How Christian men can exemplify the right kind of masculinity
Our culture has never been more lost and confused on the topic of masculinity. In 2022, the Southern Baptist Convention faced a reckoning with a…
gender issues and Christianity
Women in the church
Hey, we get it. We know the debate over women's roles in Churches of Christ is sensitive and emotional for many readers — on all…
Defining the terms of the gender-role debate
When discussing the role of women in the church, Christians use terms including “egalitarian,” “complementarian” and “traditionalist.” They often disagree on what these terms mean.…
The journey that led a Church of Christ to appoint female elders
LOS ANGELES — In the early 1960s, Abilene Christian University — a Texas higher education institution associated with Churches of Christ — had different rules for…
Should women preach in a mixed-gender assembly?
ARLINGTON, Texas — Christa Sanders Bryant has a passion for teaching the Bible. The mother of five believes God has called her — and all…
Women’s roles in the future church
OKLAHOMA CITY — “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over…
Review: Love Thy Body
Transgenderism, euthanasia, homosexuality, abortion. Many contemporary societal trends that alarm people of faith are based on a new cultural insistence that a person’s mind can…
