Whether we are on church staffs, serve as volunteers or exert influence in our life spheres, awareness of these topics is important. Watch on video or listen to BOW’s podcast with those who have studied and dealt with these issues. The podcast link is on the video description.
- Politics and Discipleship describes a healthier and more biblical approach to politics.
- Caring for Women Who Struggle with Porn shares information & suggestions for dealing with a growing problem.
- Recognizing Rape Culture What is rape culture and how can we help bring change?
- Purity Culture: A Corrective Why did purity culture arise, what went wrong and how should we approach purity?
- Becoming Pursuers of God Michelle Clifford shares a vision for discipleship and the basics of her unique course, Pursuit.
- Is Motherhood Our Highest Calling? What does the Bible say?
- Ministering to Gen Z Nika Spaulding provides insights.
- Barbie, the Bible and Feminism What is the movie’s message and how does it fit the Bible and feminism?
- Women and the Gender of God Understanding Mary is good news for women.
- 40 Questions About Women in Ministry Dr. Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews discuss a few of the major issues.
- Sexual Identity & Gender Identity Dr. Sandra Glahn and Dr. Gary Barnes discuss this topic and provide guidance as to how we should respond.
- Gender and Scripture What is gender and how does it relate to God’s Word?
- Re-Imagining Discipleship Series Many conversations today within Christianity echo the surrounding culture more than Jesus’ words and present symptoms of a problem–lack of biblical discipleship. We’ve asked five women leaders to share solutions out of their own experience, education and calling.
- Post-Roe: Supporting Mothers and Babies How can we as the church support mothers who would have considered abortion previously?
- Sexual Abuse and the Church How should we as the church respond when a victim shares about sexual abuse.
- Justice in the Bible What does the Bible says about this all important topic?
- Biblical Manhood and Womanhood What we call biblical is often cultural!
- On the issue of racial division we have two series: Leading Toward Racial Reconciliation for leaders and Beginning the Road to Racial Reconciliation for all of us.
- The Forgotten Ones: Singles and the Church. How can the church minister well to singles?
- Women in Public Ministry: Revisiting the Issue series with Dr. Sandra Glahn.
- It’s Time for a RelationSHIFT Is there a better way for Christian women & men to partner?
- Biblical Archaeology Angela Everett discusses a few of the major artifacts and how they support the historicity of the Bible and increase our faith.
Purity Culture: A Corrective
Why did purity culture arise, what went wrong and how should we approach purity. You can also access it on our podcast.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Sharia Stevens
Download Dr. Glahn’s Purity Culture Resource
Ministering to Gen Z
Gen Z is the latest generation now becoming adults. As we learn about them, how can the church respond well to their needs? Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Nika Spaulding and Kay Daigle
Helpful Resource List
Women and the Gender of God
Dr. Amy Peeler, author of Women and the Gender of God, joins BOW Ministry Team member Sharifa Stevens in a conversation you won’t want to miss about God and gender. Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Dr. Amy Peeler and Sharifa Stevens.
Gender and Scripture
Dr. Sandra Glahn of DTS discusses gender– common misconceptions about it and application in the scriptures. Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Claudia McGuire.
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Re-Imagining Discipleship
The state of the American church suggests that our discipleship models need reworking. The five videos of this series can be accessed below, or listen to the podcast episodes of Nika Spaulding’s A Theological Perspective, Debbie Swindoll’s A Spiritual Formation Perspective, Elizabeth Woodson’s A Church Leader Perspective, Susan Binion’s A Missions Perspective and Kay Daigle’s A Kingdom Perspective.
–with Nika Spaulding, Debbie Swindoll, Elizabeth Woodson, Susan Binion & Kay Daigle.
Download either Resources on Re-Imagining Discipleship or Kingdom Prayers
Post-Roe: Supporting Mothers & Babies
What are some practical ways to live out a pro-life ethic now that Roe has been overturned? Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Sharia Stevens and Kay Daigle
Justice in the Bible
The Bible says a whole lot about justice, as Nika Spaulding proves. All three episodes are available on our podcast: 1 – Defining Justice, 2- Justice in the Old Testament” and 3- Justice in the New Testament.
–with Nika Spaulding and Kay Daigle
Resources on Justice
Leading Toward Racial Reconciliation
Grow in understanding of the reasons for the racial divide and help with what to do about it. Watch the videos below, or download/listen to the podcast episodes “What is White Privilege“, “It’s a Gospel Issue” or “Reconciliation 101“.
