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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…
"Notorious" Passages, Women and the Church

Defusing the 1 Timothy 2:12 Bomb: What Does Paul Mean by Authority (Authentein)

In my recent post on 1 Timothy 2:12, discussion about the word “authentein” (often translated as authority) was especially rich. Here are some highlights:

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Women and the Church

Do I Stay or Do I Leave? A Dilemma for Women in the Church

Teri Ruonavaara King

Earlier this year we shared a guest post titled "Why I'm at a Church That Doesn't Support Gender Equality". The post led to…

Biblical Equality, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Krysti Wilkinson

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…

Women and the Church

Stumbling Over Women: Stones of Remembrance

Gail Wallace

On a recent tour of Germany I came across the Stolpersteine Project. Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) are small brass-plated blocks or stones embedded into…

Biblical Equality, Personal Stories, Women and Relationships

Egalitarian Marriage: More Than An Equal Division of Roles

Hannah Helms

On the third Wednesday of each month I set up camp in a conference room at the hospital where I work. I set…

Women and the Church

Why Women Make Excellent Church Planters

Karina Kreminski

Most church planting conferences, books, and leaders that I interact with assume that church planters will be male. Moreover, there are some movements…

Personal Stories, Women and the Bible

Directing Godspell with a Female Jesus

Amelia Haas

“Do you care if Jesus is a righty or a lefty?” Jasmine Myers asks during a rehearsal for Godspell. She’s just finished…

Biblical Equality, Women and Relationships

An Egalitarian Engagement and Wedding: One Couple’s Story

Katie Manning

It's wedding season! Today Katie Manning shares some creative ways she and her husband, Jon, applied their egalitarian values to the engagement and…

"Notorious" Passages

What Does It Mean for Women to Learn in Quietness and Submission? 1 Timothy 2:11

Tania Harris

They are the verses of Scripture used most frequently to silence women in the church: 1 Timothy 2:11-12. I remember reading them as…

Biblical Equality

Reading Scripture as an Egalitarian: The Big Picture

Patrick Franklin

In today's post Patrick Franklin presents egalitarian theology in a nutshell. He writes, "In order to understand difficult passages of Scripture, including the…

Personal Stories, Women and Relationships