Mutuality Minded

In this episode, we will be engaging in a conversation about hermeneutics and mutuality, in Dr Knut Heim’s newly released book, A Hermeneutic of Imagination: Unlocking Scripture’s Full Potential. Joining us is Rev. Dr. Knut Heim. Dr. Heim has been a Professor in Old Testament at Denver Seminary since 2016. He is an ordained minister in the Methodist Church of the United Kingdom and has also worked as a missionary with Operation Mobilization and an educator in the UK. His vision is to help students discover the Old Testament as a resource for ministry and an inspiration for life. He completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool on editorial clusters in the book of Proverbs. He has published multiple books and numerous articles and essays on the wisdom literature in the Hebrew Bible and has worked on commentaries on Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

In this podcast Sandy Pepe shares her story about discerning God’s call as a woman in ministry. After moving from New York to Denver to attend Denver Seminary, she found a church that not only allows, but promotes and celebrates woman in all facets of ministry. She is currently an Intern at Centennial Covenant Church working with the Young Adult Ministry and is also deeply engaged in church community. Sandy is pursuing a MA in New Testament Studies so that she can use her teaching gifts to help others better understand the Bible. In addition, her involvement at Centennial Church has ignited a deep love of people and a desire to do pastoral ministry. Listen in as Sandy shares her journey of discerning God’s call in life and ministry. 

In this episode you will be enlightened and enriched by listening to Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., Distinguished University Research Professor of Apologetics and Christian Worldview at Cornerstone University and Seminary. Doug is the author of twenty books, including "Beyond the Wager: The Christian Brilliance of Blaise Pascal" (InterVarsity, April 2024), "World Religions in Seven Sentences," "Fire in the Streets"--about Critical Race Theory or Wokeness (Salem, 2022), and "Christian Apologetics," 2nd ed. to name a few. Dr. Groothuis is no stranger to tackling hard conversations, exegeting challenging texts, and conversing with others - be they secular or other Christians who may not share his biblical worldview. Today Dr. Groothuis shares his story around the topic of biblical equality and mutuality. Doug is not only educated and qualified to discuss the topic of mutuality and woman in ministry, but he is personable, engaging, and grace filled as well. Enjoy!  

Listen to a couple who embody mutuality in the home, church, and world. Both Matt and Janet educate and inspire others to live out the new Kingdom paradigm of biblical equality. Janet is the author of “Still, Biblically Side by Side,” a short concise book explaining some of the more difficult, or controversial passages pertaining to women. Just visit our website CBEDenver.com/resources and check out this handy reference guide. 

In his episode, we are joined by Dan Elliott of South Fellowship Church here in Denver. Dan has served as one of the pastors at South for over 20 years in a wide range of roles and responsibilities, and currently oversees Community Care. He was also part of the elder board during South’s intentional season of discernment around a biblical response to women in ministry. Today, we’ll hear about that process: what prompted it, how the leadership and congregation engaged Scripture and one another, and how that journey has shaped South Fellowship as they move forward in an egalitarian vision for ministry. We’re grateful for Dan’s long faithfulness to his church family and look forward to learning from his experience and insight. Listen in while Dan shares his discernment journey from a place of hierarchical complementarian to non-hierarchical complementarianism – which is also known egalitarianism, or better yet mutuality. Welcome Dan!  

In his episode, we are joined by Dan Elliott of South Fellowship Church here in Denver. Dan has served as one of the pastors at South for over 20 years in a wide range of roles and responsibilities, and currently oversees Community Care. He was also part of the elder board during South’s intentional season of discernment around a biblical response to women in ministry. Today, we’ll hear about that process: what prompted it, how the leadership and congregation engaged Scripture and one another, and how that journey has shaped South Fellowship as they move forward in an egalitarian vision for ministry. We’re grateful for Dan’s long faithfulness to his church family and look forward to learning from his experience and insight. Listen in while Dan shares his discernment journey from a place of hierarchical complementarian to non-hierarchical complementarianism – which is also known egalitarianism, or better yet mutuality. Welcome Dan!  

In this episode, some of the CBE Denver Team will be discussing Terran Williams’s book "How God Sees Women: The End of Patriarchy."  In this book the author offers a robust overview of mutuality. Beginning with the beliefs in and around the early Church, he gives some context for the current theological landscape and then talks about women in the Old and New Testaments, the early church, and modernity. Listen in as Logan, JoAnna and JulieAnne discuss their unique interactions with the book and share personal epiphanies.