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"Notorious" Passages, Women and Relationships

Using Peter and Paul Against Mary? Patriarchy and Slavery in New Testament Letters

In the context of Ephesians 3, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 2-3, instructions to wives and to slaves are inextricable from one another. In particular,…
Women and the Bible

Revisiting the Woman at the Well in John 4

The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is told in chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. It comes on the…
Women and the Church

10 Ways Men Can Open Doors for Women in the Church

No matter your church context – whether your church ordains women as ministers of the gospel, whether they involve women as preachers or only in…
Biblical Equality, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Sometimes I find it amusing that our churches of today seem to be more anti-women than the Bible is. We doubt women’s ability to preach…
"Notorious" Passages

Ephesians 5:21-33: How Paul Turns Headship on Its Head

Ephesians 5:21-33 is often cited as a proof text to endorse male leadership in the home. In this text, wives are instructed to submit to…
Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

On 1 Corinthians 14 & Women’s Silence in Church

It is all too easy for the loudest and most prolific voices to dominate what a young Christian hears about gender relationships in the Christian…
Biblical Equality, Personal Stories

Let My People Go: The Impact of Patriarchy in the Church

Patriarchy is an oppressive cultural norm with a history that predates Christianity. Fortunately, it is fading from our global community. Unfortunately, it persists in some…

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Women and the Church

Origins & First Wave Feminism

Kate Wallace Nunneley

Christians don't know very much about feminism. It's one of our "knowledge blind spots". This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, except that…

Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

More than Footnotes Part 1: Women in Early Church History

Michael Wiltshire

Many Christians have inherited the supposition that the Church has been built on the backs of men. Masculine, courageous, and often oddly wigged…

Biblical Equality, Women and Relationships

50 Shades of Grey and Patriarchy: What Exactly Did We Expect?

Dalaina May

There are many articles written by Christians trying to pick apart why it is that so many women, both in and out of…

Biblical Equality

Thank You: A Spoken Word Tribute to Women in Ministry

Jeanelle E. Austin

Here is the complete transcript and 3 1/2 minute video of Jeanelle Austin performing the spoken word poem she wrote for "Celebrating Women…

Women and the Church

An Accidental Advocate (in one of the worst places in the world to be a woman)

Hannah Gaddini

Four months after hearing the term “egalitarian” for the first time, I found myself preaching on gender-equality. I was visiting the Democratic Republic…

Biblical Equality, Women and Relationships, Women and the Church

6 Differing Views on Wedding Traditions

Kate Wallace Nunneley

I really don't like weddings. They're just not my thing. For the most part, I don't like attending them, I don't like being…

Women and Relationships

I’m the Bomb: A Reflection on Dating

Cara Strickland

I grew up in the evangelical church, one of the Jesus Girls, one of the ones who was on fire. I learned quickly…

Biblical Equality, Women and Relationships

Anatomy of an Egalitarian Wedding Ceremony

Gail Wallace

Some time ago I was part of a Twitter conversation about marriage ceremonies that reflect biblical egalitarian values. Since my husband is a…

Women and Relationships, Women and the Church

6 Things Egalitarian Marriage is Not

Robin Rhine McDonald

I have had many conversations about the egalitarian perspective of marriage with friends, family, and others. Some have been great discussions where, even…

Women and the Bible