Articles, Ministry, Personal Stories
Why I Believe in Preaching to Women
by Erica Hamence I can remember the first time I heard the word â...
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We believe both men and women are gifted for service. Our workplaces, churches, and families will only flourish when women and men are given equal opportunities to serve, based on their gifts, not their gender.
CBE Melbourne writing Competition
The 2020 CBE Melbourne Writing competition has been judged and the winners are:
Category 1:
Winner “Why I believe in preaching to women” by Erica Hamence
2nd (very close) “Jesus Chooses the Unlikely” by Jennifer Lumsden
3rd “An Egalitarian Marriage” by Julie-Anne Laird
Category 3 (Devotion)
“Do not put out the Spirit’s Fire” by Elizabeth Wheeler
Category 4: Visual Stories
“Welcoming the Stranger…’ Afghan asylum seeker welcomed'” by Naomi Chua.jpg
No prizes were awarded in category 2
The winning entries will appear on our website over the next few weeks.
STATISTICS
Women In The Church
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41% of women say they have more opportunities to lead outside of their church than within their church
Gender of Australian church attenders
40%
male
60%
female
Gender of senior local church leaders
78% male
22% female
females in australia churches vs females in Australian populations
Articles & Resources
Articles, Ministry, Personal Stories
Jesus chooses the unlikely
by Jennifer Lumsden My parents met in China after travelling from...
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Articles, Faith-in-action, Ministry, Personal Stories, Society
An Egalitarian Marriage
By Julie-Anne Laird One morning, 19 years ago, I frantically rang...
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