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Developing a Culture of Women Discipling Women

“Well, we don’t have many older women. But if you stay and grow, maybe one day you could help with discipling women.”

Working Women Are Leaving the Church – Here’s How to Win Them Back

Thousands of working women are leaving their churches because they feel their church “just doesn’t get me.” And, as working women leave their churches, they’re taking their husbands, children, desire to serve and even their pocketbooks with them.

A Film Sheds Light on 11 Daring Women Whose Defiant Act Changed the Episcopal Church

‘The Philadelphia Eleven’ depicts the buildup toward the so-called irregular ordination at which four bishops ordained 11 women as priests without the denomination’s approval.

Women at the First March on Washington: A Secretary, a Future Bishop and a Marshal

‘You wanted to present your best selves,’ recalled Bishop Vashti McKenzie, who was 16 at the time. ‘There was no one in jeans and T-shirts that I recall.’

Synod Raises Hopes for Long-Sought Recognition of Women in the Catholic Church

Called to examine power structures in the Catholic Church, the Synod on Synodality will grapple in large part with the role of women.

At PCA General Assembly, Voters Address Gender, Sexuality, and Sexual Abuse

At its 50th General Assembly last week, the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) debated and voted on several overtures, or church-legislation measures, related to women in ministry, sexuality, and sexual abuse response.

Should Women ‘Be Silent’ in Church? J.D. Greear Tackles 1 Corinthians 14:34

What are we supposed to make of the Bible passage that says women must be quiet in church? Pastor J.D. Greear of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, tackled this topic in the most recent edition of his “Ask Me Anything” podcast.

John MacArthur Tells Seminary Student Women Preachers Are a ‘Total Violation of Scripture’

Grace Community Church’s senior pastor, John MacArthur, answered questions from students at The Master’s Seminary earlier this week (May 2). During one of his answers, MacArthur said he would never speak at a conference that would include a woman who was speaking as well.