Tabitha VandenEnden & Michelle Knowles share their journeys to becoming pastors among the MB Church. The development of their call, the people who encouraged them along the way and the biblical understanding that led them are detailed. They offer critical insight into how we can continue to call and empower women to use their full gifting and calling in our churches.

Tabitha is a Co-Lead Pastor with Grantham MB Church in St. Catharines and Michelle Knowles is a Pastor with WMB Church - Kitchener and serves as the Chairperson of the ONMB Board of Directors.

Episode Links:

Gifted, Called & Affirmed: A pastoral application and commentary on the Women in Ministry Leadership resolution of Gathering 2006

Women in Ministry Leadership: The Journey of the Mennonite Brethren, 1954 - 2010 by Douglas J. Hiedebrecht

The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight

Slaves, Women and Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis by William J. Webb

How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership

On Holy Ground: Stories By and About Women in Leadership in the Mennonite Brethren Church

MB Herald: Women in Ministry

Revive Us Again by C2C Music used with permission.