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To My Friend Who Believes in “Biblical Gender Roles”

September 20, 2017 by Christi Rooke

I wrote this note to a friend who continues to believe in “Biblical gender roles” and thought it might be encouraging and helpful to others.

Every girl and boy, woman and man bears the image of our Creator. And each person has a unique set of gifts that God wants to use in powerful ways so that the Kingdom will be “on earth as it is in heaven”! Sadly, too often the church fails to empower ALL of God’s warriors because their strengths and gifts don’t fit into the right “gender box”. Like Jesse and Samuel not expecting David, many of God’s anointed are passed over because they don’t fit prescribed expectations. I know too many men who have been shamed because their gifts didn’t line up on the right list of “manly traits”.

Filed Under: Women and the Bible, Women and the Church Tagged With: biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, Christi Rooke

Giftedness vs. Gender Roles: A Personal Story

August 9, 2017 by Christi Rooke

My siblings and I were setting the table when we heard an echo from the kitchen. “Honey, please put down that chain saw and come in; dinner is getting cold.” It was a typical weekend growing up in our home. My dad joyfully spent the day in the kitchen preparing us an amazing meal while […]

Filed Under: Personal Stories, Women and the Church Tagged With: biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, Christi Rooke

How I Became A Christian Feminist

February 26, 2014 by Kate Hickman

It seems that in many Christian communities being a “biblical man” or a “biblical woman” is just as high of a priority, if not more so, than being a biblical person. How did we come to the conclusion that men and women are to imitate Christ in different ways? I’d like to know where people see Jesus mentioning or even emphasizing that a man’s highest calling is to be a leader and a decision-maker, and a woman’s highest calling is to be a nurturer and “advice-giver”. From what I know about the life of Jesus, he called us to love God and love others selflessly. That’s all Jesus seemed to really care about.

Filed Under: feminism, Personal Stories Tagged With: biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, complementarianism, egalitarianism, feminism, gender equality, Jesus and Women, marriage, sexism in the church

Biblical Manhood…or Biblical Jesus?

October 9, 2013 by Kate Wallace Nunneley

A lot of things are being said these days about being a “biblical man”. It just seems like many people are using scripture to bully others into their view of what men and women should be. Let’s evaluate where our ideas of biblical manhood and womanhood are coming from. They don’t seem to be coming from Jesus.

Filed Under: gender roles Tagged With: biblical manhood, biblical womanhood, Kate Wallace Nunneley

To Lead or Not to Lead: The Right Question for Christian Men?

October 7, 2013 by Bob Edwards

  “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness” the firm foundation of male authority? There is a movement today that calls men to be responsibly involved with their families and in the church. Unfortunately, this movement equates this responsible involvement with “leadership.”  Apparently, men will either be leaders, or they will […]

Filed Under: masculinity Tagged With: biblical manhood, leadership in the church

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