There were sections that were painful to read because they rang so true Her insights on what is needed to move the church forward are spot on as are the consequences that occur when we choose to ignore the problem Elder boards need to read this book Pastoral search committees need to read this book Women s ministry teams need to read this book Our high school and college aged sons and daughters need to read this book. Women are created in the image of God God loves women Jesus empowered women The Holy Spirit has gifted and called women to serve the church Will the church make space for women to flourish Will the church benefit from men and women serving alongside one another according to their giftedness This books shows us the need.

The Rev Dr Heather Matthews is the Doctor of Ministry Program Manager at Wheaton College Graduate School Dr Matthews has also worked as a pastor church planter non profit leader and global worker for over twenty years. S in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston IL Heather s area of expertise is women in church leadership Heather s broad range of personal and professional experience allows her to teach and consult on topics including abuse and trauma gender and sexuality healthy Christian leadership church planting and pastoral ministry marriage The Rev Dr Heather Matthews is the Doctor of Ministry Program Manager at Wheaton College Graduate School Dr Matthews has also worked as a pastor church planter non profit leader and global worker for over twenty years. S in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston IL Heather s area of expertise is women in church leadership Heather s broad range of personal and professional experience allows her to teach and consult on topics including abuse and trauma gender and sexuality healthy Christian leadership church planting and pastoral ministry marriage and divorce betrayal and pornography social and racial justice issues cross cultural issues and local and global mission. Read an excerpt of Heather s book here site_link site_link I very much appreciate Matthews premise and scholarship Matthews exposes the embedded male bias and misogyny that continue to hold women back in many church settings Well researched She hits many topics that are part of this problem including power pornography and sexual abuse in church settings As you might expect it s not an easy book to read bcz of the content Confronting Sexism in the Church How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It From the foreword to the final chapter this book examines the reality of sexism in the church and what we can do about it The author has clearly done careful research and she has the citations to prove it As a woman in ministry who has lived a lot of the scenarios she described the consequences if we don t and illuminates the way forward Let s finally move forward Confronting Sexism in the Church How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It

Confronting Sexism in the Church: How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It By Heather Matthews

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How to Fight Sexism in the Church Despite the real progress that has been made in recent years women continue to be silenced wounded and relegated to the sidelines in our churches Many churches even churches that outwardly affirm and platform women remain unaware of the patterns and cultures at play that set up unseen barriers for women This is a book for Christians who want to learn how to do better Heather Matthews has experienced sexism in the church firsthand In Confronting Sexism in the Church she explores the history and culture of sexism in our contemporary evangelical world and describes the many ways subtle and not so subtle that it lives on in the church today She gives simple practical steps for how Christians can actively fight sexism in its many forms The mistreatment of women has been part of the human experience from the very beginning but in Christ women are set free to be all they ve been created to be This book invites churches to live out that reality in all its fullness Confronting Sexism in the Church How We Got Here and What We Can Do About It.

. A in Counseling Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a B: A in Counseling Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a B.Heather has a D.Min from Fuller Seminary an M.A in Educational Ministry and an M.Heather has a D.Min from Fuller Seminary an M.A in Educational Ministry and an M.Heather has four children and lives in the Chicago suburbs