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Women in Ministry

Conversations about women's roles in ministry are complex, but these resources will help us engage meaningfully with gender dynamics in the church and consider biblical women's stories. Whether you consider yourself complementarian, egalitarian, or something in between, it's important for us to dig deeper into God's vision for women.

Read about Carmen Imes's experience as a woman in the academy and the church.

Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It, By Heather Matthews
Confronting Sexism in the Church
Heather Matthews
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Penny Preaches: God Gives Good Gifts to Everyone!, By Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
Penny Preaches
Amy Dixon and Rob Dixon
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Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, By Nijay K. Gupta
Tell Her Story
Nijay K. Gupta
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Creating Cultures of Belonging: Cultivating Organizations Where Women and Men Thrive, By Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
Creating Cultures of Belonging
Beth Birmingham and Eeva Sallinen Simard
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Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God's Call, By Susan Harris Howell
Buried Talents
Susan Harris Howell
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Discovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives, Edited by Ronald W. Pierce and Cynthia Long Westfall
Discovering Biblical Equality
Edited by Ronald W. Pierce and Cynthia Long Westfall
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Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships, By Rob Dixon
Together in Ministry
Rob Dixon
A0070
Cradling Abundance: One African Christian's Story of Empowering Women and Fighting Systemic Poverty, By Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna
Cradling Abundance
Monique Misenga Ngoie Mukuna
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Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice, By Meghan Tschanz
Women Rising
Meghan Tschanz
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Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts, By Lucy Peppiatt
Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women
Lucy Peppiatt
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Priscilla: The Life of an Early Christian, By Ben Witherington III
Priscilla
Ben Witherington III
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Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence, By Natalia Kohn Rivera and Noemi Vega Quiñones and Kristy Garza Robinson
Hermanas
Natalia Kohn Rivera and Noemi Vega Quiñones and Kristy Garza Robinson
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Women in God's Mission: Accepting the Invitation to Serve and Lead, By Mary T. Lederleitner
Women in God's Mission
Mary T. Lederleitner
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Phoebe: A Story, By Paula Gooder
Phoebe
Paula Gooder
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Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, By Tara Beth Leach
Emboldened
Tara Beth Leach
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More Than Enchanting: Breaking Through Barriers to Influence Your World, By Jo Saxton
More Than Enchanting
Jo Saxton
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More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership and Faith, By Kathy Khang and Christie Heller De Leon and Asifa Dean
More Than Serving Tea
Kathy Khang and Christie Heller De Leon and Asifa Dean
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Woman of Influence: Ten Traits of Those Who Want to Make a Difference, By Pam Farrel
Woman of Influence
Pam Farrel
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Men and Women in the Church: Building Consensus on Christian Leadership, By Sarah Sumner
Men and Women in the Church
Sarah Sumner
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The Trinity & Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God & the Contemporary Gender Debate, By Kevin Giles
The Trinity & Subordinationism
Kevin Giles
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Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women in Ministry, By Stanley J. Grenz and Denise Muir Kjesbo
Women in the Church
Stanley J. Grenz and Denise Muir Kjesbo
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Women in Ministry: Four Views, Edited by Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse
Women in Ministry
Edited by Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse
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