According to the Barna Institute, 78% of young people outside the Church believe that the Church is "old-fashioned", more relevant to past generations. One only has to look at the Church's definition of the role of women in society, family and the church to feel the force of that accusation. But what if Jesus was actually inviting all women to step into their God-given destiny, to take their place beside the men, as full partners and equals, to bring God's kingdom to earth, for men and women across the globe? And what if it were the men who were determined to make that a reality? What would the world say about us then?

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Many people today, especially among emerging generations, don't resonate with the church and organized Christianity. Yet often they are still spiritually open and fascinated with Jesus. They Like Jesus But Not The Church explores six of the most common objections and misunderstandings emerging generations have about the church and Christianity, emerging from conversations and interviews the church has had with unchurched twenty and thirty-somethings at coffee houses. Each chapter provides the biblical answers, gives examples of how churches are addressing these objection, and concludes with suggestions, discussion questions, and resource listings.
 

This first-rate biblical and theological study offers an accessible examination of the key texts of Scripture pertinent to understanding female roles, affirming full equality of the sexes in family and church. The third edition of Beyond Sex Roles has been revised throughout. Gilbert Bilezikian avoids using scholarly jargon and complex argumentation in the main text of the book to encourage readers to interact with the biblical research. The aim is for regular readers to be able to follow his discussion step-by-step, evaluate arguments, consider alternative views, and arrive at independent conclusions.

Discussions surrounding the roles of men and women--whether in the church, the home or society at large--never seem to end, often generating more heat than light. Yet, what we believe the Bible teaches on these matters shapes nearly all we do in the church. Discovering Biblical Equality assembles a distinguished array of twenty-six evangelical theologians firmly committed to the authority of Scripture to explore the whole range of issues--historical, biblical, theological, hermeneutical and practical. While dispelling many of the myths surrounding biblical equality, they offer a sound, scholarly case that affirms the complementarity of the sexes without requiring a hierarchy of roles.