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Humility: The Path for Male-Female Relationships
By: John McKinley | April 29, 2024
John McKinley proposes that Christlike humility such as was practiced by the NT church is the means by which abusive male-female power relations can be deconstructed.
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.
Women and Words: Exploring Women’s Biblical Equality Through Bible Translation with Dr. Roy Ciampa
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Roy Ciampa | April 5, 2024
Dr. Ciampa discusses the significance of Bible translation in promoting women’s biblical equality, his background as a missionary, professor, and Bible translator, and the process translation teams undergo to resolve translation challenges.
Women in Scripture and History: Esther, Mutuality, and the Gospel with Dr. Karen H. Jobes
By: Kimberly Dickson, Amber Burgess, Karen H. Jobes | March 22, 2024
Kim Dickson and Amber Burgess interview Dr. Karen H. Jobes about Esther. As a lifetime teaching professor, Dr. Jobes skillfully explains the academic complexities of Esther in a way that brings her listeners along to understand the significance of Esther’s story in the broader canon.
Women and Words: Translation Bias and How to Read the Bible Well with Dr. Roy Ciampa
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Roy Ciampa | March 8, 2024
Dr. Ciampa explores the complexity of Bible translation, through his experiences both as a translator and professor of Bible translation.
Christian Baptism as the Gender-Inclusive Covenant Sign
By: Jennifer Anne Cox | January 31, 2024
The gendered identity marker of the community of faith in the Old Testament (circumcision) was replaced by a gender-neutral one in the New Testament (baptism), opening the doors to a concrete practice of egalitarian theology by way of women in leadership.
Born into God’s Kingdom: A Sermon on John 3:1–21
By: Juliann Bullock | January 31, 2024
John’s theologically weighty metaphor of rebirth is insightfully feminine, underlining the Christian’s dependence on God.
Audio: The Worldview of the Bible vs. the Worldview of Hierarchy with Alan Myatt
By: Alan Myatt | November 29, 2023
Discover a biblical worldview on women and men vs. the worldview of hierarchy.
Video: Imago Dei: Our Identity and Calling with Kathy Myatt
By: Kathy Myatt | November 16, 2023
What does it mean to be made according to God’s image and likeness? This workshop will look at how to understand the Imago Dei as both women and men.