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Pentecostal and charismatic churches should be at the vanguard of raising female leaders. They share a history grounded in the pioneering ministry of Spirited filled women. They have formal structures of ordination based in giftedness rather than gender. And they develop their theology out of a shared spiritual experience that overcomes the barriers of class, race and sex. Despite these potential forces for equality, women in many churches still experience sexism, and find it much harder than men to rise to senior positions of leadership. This book responds to this situation. It is driven by a passion to reclaim the tradition of empowering women. It seeks to provide the next generation with theological and practical tools that will help them follow the leading of the Spirit in the pursuit of their goals and dreams. Raising Women Leaders brings together the expertise of authors from various scholarly disciplines, exegetes, theologians, historians and philosophers, along with leadership theorists and practitioners, all from diverse denominational backgrounds. Together, they share the belief that the gospel facilitates liberation from oppression and encourages all people, women and men alike, to flourish in life and ministry.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Raising Women Leaders (by Shane Clifton and Jacqueline Grey)
2. Women’s Experiences: Challenges for female leaders in Pentecostal contexts (by Cheryl Catford)
3. Sexism and the Demonic in Church Life and Mission, (by Shane Clifton)
4. Models of Women’s Leadership in the Bible (by Jacqueline Grey)
5. Jesus and Women (by Kevin Giles)
6. Women in Ministry and the Home: Sampling a NT perspective (by David M. Parker)
7. The Trinity Argument (by Kevin Giles)
8. Talking About a Male God and Male Pastor’s Wives (by Shane Clifton and Kate Tennikoff)
9. Imaging God, Embodying Christ: A Pentecostal Contribution to a “New”-matological Argument for Women in Ministry (by Lisa P. Stephenson)
10. The Contribution of Women to Pentecostalism (by Mark Hutchinson)
11. The History of Feminist Theology (by Anne Tuohy)
12. Communication and Expectations: Differences Between Men and Women Explored (by Lily Arasaratnam)
13. Spirituality in a Feminine Voice: On Feminine Spirituality (by Robyn Wrigley-Carr and Matthew Del Nevo)
14. Mentoring Women (by Jennie Bickmore-Brand & Claire Madden)
15. Seeds for the Future: Raising Women Leaders (by Jacqueline Grey and Kristy Rigg)