Women in Leadership
Glow Up: A Transformative Spiritual Retreat for Women across Australia North and West District
Bundaberg, QLD: On 11-13 October 2024, more than 70 women from the Australia North and West District gathered for a spiritual retreat in beautiful Bundaberg, Australia, with the theme "Glow Up: Transforming Inside and Out." Women traveled from across Queensland and even further abroad to gather for worship, fellowship, recreation, and rest. “The 2024 ANWD Women’s Retreat was one of our best yet,” said Megan Meade (ANWD NDI Chairperson). “For the first time we had international ladies and ladies from other denominations. There was such an intimacy in our sessions guided by our speaker, Reverend Cindy North. Our sessions were complimented by intentional worship and many a deep chat over cups of coffee and tea.” Sharing meals and tea times together between services was a highlight for many in attendance. Saturday’s lunch was served in a beautiful beach setting at Elliot Heads beach near Bundaberg. Ladies shared conversation and a meal outdoors before enjoying walks on the beach, swimming, and searching for shells. The retreat included four worship services, during which Cindy North (missionary on the Australia New Zealand Field) spoke from 2 Corinthians 3:18. Between services,...
Theology of Women in Ministry
SOURCE: Church of the Nazarene Manual, 2017-2021 [para. 501, pp. 192] The Church of the Nazarene supports the right of women to use their God-given spiritual gifts within the church and affirms the historic right of women to be elected and appointed to places of leadership within the Church of the Nazarene, including the offices of both elder and deacon. The purpose of Christ’s redemptive work is to set God’s creation free from the curse of the Fall. Those who are “in Christ” are new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17). In this redemptive community, no human being is to be regarded as inferior on the basis of social status, race, or gender (Galatians 3:26-28). Acknowledging the apparent paradox created by Paul’s instruction to Timothy (1 Timothy 2:11-12) and to the church in Corinth (1 Corinthians 14:33-34), we believe interpreting these passages as limiting the role of women in ministry presents serious conflicts with specific passages of scripture that commend female participation in spiritual leadership roles (Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:17-18; 21:8-9; Romans 16:1, 3, 7; Philippians 4:2-3), and violates the spirit and practice of the Wesleyan-holiness tradition. Finally, it is incompatible with the character of God presented throughout Scripture, especially as revealed in the person of Jesus Christ.
Women In Leadership Counsil
Lynne Bollinger
Aggie Muaror
Inocencia Piliin
Jenna Stout
Tha Zin Hlaing
Asnath Mangi
THRIVING TOGETHER
Stories of Women Serving in Ministries Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Nazarene Women in Leadership Ministries is excited to share 12 unique stories of women serving in various roles around the region. Be inspired by their stories of calling, obedience, and how they are thriving in the place where God put them to serve.
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