HER STORY: Leaders in the Cause of Christ, Did Jesus Call Women to Discipleship?

Did Jesus call women into discipleship in the same way Jesus called men? Or did women simply start following Jesus of their own accord, with no formal call? Can we say, for instance, that Mary of Bethany was actually a disciple, or was she simply acting like a disciple when she sat at Jesusโ€™s feet? … Continue reading HER STORY: Leaders in the Cause of Christ, Did Jesus Call Women to Discipleship?

HER STORY: Leaders in the Cause of Christ, Women Disciples an Introduction

The debate continues as to whether Scripture endorses, or at least permits, or rather forbids women from certain roles within the Body of Christ. May women be deacons? May women be elders? May women be pastors? May women be bishops? May women teach or lead in church? At stake, of course, is how to live … Continue reading HER STORY: Leaders in the Cause of Christ, Women Disciples an Introduction

Women Disciples: Conclusion to the Series

The Twelve Elements in Jesusโ€™s Call to Discipleship The Greek verb ฮถฮทฯ„ฮญฯ‰ | zฤ“teล held a centuries-old spiritual significance sourced in the Hebrew scriptures and was well-known to Jewish students of sacred writings. It means to seek God, in the hope that God may be found. Within a hundred years before Jesusโ€™s ministry, it came … Continue reading Women Disciples: Conclusion to the Series

Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to the Samaritan Woman

Matthew is the teaching Gospel, giving instruction on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Markโ€™s Gospel shows the whole arc of Jesusโ€™s impact on those disciples. Luke gives many snapshots of the Jesus and the disciplesโ€™ ministry. John focuses in on individual stories, giving a whole chapter, for instance this story, the … Continue reading Women Disciples: Jesus’s Call to the Samaritan Woman

Women Disciples: Twelve Elements in Jesus’s Call to Discipleship

The Acts of the Apostles, which was Lukeโ€™s continuing story after his Gospel, records several notable stories of women prophets,[1] a woman teaching,[2] a woman as a wealthy benefactor and host of a church,[3] and a woman named as a disciple.[4] The book of Acts records Peter turning to Joelโ€™s prophecy[5] to explain why all … Continue reading Women Disciples: Twelve Elements in Jesus’s Call to Discipleship

Women Disciples: Architecture of the Research

Did Jesus call women into discipleship in the same way Jesus called men? Or did women simply start following Jesus of their own accord, with no formal call? Can we say, for instance, that Mary of Bethany was actually a disciple, or was she simply acting like a disciple when she sat at Jesusโ€™s feet?In … Continue reading Women Disciples: Architecture of the Research

Women Disciples, Introduction to the Series

I have been sitting on this for a while, thinking about it for a long time. The debate continues as to whether Scripture endorses, or at least permits, or rather forbids women from certain roles within the Body of Christ. May women be deacons? May women be elders? May women be pastors? May women be … Continue reading Women Disciples, Introduction to the Series