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The Myth of the Jezebel Spirit
By: Jackie David Johns | May 2, 2024
I know dozens of women who have been told they have a Jezebel spirit. In my experience, they are most often faithful servants of God, who dare to speak the truth to those who do not want to hear it. This pejorative terminology is doing harm to many in the church.
The Image of God as a Statement of Mutuality: An Illustration
By: Aaron K. Husband | April 29, 2024
Aaron Husband explains, using the analogy of a male-female pair appointed as co-directors of a Christian event, how the complementarian hierarchical position is incompatible with the concept of humanity—male and female—as bearers of the divine image.
Victim Blaming and the David and Bathsheba Narrative
By: J. Dwayne Howell | April 29, 2024
Dwayne Howell illustrates through the story of Bathsheba and David how social power structures result in exploitation, and questions the reading of Bathsheba—influenced by hierarchy—that seeks to blame the victim and absolve the perpetrator.
Shiphrah and Puah: The Egyptian Midwives on the Frontlines of a Spiritual War
By: Emily Dixon | April 25, 2024
Shiphrah and Puah were two pivotal women whose fear of God prompted them to take part in one of the most momentous events in the Hebrew Scriptures. These women stood on the frontlines of the spiritual war we call the Exodus.
Home, Church, and World: What is Headship Theology? Part 1 with Andrew Bartlett and Terran Williams
By: Tara Korpi, Todd Korpi, Andrew Bartlett, Terran Williams | April 19, 2024
This two-part episode is the first in a new segment of the Mutuality Matters podcast, hosted by Tara and Todd Korpi. In this segment we discuss headship theology––dynamics of power, authority, and women and men, and how they function in Christian homes, the local church and society as a whole.
Women and Men Leading Together: What’s Next? Answering Your Questions with Layla and Rob
By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon | April 12, 2024
This episode begins with news! Layla and Rob’s podcast thread is changing, from a solitary focus on how mixed-gender ministry partnerships work in the field to a wider discussion about how egalitarians can practically engage not just interpersonal dynamics, but systems, theology, culture, and more.
Book Review: Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History
By: CBE International | March 12, 2024
A review of 'Women in the Mission of the Church,' a book that examines the pivotal roles of women leaders in church history.
The Apostolic Life of Walatta-Petros
By: Bridget Jack Jeffries | March 6, 2024
Apostle Walatta-Petros remained an outspoken Christian leader in the face of suffering and imprisonment, demonstrating faithfulness which would have a lasting effect on Ethiopia’s religious development.
Elinor Thornton: Bush Camp Preacher
By: Beulah Wood | March 6, 2024
An evangelist and preacher in timber camps, churches, and missions in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Elinor sparked revivals and spread the gospel, causing ripple effects everywhere she and later, her husband, went.
Women and Men Leading Together: Picking Up the Weight Together with Scott Sinner and Bekah Townsend
By: Layla Van Gerpen, Rob Dixon, Rebekah Townsend, Scott Sinner | January 26, 2024
Pastor Sinner and Pastor Bekah Townsend tell Layla and Rob how they live out shared leadership with an emphasis on a clear vision, a foundation of trust, and a commitment to engage one another with vulnerability and grace. Come learn from Scott and Bekah as they tell us how they “pick up the weight together!”