Global Baptists Speak Out on Women, Intolerance
Baptist leaders from about 40 nations voted to affirm women in ministry and to condemn religious-based intolerance during the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance last week.
Time for Shifting Tides
It’s being as kind, gentle, and loving as possible when saying this: The Southern Baptist Convention is in a mess of its/our own making, and it’s time to move in a positive direction.
These Women Power Through High-Intensity Workouts. Then They Finish With Prayer.
APEX, N.C. (RNS) — On a Tuesday evening under the roof of a public picnic shelter, a group of women ages 20 to 55 groaned through a series of high-intensity exercises in the 88-degree heat and humidity.
Women as Pastors? Not All Baptists Say No
(RNS) — Like their sisters and brothers in the Southern Baptist Convention this week, Cooperative Baptists will gather in Birmingham next week and wrestle with many of the same questions that our SBC friends are. One question we won't be considering is whether God calls
Beth Moore’s Ministry Reignites Debate Over Whether Women Can Preach
(RNS) — In the world of Bible teachers, Beth Moore is an author and rock star, packing sporting arenas and big-name churches. But among some of the male leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, where she is a member, she has also become a
10 Women Who Are Changing the Southern Baptist Response to Abuse
Christianity Today highlights 10 abuse survivors, authors, attorneys, activists and advocates in churches and ministries who brought new attention to the silent suffering of those whose stories were ignored, stifled and left untold, and supported survivors pursuing justice, healing and reform.
Seminary President Says Women Should Not Preach from the Pulpit
Southern Baptist seminary president Albert Mohler, who once long ago advocated women’s ordination, now says females should not preach from the pulpit on Sunday morning.
Debate Over Women in Southern Baptist Pulpits Flares on Social Media
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Owen Strachan, criticized the denomination’s president and a popular Bible teacher for suggesting it can be okay for a woman to preach.
Girl, Get Some Footnotes: Rachel Hollis, Hustle, and Plagiarism Problems
Hustle is an idol if it leads you to cut ethical corners in order to stand out in a competitive world. Unfortunately, "Girl, Stop Apologizing" is full of mantras and techniques that originate with others but that author Rachel Hollis (or a ghostwriter) presents as
Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away
LONDON — After a series of historic firsts and long-overdue breakthroughs, 2018 was called “the Year of the Woman.” But it was also the year when there were fewer female Republicans in the United States Senate than men named John in the same chamber.