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Mar 19 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Half the Church conference casts a vision for the church that is everything I have hoped for: women and men working together in multi-ethnic spaces to further the kingdom of God. Y’all, there is hope we can be what God intended #HalfTheChurch @dansadlier ImageImage
and if you want to hear a woman preach, y’all, listen to @INESmcbryde….
and my new favorite pastor poet is @djacksonpoetics. Y’all get his collection @ivpress Image
“God calls. God ordains. Women stand under the cross not the curse.” Amen @INESmcbryde
To see women flourish in the church “we have to do more than just not hurt women….a safe space is more than just not worrying about sexual assault.” Amen @matttebbe @GravityLeaders

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Mar 20
To those who still believe in male headship and female submission, I understand why you believe it.

I believe you are genuine and faithful Christians, my brothers and sisters.

But I can no longer pretend that any form of complementarianism is ok.

Because it isn’t.
The Bible speaks to the truth of women’s value, equality, &! leadership.

History shows the reality of patriarchy and how it has corrupted our faith.

But the evidence from our own people who argue that male headship is good for women….
yet treat women like lesser creations is overwhelming.

Complementarianism isn’t a beautiful vision broken by people; it is a broken vision that hurts women.

The evidence is everywhere.

We cannot stay silent.
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Jan 7
Telling: "There are plenty of Black female theologians teaching &writing today on the same subjects as Barr, Du Mez and other. But the Black scholars don’t appear to merit any attention from these white males.”

The year of being threatened by smart women baptistnews.com/article/the-ye…
Although I do have to say in regards to @MedfordMama quote, I have discussed multiple times why my story is a white narrative. I was conscious that it is a white story, & I worked hard to include Black voices as well as point out I knew it was framed from a white perspective.
I also have worked hard listening to more Black women & accepting critique. I also spent an entire semester reading Womanist theory & learning more, & will keep learning. I also am glad so many more people are reading Bettye Collier-Thomas & Clarice Martin bc of my book.
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Jan 3
I've seen a few folk write that I set up complementarian strawmen in #MakingBiblicalWomanhood. I would ignore this, as it isn't true, but folk seem to really misunderstand the term "strawman". So let me explain my methodology👇🧵
Strawman is a term used when someone intentionally misrepresents an argument so that their take-down is easier to make. Here is a clear, quick overview of strawman arguments: grammarist.com/rhetoric/straw…
As a teacher of history, one of my jobs is to simplify complex topics so that students who have very little knowledge of the topic can get a basic understanding. This doesn't mean the simplified explanation is all there is to it; it is just an entry point.
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Dec 24, 2021
My New Year's Resolution for 2022, BTW, is to not put up with theobros.

I've been handling college classrooms as well as evangelical youth groups (and their parents) for more than 20 years....1/2
Not to mention I'm a pastor's wife who has lived through the traumatic firing of my husband (and came out stronger), the crisis of a church secretary embezzling all our small church savings, and the crisis of covid on a small church.

Plus I'm a mom.

I can handle theobros.
(and I didn't even mention what it took to get my PhD and become a full professor, but you can go read @scott_m_coley for this--he explained it very well: faithphilosophyandpolitics.org/author/scoley4…)
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Dec 1, 2021
So much scholarly evidence exists showing that 'biblical womanhood' isn't biblical. @scotmcknight's #BlueParakeet is a must read--kind, careful, & mind-exploding--for showing how we have gotten the Bible wrong on so many issues, including women in ministry 1/2 Image
This is why I was so excited to have @scotmcknight
not only agree to read #MakingBiblicalWomanhood, but give it one of my favorite endorsements. Along w/ @laurambarringer, his #AChurchCalledTOV shows Christian patriarchy harms not only women but the entire culture of the church. Image
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Nov 21, 2021
I wrote #MakingBiblicalWomanhood to help the women who live every day in situations just like @JonathanLeeman described 👇 🧵
The women who are met with patronizing attitudes and gaslighting techniques when they try to get help from abusive husbands.

The women who are told that believing God calls women to lead and serve in the same ways as men is sinful and will lead them astray from gospel truth.
Y’all, these women are my audience. My heart breaks every day for them because I lived in their shoes for so so long. Because I know the Bible doesn’t teach what they are being taught,

The gospel is bigger than this. Jesus is better than this.
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