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Neighboring & The Kaleid Project with Karen Guess - AJ 81

Like a Kaleidoscope, when life shifts, new beauty appears.​

Karen Guess shares how Kaleid women are on a journey together, connecting our stories with stories God is telling in our city.

Shifts can be messy, confusing, hopeful, or uncomfortable. Kaleid embraces shifts. They welcome God's work within them as they gain new perspectives about themselves, others, and their city. 

Kaleid Circles are a place to practice seeing and engaging reality so that we and our world will be changed. Through contemplation, learning, and action  we pursue clarity, compassion, courage, and confidence.  

Learn more about the Kaleid Project: www.thekaleidproject.com 
Register for Tov Event: https://www.cwlnorthern.com/events 

Diversity in Theology with Dr. Brittany Kim - AJ 80

 Christian theological education should reflect the rich diversity of the global body of Christ. 

 

Dr. Brittany Kim helped found and now leads Every Voice.  Lynn and Sareen discuss with Brittany how Every Voice supports minority students and offers resources to help theological educators develop more diverse and inclusive learning environments. 

 

Learn more about this great organization at https://everyvoicekingdomdiversity.org/ 

 

Understanding the Biblical Narrative with Dr. Ruth Anne Reese - AJ 79

The Bible exists as a narrative.  

Dr. Ruth Anne Reese has spent her life helping students of the Bible better understand the larger Biblical story. Misinterpretation runs rampant when Bible students don't place the Biblical texts in their larger context.  Ruth Anne and Lynn talk through accessible ways to remember the Biblical narrative. They even work through some difficult passages that some have used to manipulate women into unhealthy forms of submission.  

Suggested Resources: 

1 Peter Commentary - https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/religion/biblical-studies-new-testament/1-peter?format=PB

Paul Borgman. Genesis: The Story We Haven't Heard (IVP, 2001)

Exploring Biblical Egalitarianism with Marg Mowczko - AJ 78

The Bible is full of examples of male and female mutuality.  Marg Mowczko talks with Lynn Cohick about her journey of exploring these many examples on a deeper level. The experience has deeply impacted her life and journey with God. 

Read Marg's Blog: 

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Phoebe: Deacon of the Church at Cenchrea 
https://margmowczko.com/tag/was-phoebe-a-deacon/ 

Plutarch and Paul on Husbands and Wives
https://margmowczko.com/plutarch-and-paul-on-men-and-women-and-marriage/ 

Paul’s Female Coworkers
https://margmowczko.com/paul-romans-16-women-coworkers/ 

Paul’s Masculine and Feminine Leadership
https://margmowczko.com/masculine-and-feminine-leadership/ 

Women in the Church at Smyrna
https://margmowczko.com/tag/smyrna/ 

Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer God’s Call with Dr. Susan Harris Howell - AJ 77

If God is calling women to lead, what's holding them back? Susan Harris Howell has spent years helping students investigate this question. In Buried Talents, she makes clear how gender disparity in leadership is directly connected to a larger, less overt issue: gendered socialization.

Howell examines gendered messages people encounter inside and outside the church in each stage of life, showing how they often create misconceptions about who women are, what they're capable of, and how they fit into God's work

Purchase your copy of Buried Talents - https://www.susanharrishowell.com/buriedtalents 

Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church with Katelyn Beaty - AJ 76

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Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect.

Whether that popularity resides at the local church level or represents national or international influence, many leaders have effectively said to their followers, "Follow me as I follow Christ." But fame that is cultivated for its own sake, without attendant spiritual maturity and accountability, has a shadow side that runs counter to the heart of the gospel.

In this episode, Katelyn Beaty shares with Lynn Cohick how celebrity has led to abuses of power, the cultivation of persona, and a fixation on profits.

Purchase a copy of Katelyn's new book - https://www.katelynbeaty.com/ 

Leadership and Spiritual Formation with Rev. Lisa Johnson - AJ 75

 

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Women often face unique challenges when it comes to growing in their leadership capacity.  Balancing competing demands, the lack of presence of other women leading, and organizational structures against women are all reasons that keep women stuck.  

The whole church is better when women are leading at the highest level. Rev. Lisa Johnson joins the podcast and shares how she has helped women develop as a leader and grow in spiritual formation. 

Watch Together in Ministry Webinar with Rob Dixon: https://www.cwlnorthern.com/webinars 

Learn more about Flourish Movement for Churches: https://www.flourishmovement.org/ 

Contact Lisa directly: lisa@eco-pres.org 

Becoming Queen Bathsheba with Amanda Bedzrah - AJ 74

Bathsheba is taken against her will by the most powerful man in Israel. A month later, she discovers she carries the evidence of their secret, dangerous encounter. With her husband at war, this pregnancy could mean her death or untold greatness. When the king finds out that she is with child, he immediately summons her husband home from war, a cunning plan in mind.

Amanda talks with Lynn about how she developed this fictional retelling of one of the greatest Bible stories of all time. This is a story of injustice, betrayal, deception, heartbreak, forgiveness, love, redemption, and second chances.

Purchase your copy of Becoming Queen Bathsheba and learn more about Amanda's work @ https://amandabedzrah.com/ 

Sanctuary: The True Story of an Irish Village, a Man Who Lost His Way, and the Rescue Donkeys That Led Him Home with Susy Flory - AJ 73

For decades, Patrick's mom and dad rescued lost and forgotten donkeys in the Irish countryside, never knowing that one day, the donkeys would rescue their son. 

Sanctuary is the remarkable true story of how faith turned one lost man's life around with the help of the rescue animals who loved him. It's an antidote to despair and a call to hope, revealing the beauty and wonder of Ireland as you've never seen it before. Join Susy & Lynn on the podcast as they explore Susy's journey to writing this new book.  

Purchase your copy of Sanctuary - http://susyflory.com 

The Women of 1 Timothy 2 | Women of the Bible Series - AJ 72

Paul's instruction for Timothy concerning a group of women in 1 Timothy 2 has unfortunately been used to silence many women throughout the history of the Church.  Lynn and Sareen wrestle through the myths and themes around this contentious passage. Context matters and Lynn carefully provides a helpful explanation of all the different elements that were at work in this passage.  

🎓 Learn more about these Seminary Now courses: 

Lynn's Women In The New Testament - https://seminarynow.com/programs/women-in-the-new-testament 

Carmen's Bearing God's Name - https://seminarynow.com/programs/bearing-gods-name