Hosts Vance Pitman and Noah Oldham meet with author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin to discuss the eternal impact of training up the women in our congregations. Tune in to discover how you can help your church plant grow in Great Commission faithfulness from the household and beyond by intentionally investing in women’s theological equipping.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- How women’s theological training benefits the entire congregation
- How your preaching and teaching of God’s Word affects men and women alike
- What it looks like to cultivate an active learning environment for the women of your church plant
- The misconceptions, barriers, and social stigma that women are facing in the church today
- Why the call of Ephesians 4:12 is for every believer within the body of Christ
Helpful Resources:
- Find Jen on Instagram
- Jen’s book: Women of the Word
- Jen’s free Bible study: James: Living a Life of Genuine Faith
- Jen’s Genesis studies, God of Creation and God of Covenant
- Learn more about The Deep Discipleship Cohort
- Are you part of a new church plant? Learn more about our new church offer here.
- Interested in learning more? Check out our Church Planting Primer.
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Sharable Quotes (#NewChurches):
We would be poorly served if we kept women theologically uneducated. The problem’s getting worse, not better. We cannot transmit to the next generation a faith that we ourselves can’t articulate. — Jen Wilkin
Women have massive influence in terms of the next generation. So, the more theologically illiterate they are, the more we should expect that of the next generation as well. — Jen Wilkin
To be saved into an individual relationship with Jesus Christ is to be saved into a relationship with His church. The kinds of ideas that have sustained the church for 2,000 years are capable of sustaining the individual in this moment. — Jen Wilkin
When you don’t have women in your local church who are visibly, theologically equipped to do the work of a mother in church, women don’t stop looking for a mother. They will go and find a mother outside of your church. — Jen Wilkin
When it comes to theological training, women need permission from those who are in leadership, and then they need access and to be invited into these learning spaces. — Jen Wilkin
Published May 14, 2024