Last year I wrote a post called A Call To Men that was part of a much bigger conversation on gender relationships.  I still think this is one of the central issues facing the church today.  In fact I heard several women this week share that they constantly feel pushed down and aren’t heard…because they are women. This is an issue of social justice within the church.

My friend Cynthia LaGrou contacted me about writing a short piece for a collection on this very topic.  The project is now out and available through Samizdat Creative.  The price is ridiculously cheap for such a great collection of voices.  Some of the authors are my friends and include:

Reimagining a Woman’s Role in the Church by Frank Viola

Coloring Outside the Christian Circle By Becky Garrison

Why We Need Mothers & Fathers & Sisters & Brothers & Daughters & Sons By Kathy Escobar

Leadership Lenses, Jungian Archetypes and Gender By Leonard Hjalmarson

Shoulders to Stand On: The role of men in restoring the woman’s voice By Jeff McQuilkin

My piece is an expanded version of my original post called The Courageous Imagination – A Call to Men

Abstract: Deep within the heart of a man is the desire to fight for something. Yet also embedded within a man is the destructive bent to rule over the woman. History is littered with the undeniable evidence of oppression towards women. What would happen if men took up the courageous call to address one of the deepest needs of the heart by restoring one of our deepest bents, to literally change the course of history and fight for women.