Why a Blog (by a man!) Dedicated to Women in Ministry?

I get asked all the time (by both women and men) why I’m so dedicated to this topic, why I wrote a book on it, and why I continue to talk about it. After all, I am a man and this is an issue for women to worry about, right? My response is always the same: more than a women’s issue, this is a theological issue that influences how we think about all kinds of other topics, including “who is God?” and what is God’s ultimate plan for the church and world?

Isolating women’s equality as a topic of importance only for women does a great disservice to the church. As I say in my book on the gender paradox, “Both women and men are harmed by and need to seek liberation from patriarchy, male dominance, and any theology or praxis that is less than fully egalitarian.” 

There are lots of great blogs, websites, organizations, books, videos, and more that strive for a more egalitarian church. My hope is that this one, partly because it is hosted by a male, will reach some people that haven’t paid attention to this issue before or haven’t been exposed to these other great resources that are primarily hosted, written, or led by women.

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