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Unpacking the Spectrum of Views on Women & Church Leadership

by Cynthia Hester| January 9, 2023

Authoritarian, Libertarian, the Left, the Right...political polling data of United States voters reflects a broad spectrum of beliefs. Similarly, yet in a different context, a spectrum of beliefs exists among Christians on what the Bible teaches about women’s pastoral leadership. If you were polled today, how you answer questions about what women can do in the church, i.e. serve as a pastor, deacon, elder, teach men, perform baptisms, as well as in community life and the home represents your theological framework of women.

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Ancient Bible, National Library in Athens, Greece

Genesis 1: Who is ‘adam and What Do They Rule?

by Cynthia Hester| December 2, 2020

Genesis 1 is the grand story of creation. Whenever I read it, I like to view this beautiful story like a child on a field trip to a planetarium—sitting in a circular room with my head tilted back, waiting in rapt anticipation. The lights dim and the “sky” changes from a black void to a star-studded panorama. Imagine with me, God at work transforming the dark, shapeless earth into an amazingly–ordered world surrounded by exquisite heavens.

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