[The Church Series] Women + Church Ministry

<p>The early Christians faced many challenges in their new life of faith in Jesus. The gospel boldly sought to realign humanity according to the values of a true and impartial God. Differences based on race or social status found no place in this new religion.</p> <p>Jews who thought of themselves as God’s unique and chosen people were now to consider Gentiles as family, loved by the same God.</p> <p>Slave owners, rich in property and persons, weren’t to consider their slaves as possessions but as part of God’s family, and it is this status that dominates their new relationship.</p> <p>Importantly for many women, men were to consider and treat women as equals in the purpose and plan of God for humanity; directly challenging a long and complex history of patriarchy.</p> <p>The women who followed Jesus assumed ministry in the earliest Christian communities alongside men. Women were the last disciples to be found at the foot of the cross (Luke 23:55-56) and the first at the empty tomb, witnesses to the truth of the risen Christ (Luke 24:9-11). </p> <p>The reality of their significant involvement is shown throughout Paul’s letters, in the Acts of the Apostles, and other early Christian writings.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.carrielloydshaw.com/women-church-ministry/'>https://www.carrielloydshaw.com/women-church-ministry/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Read More about 1 Timothy 2:11-12:</p> <p><a href='https://bit.ly/2wMnDXk'>https://bit.ly/2wMnDXk</a>, <a href='https://bit.ly/3dGijp9'>https://bit.ly/3dGijp9</a> and <a href='https://bit.ly/39z4Ufm'>https://bit.ly/39z4Ufm</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Read more about 1 Corinthians 14:34-36:</p> <p><a href='https://bit.ly/3arPNp2'>https://bit.ly/3arPNp2</a> and <a href='https://bit.ly/2wD2G15'>https://bit.ly/2wD2G15</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Read more about 1 Corinthians 11:1-16:</p> <p><a href='https://bit.ly/2QVZa8I'>https://bit.ly/2QVZa8I</a> and <a href='https://bit.ly/3auVuCP'>https://bit.ly/3auVuCP</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Read more about Peter’s letter here: <a href='h