S4 E31 | Dr. Lynn Cohick, Dr. Beth Allison Barr, Dr. Lissa Wray Beal | Regent College Panel Discussion (Women In Ministry Series)

The Alabaster Jar

In this special episode of the Alabaster Jar, the podcast features a recent panel discussion hosted at Regent College during their summer series featuring Dr. Lynn Cohick, Dr. Beth Allison Barr, and Dr. Lissa Wray Beal with the conversation hosted by Dr. Brittan Melton. This discussion explores the roles of women in ancient and recent Christian history. The panelists also share their personal journeys and research findings on the important topic of women in ministry. They also cover biblical texts that have been misused against women, experiences of gender discrimination, and glimpses of hope in areas like increased education and leadership opportunities for women in the church.

Episode Resources:
Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life by Dr. Lynn Cohick
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Dr. Beth Allison Barr
Regent College Summer Series
Voices Long Silenced: Women Biblical Interpreters through the Centuries by Dr. Marion Ann Taylor

Episode Sponsor:
The Alabaster Jar is brought to you by The Center for Women in Leadership, a newly formed 501©3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to equip women in a context that is biblically rooted, theologically robust, and ethnically diverse to thrive as leaders in the academy and the Church. Follow them on Instagram @leadershipwithoutapology. Learn more about The Center for Women in Leadership at https://www.leadershipwithoutapology.org/.