wrote after the International Mission Board ordered missionaries to sign the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.