Dear Friend,
Last month was a significant moment in our organization as we looked back at what God has graciously done in and through us, and we looked forward to the future.
Earlier in the month, we were glad to announce the addition of three new Council members: Abigail Dodds, Sharon James, and Joe Rigney. Each of these three new members have made significant contributions to the articulation and defense of God’s good design in complementarianism. They are published authors and have been featured in Eikon, CBMW’s bi-annual journal for biblical anthropology.
Then, on August 29th, CBMW marked the fifth anniversary of the release of the Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality. Five years ago last month, more than 80 evangelical leaders gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, to finalize a statement that reaffirms the church's biblical, historic, and orthodox teaching on gender and sexuality in the face of the ongoing LGBT revolution. When the statement was released, the response was overwhelming, and to this day over 24,000 evangelical leaders and institutions have affirmed the statement both in the US and around the world, including the late R. C. Sproul and J. I. Packer.
The Nashville Statement has now been translated into seven languages and continues to have a global impact for biblical fidelity. Little did those evangelical leaders know how much the questions surrounding the very basic understanding of gender and sexuality and the attendant identity politics would come to dominate so much of our national and cultural conversation. But God has been faithful to equip his church through his Word, and we continue to give thanks to him for allowing our organization to be a part of the church's stand for fidelity in our age.
If you haven't yet read the Nashville Statement or signed it, what better time than on the occasion of its fifth anniversary?
Our upcoming Fall 2022 issue of Eikon will be dedicated to a review of the Nashville Statement five years on: its meaning, significance, reception, and other questions that still remain regarding the church's response to the LGBT revolution. Stay tuned for its release.
Next month, CBMW will be traveling to St. Louis for a conference on topics related to the Nashville Statement. If you are in the St. Louis area, join us for the Creation V. Revolution conference at First Baptist O'Fallon on October 14–15. Registration is open now. All attendees will receive four new books thanks to our generous sponsors. You can visit our conference website for more information.
As always, if you or your church finds our ministry beneficial, I would encourage you to pray about supporting us financially so we can continue to do the good work God has called us to do.
Thank you for standing with us. May God bless you, your church, and your family for his glory and our good.
In Christ,
Colin J. Smothers
CBMW Executive Director
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Creation v. Revolution | October 14–15 in St. Louis
What does biblical fidelity demand in our time of rampant gender confusion? Join us in St. Louis next month for a conference on gender and sexuality. Each attendee will receive four new books at door thanks to our generous sponsors. Visit our conference website for more information.
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NEWS: CBMW adds Dodds, James, and Rigney to Council
By CBMW
“I couldn’t be more pleased with these new additions to the Council,” said Denny Burk, President of CBMW. “Their writings advancing the Bible’s vision of complementarity have been outstanding. We are really privileged to have them join our work in this official capacity.”
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The Ancient Paths Affirm Complementarian Truths
By Denny Burk
"The landmark work Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has a gem of a chapter tracing the history of women in various ministries throughout church history. For a short essay, it covers a lot of ground. The author is William Weinrich, and the title is “Women in the History of the Church: Learned and Holy, but Not Pastors.” Weinrich’s thesis is simply that women have exercised significant and important ministries throughout the church’s history. Nevertheless, those ministries did not include the office of pastor."
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