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The New Testament is clear that women were not only valued as disciples but also given leadership roles. Join Dorothy Lee and Lynn Cohick as they explore these examples and investigate their implications for the contemporary church. Jesus saw women as having a crucial role to play in God's mission found in the New Testament and He still wants to utilize women in His mission today. Purchase your copy of Dorothy Lee's new book - https://bit.ly/AJPodcast_DorothyLee

Elisa Morgan has dedicated her life to equipping women to really living. From being a previous CEO of MOPs international to co-hosting a radio show and podcast, Elisa has shared the message of God hearing the cry of women with thousands. She has authored more than twenty-five books on mothering, spiritual formation, and evangelism, including The Beauty of Broken, Hello, Beauty Full, She Did What She Could: Five Words of Jesus That Will Change Your Life, the NIV Mom’s Devotional Bible. Her newest release is When We Pray Like Jesus. Join Lynn Cohick and Elisa Morgan as they journey through what it means to be cared for and heard by God. Learn more about Elisa's work at https://bit.ly/AJPodcast_ElisaMorgan

Many sincere Christians dismiss evangelism due to enduring evangelistic caricatures. Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison wants to helps Christians move beyond those caricatures to consider thoughtfully and practically how they can engage in evangelism, whether it's through one-on-one conversations, social media, social justice, or the liturgy of worship services. Join Lynn Cohick and Priscilla Pope-Levison as they explore the different models of evangelism and the impact women have made throughout history on these models. Purchase your copy of Models of Evangelism - https://bit.ly/modelsofevangelismAJ

Tiffany Bluhm refuses to accept the status quo where women are forced to settle for less than the rights God has created for them. Join Lynn Cohick, Ingrid Farro, and Tiffany Bluhm as they explore the complex dynamics of power and abuse in systems we all find ourselves in. Tiffany tells stories of how women have overcome silence to expose the truth about their ministry and professional leaders--and the backlash they so often face. In so doing, she empowers others to speak up against abuses of power. Buy Tiffany's book here - http://bit.ly/AJPodcast_TiffanyBluhm

Old Testament scholar Carmen Joy Imes shares why she works so hard to take the valuable insights from the best of Old Testament study to help God’s people today. Join this fun conversation with Carmen, Lynn, and Ingrid as they explore everything from praying the Psalms, bearing God’s name as His people, and the implication of being created with God’s image. It often gets missed, but the Old Testament has an empowering message for women to play a significant and active role in God’s saving work among His people. This is the same work God wants to do through women today. Purchase Bearing God’s Name by Dr. Carmen Joy Imes - http://bit.ly/AJPodcast_CarmenImes

In first-century Ephesus, life is not easy for women. A young wife meets her daily struggles with equanimity and courage. She holds poverty and hunger at bay, fights to keep her child healthy and strong, and navigates the unpredictability of her husband's temperament. But into the midst of her daily fears and worries, a new hope appears: a teaching that challenges her society's most basic assumption. Join Lynn Cohick as she explores with Holly Beers the reality of the Roman world for a woman and what it would have been like to come across the gospel of Jesus Christ. Purchase your copy of Holly’s book - bit.ly/AJPodcast_HollyBeers

In the throes of the #MeToo movement, our response as Christians is vital. God beckons us to be good Samaritans to those facing trauma and brokenness in the aftermath of abuse and provide safe spaces to heal. Lynn Cohick and Ingrid Farro explore with Mary DeMuth how to foster a culture of honesty and listening and calls on the church to enter the places where people are hurting. In the circle of that kind of empathetic #WeToo community, the church must become what it’s meant to be—a place of justice and healing for everyone. Learn more about Mary's work here: http://bit.ly/AJPodcast_MaryDeMuth

What's the big deal about being created in God's image? Hint, it's way more than describing how humans were to live. It defines God's expected relationship with God's family. Lynn Cohick and Ingrid Farro with Catherine McDowell explore the powerful depths of the way the ancient world understood idols. The ways these idols were created have significant insight to inform the image of God placed within humans. Purchase Dr. McDowell's book here - http://bit.ly/AJPodcast_CatherineMcDowell

The belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, and joyful homemakers pervade North American Christianity. From choices about careers to roles in local churches to relationship dynamics, this belief shapes the everyday lives of evangelical women. Yet biblical womanhood isn't biblical, suggests Beth Allison Barr. Join Lynn Cohick and Beth Allison Barr as they unpack how it arose from a series of clearly definable historical moments. Purchase a copy of Beth Allison Barr's new book - http://bit.ly/AJPodcast_BethAllisonBarr

Women have been central to the work of Christian ministry from the time of Jesus to the twenty-first century. Yet the story of Christianity is too often told as a story of men. Lynn Cohick, Leanne M. Dzubinski & Anneke H. Stasson explore their favorite stories from the women they included in their book. History is clear that women have played an integral role in the mission of the church. These women have overcome obstacles to their ministries and have transformed cultural constraints to spread the gospel and build the church. Purchase a copy of Women in the Mission of the Church - bit.ly/AJ_DzubinskiStasson