5 (Dead) Men Every Egalitarian Should Know
"My best men are women!" Here is a short list of men who made significant contributions to the Christian egalitarian movement long before…
5 (Dead) Women Every Egalitarian Should Know
Here is a short list of women who made significant contributions to the Christian egalitarian movement long before Betty Friedan and The Feminine…
An Immodest Proposal to Fixing the Church: Let Women Run It
Even though it is extreme, having women run the Church for ten years is an intriguing proposal. It calls into question what we…
Masters and Slaves, Husbands and Wives
Husband and wives or masters and slaves? Today’s theologians do not continue to justify racial slavery on the basis of Canaan’s curse, yet…
6 Reasons to Include Women Elders on Your Church Board: Part 2
In the end, you see, it’s not about effectiveness, although adding women to your church board will certainly have an impact on that.…
6 Reasons to Include Women Elders on Your Church Board: Part 1
Contrary to what you may have heard, egalitarians do NOT believe men and women are "the same". We are keenly aware of the…
Why I am a Feminist and an Egalitarian (And Why They Aren’t the Same Thing)
Feminism vs Egalitarianism I am both a feminist and a biblical egalitarian. These two are not the same. In fact, I believe that…
The Deceived Shall Teach our Children?
One day I was leaving my Christian Ethics class, having just discussed masculinity, industrialization, and lots of other great stuff. On my way…
A Place for All Women in the Church?
I recently turned 43, and the 40s bring a sense of clarity that eludes us in our 20s and 30s (I’ll probably say…
Why I Am Womanist & Feminist (and it has nothing to do with hating men)
Now is not the time to blame women or consistently accuse us of complaining, ranting and raving and hating men. For many of…
Lost In Translation: A Look at 1 Timothy 2:12-15
In Lost in Translation, Part 1, Bob showed that some words in the Bible are translated differently when they refer to women as…
5 Things I Wish Male Egalitarian Pastors Would Do
Dear Male Egalitarian Pastors, I have something I need to tell you, and it’s a bit tough to say. Before I do, I…
Lost In Translation: Phoebe, Servant or Minister?
Though inequality makes some of my complementarian friends uneasy, they hold fast to their beliefs nonetheless. They do this, some tell me, because…
Gender Hierarchy isn’t the Reason I Left Evangelical Christianity, but…
I was raised by egalitarian parents and my first meeting with gender division in the Church was when I was studying theology at…