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Sam Williams, a student in the Philippines, dialogues with Phil Payne about her deep concerns about 1 Cor 11:3 interpretations that teach the subordinationist heresy. Click here to read the dialogue.

I am delighted that Angela Rolston has made available an Italian translation of the entire text, including footnotes, of my article summarizing the argument of Man and Woman, One in Christ, “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman” published in Priscilla Papers 29,  number 1 (Winter 2015) 3-10. https://www.pbpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/La-Bibbia-insegna-uguaglianza-di-uomo-e-donna.pdf

It was a great joy to give several lectures to about 170 highly receptive African leaders celebrating the inauguration of The Africa Centre for Biblical Equity at St. Paul’s University, Kenya. My lectures were on: (more…)

The following link shows you Phil Payne’s PowerPoint for his talk, “Why do Women and Gender Studies Matter for a Christian University?” It shows that the Bible does not teach twelve allegedly biblical reasons against the equality of man and woman. Payne Whitworth Women https://www.pbpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Whitworth-talk.ppt

Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, has invited me to give two public talks with discussion, a coffee time with honors students, and three meals with faculty members, including a faculty dinner with a discussion on “The Meaning of Biblical Equality.” The first public talk is on Monday, March 20 from 8:00 to 9:30 PM in the HUB Chambers (upstairs) to Overflow on, “Is God a Feminist? The Bible’s Affirmations of the Equal Standing and Privileges of Women and Men.” The second public talk is Tuesday, March 21 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM in the Weyerhaeuser Hall 1st floor Robinson Teaching Theatre on, “Why do Women and Gender Studies Matter at a Christian University.” If you are in the area, come early to get a good seat! This link shows you my talk, Why do Women and Gender Studies Matter? https://www.pbpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Why-do-Women-and-Gender-Studies-Matter.pdf 

I am delighted to make available a complete Chinese translation, including end notes, of my article summarizing the central argument of Man and Woman, One in Christ: “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman” Priscilla Papers 29 number 1 (Winter 2015) 3-10. I am profoundly grateful to Jiang Qingxin (江庆心), Beijing (北京), Renmin (People’s) University of China (中国人民大学), who translated it. Mable Yin writes, “the translation is superb. I dare not touch it. I am clearly in awe of it. It is excellent. I am just THRILLED this translation exists.” 

I am delighted to make available the Mandarin Chinese translation kindly made by Sharon Lu from Shanghai, China, and proof read by Eddie Chao and others of my article published in Priscilla Papers 29 no. 1 (2015) pages 3-10: “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman.” mw = standing Mandarin

I am delighted to make available the French translation made by Dominique Mallol of Strassbourg, France, of my article published in Priscilla Papers 29 no. 1 (2015) pages 3-10: “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman.” Dans la Bible l’homme et la femme ont le même statut

I am delighted to make available a seven page summary of Man and Woman, One in Christ. “The Bible Teaches the Equal Standing of Man and Woman” was published in Priscilla Papers 29 number 1 (2015) 3-10. Many people have asked me for precisely such a summary. Click on the following link to see it and share it with your friends! (more…)

I am delighted to be presenting a Workshop on “New Life in Christ Entails Men and Women Sharing Authority and Leadership” Sunday July 29 at the CBE Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.

It will show how Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 11:2-16; Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 7 and Ephesians 5:21-22 demand shared leadership.

Please find attached both the handout for the talk and its PowerPoint. (more…)

I am in the midst of a delightful series of lectures and discussions for the University Presbyterian Church Adult Education Class in Seattle, WA. (more…)

A minority of versions, including the old NIV, translate verse 11, “In the same way their wives are to be …” The NIV 2011, however, translates it, “In the same way the women are to be …” The translation “their wives” is doubtful for eight reasons: (more…)

What an amazing year it has been! I have been overwhelmed by the uniformly enthusiastic responses to all the seminars I have given on the oneness of man and woman in Christ in Conferences in Uganda and Kenya, Universities, Seminaries, and churches. It was a special delight to be back at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School before Thanksgiving, where response to “How Complementarian is the Bible?” and its many follow up discussions were uniformly positive. You can see the full video of the Seminar on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29LlmlrL7fw&feature=youtu.be

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My wife, Nancy, and I are flying to Uganda and Kenya in July, to speak to couples, Kyambogo University Chapel,  a pastors’ conference, Uganda Christian University, and the CBE Annual Conference in Limuru, Kenya.

Chris Date has posted Part II of his podcast interview with Phil Payne at www/theopologetics.com/2012/5/21/episode-86-adams-rib/ in which I answer the most important Biblical objections to the egalitarian view.

Yesterday, May 18, 2012, Chris Date, a self-avowed complementarian, interviewed me for approximately three hours for a podcast for his blog. You can hear the first half of the interview now at http://www.theopologetics.com/2012/05/17/episode-85-one-in-christ/ Part II will be available in a few days.

If you are in the area, I would love to see you at one of my upcoming talks in Washington, Texas, Uganda, and Kenya.

Redmond, WA, March 31, 2012, main speaker at the Christians for Biblical Equality Puget Sound Spring Meeting at Overlake Christian Church, 9900 Willows Road NE, Redmond, WA 98052 from 2:00 – 4:30 PM.

Houston, TX, April 27-28, 2012, two plenary sessions, each with Q & A at the conference entitled”New Creation, New Tradition. Reclaiming the Biblical Tradition of Man and Woman, One in Christ” at the Heights Church of Christ, 1548 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77008. http://www.cbehouston.org/Pages/aboutus.aspx (more…)

On Friday, July 29, 2011, from 12:30 – 2:00 PM I will be presenting the Christians for Biblical Equality Annual Meeting Plenary Lecture 1 at the Doubletree Guest Suites Seattle Airport/Southcenter. The title of the lecture is “The Biblical Foundation for Mutual Submission and Shared Authority Between Men and Women in Church and Marriage.” Click here to download the PowerPoint for this lecture. If you do not own PowerPoint, you may download the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer or you may install LibreOffice, a free Open Source Office Suite that is compatible with Microsoft Office.

On Saturday, July 30, from 2:50 – 3:50 PM I will lead a workshop on “Justice and Equality for Women Created in God’s Image: The Scriptural Mandate for Ministry and Marriage.”

Hope to see you there!

Kriste Patrow is the contact person to use special discount coupon UPCBE11 for a discount on your registration, also available on site. Her telephone number is 612-872-6898 (good until she leaves for the Conference Wednesday, July 27, 9:00 AM CST).

Even if in the NT no women were identified by name as elders, overseers, or pastors, and many men were, this would not logically exclude women from those leadership positions any more than the actual lack of Gentile men identified by name as elders, overseers, or pastors in the NT excludes Gentile men from those leadership positions. (more…)