Kelly Ladd Bishop
Recent Blog Posts
Stop Telling Women They Aren’t Called
Some people say that God will never call a woman to pastoral ministry, because the Bible clearly states that women can’t be pastors. And God will never call us to anything that is in opposition to the Bible. Beside the fact that the Bible never actually says women can’t be…
The Differences Between Men & Women
What are the differences between men and women? First View: Some argue that men and women were created by God to be different from each other, and to complement each other. Men are naturally stronger and more logical. Women are naturally gentler and more intuitive. Men are providers. Women are…
To My Sisters, Keep Living
To my sisters who have been told they are the weaker sex: You are strong beyond your wildest dreams. You are strong with the strength of an ezer, a rescuer, a force that lifts up and saves. To my sisters who have been told they are only an accessory, a…
Godless Land, or Revival City?
This is an excerpt from an article that was published as part of a series from Missio Alliance on women in ministry, and the patriarchal church planting movement in Boston, MA. Read the entire article here and be sure to check out the whole series from Missio Alliance on women in ministry. …
Take Heart, It’s Getting Better
It’s easy to get lost in hopelessness given many of the events of recent days. The United States has been left in shock following the mass murder in Orlando that targeted the LGBTQ community, the killing of unarmed black men by police, and the killing of five police officers by…
The Stanford Rapist and Why Our Churches Must do Better
Many evangelical churches continue to argue that male headship theology is gospel centered, Biblical theology. Meanwhile, at Stanford University, a member of the swim team raped an unconscious person and was sentenced to six months in prison. Six months. Crimes are committed against women all over the world, every minute of every…