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Searching for new perspective on an ancient faith. I’m originally from the west coast (all the states, California, Washington, Hawaii) and have made my home in Kansas City since 2003. For most of my adult life, I have earned a living M-F while leading a congregation on nights and weekends. I managed subcontractors and church volunteers, facilitated Bible studies and business meetings. I play guitar and piano and sing with a big passionate voice. My last pastoral assignment ended in 2018. Since then, I have discovered that I love to write, create and think deep thoughts. My emerging theme is encouragement. How can I empower others to be the best version of themselves? This question pushes me to rethink, relearn and continue to grow.

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Saddleback Church Kicked Out of the SBC Over Women’s Ordination: Why To Care & What To Do

March 10, 2023 • Sharon Beck-Doran • Episode 29

In this week's episode I talk about Saddleback Church's exit from the Southern Baptist Convention over the ordination of women. This even gets at a deeper issue. I discus the doctrine of complementarianism, the divide between men and women that needs healing and give some advice on how to bring change to your faith community.

Here are a few resources that I used in this episode:

Listen to Rick Warren’s speech here: https://youtu.be/MBsT1zFmC3E
A previous blog post on Complementarianism: https://www.relevantfaithjourney.com/post/brighter-together-does-equal-mean-equal
The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 Section on Family: https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/#xi
I do not address the scriptural basis for equality beliefs here, but here is a previous post that is relevant to the topic: https://www.relevantfaithjourney.com/post/brighter-together-the-intersection-of-scripture-and-gender-roles
This is also great TikTok about women preachers and the Bible: https://www.tiktok.com/@pastorparrott/video/7202680079216839978
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Mission Statement, quoted in this episode: https://cbmw.org/about/mission-vision/
Here’s the URL for the excerpt from Beth Moore’ Memoire talking about her experience of being welcomed in an Anglican church. Christianity Today Article
You can find an extended report on Beth Moore’s exit from the SBC here: Religion News Article
Beth Moore’s blog post from 2018: “A Letter to My Brothers.” You should read the whole thing. It’s good. https://blog.lproof.org/2018/05/a-letter-to-my-brothers.html