{"id":3672,"date":"2018-03-06T17:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T17:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2021-02-09T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T23:09:53","slug":"women-and-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2018\/03\/06\/women-and-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Women and the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

International Women\u2019s Day
\nBy Kaleigh Hamilton<\/p>\n

While the world has made impressive strides towards empowering women and creating equality, there is still so much more to be done. One in three women worldwide have experienced violence. Every six minutes women are at the risk of undergoing physical mutilation. Moreover, only 18 out of 173 countries have specific legislation addressing sexual harassment in public places.
\nThe Bible tell us that God created mankind in His image, therefore every human has inherent value, dignity, and worth. The original word used to describe woman in Genesis 2 was the Hebrew \u201cezer kenegdo\u201d. \u201cEzer\u201d is used twenty-one times throughout the Old Testament, consistently within a military context. Sixteen of those twenty-one times are used to describe God Himself as a strength and a shield to the Israelites. The same word that is used to describe God as a warrior fighting for Israel, a strong and powerful helper, is the very same word used to describe women. Women are not meant to be forgotten, overlooked, or left on the sidelines. They are a powerful force, a light in the darkness, an essential resource for the Church today.
\nAs the family of God, the Church has a mandate to fight for the abused, the neglected, and the marginalized. Yet ironically, women are woefully under-represented within Church leadership. According to the Women in Leadership National Study, women make up only 19% of paid positions within Evangelical organizations, and 16% of CEO positions.
\nThere is a definite lack of female leadership within the Church, and yet many congregations are predominately female. US congregations are typically 61% female, while in countries such as China and Japan the percentages are closer to 80 or 90%. As Carolyn Custis James says in her book Half the Church, \u201c\u2026maybe these high percentages of women should make us wonder what God is doing, for He often forges significant inroads for the gospel by beginning with women.\u201d<\/p>\n

This month, the church has two major opportunities to focus on women. International Women\u2019s Day is March 8th, while IPHC Women\u2019s Ministries Day is Sunday, March 11th. Here are a few ways you can celebrate and acknowledge the leadership within your church this month:<\/p>\n

1. Invite a female leader in your church to speak. Women have a voice that needs to be acknowledged, and many women would love the chance to share their hearts with the church. They simply need to be given the opportunity.
\n2. Educate your church on the stance of women in leadership within the IPHC. In 2015, the Council of Bishops presented a position paper on our denomination\u2019s inclusion of women in leadership. You can read the position paper here<\/a>.
\n3. Plan an event to celebrate women in your church and community. You can find resources from IPHC Women\u2019s Ministries here<\/a>.
\n4. Organize an outreach for women. Raise funding for a female missionary, partner with an international ministry to benefit women overseas, or plan an outreach for the women in your own community.
\n5. Develop a plan to utilize women more equally in your church leadership. In the Women in Leadership National Study, researchers found that \u201corganizations are more successful when they have a greater diversity in their leadership.\u201d We need both men and women to be on our leadership so that every need is equally represented and met.
\nThe world is telling women many things about who they are and what they can do; some of it is wonderful , and some of it is destructive. . Who will we allow to speak over us? Who we will allow to dictate what our worth is? Will we allow society to tell us who we are? As the Family of Christ, let us stand and speak up for women all over the world. Let us be the loudest voice, crying, \u201cYou are loved. You are valued. You are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kaleigh is a graduate of Southwestern Christian University, a licensed minister, and a born-and-bred Oklahoman. Since 2011 Kaleigh has worked in the Discipleship Ministries Department of the IPHC, specifically in Student Ministries. Her areas of expertise include graphic design, social media marketing, writing, promotional design, typography, and event planning.<\/p>\n

