Our Purpose
The purpose of this site is to promote gender justice in the Church of Christ by…
- facilitating communication and mutual support and edification among Churches of Christ that practice or strive toward gender justice.
- offering resources for those seeking insight into the scriptural, theological, and experiential warrants for gender justice in the church.
A Definition of Gender Justice
In general, gender justice means recognizing that men and women are created by God, redeemed by Christ, and gifted by the Spirit truly without distinction or partiality. In Christian community, gender justice means encouraging both men and women to exercise their Spirit-given gifts in the church’s work, worship, and leadership, and celebrating the truth that the Spirit grants such gifts without respect to gender. Concretely, gender justice in the Church of Christ includes opening traditionally masculine leadership roles and activities (deacon, elder, minister, worship leader, preacher, teacher, etc.) to women, and encouraging men to discover and cultivate their gifts for activities traditionally performed by women.