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What Makes Gender Relations Work?

Posted May 5, 12:20 PM | 2 comments | by Steve Knight | Link

Jenell Paris has posted another great, highly-transparent update inspired by the Reformed/Emergent dialogue on ChristianityToday.com. In today’s post, Paris writes, “I’d like to develop a few posts here that keep this conversation going. Rather than continue banging the theology drum, why not consider practice? Even though many (most?) in the young Reformed crowd would deny pastoral leadership or eldership to women, many (most?) men in that movement want to work harmoniously with women in other roles. In emergent and other woman-affirming movements and organizations, men also want to work well with women and are often flummoxed when their well-intentioned efforts backfire. Let’s generate a discussion of practices: Women, what personal or organizational practices make gender relations work? Men, same question. I have a few ideas myself I’ll try to post.”