–with Sharifa Stevens and Kelley Mathews
Resources on Racial Issues
The Forgotten Ones: Singles and the Church Series
Elizabeth Woodson shares insights from her leadership experience with singles to help the church care well for them. Part 1-Where We Are, Part 2-Where We Should Be and Part 3-How to Get Where We Should Be are available on BOW’s podcast.
– with Elizabeth Woodson and Kay Daigle
It’s Time for a RelationSHIFT
In light of #metoo and #churchtoo, how do men and women work together? Dr. Jackie Roese discusses the issues in this short 3-part series.
–with Dr. Jackie Roese and Kay Daigle
Politics and Discipleship
Kaitlyn Schiess shares ideas for defusing hatred and arguments in the church with Kelley Mathews. Watch the video below, or listen to the podcast.
–with Kaitlyn Schiess and Kelley Mathews
Resources for Politics & Discipleship
Caring for Women Who Struggle with Porn
Dr. Joy Skarka joins Kay Daigle to share her personal experience and knowledge to help Christians understand how to care well for women caught up in porn. This episode is helpful to Christian women who influence or lead other women, as well as parents who desire to protect their children. Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Dr. Joy Skarka and Kay Daigle
Download Resources for Caring for Women Who Struggle with Porn
Recognizing Rape Culture
Dr. Joy Skarka joins Kay Daigle to define and explain rape culture and suggest how we can help bring change. This episode is also available on BOW’s podcast.
–with Dr. Joy Skarka and Kay Daigle
Becoming Pursuers of God
Are the Christians in your church stuck, not growing, not knowing how to live their faith out? Michelle Clifford has created a unique curriculum, Pursuit, to develop passionate followers of Christ. She discusses why she created it, its elements, how it works and what how it differs from the programs we often consider discipleship. This episode is also available on BOW’s podcast.
–with Michelle Clifford and Kelley Mathews
Is Motherhood Our Highest Calling?
Dr. Glahn discusses her latest book, Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament, and how Artemis relates to the idea that motherhood is a Christian woman’s highest calling. Listen to the podcast.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Kay Daigle
Barbie, the Bible and Feminism
The Barbie movie is a blockbuster. How does its message about women and men compare to God’s? What is feminism in general and how has it affected our lives today? You can also access it on our podcast.
–with Cheyenne Coote and Kay Daigle.
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40 Questions About Women in Ministry
Dr. Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews, authors of the book 40 Questions About Women in Ministry, discuss a few of the issues and why there is disagreement with Kelly Arabie, BOW Ministry Team member. Their book aims to explain the biblical understanding behind both perspectives. Listen to the podcast.
–with Dr. Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews.
Sexual Identity & Gender Identity
Dr. Sandra Glahn and Dr. Gary Barnes of DTS explain how identity is formed and provide insight into how the church and individuals can wisely respond biblically. You can also access it on our podcast.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn, Dr. Gary Barnes and Kay Daigle.
Download Resource for Sexual Identity & Gender Identity or BOW’s Helpful Resource List
Sexual Abuse and the Church
Mary DeMuth, author of We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis and The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible: What Their Stories Teach Us About Thriving, discusses discuss how we as the church should respond when a victim shares about sexual abuse. You can also access it on our podcast.
–with Mary DeMuth and Kelley Mathews
Biblical Manhood & Womanhood
What’s biblical and what’s cultural? How do we live faithfully embodied as male and female? Dr. Sandra Glahn discusses it with Sharifa Stevens. Listen to or download the podcast.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Sharifa Stevens
Beginning the Road to Racial Reconciliation
All believers can take healing steps toward our brothers and sisters. Watch the videos below, or download/listen to 1- Where to Begin, 2- Evaluating and Listening, 3- Do’s and Don’ts and 4- Empathy not Sympathy.
–with Sharifa Stevens and Susan Seay
Resources on Racial Issues
Women in Public Ministry: Revisiting the Issue Series
Current scholarship requires reconsidering the biblical stories of women, according to Dr. Sandra Glahn of DTS. Watch the videos below, or access the podcast episodes: the 1st, the 2nd, or the 3rd.
–with Dr. Sandra Glahn and Kay Daigle
Biblical Archaeology
Understand how biblical archaeology gives us confidence in the historicity of the Bible and increases our faith. Part 1-Why Is It Important?, Part 2-Old Testament Discoveries and Part 3-New Testament Discoveries are available on BOW’s podcast.
– with Angela Everett and Kay Daigle
