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“How Can I Help But Speak?”
By: Tracy Dunn-Noland | October 31, 2001
In 1998, the Southern Baptist Convention made headlines around the nation with the addition of the words “A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband” to the Baptist Faith and Message (B F&M).
Couples Multiply Their Gifts by Serving as Co-Pastors
By: Sue Poss | September 6, 2001
Only by the grace of God, say Russ and Amy Jacks Dean, has their dream come true. It’s the same for Mark and Mary Driskill, for Bill and Mary Dell Sigler and for Steve and Carla Street as they pioneer a new model of ministry for many churches: married couples serving together as pastors.
Woman Overboard
By: Penny Glaesman | September 6, 2001
The ship was making her way back home from the various and exotic ports of call as the chaplain reclined comfortably on the sunny deck, absorbing the warmth from the gulf breezes that gently blew across the bow. It was a wonderful time of reflection as the chaplain recalled the blessings of the week.
Book Review: Why Not Women? A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership
By: Shari Voigt | September 6, 2001
Authors Loren Cunningham and David J. Hamilton combine biblical truth and cultural awareness in their book, Why Not Women? A Biblical Study of Women in Missions, Ministry, and Leadership. This book represents a call to action for all Christians, male and female, for obedience to our Lord, using whatever gifts he has endowed us, to [...]
New Testament Limits of Authority and Hierarchical Power
By: Del Birkey | July 31, 2001
There are six evident restrictions on authority that Christ the Head authorized and that apostolic missionaries set in motion in the New Testament house churches. These biblical boundaries of authority (exousia) unveil the extent to which complementarians practice masculine domination among God’s people.
Ordained Women of the Patristic Era
By: Darrell Pursiful | July 31, 2001
For some time, the advocates of an institutional, hierarchical, orderly, and preeminently masculine vision of the church have undoubtedly been the winners, and they have been permitted to frame the discussion.
Biblical Equality in the Moravian Church
By: Peter Vogt | July 31, 2001
One aspect in the life of the eighteenth-century Moravian Church has gone almost unnoticed, even among modern Moravians: the fact that women shared many of the pastoral responsibilities within the church, wrote spiritual autobiographies, received ordination, and even engaged in preaching
Q&A: Does the Bible Allow Women to Have Authority Over Men?
By: Alvera Mickelsen | June 6, 2001
QUESTION: I have no problem with Galatians 3:28 or with equality concerning salvation and spiritual gifts. I do have a problem with headship. Can you please tell me where any of the writers of the New Testament gave women the OK to be in authority over men?
Women in Marriage & Ministry
By: Wendy Francisco | June 6, 2001
The widespread misunderstandings and mistranslations resulting in gender hierarchy are damaging to people, marriages and the body of Christ. I am going to start by diving into the most famous (or infamous) passage on marriage in Ephesians Chapter 5. It’s amazing to discover what this passage really says!
A Liberated Denomination Liberates Women
By: Mary Seltzer | June 6, 2001
I was born into a Christian home, and my mother and father both believed in no smoking, no drinking, no card playing, no movies, no TV and no dancing. In high school I was always pulled out of gym class during the square dance unit, and I had never seen a movie until I was [...]