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Post-Sermon Q&A

Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

Pam and Kyle Wells discuss question brought up from the Co-Laborers in Christ sermon series. Moderated by Susan Isaac.
Books mentioned by Pam

Two Views on Women in Ministry
by Stanley N. Gundry, James R. Beck, Linda L. Belleville, Craig L. Blomberg, Craig S. Keener, Thomas R. Schreiner, Zondervan,
Zondervan
Amazon

Fresh Perspectives on Women in Ministry (3 book series)
Zondervan
Amazon

Neither Complementarian nor Egalitarian: A Kingdom Corrective to the Evangelical Gender Debate
by: Michelle Lee-Barnewall

Baker
Amazon

The Mission of God’s People
by Christopher J. H. Wright

Zondervan
Amazon

A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story
by: Michael W. Goheen

Baker
Amazon

Co-Laborers in Paul’s Communities

Bible Text: Romans 16:1–7; 1 Timothy 2:11–3:1 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

For our final week in our co-laborer series, we will be looking at Paul’s communities. Since the rise of modern feminism, there has been a tendency for Western Christians to cherry-pick from Paul’s letters to support their “side” of the debate over women’s leadership in the church. While some cry Galatians 3:28 or Romans 16:7, others retort with 1 Timothy 2:12. And to everyone “their” text seems unambiguous enough to end the discussion. How can Paul be read so differently? Is there a way to take all the data into account? Join us as we investigate what happens when Paul is read in light of the biblical theology we have been developing over the past five weeks.

Co-Laborers and the Ministry of Jesus

Bible Text: Luke 6:12–16; 8:1–3; Matthew 28:16–20 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

Any author will tell you that the cast of characters is central to every great story. In the true stories of the New Testament, we find a large cast of characters throughout. This character list includes both men and women who support the ministry of Jesus and the work of his Church. Mary and Martha, though they aren’t apostles, play as vital of a role in the gospels as James and John. What can we learn from the New Testament about the work of men and women together in God’s mission to the world?

Co-Laborers: A Liturgical and Typological Calling

Bible Text: Genesis 2:15–18, 21–22; 3:1–4, 6, 8–13; Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 15:22–23 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

If you’re given a script, you must know the whole story to play your role well. You can’t simply memorize the lines and cues–you have to understand the origins, the motivations, the relationships, and the conclusion to really understand the part you play in the production. It’s the same with any of the most pressing issues of our day, whether it be justice, sexualty, or gender. How do our individual views fit into the larger story we are telling? How do women and men fit into the narrative of the Bible? Join us this Sunday as we continue our series on Co-laboring.

Co-laborers at Creation: a Mutual Calling

Bible Text: Genesis 1:26–28; 2:15–18, 21–23 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. So goes the title of a popular book trying to help men and women relate to one another. Maybe you have felt like that at some point and wondered: how are men and women supposed to relate. This is a consistently pressing question in the church, where the Bible often feels over-interpreted or ignored to fit our preferred cultural narratives. This week we will begin a series where we explore what the Bible has to say about this challenging question, and see what wisdom it can give for our life together.