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Una de cada tres mujeres en el mundo ha experimentado violencia. Cada seis minutos las mujeres corren el riesgo de someterse a una mutilaci\u00f3n f\u00edsica. Adem\u00e1s, solo 18 de 173 pa\u00edses tienen legislaci\u00f3n espec\u00edfica que aborda el acoso sexual en lugares p\u00fablicos. La Biblia nos dice que Dios cre\u00f3 a la humanidad a su imagen, por lo tanto, cada ser humano tiene un valor inherente, dignidad y valor. La palabra original utilizada para describir a la mujer en G\u00e9nesis 2 era el hebreo \"ezer kenegdo\". \"Ezer\" se usa veintiuna veces en todo el Antiguo Testamento, consistentemente dentro de un contexto militar. Diecis\u00e9is de esas veintiuna veces se usan para describir a Dios mismo como una fortaleza y un escudo para los israelitas. La misma palabra que se usa para describir a Dios como un guerrero que lucha por Israel, un ayudante fuerte y poderoso, es la misma palabra que se usa para describir a las mujeres. Las mujeres no est\u00e1n destinadas a ser olvidadas, olvidadas o dejadas de lado. Son una fuerza poderosa, una luz en la oscuridad, un recurso esencial para la Iglesia de hoy. Como la familia de Dios, la Iglesia tiene el mandato de luchar por los maltratados, los descuidados y los marginados. Sin embargo, ir\u00f3nicamente, las mujeres est\u00e1n lamentablemente infrarrepresentadas dentro del liderazgo de la Iglesia. De acuerdo con el Estudio Nacional de Mujeres en Liderazgo, las mujeres representan solo el 19% de los puestos remunerados dentro de las organizaciones evang\u00e9licas, y el 16% de los puestos de CEO. Hay una clara falta de liderazgo femenino dentro de la Iglesia, y sin embargo, muchas congregaciones son predominantemente femeninas. Las congregaciones de los Estados Unidos son t\u00edpicamente 61% mujeres, mientras que en pa\u00edses como China y Jap\u00f3n los porcentajes est\u00e1n m\u00e1s cerca del 80 o 90%. Como dice Carolyn Custis James en su libro Half the Church, \"... tal vez estos altos porcentajes de mujeres deber\u00edan hacernos preguntarnos qu\u00e9 est\u00e1 haciendo Dios, ya que a menudo forja avances importantes en el evangelio comenzando con las mujeres\". Este mes, la iglesia ha dos grandes oportunidades para enfocarse en las mujeres. El D\u00eda Internacional de la Mujer es el 8 de marzo, mientras que el D\u00eda de los Ministerios de Mujeres de IPHC es el domingo 11 de marzo. Aqu\u00ed hay algunas maneras en que puede celebrar y reconocer el liderazgo dentro de su iglesia este mes: 1. Invite a una l\u00edder femenina de su iglesia a hablar. Las mujeres tienen una voz que debe ser reconocida, y muchas mujeres les encantar\u00eda la oportunidad de compartir sus corazones con la iglesia. Simplemente necesitan que se les d\u00e9 la oportunidad. 2. Eduque a su iglesia sobre la postura de las mujeres en el liderazgo dentro de la IPHC. En 2015, el Consejo de Obispos present\u00f3 un documento de posici\u00f3n sobre la inclusi\u00f3n de nuestra mujer en el liderazgo. Puedes leer el documento de posici\u00f3n aqu\u00ed. (https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IPHC-Women-in-Ministry.pdf) 3. Planifique un evento para celebrar a las mujeres en su iglesia y comunidad. Puede encontrar recursos de Ministerios de la Mujer de IPHC aqu\u00ed. (https: \/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wmtheme\/ ) 4. Organice un alcance para las mujeres. Aumente los fondos para una misionera, as\u00f3ciese con un ministerio internacional para beneficiar a las mujeres en el extranjero o planifique un acercamiento para las mujeres de su propia comunidad. 5. Desarrolle un plan para utilizar a las mujeres de manera m\u00e1s equitativa en el liderazgo de su iglesia. En el Estudio Nacional de Mujeres en Liderazgo, los investigadores encontraron que \"las organizaciones tienen m\u00e1s \u00e9xito cuando tienen una mayor diversidad en su liderazgo\". Necesitamos que tanto hombres como mujeres est\u00e9n en nuestro liderazgo para que cada necesidad sea igualmente representada y satisfecha. El mundo les dice a las mujeres muchas cosas sobre qui\u00e9nes son y qu\u00e9 pueden hacer; algo de eso es maravilloso, y parte es destructivo. . \u00bfA qui\u00e9n permitiremos hablar sobre nosotros? \u00bfA qui\u00e9n permitiremos dictar cu\u00e1l es nuestro valor? \u00bfPermitiremos que la sociedad nos diga qui\u00e9nes somos? Como Familia de Cristo, pongamos de pie y defendamos a las mujeres de todo el mundo. D\u00e9janos ser la voz m\u00e1s alta, llorando, \"Eres amada\". 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