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…
Finding My Voice as a Woman in the Church
When I was 5 years old, I sang in my first church choir. My dad encouraged me to sing loud so he could…
How to Raise an Egalitarian
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a pastor. Raised as a pastor’s kid, my childhood is filled with…
If They Don’t Affirm You? Preach and Pastor Anyway
–Pastor’s wife problems: Getting slapped on the behind after your husband’s sermon while the congregant calls out, “Good message from Kris today”. Almost…
Giftedness vs. Gender Roles: A Personal Story
My siblings and I were setting the table when we heard an echo from the kitchen. “Honey, please put down that chain saw…
Jesus & the Women of the Gospels
Sometimes I still believe the myths. You know, the soft rumblings of that devilish voice that says, “you don’t have much to offer…
Being Egalitarian in a Complementarian World
As I listened to the pastor of my new church describe the insults and attacks he and the elders had endured after they…
5 Ways to Support Emerging Women Leaders in the Church
In church leadership, men occupy a position of default; women occupy a position of difference. When we open a Word doc on our…
Submitting to Egalitarianism: One Couple’s Journey
I should have realized it long ago; I should have recognized the signs. But I didn’t. I suppose I was so lost in…
How to Raise a Girl Today to be a Pastor Tomorrow
Shaping future pastors doesn’t begin with college, or even a call. It begins at birth. It begins with parents and church families who…
Taking the Backseat of Christianity
I was a freshman in college and I believed that I needed to take the backseat of Christianity. I was headed to Columbia,…
Becoming an Advocate for Women: One Man’s Journey
Learning to be an advocate for women is difficult when you have to unlearn years of a complementarian mentality, male privilege and the…
Who Really Cares about Male Headship?
I recently had a conversation with a good friend. As we were talking, I shared some frustrations I had surrounding ways that many…
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse
How to Be Egalitarian with a Complementarian Spouse. Well you cry a lot, sometimes, especially in the beginning. You both get mad and…
If You Give a Woman a Bible…
"If You Give a Woman a Bible" is a Top 3 Winner for The Junia Project's 2017 blog contest. Laura Atwater cleverly uses…