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March 2015

March 30, 2015

Husbands, Crucify Your Privilege: Ephesians 5 & How Men Take the Lead

... 21 and submit to each other out of respect for Christ. 22 For example, wives should submit...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Rob & Kristen Bell: An Egalitarian Marriage Book Coming Out… finally???

Many of us have been hoping for a Christian marriage book that is "egalitarian" in...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Sitting at the Feet of a Female Seminary Professor – What Cedarville is Missing!

I attended Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary. Amazing experience. I can't recommend it enough! One of...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

The Modern Magnificat: stories of women called to ministry

As you are well aware, I am an egalitarian when it comes to gender roles...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

Was Paul a Sexist? NT Wright explains…

Thoughts?

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Female Bishops: Good for the Anglican Church! (moving a biblical direction)

From Huffington Post: CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of England’s governing body has approved new...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Biblical Basis for Women’s Service in the Church by N.T. Wright

I have shared the content of this video before as an introduction into why I...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Markers of a church planting movement #7: Women as Leaders & Inclusive

This is the seventh post in a series exploring the broad vision for our church...

May 2013

May 06, 2013

“What will you do after seminary?” – A Female Grad on Becoming a Pastor

I will graduate on May 11, mere days from now. God willing, I will soon...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

A soon-to-be dad dreams of a daughter liberated for her soon-to-be world

My daughter grows within my wife’s womb while I dream of the day when she...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

“A Year of Biblical Womanhood” makes me want to become a better man

I’ve followed Rachel Held Evans’ Year of Biblical Womanhood project since she announced it a...

November 26, 2012

NT Wright rightly reflects on the Church of England’s choice against women bishops

In the first part of the article, NT Wright demonstrates (importantly) that the reasoning for...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Women and Ministry from Scripture and History (Ben Witherington)

This episode features Dr. Ben Witherington III on the role of Women and Ministry from...

September 2012

September 21, 2012

A conference for “pastors’ wives”… What about pastors’ husbands???

In a few months a conference will be held in San Diego exclusively for "pastor's...

September 11, 2012

My appeal to complementarians – Stop telling me to calm down

I am getting a bit frustrated with my complementarian friends and their propensity to want...

August 2012

August 06, 2012

N.T. Wright on Why Women SHOULD be in Pastoral Roles

Early in my undergrad studies, I came to the realization that I had never wrestled...

July 2012

July 02, 2012

The Resurrection is Good News for Women

The resurrection is good news for women. In John chapter 20 Mary Magdalene is depicted...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

When Women are Called and the Church Says “No!”

My book, A Woman Called, was released last month. I spent several years creating, writing,...

June 06, 2012

Mutuality in the Church for the sake of the Kingdom (#mutuality2012)

*The following is written by my good friend Jacob Evers. He graduated from Fuller Theological...

June 05, 2012

Church Plant Journal #2: Denomination, Peace, & Women in Ministry (#mutuality2012)

To see the other video journal's in this series, go here. Also participating, with this...

February 2012

February 06, 2012

Evangelical Culture Myths #2: Christianity is Masculine

Today I continue a long term series called “Evangelical Culture Myths.” I invite you to...

January 2012

January 13, 2012

Mark Dricoll Interviewed by Dr. Drew (video)

As most of you know, I do not endorse Mark Driscoll's book on marriage (based...

January 13, 2012

Who’s Winning the Gender “War?” Two Perspectives (Rachel Held Evans & John Piper)

Gender "war" might sound excessive. Perhaps if we frame this within the broader "evangelical culture...

September 2011

September 13, 2011

Seven Things Guys Need To Know About Post-Evangelical Women (Carol Howard Merritt)

Right now, in the US, many of us wrestle with the Evangelical movement we grew...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

Why I Became An Ordained Roman Catholic Woman Priest – Even Though Vatican Says “No!” (Ann Penick)

On Saturday, June 4th, I was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in Baltimore, Maryland through...

April 2011

April 10, 2011

Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women

If you are a regular reader of the Pangea Blog, you already know that I...

August 2010

August 27, 2010

Liberating Women For Ministry (Summary Article @ Throw Mountains)

Hey friends! I wanted to point your attention to an article I wrote for Throw...

July 2010

July 22, 2010

Liberating Women for Ministry! part 5 (Closing Thoughts)

UPDATE: I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED PART 5 BEFORE PART 4! PLEASE READ PART 4 FIRST IF...

July 21, 2010

Liberating Women for Ministry? part 4 (Bridging the gap from 'then' to 'now')

UPDATE: I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED PART 5 FIRST AND PART 4 SECOND. HOPEFULLY YOU READ THIS...

July 20, 2010

Liberating Women for Ministry? part 3 (The Whole of Scripture)

This is a series about women in ministry. I have found that in most evangelical...