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Instructor

Dr. Kevin Giles

Dr. Kevin Giles, an Australian, has served as an Anglican parish minister for over forty years. He has been publishing on the substantial equality of the sexes since 1975. He holds a doctorate in New Testament studies and has published books on the church, church health, ministry in the apostolic age, the book of Acts, gender equality, and the Trinity, and numerous scholarly and popular articles.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Description & Additional Resource

    • Course Description

    • Additional Resources
  • 2

    Foundations of Ministry in the Apostolic Age

    • Ministry Foundations

    • Ministry in the Apostolic Age (1)

    • Ministry in the Apostolic Age (2)

    • Apostolic Theology of Ministry

    • Reflective Response
  • 3

    Important Concepts of Ministry from the Apostolic Age

    • House Churches

    • Minister as Pastor

    • Servant Leadership with Authority

    • Reflective Response
  • 4

    Historical Development of Ministry

    • Ordination

    • Ministry in Historical Perspective

    • Reflective Response
  • 5

    Women's Subordination in History

    • Women's Subordination in History (1)

    • Women's Subordination in History (2)

    • Reflective Response
  • 6

    Various Views on Women in Scripture and the Importance of Beginnings

    • Three Views of Women from Scripture

    • Women in the Old Testament (1)

    • Women in the Old Testament (2)

    • Reflective Response
  • 7

    Jesus & Women

    • Jesus and Women (1)

    • Jesus and Women (2)

    • Reflective Response
  • 8

    The Thinking of Paul Concerning Women and Leadership

    • Paul’s Theology, Practice and Restrictions on Women

    • Three Difficult Texts in Paul (1)

    • Three Difficult Texts in Paul (2)

    • One in Christ: Galatians 3:28

    • Paul & Male Headship

    • Reflective Response
  • 9

    Review this Course

    • Review this Course
  • 10

    Key Issues

    • Role, Difference and Equality

    • Women in Ministry and Leadership in Pentecostal Churches

    • Feminist Theology

    • The Trinity and Subordination of Women

    • The Practical Challenge of Women in Church Leadership

    • Reflection Questions