1.0Jesus Creedhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreedJesus Creed Adminhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/author/jesuscreed2Expanding Women in Ministry - Jesus Creedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NMxNNGVD39"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/12/expanding-women-in-ministry.html">Expanding Women in Ministry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jesuscreed/2008/12/expanding-women-in-ministry.html/embed#?secret=NMxNNGVD39" width="600" height="338" title="“Expanding Women in Ministry” — Jesus Creed" data-secret="NMxNNGVD39" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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One of the arguments of our new book,The Blue Parakeet, is that any church that calls itself biblical must permit women to do now what they did in the New Testament, and that includes prophesying, teaching, praying and founding churches. I was encouraged by the following letter. We want to hear today from those folks…http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=jescre-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0310284880