Women in Christian Ministry: Challenges of the Gender Gap 21st Century

This compendium presents the view that the challenge of the gender gap is of a personal and institutional concern. It is a concern about how our Christian community enables and empowers women and men to experience authentic Christian discipleship and reflect the 'Imago Dei' in our private and public world. The book makes the case that much 'unlearning' is required on the part of individuals and institutions for us to move beyond irrational assumptions that hinder and hamper the growth and ministry of our Christian witness. It highlights the fact that addressing the challenges of the gender gap provides opportunities to repudiate practices which disproportionately empower men and cause many women and some men to languish rather than flourish in their Christian service.