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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 [...]

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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.

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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.

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Where Are the Women of Fire? What American Women Can Learn from Female Leaders in China, Russia, and Africa

By: J. Lee Grady | September 5, 2003

Some denominations in the United States are still arguing about whether a woman can stand behind a pulpit, I said to myself. Meanwhile, women in China are engaging in dangerous missions and governing thousands of new churches. There’s something wrong with this picture!

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Hope and Joy in Uganda: African Men and Women Embrace Biblical Equality

By: R. Elaine Tamez | September 5, 2003

Good news about the church in Africa is hard to find. We hear that the continent is without hope — dying through war, famine and AIDS. But if the church is there, then God is there — and hope is, too.  

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Book Review: What Bible History Says About Women in Ministry: From Bondage to Blessing

By: Rebecca Leverington | September 5, 2003

If you want one book that clarifies controversial biblical passages about women in leadership, documents God's use of women in both the Old and New Testaments, and explains how and why the church grew away from equality after the time of Christ, this is it. In From Bondage to Blessing, Dee Alei traces the argument [...]

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Kingdom Based Diversity: Embracing the Priesthood of All Believers

By: MelindaJoy Mingo | August 9, 2003

Kingdom Based Diversity: Embracing the Priesthood of All Believers

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