Even as a tenured history professor and best selling author, Beth Allison Barr sometimes feels restricted to another title that she holds, the Pastor’s Wife. Through her research and lived experience, Dr. Barr has discovered patterns that connect the history of the church to the male-dominated field it is today. This conversation will help you understand why things are the way they are as well as how, and why, we should work for more equality in church leadership.
Think of a woman you know who is living out her calling to help people love Jesus and share this episode with her. It will affirm her gifts, equip her to advocate for herself and redefine who she is as a person God intentionally created.
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Grab Beth’s book “Becoming the Pastor’s Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to Ministry” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon! (Your purchase will also send a few pennies to our tithe box.)
To read further about women in ministry and the role of women in scripture, here are a few recommended titles:
More than Enchanting by Jo Saxton
Tell Her Story by Nijay K. Gupta
The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight
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