In this Insights episode of Outside of Sunday, Christa and Laura reflect on the recent conversations surrounding women in ministry and explore how Christians can hold differing convictions on secondary issues while still preserving unity and loving one another well. They discuss the importance of humility, the example of the early church, and why our love for fellow believers should be one of the clearest markers of our faith. They also share resources for those wanting to study the topic of women in ministry more deeply, reflect on Elisabeth Elliot's writings, revisit themes from Sonia's recent testimony, and discuss how creation points us to the Creator. Above all, this episode is a reminder that we are a family in Christ, called to grow together in truth, grace, and community.

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0:00 - Coming up
0:33 - Welcome
1:31 - The women in ministry conversation has been heating up
4:34 - We have to be careful - this can very quickly cause separation
4:53 - It would be wonderful if we all agreed on every point of doctrine (Philippians 2:1-3)
7:04 - What merit is there in loving those who agree with you on every point of doctrine?
7:49 - We are supposed to be a family, called to love one another
10:44 - The world is supposed to know that we are His disciples by our love for one another
11:06 - Looking at the writings of Tertullian
12:19 - If we were in Rome when Christians were being slaughtered for their faith, we wouldn't be arguing over secondary issues
14:16 - We may not sit down with everyone, but we can sit down with fellow New Zealand Christians
15:26 - These are important issues, but we are not enemies
16:10 - Video recommendations if you want to explore women in ministry further
18:47 - Reflections from Elisabeth Elliot (Are we Eve or Mary?)
21:27 - Remembering that there are men who do not qualify to be pastors too
24:19 - Reflections on part one of Sonia's episode
27:18 - Feeling closer to God in creation
31:57 - Design points to a Designer, creation points to the Creator
35:30 - We need to grow in community

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