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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…

Kelly Ladd Bishop

"There were zero women pastors in the Bible and no women apostles. There were no women pastors in nearly 2000 years of church…