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Women in Ministry: History, Stakes, and What Comes Next (Beth Allison Barr)
The Southern Baptist Convention just passed a constitutional amendment restricting women in ministry — and the implications reach far beyond the SBC. In this episode of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer and co-host Ashish Varma sit down with Dr. Beth Allison Barr, historian, Baylor professor, and author of The Making of Biblical Womanhoodand Becoming the Pastor's Wife, to break down what happened, why it matters, and where evangelical Christianity may be heading.
Beth traces the amendment's path from 2022 to its overwhelming passage in 2025, explains why Al Mohler's role was…
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