Vicki

“It’s like gender trumps ideas,”
― Jim Henderson, The Resignation of Eve: What If Adam’s Rib Is No Longer Willing to Be the Church’s Backbone?

“So why didn’t I make the choices necessary to do that? Because nice girls just don’t ask for help. They’d rather do almost anything than inconvenience other people. So they don’t honor their own needs, desires, or dreams. Underneath, they really don’t think it’s okay to do that.”
― Lynne Hybels, Nice Girls Don't Change the World: Reclaiming the Unique Gifts God Gave You

“An even more personally disturbing policy that my church’s denomination has is that the pastors cannot meet alone with a woman unless there is a third party present. While I respect the intention of the rule, it makes meeting with the guy I work with challenging at times. He’s suggested we meet at church during the worship service so we won’t be alone. Frankly, this never comes up in business and I find it demeaning—like there is something innately tempting about me just because I’m a woman. On a practical level, it continues the cycle of male leadership since it’s easier for them to get together with other men. Working with a woman adds an extra step.”
― Jim Henderson, The Resignation of Eve: What If Adam’s Rib Is No Longer Willing to Be the Church’s Backbone?

“It is safer to be part of a twelve-step group than a church.”
― Jim Henderson, The Resignation of Eve: What If Adam’s Rib Is No Longer Willing to Be the Church’s Backbone?