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Mutuality Matters: We’re Back and We Brought Friends! Meet the New Pod Team
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Blake Dean, Erin Moniz, Kimberly Dickson, Rob Dixon, Layla Van Gerpen | October 8, 2021
This week we’re excited to finally introduce you to the new Mutuality Matters podcast, now officially a part of CBE! In this episode, you’ll get to meet the new hosts and learn more about what this means for the podcast going forward.
Mutuality Matters: How to Stay Up to Date on Egalitarian Conversations
By: CBE International | October 6, 2021
CBE has a podcast! The Mutuality Matters podcast is now part of CBE’s online library of free resources. Weekly episodes touch on influential media, biblical resources, and the impact of egalitarian work worldwide.
Book Review: Preacher Woman: A Critical Look at Sexism without Sexists
By: Heather Matthews | September 30, 2021
Preacher Woman is an academic work, yet it is a must-read for anyone in church leadership who desires to empower women in leadership and is willing to take a critical look at their own church culture.
Context and Words Matter: Reexamining 1 Corinthians 14
By: Bill Rudd | September 29, 2021
By paying attention to the context and specific word usage of 1 Corinthians 14, it becomes clear that Paul was not asking anyone—tongues-speakers, prophets, or women—to be quiet permanently.
Theology and Its Impact: CBE's 2021 Online Conference
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | September 22, 2021
CBE President Mimi Haddad shares highlights from CBE’s first-ever online conference. Speakers and attendees re-examined the foundations of Christian patriarchy theologically and socially through varied disciplines.
How Hierarchical Marriage Harms Husbands as Well as Wives
By: Susanne Maynes | September 15, 2021
Hierarchical marriage roles often give husbands an inflated sense of power and importance, but also leave them overwhelmed and exhausted. Husbands end up carrying a burden God intends husbands and wives to share.
Are Women Clean and Called?
By: Janet B. Dean | September 8, 2021
Despite verbal affirmation of women in ministry, women are often delegated to “safe” ministry with children rather than ministry that also works closely alongside men. This is not what God wants.
I Can't Find Myself in the Universal "He"
By: Sarabeth Ng | September 5, 2021
We in the church have the responsibility to lead the charge in revolutionizing our misuse of gendered language. We have the clearest picture of how gender relations should be. We have the power to change the narrative.
Rainflies, Canoes, and God as Our Mum
By: Juliann Bullock | September 5, 2021
The Bible is full of vivid maternal descriptions of God, yet many of us are still uncomfortable using maternal language to talk about God or to God. Reclaiming God’s feminine attributes helps us grow closer to God.
Where Are All the Women? Hidden Words and How They Affect the Church
By: James Nichols | September 5, 2021
Hidden preconceptions cloud the behavior and language of our lives. One place this is clear is in how male pronouns and language dominate the language of educational settings, society, and the church.