Imagine being the most gifted leader, teacher, or storyteller—
and being told you could never step onto the stage.
In this episode, we uncover how the theology of “roles” didn’t just organize the church.
It erased the voices it feared most.

Imagine being the most gifted leader, teacher, or storyteller— and being told you could never step onto the stage. In this episode, we uncover how the theology of “roles” didn’t just organize the church. It erased the voices it feared most.

Episode 2 - The Role She Wasn’t Allowed To Play

Behind closed doors, a small group of leaders shaped a movement that would reach into churches, homes, and seminaries across America — redefining women’s roles for generations to come. Ordained Inequality is an investigative podcast uncovering how the rise of complementarian theology — and organizations like the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood — quietly but powerfully redrew the lines for women in Christianity.

Ordained Inequality traces the origins, influence, and real-life consequences of a theology that claimed to honor women while systematically limiting their voices. This podcast peels back the polished language of “equal in value, different in role” to expose the cultural, institutional, and personal cost behind the rhetoric.

This isn’t just history. It’s the story of real women — silenced, shaped, and sometimes shattered — by a movement they were told was for their good.

Produced by Knotty Spies Inc.
Narrated by Shannon Patterson.

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Behind closed doors, a small group of leaders shaped a movement that would reach into churches, homes, and seminaries across America — redefining women’s roles for generations to come. Ordained Inequality is an investigative podcast uncovering how the rise of complementarian theology — and organizations like the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood — quietly but powerfully redrew the lines for women in Christianity. Ordained Inequality traces the origins, influence, and real-life consequences of a theology that claimed to honor women while systematically limiting their voices. This podcast peels back the polished language of “equal in value, different in role” to expose the cultural, institutional, and personal cost behind the rhetoric. This isn’t just history. It’s the story of real women — silenced, shaped, and sometimes shattered — by a movement they were told was for their good. Produced by Knotty Spies Inc. Narrated by Shannon Patterson.

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Episode 2 - The Role She Wasn’t Allowed To Play

Episode 2 - The Role She Wasn’t Allowed To Play