When men take the lead in practicing submission, here’s something we will discover: submission is hard. It’s a substantive and weighty act of self-denial. It can feel like death, even though we know it’s the path to life.
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Kevin DeYoung has set out to write a short, easy to read but biblically sound book introducing “the divinely designed complementarity of men and women as it applies to life in general and especially to ministry in the church.” (p15) I think he’s done just that!
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New team member Rowena Russell talks here about her decision to be theologically trained at 'a different stage of life' to what you might be used to seeing. Find out more about the joys and challenges of doing theological studies and digging deeply into God's word when you don't fit the usual mould.
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This is the second of Stephanie Judd’s two-part contribution to the discussion surrounding the “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast. See part 1 here
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This is the first of Stephanie Judd’s two-part contribution to the discussion surrounding the “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast. See part 2 here.
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Some reflections on growing older in a 3-part series: PART 3
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Some reflections on growing older in a 3-part series: PART 2
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Some reflections on growing older in a 3-part series: PART 1
Read MoreWhat’s been your experience of church leadership? Perhaps you have experienced only godly, faithful and loving ministry leaders thus far. Or perhaps you know all too well the difficulties that can exist in this area of church life. Personally, I’ve had a range of experiences over the last 19 years… Here are some real situations that we’ve faced.
Read MoreSandy Grant, Senior Minister of St Michael’s Cathedral Wollongong, agreed to be interviewed to discuss report findings in the Anglican Church of Australia commissioned research into the prevalence of Family Violence among those who identify as Anglican, along with related research on clergy awareness and victim experience of FDV.
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I was asked recently about the role of women at my church. This is a topic I love to speak about and I am always excited to list off the many ways that women serve.
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This pervading air of confusion has led me to delight more and more in the beauty of God’s wonderful design of the relationship between men and women: perfectly complementary and clear in distinct roles. God’s word is good…
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The Priscilla and Aquila Conference at Moore College on February 1st this year was another in that long line of what we have to come know as… pandemic conferences. Much reduced physical attendance, large numbers of online attendees, a virtual speaker broadcasting from another state. Yet it proved to be first rate.
Read MoreRachel Gilson’s book Born Again This Way is what I wish I’d read about 25 years ago when a Christian friend shared with me that she was same-sex attracted and she didn’t know what to do. Neither did I, and at the time, praying with her was the only thing I could think to do.
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This year I was asked to review three books on the Bible’s teaching about men and women. Unfortunately, I could not recommend any of them, as I explain in the reviews I’ve written. But they did alert me to three trends in the ongoing discussion about the relationship and roles of men and women in marriage and ministry.
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Looking after your marriage is not just so your marriage lasts the distance, but because God has placed you in this relationship to grow in godliness and service—perhaps more than any other relationship—and so 'doing marriage well' honours God. In this article Wendy Lin looks at what makes a good marriage course
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The new book is called God’s Design For Women in an Age of Gender Confusion. There is much of the old material, but it has been supplemented by abundant new data. It, too, is just as good…
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